In NZ, the Human Rights Commission is something to fear. You can ignore some commissioners, but the HRC can and will run you or your organisation through the wringer. But they have been accused of sexual harassment. In short, they have had a #MeToo moment. One has to question what they were doing hiring an … Continue reading #MeToo or the Kangaroo.
Day: February 13, 2018
Mail: what is mental disorder?
Elspeth got a comment on her blog and she passed it on. In this post on my book blog: a reader asks these questions:I gave her my ignorant layman's answer, but if you guys can offer a more learned answer for me to pass on to her, all the better, particularly because you are Christians … Continue reading Mail: what is mental disorder?
Go Retro in 2018.
The first issue of 2018 is that Korora is not keeping up. They are moving to an annual update system. I run this on my main machine but given that there is no continuity with Fedora, and that Fedora only supports two versions of the distro, I'm wondering if it is stable enough. So I'm … Continue reading Go Retro in 2018.
Repetition is essential.
A couple of days ago Mick and his wife visited us for dinner. And he pleaded with me to stop the Sunday sonnets, or at least the Belloc ones. He hates them. Point taken: some of them are not great. Belloc was Catholic, but as Mick said, a confused one. Sometimes I wonder if there … Continue reading Repetition is essential.