Comedy
2001 A Space Oddity?
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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
Auckland
Auckland Skeptics in the Pub – November 5
I finally, third attempt, got to the “Auckland Skeptics in the pub” meet-up and it was great. About 30-40 people attended. A screening of “Here Be Dragons” was followed by a skeptics quiz and conversion over drinks & pizza. I met some interesting people, including some avid South
RSS Bandit
RSS Bandit v1.9… is out
RSS Bandit, my favourite Feed Reader, has had an update. Apart from adding support for the Facebook news feed this release is mostly bug fixes and background work in preparation for a new Windows 7 version with a Fluent UI. It is well worth the, free, download. I’ve tried
Autodesk University
Blogging around the world, to meet at Autodesk University
A few days ago Gregory Arkin celebrated post #800 on Revit 3D.com and included a visitor map (below left). It prompted a comment from this Kiwi blogger: “Hey, I have a problem with that map! Can you guess why?”. Today he totally redeemed himself with this post and accompanying
Cool Hardware
Ferrari World, looks CGI but it’s real
This is off topic but I thought worth sharing. Looking at the image (right) of Ferrari World, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi it seems a bit “computer render” but this is a photograph. The shrine to all things Ferrari was recently closed in and certainly stood out in the coverage from
Music
David Byrne on the Internet Antichrist
Click through for an awesome post from David Byrne about the work of C. R. Licklider. David Byrne Journal: 10.24.09: Internet Antichrist “The Internet, the World Wide Web, as much of a boon as it has been, has left an awful lot of wreckage in its wake, beyond
Aviation
Air New Zealand select Airbus over Boeing domestic/short-haul fleet
They may have some 777 & 787’s on order for the long haul but it seems Air New Zealand are happier flying Airbus closer to home. Air NZ's fleet updated in billion dollar spend-up | The National Business Review - New Zealand Air New Zealand has selected Airbus
Comedy
Old Anti Gravity Cruisers of New Zealand
I must credit Franco Folini, from the NOVEDGE - Rhino News Digest, with finding this delightful Kiwi Invention. In spite of having visited Dunedin several times, and cycling around it a fair bit, I have never seen an Anti Gravity Cruiser. Perhaps I didn’t look up often enough! Click through
AutoCAD
Autodesk Exchanged? I think it’s Travis! *
I was checking some changes on my blog this evening and the Autodesk Exchange sidebar component caught my eye. It says Shaan Hurley, but I think its Travis? * This will probably only make sense to a few CAD bloggers, who were in San Francisco last February, and some guy called
Alfie, on YouTube
Hardly Oscar material but chasing/avaoiding a puppy while filming isn’t that easy. Is there an iPhone SteadyCam app? Alfie fetching, sort of, a slipper bigger than him Playing chase including through the holes between the couch
Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi
Jack's post has nice images but this is a video tour. Would be a fine place to stop off on the way to the real factory… Yas Island | Ferrari World | Abu Dhabi “Opening in 2010, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is set to be the world’s largest indoor
Upgrade from 32-bit Windows Vista/XP to 64-bit Windows 7
In a few easy steps: Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows 7 Upgrade Scenarios: Scenario 2: Upgrade from 32-bit Windows Vista/XP to 64-bit Windows 7 While there were once valid reasons for skipping 64-bit versions of Windows, those reasons have disappeared over the past