Alfi 1 and Alfie too
I’ve passed this Alfa Romeo parked on the roadside many times. Finally stopped and took the photo that was begging to be taken. Alfi the car, meet Alfie the dog.
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
March 2018 - 14th Anniversary!
March 31st means it is blog’iversary time. Fourteen years since that first tentative post! New Zealand is a long way from everywhere and social media eliminates that gap. I really appreciate the connections blogging, and more recently Twitter & Facebook, have enabled. While the other platforms have taken over
Microsoft Windows reorg’s (again?)
I was surprised to hear of the departure of Terry Myerson, Microsoft Windows & Devices chief, in one of their biggest reorganisations. They are splitting their Windows and Devices (Surface/Xbox) Group across “Experiences & Devices” and “Cloud + AI” Teams. While Microsoft reorg’s are not unusual this one is
Traffic Light Thought–Cycle Commuting Fatalibee
I don't know where it happened but a bee* died on my commute tonight. Smashed into the brake lines * OK, more likely a wasp but that doesn't work for the title
AutoCAD Architecture 2018 Project Standards Sync broken by file upgrade
If you use AutoCAD Architecture/MEP 2018 Project Standards feature (to sync style/display setting changes across a project) be sure to upgrade all the files associated with the project to the new 2018.dwg format or it will not work correctly. If the project standards reference files or project
A cheap easy Fiat fix!
The interior ventilation fan on the mighty Bravo started making an annoying noise - tick, tick, tick – then stopped entirely. Given it runs almost all the time, not much airflow without it, I guess 16 years spinning had taken its toll. I imagined you’d need to pull the dashboard
Travel
The balloon seller in Hanoi
I was watching a documentary on architecture, Supersize Structures, and in one part (about the density of cities) they showed a picture of Hanoi. It was a passing shot but looked familiar, very familiar. In 2008 I had taken the same shot, of a balloon seller in the traffic, from
Traffic Light Thought–240k OK!
The Flying Spaghetti Machine clicked up its 240,000th kilometre on the way to work this morning. Is that a milestone?
A Big Bike Film night lesson!
Great night last night; Big Bike Film night feature “The Moment” (at the Academy Cinema) on the birth of freeride mountain biking. Amazing riding often captured with huge (by today's stds) cine/video cameras on neck breaking helmet cams. My orignal plan to train in (so wouldn'
March BIM AK (Auckland) Event Announcement
Time flies and it is nearly March, see you there: Only one week to go until the March 2018 BIM AK Event! Make sure you are registered! (Thursday 1st March, 5.30-8.00pm). This months event will be focused on Procurement, BIM, and how we can foster more collaborative working
Traffic Light Thought–Disney or dodgy VW
Saw a car with this modification to the VW logo on the way home tonight. A Disney fan, a comment on the VW emissions debacle, or both?
Traffic Light Thoughts
Traffic Light Thought–A singer of Note
An unusual sound from a merging line of cars caught my attention while commuting this morning. I was tootling along the motorway, listening to a podcast, with the sunroof open, and heard a loud voice. A few minutes later the source became apparent. A woman singing her heart out at