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
Today I hit the road to catch a bus. It was out of the office to see some new software in action, at the Salesoft Autodesk Building Ideas Roadshow, and also a chance to see couple of new’ish stores for the first time. The bus looked impressive & the
Automobile
Fiat New Zealand have a Grande Punto on their home page for the first time. The only detail on range is confirmation, in a news article, that they will bring the high performance 1.9 litre diesel. With 130 bhp, why quote bhp in metric NZ?– it’s 97 kW,
Auckland
I hope not, the view looks familiar! gapingvoid: upon the radioactive ash "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" by hugh macleod gapingvoid: upon the radioactive ash "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" by hugh macleod View from Work View from Work
Comedy
You probably see him every day, now he speaks out in this exclusive interview. The International Symbol for Man Tells All : Design Observer The International Symbol for Man Tells All : Design Observer “My wife, Popsicle Stick Lady, doesn’t see me as being “iconic” “My wife, Popsicle Stick Lady, doesn’
Automobile
Auto Express claim to have pictures and details on the Abarth version of the new Fiat 500. Click thru for high resolution versions. 500 takes Abarth! | Car News | Auto Express 500 takes Abarth! | Car News | Auto Express via www.eurocarblog.com via www.eurocarblog.com
Automobile
Traffic is worse than usual, school are back after the holidays and it’s been raining all night. I’m sitting gazing at a red traffic light, at the front of the queue, when in the corner of my eye I see something head across the road. Didn’t wait
Traffic Light Thoughts
Commuting means you sit at traffic lights, random thoughts occur in an attempt to fill the void…
AutoCAD
Is this a first for New Zealand? Wellington has seen a 3,500 tonne building on a train but taking a Building Ideas Show on the road is an unusual solution for a problem posed by New Zealand’s geography and population distribution. Faced with the challenge of presenting BIM
CAD and BIM General
Wow, Google have released a free version of SketchUp (for personal use) + 3D Warehouse, a web repository for 3D models. Read Randall's great post for all the details on this exciting move to make 3D CAD for everyone. Google Releases Free SketchUp and 3D Warehouse Google today opened
Science
For some reason I’ve always been fascinated by Komodo Dragons. One of the best chapters of Douglas Adam’s “Last Chance to see” is about an epic trip to view them in the Flores Island (Indonesia) but I only had to go to Animal Kingdom in Florida. They are
Automobile
My Dad went to the Australian Grand Prix and came back with these photo’s (taken from his seat near the start line) of Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari. Before: After: Bugger! Happy to see things went considerably better at Imola!
Fiat
A remarkable account of the Ferrari resurgence at Imola from an unlikely source! The Italian Risorgimento! - Blog RenaultF1 The Italian Risorgimento! - Blog RenaultF1
