November 21, 2024 - Personal blog of Rick Giles

Toy Story 4

By NZB3

No spoiler warnings; That was your spoiler warning. Toy Story 4 did not make my young alibi happy. A sophisticated kid, he blames the director and the writers for the choice to break up the gang. Woody the cowboy toy does something he is not happy with. As for me, I respect the choice. Woody […]

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June 30, 2019

See-through wheelie bins

By NZB3

The secrets to the state of our culture, and that of Australia’s, are clear to see in this story about rubbish. Two City of Adelaide Councillors (both career bureaucrats) are pushing for transparent recycling bins for their city.. “.. a plan to enforce better practices on residents by making them feel embarrassed.” “…effect of making […]

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June 22, 2019

Haeata Community College

By NZB3

Would you let your child (or even your pig) go to a Government School? Haeata Community College in Christchurch is their flagship. News digest… “The opening of Haeata Community College…signposted a new era for schooling in the east. It’s a poster child for big-box classrooms, catering for up to 200 kids in one space.” “It […]

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June 22, 2019

Wont Get Fooled Again

By NZB3

I talked to me about the social reasons for this meme format being prominent at the moment. See here.. Victimhood Culture’s Escalation In this case there are some clear political implications. Trying to sell another war by the usual means (making up lies) but The State is hitting this wall of scepticism. They’re running low […]

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June 17, 2019

Warrant of Fitness

By NZB3

Open Question from Offshore: What jurisdiction requires mechanical testing? Glad that’s not a thing where I’m from… Answer: Yeah, it’s a Regulatory Capture extortion game on the part of the warlords who rule my particular islands down here in the South Pacific. Along with this revenue stream they also collect a permission fee for me […]

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June 5, 2019

Jesse Anderson

By NZB3

Jesse, I hear you died last Saturday on the first of the month by suicide. You will remember me from last July when I visited your Right Minds gathering at Point Chevalier. You gave a talk pathologising the Left, full of white board diagrams and ideas streaming out your notes in an exercise book. It […]

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June 5, 2019