Great #article by #aardvark on #omicron , #misinformation and what people should be doing with their #christmas break: https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1220.s..
I agree with #aardvark that people being #paid not to #work should have been #encouraged to #learn a new #skill https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1217.s.. The #nz #government for example could have made #online #courses #available to all, teaching people #virtual / #office based #trade that allows them to get #employment outside of the #tourism #industry for example. What a missed #opportunity !
@barray on Wed Dec 08 02:43:44 UTC 2021 said: &e#aardvark has come down on the right side with regards to the insane #nz #backlash over #academics simply stating the #fact that #maori #folklore should not be #taught in #schools to have equal weighting to #science https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1213.s.. #scientific #knowledge #transfers across #time and #culture because it is *self proving* - even if it was entirely lost tomorrow, people of the #future would re- #discover exactly what we know today. #science is not #european , it belongs to all.Apparently the #nz #government believe that the #maori #system for #collecting #information ( #matauranga ) is as #valid as #science - if not more valid: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7YXJD0Ytb0I #university #academics are apparently fighting against this... Good on them. Throwing #evolution out the window is *not* going to bring #nz forwards...
Finally #aardvark comes down on the right side of the #covid #vaccine #passport #debate in #nz https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1119.s.. Bare in mind, a #vaccination #card *will not work anyway* - the #delta #variant #spreads irrespective of getting a #jab ... This is unbacked by #science and only serves to #erode #freedoms !
#aardvark very much waking up and smelling the bacon on a potential #nz #policestate https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1111.s.. Same in the #uk . Once these #powers are given, once these #freedoms are taken away, they are incredibly hard to reverse. #jacinda will throw a cheeky smile to a #journalist whilst simultaneously telling the #public that she will be #removing the #freedoms of those who rightfully #refuse to get the #covid #vaccine . Scary times.
#aardvark correctly points out the absurdity of calling the #slogan "It's okay to be white" a #hatecrime - as it suggests that it's not: https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1109.s.. And *nobody* should #inherit #guilt - this idea was exactly what the #nazis used against the #jews ! Or the #northkoreans against the #families of those who commit a " #crime ". Or any other #dictatorship in #history , it just appears we don't #learn ...
#aardvark raises a great point about the #mortality of #covid in #nz versus the #deaths caused by #smoking https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1101.s.. I don't think it's an #underreaction to #smoke related #deaths - but an #overreaction to #covid ... I certainly don't quite agree with #aardvark on his #covid stance, but equally he's many more times more likely to #die from it than I am, and who knows how I would (or will) be like in his shoes.
#aardvark raises a great point about #pandering to *some* of the #maori people who believe that the entire of #nz should be on their hands and knees just for them: https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1020.s.. As he correctly says, #equal #opportunity is available to *all* people - to the point where the #nz #government is almost *too* #proactive in trying to get people the #covid #vaccine ! Madness.
#aardvark - I know you're #scared about #covid - we all are; but don't let it cloud your judgement: https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1004.s.. #nz fought very hard in opposition to #twotier #societies ... I do believe that those who have chosen not to get #vaccinated - after being #offered it, should be allowed to take their chances as they have chosen. But I don't think this #choice makes them any less #valuable - remember that in NZ these are mostly #maori and #pacificislanders ...
#aardvark raises a great point - who #polices the #police ? https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/1001.s.. It's very concerning and it seems like the #christchurch #mosque #terrorist #attack is being used to #shoehorn more #authoritative #laws ... All I can do is watch this space and hope that the right decisions are made. #freedoms ultimately will #erode unless people defend them.
#amazon 's new #astro #home #robot is cool, if a little #underwhelming https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-5872.. As #aardvark point out, this could be paving the way for more #competent #robots in the future: https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0930.s.. I really suspect that #robot #dogs will be the next step in getting #robotics into the #home - a #personal robot for #entertainment ... I think the target price will be $1k-$5k...
Great to see #aardvark sharing the recent #news about the #health #benefits of #dairy https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0928.s.. I think a severely #underestimated #superfood is #cheese - low #carbs , high #protein and high #fat - it's genuinely very good for you.
#aardvark raises a great point about the #instability of the world right now, especially when it comes to #china 's #ccp https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0922.s.. This crisis they are going through could very well lead to a #war on #taiwan ...
I think for this #article - #aardvark is being a little hysterical about #nz #covid cases: https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0920.s.. Checking the #data - the number of cases increased by literally a few people: https://www.worldometers.info/coronaviru.. This will likely be COVID spreading amongst people #quarantined in the same #household - not #community #spread ... #christmas is still on at this point, especially as #uv kills the #virus ...