Antarctic memories in QGIS
Travel map in QGIS
Robin Capper
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
Cycling across town on Auckland's wettest day
Although a tropical storm was forecast it wasn't expected Friday January 27, 2023, would be Auckland's wettest day on record. Our average January rainfall, remember a summer month, is ~52mm and we got ~260mm on one day. It was raining all day but peaked in the
Two Blogs?
I have separate CAD/IT and Personal Blogs. The CAD blog came first but I wanted to blog about other topics. The base URL rcd.typepad.com/ (which maps to rcd.typepad.com) launches this index. Each blog has its own URL and Subscription for direct access if you are
<a title="RobiNZ Personal Blog" href="https://www.robincapper.net/personal/">RobiNZ Personal Blog</a>
The blog for all my other interests! www.robincapper.net/personal/ Travel Blogging Quick Index Links: * 2024 Old Ghost Road with Adventure South [WIP] * 2021-2022 Time Out | 10 months travelling NZ by bike and car * 2019 Antarctic Mission | Antarctica (with Dr Karl), Buenos Aires & Iguazu Falls * 2019 Northland Twin
<a href="https://www.robincapper.net/rcd/">RobiNZ CAD Blog</a>
CAD (Computer Aided Design), BIM (Building Information Model), Design and IT related topics www.robincapper.net/rcd/
The most average sized thing in the known universe?
Listened to this while riding the Hamilton Te Awa River Ride. It looks at a listener's question What's the most average sized thing in the known universe? I guessed before hearing and was way out. They look at it several ways, end up with some surprising
Te Awa River Ride | Hamilton to Cambridge | Time Out 2021-22
A new section of the Te Awa River Ride (Waikato River) recently opened; from Hamilton Gardens to Tamahere. It links the Ngaruawahia-Hamilton and Tamahere-Karāpiro sections I've previously ridden so I shot down to Hamilton for the day to complete the set. This ride concentrates on the new part
Weblogs
2022 Blogging Highlights
Happy New Year! I usually begin this post with "Another year has flown by..." but 2022 was a strange mix of COVID-19 impacted lockdown time dilation—where it both flew and dragged simultaneously—and a (temporary) change of lifestyle for me. I spent most of it—January to
NZTA 'Road to Zero' advert crashes?
Noticed something odd in a NZTA 'Road to Zero' ad (below). It shows a car on the highway in perfect weather swerving to miss a possum (you shouldn't), losing control and crashing into the roadside barrier. The odd part is at 0:00:38 police appear
Twitter shit show goes on...
My abandoned Twitter account may soon be deleted: Twitter Support ban announcement earlier today This goes beyond their previous action to ban posting social links in content. My account has been like this since I abandoned it. My Twitter Account with @Mastodon in username But then... Twitter deleted tweets and
Religion
Free Mubarak Bala
I live in country where blasphemy is not a crime. The offence of blasphemous libel had not been prosecuted in New Zealand since 1922 but the law was only repealed surprisingly recently, in 2019. Freedom of belief is a precious and rare thing in our world. This short BBC documentary
The Abarth 500 Esseesse LEGO upgrade
Watching the current Aussie* LEGO Masters TV show prompted me to actually acquire the only full-size LEGO piece that fits (really well) on a real Abarth. Had seen lots of others, mostly in the UK, do this engine bay mod. The official LEGO® 4-stud Storage Brick lid fits perfectly, with