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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
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I got an email from a reader challenging a post and addng some great additional information. I wondered why he hadn’t used the post comments to respond his reply surprised me; “I thought about i...
QotD: Mind Eraser
If you could, which film would you un-watch or which book would you un-read? Submitted by Kate. The film I'd un-watch is: Moulin Rouge I sat through it to the end hoping it might get better but, for me, it didn't happen. The
Skeptic
Will "The Moon Hoax" be Mythbusted?
Mythbusters take on the moon hoax in August. I can’t believe there are still dumb-ass people who think the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century is a hoax. Seeing a Saturn V Roc...
Automobile
Fiat 500 Abarth, the peoples supercar!
The Telegraph review is good, I wonder how long before we get these in New Zealand? Fiat 500 Abarth: supercar for the people - Telegraph The Abarth is a lot of stylish fun and, for most folk,...
Bentley
Keith Bentley is blogging
Jimmy’s post about Keith Bentley’s new blog was the first I’d heard of it. It’s a proper blog, complete with comments, and I think it’s great to see this sort of direct communication from CAD executiv...
TypePad
TypePad evolves, to be more like Vox!
I’ve had a Vox blog for a while and in many ways it’s a superior platform to TypePad . Both are from the same company, Six Apart , but Vox is free* while TypePad is a paid service. It seems a little b...
The Five Embarrassing Songs meme
Jack Yan posted this meme and it gives me a chance to share a great line I heard tonight from Kiwi rocker, now Radio Live host, Andrew Fagan ; A caller asked: What was your best song? He replied...
On TypePad: Avoid Petrol Cap Shame, a tip for Jack Dee
Avoid Petrol Cap Shame, a tip for Jack Dee
Automobile
Avoid Petrol Cap Shame, a tip for Jack Dee
You’re not in your own car (or have really bad memory) You drive into the service station Which side is the filler on? Jack Dee calls it Petrol Cap Shame Petrol Cap Shame - YouTube -...
The Warehouse Group Ltd
The court says no to The Warehouse takeover bid
Today the Court of Appeal upheld the original Commerce Commission decision to block Woolworths Foodstuffs takeover bid. This started way back in 2006 and it’s probably not finished yet… Warehous...
ActiveWords
A Cuil ActiveWord?
Shaan laments the death of spelling and I think I agree. I’m also not sure how good (note I resisted using the word cool here!) the new search engine Cuil is but it’s worth an ActiveWord . This one wi...