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  1. Lord of the Rings, Linux and SGI by ChungoNZ · · Score: 1 · on Slashback: Mainstreaming, Lux, Ports

    Here and Here

  2. Maybe it's because I don't understand the NZ govt- by Mark+A.+Rhowe · · Score: 2 · on New Zealand Government To Snoop On E-mail

    This Paul Swain guy, is he

    (a) the Information Technology and Associate Justice Minister as referenced here or is he
    (b) the Commerce Minister as referenced here?

    I read this, and actually started getting interested in New Zealand politics. (slow weekend) A bunch of good starting points here

    IANAL (I am not a Libertarian) but maybe these guys have the right idea: Libertarianz
    Altho as a whole, Libertarians are pretty strong on intellectual property rights, a whole 'nother issue...

  3. Maybe it's because I don't understand the NZ govt- by Mark+A.+Rhowe · · Score: 2 · on New Zealand Government To Snoop On E-mail

    This Paul Swain guy, is he

    (a) the Information Technology and Associate Justice Minister as referenced here or is he
    (b) the Commerce Minister as referenced here?

    I read this, and actually started getting interested in New Zealand politics. (slow weekend) A bunch of good starting points here

    IANAL (I am not a Libertarian) but maybe these guys have the right idea: Libertarianz
    Altho as a whole, Libertarians are pretty strong on intellectual property rights, a whole 'nother issue...

  4. Re:in defense of newspapers... by kimihia · · Score: 1 · on Would You Ever Read A Newspaper Again?
    other stories that CNN (who, imho, are possibly the worst, most parochial, most self serving news organ I've ever seen in a free country) failed to bother with

    I think you must have missed seeing the New Zealand Herald if you think CNN is self-serving.

    The biggest news they have had for a long time is how they are in a court battle to get the name of Peter Lewis who was arrested on drugs charges.

  5. For those not fortunate enough to be NZers... by mountain · · Score: 2 · on Telecom NZ proposes 2c/min Modem Tax

    This is how it looks to me..

    1. Telecom introduced a flat rate to its ISP, Xtra . As a means of killing off the rest of the ISP's that have had flat rates for years. eg, iHUG, Sinesurf etc..

    2. They then complain that their exchanges are overloaded with all the extra traffic all the other ISP's are causing. Given that they are the largest ISP in the country. They shoot themselves in the foot by going flat rate. And now they want a way to make money out of it.

    Pretty straight forward to me.. Although there's more to it than that. And this article in the New Zealand Herald is worth a read if you're intrested: Telecom spurs Internet rage .

  6. For those not fortunate enough to be NZers... by mountain · · Score: 2 · on Telecom NZ proposes 2c/min Modem Tax

    This is how it looks to me..

    1. Telecom introduced a flat rate to its ISP, Xtra . As a means of killing off the rest of the ISP's that have had flat rates for years. eg, iHUG, Sinesurf etc..

    2. They then complain that their exchanges are overloaded with all the extra traffic all the other ISP's are causing. Given that they are the largest ISP in the country. They shoot themselves in the foot by going flat rate. And now they want a way to make money out of it.

    Pretty straight forward to me.. Although there's more to it than that. And this article in the New Zealand Herald is worth a read if you're intrested: Telecom spurs Internet rage .