Science
An interview with Freeman Dyson
John found a fascinating interview with one of my favourite scientists; Freeman Dyson. You must be from away: This I need - #4 Freeman Dyson, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Institute for Ad...
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
Science
A good programme on Bad Science - Radio New Zealand National
“Ideas” cover bad science and how to educate people about good science. Great to hear this sort of discussion on public radio. Radio New Zealand National : Programmes A-Z : Sunday Morning with C...
CAD and BIM General
The lost art of handwriting...
This post by Blog Maverick made me laugh: Quotes from "I Forgot How to Write!" - Blog Maverick “I was sitting in a meeting the other day and decided I needed to take some notes .“ “This particula...
Cycling
Guy visits Trek Cycles - A photo tour
Guy Kawasaki’s tour of Trek Cycles is an interesting look behind the scenes of the company that built Lance Armstrongs bike! How to Change the World: My Visit to Trek: Two Guys in a Barn The Disc...
AutoCAD Architecture
HOK Blog!
HOK have a couple of new(ish) blogs looking at buildingSMART (Building Information Model) and Green design. It’s great to see companies sharing their experience knowledge! HOK CAD Solutions - We...
Formula 1
At last, Explaining McLaren's 'Pitlanegate'
Thanks to hopeless local reporting, by sports media who only understand sports beginning with “Rugby”, I suspect few Kiwis are aware Lewis Hamilton had a role other than victim in the Hungarian McLare...
Qantas get WiFi'ed (from Feb 2008)
Not sure if Air New Zealand will match this but it’s a great reason to consider the flying Kangaroo. Qantas new Airbus A380s – regardless of class - will have laptop power sockets and onboard WiFi fro...
On Vox: QotD: My Musical Influence
Which friend or acquaintance most influenced your taste in music? Submitted by Rev Stan. » Read more on Vox
QotD: My Musical Influence
Which friend or acquaintance most influenced your taste in music? Submitted by Rev Stan. Fellow Design Diploma student Jeff Fisher, where are you now?, at Unitech (then called Carrington Polytech) introduced me to Pat Metheny with this LP, yep vinyl... As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls Pat Metheny &
Auckland
Fiat are back on the North Shore - Precision Automobiles
It’s not the first time you’ve been able to buy a Fiat on the North Shore, Auckland, but it’s been a while. Precision Automobiles, part of the Sime Darby Motor Group which also own CCS , now offer Sal...
Slightly less hassle than getting a virus...
It started with this message: “Your AntiVirus subscription is about to expire…”. Then there was the stupid decision not to just renew the subscription but also , since the cost was almost the same, “...
CAD and BIM General
Autodesk buy Kiwi made!
Must admit I’d never heard of Skymatter or Mudbox , their “3D brush-based modeling software”, until I read this: Autodesk to buy New Zealand software company: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance Aut...