Skeptic
The Police & Sensing Murder psychics
Why are the Police wasting their time talking to Psychics? At best the Sensing Murder mob are misguided well meaning fools who really believe their own powers publicity; at worst cynical charlatans ma...
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
On TypePad: Did GM pull a Bob Lutz post?
I found a post in my feedreader that had disappeared from the blog Was a Bob Lutz GM Fastlane post pulled?
Automobile
Was a Bob Lutz GM Fastlane post pulled?
I hibernated my machine, with the feed reader running, last night. Restarting today I found this post captured in the feed from GM's Fastlane Blog but it's no longer on the blog? Was it pulled? Why?...
Traffic Light Thoughts
Traffic Light Thought - When do the children learn?
Driving to work I passed a bus full of Primary School children and wondered when they learn about the world? It was a walking bus, a group of children being herded to school surrounded by fluro-ves...
Cool Software
Playing with the new browsers - IE8 & Chrome
I thought I better check out all the recent activity in the browser world. There's nothing better to test them with than your own site so here are mine in Microsoft IE8 beta and Google Chrome. I'll re...
Politics
About political donations
After the events of the last few weeks I should make it clear that I have not knowingly donated to any political party... Except as a Taxpayer, I have... Bugger!
Comedy
The website story without a link - BusinessDay.co.nz
If you are doing a story about a new website, wouldn't you mention the URL? I mean, how hard can it be? Kiwi made website up and running - BusinessDay.co.nz
Thinking of NOLA, and Ernie The Attorney
Three years ago I read Ernie's blog* as he faced, endured and survived Katrina. Now it's happening again, he's there (again) , he's blogging and Twittering and I'm reading; Ernie The Attorney -...
Rally
TVNZ One News' lame rally report
I had to watch One News tonight and their lame rally coverage didn't impress. A breathless reporter told me he was "right beside Sebastien Loeb as he started the final super stage" and then "our camer...
A Morrie 1100 can look good
Jack Yan's Classic Brits Down Under post reminded me of one I saw in the carpark under the Christchurch Art Gallery: The only Morris 1100 I've ever liked
Rally
WRC New Zealand live on TV and looking good
I didn't get to the New Zealand round of the World Rally Championship but watching the superb live TV coverage, on Sky, it didn't really matter. To watch the drama of the last few stages, as the Ford...
Tech Ed (New Zealand) Live
Tech-Ed New Zealand is next week. If, like me, you're not attending some sessions will be available on line; Tech Ed Live and online Experience Tech.Ed 2008 NZ in the comfort of your own desk...