The MetroCard started yesterday, which is mostly good news for us people that use public transport. And it works through my wallet, which I figured it would, but was briefly worried that they might have used some ultra crap technology that doesn't. But it does, so now I don't have to piss around getting said metro card out of wallet, but can justp lace wallet atop reading device. Shib. People like Dan would apparently lose out as the $1 fares for short rides are gone. Unlucky for him, but good for me as all my bus riding has cost $2. Conveniently he got wind of this, fled to London, and is now amusing himself price fixing ebay auctions.
Vodafone continue to do good things, even if this particular good thing is for pre-paid whores. Their new IOU feature is a good idea to help out the poor suckers on prepay. From their promo page:
To get a Prepay IOU you must have less than 20cents credit on your mobile, simply text ‘IOU’ to 468 and we’ll top up your mobile with $2 credit to get you back up and running. The text to 468 is free!
So, that helps out whining people that get stuck with "I have no money left on my phone" Yeah, well you'll have to shut up about that now won't you? (Yes, they will)
Crikey, Don Brash won his leadership challenge. Now I know that the dude is smart, but still he is very new to actual parlimentary politics being brought in at the last election. Yes Bill has "led" his team to a record defeat and subsequent lowest polling ever, but still I would have thought that perhaps someone that had being in the Chamber for at least one entire term would have been more likely.
Luckily I know bollocks all about NZ politics which nicely explains away why I don't know why he got elected. I guess the appropriate people thought that a) a new face was needed (which I think we can all agree on) and b) that just because he is new to this specific game doesn't mean he can't play it.
I think he is cool as his signature is on money. Can't go past that I reckon. As for his leadership of National... well I doubt it can get much worse. Good to see the webmaster was somewhat on the ball, although it might take awhile to change all the images of Bill.
Posted by luther at October 28, 2003 01:04 PM | TrackBackAm very glad to see that Gerry Brownlea, as foretold, did not get to be made Deputy Leader.
No, we don't love them hos.
Meanwhile in Britain, Ian Duncan Smith, (or IDS, remarkably close to Sudden-Idiot-Death-Syndrome) the faceless, bland, non-entity Tory leader is facing exactly the same challenge that Bill English was. The trouble is that the Tories don't even have much of a contender to replace him with.
The media was quick to suggest Tony Blair however. I howled with hoots of dericive laughter Bruce.
Posted by: Dan on October 30, 2003 12:40 AMTim, what is your most frequently checked email address? I wanted to send this:
"Bush's ignorance may reflect his lack of curiosity: "The best way to get the news," he says, "is from objective sources. And the most objective sources I have are people on my staff." Two words: emperor, clothes."
by Paul Krugman in the IHT