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
Ferrari F1 Engine 049 Year 2000 ~ 40,000 Euro The No 049 engine was mounted on the World Constructors' Championship-winning Ferrari F1-2000. This rare piece of memorabilia is on sale exclusively at the Ferrari Store for collectors and fans of Maranello F1 gear. The V10, 2997 cm3
Weblogs
The mighty Uno's odometer hit 200,000km at the peak of the Auckland Harbour Bridge heading home from work on Friday (Kilostone?) and this Blog crept over the 6,000 visitor mark the same day. Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments. Rose Kennedy
Cool Software
Blogs are great, but there are so many of them how can you read them all? With a bit of help you can. I had heard about "Aggregators" but never bothered finding out about them, or trying one, until today... Whats an Aggregator? News aggregators are desktop or
Television
Guide to Springfield USA
Web/Tech
Sony Drops Out of US PDA Market Will smart phones kill the PDA?
Auckland
NZ Listener | Paradise in peril by Philip Matthews The "Paradise" this article talks about is my backyard and playground. The Waitakere Ranges are one of the Auckland regions greatest assets. The map (click to enlarge image) shows their location approximately 30km from Central Auckland (The blue arrow is
Film
If you didn't know already... The trailer for Fahrenheit 9/11 is on the web site.
Web/Tech
Jeff Reifman has written an interesting article "Microsoft's Sacred Cash Cow" about Microsoft's past, present, and possible future. I use Microsoft OS (XP pro) & Office software at home & work. Maybe I've been luckly as since moving to Windows XP I&
Television
I usually don't like "TV reality shows" but this one from UKTV Style is great: WPD Live
Aviation
Interesting article from Popular Mechanics about the future of Boeing. Its risky to build any new aircraft due to the huge investment required but how dependent are they on the success of the 7E7? Popular Science | Boeing, Boeing, Gone?
CAD and BIM General
Although they are changing to Airbus for the domestic fleet, Air New Zealand have taken options on Boeing 777 and 7E7 aircraft to replace the current 747/767 long haul fleet. STUFF : BUSINESS : Boeing wins nod over Airbus: Twenty-First-Century Jet: The Making and Marketing of the Boeing 777
AutoCAD
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