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
Politics
Haven’t they been waiting long enough? BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Howard urges Aboriginal patience Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has warned the process of combating disadvantage within the country's Aboriginal community could take years…
Current Affairs
Peter Faris QC has an excellent analysis of the Schapelle Corby case. Nobody other than Schapelle really knows if she was guilty. If not guilty she is extremely unlucky. Its possible that the chain of events claimed by her defence team occurred (see point 45 in Peter’s post) but
Automobile
An interview and biography of the original Top Gear “Stig”* (black helmet version); CRASH EXTRA news - Perry McCarthy on life as ‘The Stig!’ Crash.net took the chance to catch up with Perry recently, to talk about life as the ‘Stig’ and find out just how easy it is trying
Web/Tech
Ever wondered where those computer “sounds” you hear, some daily, came from? [blog.forret.com]: Genesis of some famous sounds Mac Startup Sound: Windows Startup Sound: 1995 Intel Inside Sound THX Sound
Sports
The New Zealand super-maxi yacht Maximus took the lead in the Rolex Transatlantic Challenge when the schooner Mari-Cha IV had to stop for 12 hours to repair damage... [Full story at www.sfgate.com]
Weblogs
The local paper wakes up to business blogging. Nothing new but adds a local spin to the whole business/blog debate. Was this prompted by the recent Business Week story? Businesses move into blogosphere ~ The New Zealand Herald
CAD and BIM General
ACM have published an interview with Jerry Laiserin where he discusses the history, challenges and benefits of the AEC industry moving from traditional “Design/Drafting” to “Building Smarter. “Building Smarter” is his term for the application of IT Technology to Building Design, Construction and Asset Management/Operation. “Building Information Modelling”
Web/Tech
Microsoft have turned on hundreds of Product specific RSS Feeds with the latest from the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Now you can subscribe and be advised when articles about your software are posted without having to look! Microsoft Knowledge Base - RSS Feed Product Index Via Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger What is
Automobile
The Grand Prix Show is a Podcast about Formula One hosted by Ian Dixon & Jonathon Lyman . First show was yesterday and its off to a great start. Have a listen! The Grand Prix Show #1 May 25th, 2005 Welcome to the first Grand Prix Show. The fastest Podcast on
Politics
Jason Watson has a blog focusing mainly on NZ politics but also some current affairs and IT content. I found it via David Farrar’s and have added his feed to my subscription list, its well worth a read. Kea Blog “'Well', you may ask, 'why the
Cool Hardware
* What has this got to do with CAD? * Well, nothing really except I like CAD and Formula One. * The FIA who administer F1 want input from the fans, and potential fans, on how to improve the sport, see: RobiNZ Personal Blog: The FIA want your views on Formula One * There
Revit Architecture
Steve Staffords got a Revit Blog or is it the first ever BIMBLAM Blog? Revit OpEd OPinion EDitorial - My view of things Revit, both real and imagined.
