tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post5888728455612340546..comments2024-03-29T03:41:12.499+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: National's Two-Fingered GestureChris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-72769109062556539602013-05-23T06:28:09.962+12:002013-05-23T06:28:09.962+12:00Since we don't want to mess with flow guessing...Since we don't want to mess with flow guessing on words, how about multiple finger gestures to delete words, like two fingers left to delete a word, or two or three fingers down to minimize the keyboard. Both are features I dearly missed in flow. To ensure it's not accidental, real time responsiveness, like slowly highlighting the current word from right to left in red during the deletion gesture, or the keyboard following the user's fingers during the minimization gesture, would be a plus. (And just look way cool.)essayswriters.orghttp://essayswriters.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-74927251527444018122013-03-30T13:44:52.678+13:002013-03-30T13:44:52.678+13:00Anonymous 3.58pm
Common Sense - the best qualific...Anonymous 3.58pm<br /><br />Common Sense - the best qualification of allPaulusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-2479847588058362892013-03-29T21:03:23.369+13:002013-03-29T21:03:23.369+13:00What is it about the change from "Conciliator...What is it about the change from "Conciliator" to "Commissioner"?<br /><br />Hmmmm.....peterpeasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258344040688251441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-89662167409358683072013-03-29T12:51:49.769+13:002013-03-29T12:51:49.769+13:00I think the far left should always be in charge of...I think the far left should always be in charge of making these type of appointments otherwise they will be very unhappy and discontented. We can't have that! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-33901389189777907112013-03-28T21:38:59.723+13:002013-03-28T21:38:59.723+13:00" And it could be that it's largely if no..." And it could be that it's largely if not totally irrelevant."<br /><br />If Maori ever decide it's irrelevant then it maybe. Otherwise it's the rule of thumb all over again.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-38192540333461959352013-03-28T19:14:46.167+13:002013-03-28T19:14:46.167+13:00Hmmm. I'm not sure you're being fair ther...Hmmm. I'm not sure you're being fair there Chris. I've only been here 20 years but I've seen Labour and National do good and bad.<br /><br />I arrived as Doug Graham was getting torn into his work and I'm pretty sure National's record of completing settlements is off the charts compared to Labour's (close to nil claims started and finished in nine years of Clark's government?); and as another poster has pointed out it was Labour that pulled the outrageous F&S stunt with ACT being an opponent and National repealing. <br /><br />On the other hand National disgraced itself in the brief Brash years (or was it months?) and the occasional thing like this.Sweaty Socksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-81306549022117049892013-03-28T11:22:23.381+13:002013-03-28T11:22:23.381+13:00Anonymous@4.42, 26/3
I assure you that, when I li...Anonymous@4.42, 26/3<br /><br />I assure you that, when I lived in the UK, many of my friends and colleagues were indigenous. One of them actually spoke Welsh as her first language.<br /><br />I think you're eliding race relations (and the concept of human equality) with the issue of indigenousness. <br /><br />True, New Zealand has behaved better to its indigenous population than have Australia or the nations of the Americas. But that's a pretty low baseline.<br /><br />We are now,however, a nation of many cultures and peoples.<br /><br />It could be that the concept of Treaty Partnership between Maori and Pakeha is relevant to all the multifarious issues affecting relations between these different ethnicities. And it could be that it's largely if not totally irrelevant.<br /><br />Either way, the task of conciliation can require a very broad range of skills and sensitivities, as well as a knowledge of the long and complex histories of the various groups involved (e.g. why do Serbs and Croats tend not to get along).<br /><br />I think it's not unreasonable to doubt whether Dame Susan has this knowledge base.Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-76088001170095322692013-03-27T22:43:28.204+13:002013-03-27T22:43:28.204+13:00What race do you need to be a race relations conci...What race do you need to be a race relations conciliator – just askin'.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-19225912040373325822013-03-27T11:50:30.672+13:002013-03-27T11:50:30.672+13:00I think you'll find that Helen Clark provided ...I think you'll find that Helen Clark provided the biggest two finger salute to Maori and Maori/Pakeha relations by legislating to place outright ownership of the foreshore and seabed into Crown Ownership.This was the act that sparked the formation of the highly successful Maori Party. Right from the heartland of the far left. The solution of "Public Domain", had been devised and was given Cullen's blessing. This was then kicked to the kerb by Peters who spruiked the alternate solution that was so distasteful to MaoriMonique Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538783137602201932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-80381265752714440752013-03-27T07:20:40.624+13:002013-03-27T07:20:40.624+13:00Talking about moaning, the good old rule of thumb ...Talking about moaning, the good old rule of thumb in right wing New Zealand race relations is – everything is okay as long as white people are happy. You'll notice that all those right-wing letters to the editor talking about race relations being set back 100 years never ever refer to Maori being dissatisfied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-46791174396341264342013-03-26T21:32:03.908+13:002013-03-26T21:32:03.908+13:00Thank you. a succinctly successful encapsulation o...Thank you. a succinctly successful encapsulation of the festering racialism and pakeha angst in our country.peterpeasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258344040688251441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-2969413646019112102013-03-26T20:35:15.663+13:002013-03-26T20:35:15.663+13:00The race relations commissioner works for ALL New ...The race relations commissioner works for ALL New Zealanders not just as adjudicator for Maori only.<br /><br />With the changed societal demographics and increase in the number of different and well established cultures in New Zealand, the commissioner must be able to have a brief over (as but one example) Jewish/Arab relations.<br /><br />Off course the left moan about the selection of the commissioner, but I have yet to hear from the left putting forward any alternative contenders.<br /><br />Did the left not know that the commissioner position was coming up for renewal and did they lobby the government with a list of suitable candidates?<br /><br />Cant think of any news article referring to the lefts preferred candidate.<br /><br />No use complaining after the event, should have been lobbied for earlier.<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Gerritnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-45165761090263256602013-03-26T19:24:59.550+13:002013-03-26T19:24:59.550+13:00I say give her a chance. I hope her previous comm...I say give her a chance. I hope her previous comments were just ill thought out, off the cuff remarks and she will surprise us with some deeper understanding of the racial issues in NZ.<br />TMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-14784398860371943222013-03-26T16:42:38.891+13:002013-03-26T16:42:38.891+13:00Comparatively speaking, race relations in NZ have ...Comparatively speaking, race relations in NZ have been pretty good. Sure there's conflict at he political and legal level and it often gets heated, but at the personal level most people don't care. <br /><br />If you go to other countries, you simply won't see indigenous people, much less work with them, live with them and fraternize with them. I've had people overseas actually ask me if I know any Maoris. It's ridiculous. They think that they live on reservations. <br /><br />I know Australians who've never met an Aboriginal person, for example. We're far from perfect, but better than most places. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-19100638161537929852013-03-26T15:58:27.041+13:002013-03-26T15:58:27.041+13:00What qualifications do you need to be a race relat...What qualifications do you need to be a race relations conciliator – just askin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com