A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
Design
I once read that Automotive Designer Walter De Silva said of the Audi A5: “For me, the A5 is very close to perfect. I love everything about this car. Its general shape, its details; it's so balanced in its proportions. It's sensual and at the same
Although far from exotic second generation Fiat Panda is nearly as rare in New Zealand as the furry black & white Chinese kind. Unlike the boxy first generation ones they weren’t officially imported. The one I saw today was only the second I’ve ever seen.
There was no Esc, well it was there but didn’t work when pressed! Perhaps after twelve+ years of typing and FSM knows how many AutoCAD command “Esc’s” it seemed my old faithful Microsoft Natural Keyboard was finally dead. I did the usual keyboard resuscitation (flip it over &
A casual start to the year and a new venue for this meeting. Grab a beer & hear AU Speakers (Roy AU China, Simon AU Vegas), first time attendee (Michelle) and RobiNZ blogger’s view of Autodesk University 2010. Details & RSVP via Meetup: RUGAKL February Meeting - Autodesk University 2010
I work with both ACA & Revit (project dependent) and it’s interesting to find features in one that could help with the other. Most Revit projects I’ve seen have some sort of sheet & working view structure. Working views are permanent/temporary views for model editing to avoid
Observations from today’s bike ride. An Aston Martin DBS looks & sounds rather nice (seen near Kohi) but a Maserati GranTurismo S 4.7 looks* & sounds a whole lot better (seen at the Te Atatu Off-ramp). * Even though, or maybe because, it was Matt Black!
How a little and big little car demonstrates technological evolution. Applied Abstractions: FIAT 500 and Structural deepening One aspect of technology evolution, according to W. Brian Arthur's excellent The Nature of Technology, is structural deepening: How basic technology adds features over time…
Found a surprise in my Inbox tonight. It’s not new, was announced in the US in September 2010, but AutoCAD for Mac has arrived in New Zealand and the West Island! Get more info, or grab a 30 Day trial, at: http://south-apac.autodesk.com/autocadformac
Found via SkepticBros.com, where you can get your Placebo Band, posted here so I can find it [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Q3jZw4FGs&w=640&h=390]
A mate has documented, in blog form, his Fathers flying career which spanned Sunderland/PBY Catalina flying boats to DC8 jets (including survey flights for the Coral Route). The blog has many diary extracts and photos from a time when aviation in NZ & the Pacific evolved from an adventure
Their personalised number plate was: ISS 1 I thought of International Space Station, and my visit to KSC after Autodesk University Orlando 2005 (below), but maybe it meant something else?
Web/Tech
Sometimes a Google vanity search is not a good idea… Salisbury woman charged with extortion - WGMD.COM Last Friday Salisbury Police arrested 46 year old Robin Capper on an outstanding warrant. Capper is charged with threatening an elderly man that unless he gave her money she would report to police
