Hamish Wanhill

My three cents on social, digital, tech, gadgets, music, humour & occassionally the weird & wonderful

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

@NZInlandRevenue How are we supposed to speak to IRD, if "Due to high caller volume we cannot take your call. ...Goodbye" *disconnect*.
I've been trying for days to get thru... Please implement a 'call-back' service.

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

Own part of a whisky distillery? YES! The New Zealand Whisky Collection Limited | PledgeMe https://t.co/rF5YoMmYbG via @pledgeme

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

Helen Calrk & Ruth Dreifuss, of Global Commission on Drug Policy @globalcdp, talking well considered common sense favouring #HarmReduction approaches over knee-jerk criminalisation of #SyntheticCannabis, based on global evidence, on @NewshubNationNZ https://t.co/jXrJz8Unp7

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

New Zealand 'well-behind' on lifesaving drug reform - Helen Clark | Newshub https://t.co/jXrJz8Unp7

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

Grant is the evolution of the ad man. He has ears that filter out conflicting opinions... and, most important, a completely removable spine for client meetings. https://t.co/0ZkFRpdF3R #ItsFunnyCozItsTrue

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

Google+ to come to an end...

#GooglePlus

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

@AucklandCDEM great ur doing Tsunami warning testing today. But with only 7,800 Twitter followers & 1.5 million peeps in AKL, can I suggest u spend a little money to target AKL ONLY with a follower acquisition campaign. Also set aside $ for targeting in real CD events & warnings

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

I've ruined the dog.
Thought I'd treat her with a little parmesan on top of her meal.
She gets 1/2 way thru. Stops. Looks at me. Barks. Looks back at her food. Looks back at me & barks again ("where's the f@%king parmesan?!").
30 mins of this & I crumpled.
"More parmesan, Ma'am"

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

@Kerrie_Murphy You won't find it. It's part of the internal Employee Referral Program.
1. Kid mimes honking horn
2. Trucker honks horn back
3. Kid makes life commitment to become a trucker
4. Trucker gets referral fee!
#WinWin #TruckerLife #BigRigs #BJMcKay

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

@LauraTupou Yeah, that was a very curious comment. I understand her sentiment. But equality has to start somewhere and presumably trans people on magazine covers is a step in the right direction of equality through inclusion not exclusion.

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

@NewshubFeatures @NewshubNZ @LauraTupou My sentiments exactly. A woeful evening with Chelsea Manning;
An audience of supporters, seeking to be inspired, left feeling that Chelsea was ill-prepared & unwilling or able to add any emotion, depth, passion, insights, etc. $129 for less than is on her Wikipedia page

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

@KalHolmann Hmm... yeah, meanwhile people (unfortunately) pay to hear meaningless super high level talk (zero detail) about "statistics ...number crunching ...and dust...". At $129 a ticket for last night I won't be buying the book, as there is no evidence it will be any more inspiring.

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

Went to a frustrating Evening With Chelsea Manning. Chelsea's bravery and conviction to choose the good of all humanity over US law is an inspiration. But ironically the encouraged #LetChelseaSpeak hashtag saw Chelsea tip-toeing around issues & Qs. Where was the heartfelt depth?

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

Pls @xychelsea, get some professional coaching on public speaking & HOW to tell your story (allowed parts) in a meaningful way that inspires #change, #activism & a positive movement. You're an inspiration & better than last night's #AnEveningWithChelseaManning.
#LetChelseaSpeak

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

We get it. There are things that @xychelsea is barred frm discussing or r being saved for the book. But the audience were there to demonstrate support for her actions & to be #inspired. But there was nothing. No depth, display of conviction, passion or substance. #LetChelseaSpeak

[Hamish Wanhill @3Cents_]

Interesting & on-point observations from those who's opinions matter - NZ tech is losing it over the idea of Derek Handley as CTO of New Zealand https://t.co/ZkgPJYGzlN

[Chip Felton @coevcjf]

@NZNationalParty @simonjbridges Blah, blah, blah. Why not help rather than constantly criticising?

[Zoe 💗💜💙 @Ms_Spinks]

@NZNationalParty @simonjbridges So tell us how you will make it better. All I see from the opposition is complaining about these working groups, nit-picking and distraction exercises. Get off your undeserved high horse and focus your plans to fix things. Nine years was enough time to think of one, after all.

[Lisa Wilkinson @Lisa_Wilkinson]

Peter Dutton has resigned from Cabinet and will now sit on the backbench with Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce.
Pass the popcorn.
#auspol