Chilling_Silence's blogPersonal Rantings
The current / future state of broadband in NZ
There’s 3 types of people in NZ: 1) Those who are actually IN the broadband business and know what’s going on 2) Those who are spectating from the sideline and *think* they know what’s going on (But usually don’t) 3) Those who just don’t care After a recent article in the New Zealand Herald, I […]
Posting frequency
Lately I’ve been pretty quiet, I think I’m trying to write blog posts that are too lengthy and I never end up finishing them. There’s almost a dozen in my drafts. So, I figure, starting today, I’ll start posting more things that are much shorter, and straight to the point. Hopefully, I’ll be able to […]
Just because something doesn’t have the kiss of Apple, doesn’t mean it’s doomed to failure
I’m *so* over all the moron commentators out there who write “news” articles, just to fill their quota of words for the week so they can get paid. It’s plain to see more and more often how little research actually goes in to articles, as the rush to be the first to “break the news” […]
Russell Peters on Racism
After everything thats gone on with racist comments lately, I found a video and thought I’d put it up here. It takes a very light-hearted look at things, especially after the Indians got so up-tight about the Governor General, then booed off an Indian NZ’er at a beauty pageant. Enjoy! (Video below the break)
Freedom of Speech in New Zealand – PC gone mad?
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, please don’t take the below as gospel, and where matters of law are directly concerning you, please seek professional legal advice above mine. After the recent saga with Paul Henry over comments about the Governor General and Sheila Dikshit, then Michael Laws had to jump in and have his 2c […]
Security – Android vs iOS
There’s been a fair amount of hype recently around the security of both operating systems, specifically in relation to the Android Market and Apples App Store. I’m going to take a quick look into both, look at the hype, look at the history, and hopefully clarify some things along the way.
On political opinions, ignorance and cowards
Warning: This is a completely personal post, my own thoughts and feelings, and largely digresses from the semi-professional tone of most of my others. There are also no pictures, sorry. Now, I’m an activist, and I’ll freely admit it. Not in the traditional poster-protester style, but I will gladly debate anything I feel I know […]
Why I upgraded my iPhone3G to a Nexus One running Android instead of the iPhone4
I’ve had my iPhone 3G for 1 month shy of 2 years now, and it’s been a brilliant phone. Admittedly I had it replaced after 3 months because the GPS on my first one was horribly inaccurate, however the whole replacement process was superb: Full phone replacement in under 2 hours of dropping the device […]
The rise of the (wrong) opinion
The advent of the internet has meant that the transfer of information happens almost instantly. Emails exchanged, businesses updated, news crosses the globe in seconds, more people can work from home, global offices are brought together. It’s a beautiful thing. The flip side is that it has also increased the amount of people who are […]