Sports
Team Ellen on standby
Ellen MacArthur's 75-foot multihull, B&Q, is in Falmouth to on standby for her attempt on the solo, non-stop round the world record. Keep an eye on the website... Link: Team Ellen.
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
Autodesk University
"It's actually happening"
Just getting the "It's actually happening" feeling for the Autodesk University trip. It seems like months since I booked because it is! I leave on Saturday for as have some time in San Francisco before the main event. Will be posting travel notes to the CAD
Bose Suspension System
Bose have been working on "electromagnetic suspension" for cars. Replacing air or hydraulics has the promise of better ride and handling. Their web site has lots of info on their system including Quicktime videos of a Lexus with the prototype system installed. Link: Bose Learning Center - Suspension System.
Speedway Promoters Pull Noisy Cars
Well they shouldn't. Western Springs has been used for Speedway for 75 years. For 75 years you have known that living near there means you will hear speedway every Saturday night during the speedway season. If you don't like that don't complain: live somewhere
Weblogs
TypePad Post Editor Image Feature
When adding an image to an article I found it was a little small. The new TypePad post editor allows you to resize the image with grips. Nice!
South Korean airliner avoided "near hit"
145ft (44m) is rather too close when you are talking about aircraft separation... Link: ComPilots.com - Aviation Portal - South Korean airliner avoided mid-air collision. A South Korean Boeing 747 carrying hundreds of passengers came within 145 feet of hitting another jet...
AutoCAD
New CAD Blog ~ JTB World
Jimmy Bergmark has just launched a new CAD related Blog with code samples, tips & trix, news and other stuff related to CAD, engineering, software development and more. Welcome to Blogging Jimmy! Link to Site: JTB World Blog If you want to subscribe using a RSS Aggregator use this: http:
MindManager
Mind mapping demystified
Nick Duffill (Cofounder of Gyronix) has a wonderful explaination of why mapping can be far more effective than plain text. He demonstrates how the relationship and context of information can be represented visually, by the map structure, when the actual content is totally meaningless. A great demonstration of the power
The Warehouse Group Ltd
Red sheds' sales down 2.6 per cent
Link: Result announcement Link: NZ Herald Business News - Red sheds' sales down 2.6 per cent. Red sheds' sales down 2.6 per cent 10.11.2004 By PETER GRIFFIN Shares in the country's largest retailer, The Warehouse, sunk to a five-year low yesterday...
Clive Anderson's Chat Room
Clive Anderson's Chat Room on BBC Radio 2 is a great comic review of the weeks news. My favourite quote from this weeks edition was Jeremy Hardy commenting on the US elections: "Bush has launched the war on terror but he's going to expand to
More races + less testing = Better Formula One?
I think the agreement reached today is good news for Formula One if it means we get to see more racing. Surely cars pounding around a deserted test track do little for the sport. Ferrari is opposed but they have proved to be the best testers! Understandable that the team
Television
Prime Chance For Holmes?
"Prime Chance For Holmes" to change his ways and make a decent news program not "info-tainment"? Wilson Oven reviews the possible impact of Paul Holmes shifting from TVNZ One to Prime. It signals news is now a focus for Prime but will we get any