Posts Tagged ‘online life’
Top Posts – March 2013
Some of the most-viewed posts, in order, at ThePaepae.com in March … Calling our haters like Cameron Slater How do you spell phishing? A scam targeting Dropbox users Why has @TheNBR been so #slippery about their apology to Phil Kitchin and @DomPost? Judith Collins promotes her tame attack blogger Facebook as ‘digiphrenia’ or technology that […]
I haz Vodafone LTE in Auckland
I rang Vodafone yesterday and agreed to the extra $10 a month to enable 4G LTE on my iPhone 5. I could see from their coverage map that my home in Howick isn’t “in the zone”, and my Epsom office is on the margin (as it turns out, no dice there either). So I’ve yet […]
Calling out haters like Cameron Slater
Recently, in a post Cameron Slater is social media “beef lasagne” I referred to the tactics of Pakuranga’s political attack blogger: Cameron’s schtick is fizzing up nonsense for the purposes of Shock! Horror! spittle-flecked and dishonest attacks on people with whom he disagrees online. His purpose is to ‘hurt’ them. If by his ravings and […]
Top Posts – February 2013
Some of the most-viewed posts at ThePaepae.com in February … We was brung up proper! Cameron Slater is social media “beef lasagne” An update on Michael Williams and the Howick Local Board Beware the ubiquitous PDF? Really? Top 10 NZ property investment books – Auckland City Libraries Mr Phil Jones: re-heating cold horseshit Let a […]
Is internet ad filtering THEFT? Or a response to abuse?
I’ve worked in commercial radio so I understand the commercial reality: In radio, TV, newspapers and magazines, advertising revenue is what keeps the lights on. Advertising pays the bills. Traditionally (which doesn’t always mean it’s good, right?) advertising in these media has been predominantly a version of interruption marketing — viz. find something your target […]
Top posts – January 2013
Some of the most-viewed posts at ThePaepae.com in January … Bunfight at Howick Local Board Spoofing David Fisher What I didn’t say at the Howick Local Board last night Farewell Aaron Swartz Top 10 NZ property investment books – Auckland City Libraries About The Paepae Mr Phil Jones: re-heating cold horseshit Is Android catching up? […]
Spoofing David Fisher
Some malicious drongo with too much time on their hands is pretending to be NZ Herald reporter David Fisher on Twitter, closely mimicking his real Twitter account @Fish_NZH, which is one I follow. (UPDATE: As you’ll observe in the comments below, David Fisher renamed his Twitter account to @DFisherJourno … And the deceitful impostor renamed […]
Farewell Aaron Swartz. RIP
I’m so sorry to read of Aaron Swartz’s suicide. Whether you know his name or not, Aaron Swartz made an impact — a ‘dent’. If you don’t, and you’re interested, do some research. 1 I offer my sincere condolences to those who knew Aaron and loved him, and those who mourn his death now. Naturally, […]
Lighting a candle versus cursing the darkness
A friend I respect asked me today why I write here about some of the subjects (and people) I do. What do I hope to achieve? Coincidentally, I saw this (below) in the latest Parachute music festival magazine just this morning: That’s a different spin on Edmund Burke’s much-quoted saying: ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph […]
A small update: now I am ‘a sanctimonious twat’, too, apparently.
Earlier this year, in discussion with Cathy Odgers (Cactus Kate) about certain RWNJ’s affecting to foam with outrage (see Wailing about death threats, forgetting what they’ve written themselves) I noted National Party hate blogger Cameron Slater’s marked tendency to spit insults at those who disagree with him rather than make the effort to mount an […]
