Comedy
Towel Day!
Thanks to Melanie for reminding me it’s “ Towel Day ”. Disclosure: Although I’m a DNA fan I didn’t remember to carry a towel all day. However, I did inadvertently photograph the Vogon Constructo...
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
Google FeedBurner!
Wow, I’m just in the middle of a post on how I use the RSS Feed Management service FeedBurner with TypePad and discover they are they’ve been acquired being acquired by Google . Congratulations to the...
Science
Climate change, a guide
New Scientist have bundled a collection of articles concerning the common climate myths and misconceptions. Some of these arguements are cited by both sides of the climate debate. I’ve shown the title...
Autodesk Labs
Is this the ultimate CAD interface?
Combine this with Tablet PC interaction and I think you’re getting close! It’s Alive in the Lab: Touch Wall: Manipulating CAD data with just your hands
Automobile
Fiat 500 Abarth Scoops
Car have photos Autoblog.it have video of sporty new Fiat 500’s Fiat 500 Abarth - Secret New Cars - Carmagazine.co.uk Fiat whisked the covers off the regular 500 back in March, and this Abarth ve...
CAD and BIM General
AGC BIM Forum Meeting, Pinehurst, North Carolina
If you are interested in developing BIM and BIM Standards in the AEC industry this event may be of interest. The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America BIM Forum is hosting Building Inform...
Comedy
Superb at Nothing
Seth Godin has a classic post about specialisation: Seth's Blog: Master of none Paul sends us this classic example of committee thinking at work… It reminded me of an interview with comedian...
AutoCAD
Parametric BIM in AutoCAD?
Most people think of shopping as an activity, a recreation or a chore but maybe it’s more than that. In David Byrne’s pseudo-documentary comedy “ True Stories ” Kay Culver introduces a bizarre shopppi...
Aviation
Creating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Design News have a bundle of articles and podcasts covering various aspects of the Boeing 787 Dreamliners design and construction. Some interesting stuff Boeing 787 Dreamliner Takes Flight - 5/1...
Sports
Luna Rossa eliminate BMW Oracle, shows what I know...
I’ll not bother predicting who will win the America’s Cup. Before the finals I thought it would be inevitable that a Kiwi would win the cup aboard Team NZ, Oracle or Alinghi… Look what happened to...
CAD and BIM General
Old brands and products captured in permalinks?
Remember Autodesk Point A ? I do from AutoCAD 2000i days when it arrived as the web portal for all things Autodesk including VIP (subscription) accounts. Time moved on and eventually Point A was me...
Automobile
Top Gear goes green?
Top Gear take on a green tinge, yes “Petrol head” Top Gear, even launching a collection of green’ish articles posts on a new blog “The Green Debate”. Top Gear Blog - The Green Debate Top Gear Blog - The Green DebateTags: Top+Gear