beagl

Well, I think that's it for Livejournal for me. My community and friends have moved on and I'm not doing much posting myself.

You can find me at:

• The very very occasional blog entry at thomasbeagle.net


• On twitter at @thomasbeagle


• Political writing will probably appear at the Tech Liberty or NZ Council for Civil Liberties sites.

Edit: Just under 8 years (since Jan 2003). 2489 entries with 8794 comments on them (just did a backup).

So, I finally finished my gate/wall project.

Total time: roughly 25 hours.
Materials: roughly $500.

Adapted from the plans here.



I'm pleased with it and, even better, Kim likes it (this is particularly important as I made it for her).

(Oh, and see that little gap below the brushwork next to the post? I was originally going to fill it with a rock, but the cats have decided it's their personal access way.)

I understand that Maori have a taboo against sitting on tables. Assuming I want to be a good little member of a multi-cultural society that Maori have a prominent place in...

It seems obvious to me that I can ignore this in my own house.

It seems equally obvious to me that I should respect that in a Maori friend's house or on a marae.

But what about if I'm at my home and I have a Maori friend visiting?

Or I'm in a public place where I don't know the values of the owners?

Or even if I know that the owners won't mind, but other people are there who might?

And what if that public place is a state-funded place such as the Beehive?

(And yes I am avoiding mentioning the article in Stuff today.)

I'm a fan of politeness when appropriate but I also don't want to be controlled by the superstitions and religious beliefs of others. And I'm still not sure where to draw the line.

Poll #1575272 Peanut Butter
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 34

Peanut butter is good

Should peanut butter have sugar?

Should peanut butter have salt?

Crunch or smooth?

I just switched my LJ to Friends Only.