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
Design and Art
Better by Design Better by Design is a movement to build New Zealand's awareness of and expertise in design-led business. Our mission is to help New Zealand companies make world class design a bigger differentiator for their products and services in export markets. We've got
Skeptic
Interesting to see the article “Fat-loss couple branded liars for bogus product” about Body Enhancer in this weekends Herald. This much advertised weight loss product claimed not only to promote weight loss but also help with all manner of other ailments. It was not cheap and was extensively advertised
Automobile
www.formula1.com have recently posted a World Champions Hall of Fame with profiles and galleries in including (of course) New Zealander Denny Hulme. Denny Hulme (NZL) World Champion - 1967 - The Official Formula 1 Website
Automobile
A story about the history, manufacture and test driving the McLaren Mercedes SLR. Has photos of the SLR assembly area and information about the McLaren Technology Center. Speed Is of the Essence - New York Times (May require free registration to access) I saw the SLR on display in San Francisco
Automobile
10,000,000,000,000,000,000 (1018) atoms of carbon are rubbed of a car tyre in one revolution. This is also the age of the universe in seconds. Amazing what you learn listening to a lecture on Albert Einstein and Ernest Rutherford: To See What Cannot Be Seen:
Fiat
This is good news for FIAT in our part of the world. The last FIAT sold in Aussie was the forgettable Regata. After a long absence they are returning to Australia with a limited range of cars. Even with our tiny market New Zealand has a far wider range of
Web/Tech
Seems like addresses pretending to be my net provider Xtra.co.nz are being used by spammers. I've had 4 messages today with dubious .zip file attachments supposedly from Xtra. All deleted thanks to Mailwasher. UPDATE: Have had bogus emails over the past few days from info @ xtra.
Film
Great review of one of my favourite films. It was supposed to be a parody of 1984 but in 2005 it seems more cutting than ever. Does fiction become reality? Film Recommendation: Brazil (Aaron Swartz: The Weblog) “if there were ever a time to watch it, it is now; it’
Web/Tech
Will the "Intel Inside" badge look like a blemish on a stylish Apple? Link: Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips | CNET News.com. Via Dave’s World via Scoble from 32000 ft. UPDATE 04–06–2005: Confirmed by Scoble: Skeptics can't believe Apple is
Design
ART ATTACK ~ Kiwi art & photography by Grant and Lesley.
Aviation
The A380’s six month delay explained: A380 delivery delay upsets SIA, Qantas - ATW Daily News “Chew [SIA CEO Chew Choon Seng] told this website that the delays "were due to engineering and electrical problems." Via Online Travel Review
MindManager
Goodbye to the current .mmap,and hello to new .mmapx, based on XML and ZIP. Sorry I made that up, no need to change anything as MindManager’s default file format .mmap is already based on XML and ZIP* so Microsoft are playing catch up! I got carried away after
