Entries for archive: 2010-09

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Dear Mr Key

I just decided to fill in one of those e-cards on the Greens website. It’s about keeping KiwiBank 100% Kiwi-owned.

Here’s a copy and I’m happy for any comments or recommendations.

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Dear Mr Key,

Keeping KiwiBank and other national assets Kiwi owned is a must. As a recent citizen of NZ (4 years ago) I choose to live here because I think it is the best place in the world. By keeping our money local and our assets locally owned means for a better NZ. If that were to change, then I’d have to reconsider where I want to live. Since being here I recognise how important it is to buy kiwi-made and shop local which was never in my mind when I was in Britain. At first I thought it was almost insular but now I see how important it is so we don’t disappear within the global economy.

Also, having recently started a business – a web-based IT services company – most of my sales will be coming from other countries, bringing money into our economy and helping grow from exports. It’s very keenly the kind of company you want here. I could have quite easily set up my business in Australia or the UK so if I’m doing my bit for New Zealand, why can’t you do yours.

Keep KiwiBank and other nationally treasured entities locally owned by the NZ public!

Many thanks for your understanding.

Cheers,
Andy

Labels: kiwibank

Inserted: 2010-09-30 21:17 (1 year, 4 months ago)

32 Commits Today

Yes, I know “commits” are about as informative as “Lines of Code” but it does sometimes help you see where you are in comparison to other days.

Thanks to the terrible Wellington weather I stayed home all day and hacked. It was awesome. It turns out I did 32 commits today to my current project. Correction, I have two projects on the go (one at home and one at the office). This is for the one I’m doing at home. After all that I am (1) tired, (2) chuffed I was so productive and (3) happy!

The most interesting of these of course is (2). I have found that since I quit my job and am doing my own thing, I am almost infinitely more productive. Firstly, I know the ins and outs of the system, secondly I have no interruptions (irc, email, phone, in-person, clients) and finally, all my projects are just so much more interesting than previous things I’ve worked on. And yep, that includes a satellite control system! :)

Labels: hacking

Inserted: 2010-09-02 12:03 (1 year, 5 months ago)