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
Tablet PC
Finally I’ve had a chance to try a convertible Tablet PC as a Design/Sketch/Review tool. * First impression: It’s fun! * Second impression: After too many years of typing & mousing my writing is shocking! * Third Impression; As poor as my writing is, the XP Tablet OS can
Rally
Got an email about other ways to follow the Rally, radio podcast. The radio is a great idea as often the hardest place to follow the rally is when you’re chasing it. Hi Robin You might care t...
I loved the line: “If Fellini did an LTSA ad…” Spare Room » Blog Archive » Nude Girls Skateboarding Note; It does feature, as advertised, the nude female form and skateboarding but is “work s...
Rally
I haven’t written about it but hope to see some rally action this weekend. If not will be watching at: News – www.rallynz.org.nz/ and http://www.wrc.com/ New Zealand TV – www.skytv.co.nz (times...
Automobile
It just gets better - Fiat 500 to come with two-cylinder turbo engine! Fiat 500 to come with two-cylinder turbo engine - Autoblog Not since the Citroen 2CV has a car been sold to the mass market...
Auckland
Do we need a stadium, should the government subsidise it if we do? Should Governments Subsidise Stadiums and events - www.nzbr.org.nz The burden of proof rests upon those who propose stadium and...
It was controversial in it’s day even now the impact of this project is questioned. One thing you can not deny is that creating a lake, tunnelling hundreds of metres into a mountain and building a hyd...
Traffic Light Thoughts
A nice lady in a stream of traffic let a nice man out of a side street. He headed for the gap, politely looked at her, smiled waved a thankyou While the traffic in front of him stopped… crunch...
AUGI
The next Auckland AutoCAD User Group Meeting is: Topic: AGM Date; Wednesday 22-11-2006 Venue: Lone Star Newmarket, 8 Kent St, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand Time; Assemble at 18:30, M...
CAD and BIM General
Martyn Day has an interesting interview with Autodesk CEO Carl Bass. His comments on the ever controversial topics of proprietary vs open CAD format, sharing data and the relationship between Autodesk...
Science
Skeptic Magazine founder Michael Shermer takes us on a hilarious romp through the strange claims we humans put forth as truth… This is one of many great talks on the TEDTalks website
Auckland
All the flashy Weta effects can’t hide the bulk of Mallards Stadium New Zealand. Sitting on the waterfront like a giant turd that’s washed up in a spring tide. Making it translucent doesn’t help. I...
