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
CAD and BIM General
This post was scheduled to go live when I was cycling in Viet Nam. It didn’t happen then but I think the articles it link to are still worth reading. Besides, it’s about one of my favourite buildings...
Comedy
He is a farewell gift for a skeptical, raving atheist, boss… The idea came while reading this post on FriendlyAtheist
Cool Hardware
I'm currently reading George Dyson's "Darwin Among the Machines" so it was interesting to see his short (20 min) presentation on computing history at TED. The engineers notes, seen in the later part of the presentation, will amuse anyone who has battled with computer
How do you travel to and from work - personal vehicle, bus, subway/train, pedal power? What does it cost you per week in gas or fares? Submitted by Jan. I travel by car, the 2.0 Litre Ferrari below, and do about 230 km/week for $43 gas to/from
Show us your favorite moment in sports. Michael Schumacher Seeing this guy win a Grand Prix in a Ferrari
Ghost Shops? Originally uploaded by RobiNZ There's an advert on the radio for a shop in Southland which comes with a signed up long term lessee, and property either side, and only costs $99,000. Every time I hear it I remember the day I got off my
Cool Hardware
Why do Sony make so many similar sized/styled laptops, but nothing really innovative? Some are small, some are more powerful, some are different colours but where is the tablet, the touch, UMPC, th...
Science
Just heard this mentioned on Radio Live , thanks Graeme Hill, and it’s a good thing. Science Media Centre - www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz The SMC is an independent source of expert comment and inf...
Revit User Group NZ
The next RUGNZ meeting is to be held from 17:30 on 16 th July at Jasmax Offices, Level 4, 65 Upper Queen Street The agenda includes a presentation on the recent Revit Technology Conference (held in...
Business
Wow, a couple of days away from the net and look what happens: The Autodesk + Bentley deal was a bit of a surprise and is big news for those collaborating with dwg/dgn, However, I haven’t seen a...
So that’s why my Internet was stopping after a few mintes. Blocked net meant finding the solution, to blocked net, was a bit of a pain. Installed the ZA patch and all is well again. ZoneAlarm up...
What question do you hate being asked? "What is your sign?" I now answer with, as best as I can remember it, this "Astrology explained" quote from Richard Dawkins... "My sign is a miscellaneous set of stars, all at different distances from us, which have
