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
Revit User Group NZ
This month we have a presentation from Sam Macalister, Autodesk Australia, on soon to be released Autodesk BIM 2017 products. Can’t be any more specific that that as some are not yet announced! When: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Where: Jasmax 2 Marston Street Parnell Auckland (From the top of
It was interesting to try Microsoft Cognitive Services & Bots after seeing the keynote presentation* from the recent Build conference. I thought www.captionbot.ai did quite well with this photo of Alfie considering the mix of elements in the image. Writing a caption for a dog photo is amusingly
No cup holders, but noodles are fine
Radio
I've been listening to old BBC Desert Island Discs recently. Heard this one featuring Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown on the way to work this* morning (recorded when he was 95). Kirsty Young's guest is former Royal Navy test pilot Captain Eric 'Winkle'
There aren't many places in Auckland where you can still buy orchard fresh fruit — grown, picked and sold at the gate — but Dragicevich Orchard, Oratia near my home, is one. Along with freshly picked apples, pears, plums and grapes Karmela Dragicevich and her son Mate sell the best
Design and Art
I first heard this when it was uploaded in February 2016 but it’s timely to share given the recent news of her death. I was familiar with Dame Zaha Hadid’s work but Desert Island Discs gives some insight into Zaha Hadid, the person. Due to copyright restrictions her
The end of March means it is blog’iversary time again. Twelve years since that first tentative post. A new job has kept me busy and has given some interesting new perspectives(see photo). That has been reflected in a relative lack of activity here and almost no participation in
Me
Another batch of Kiva (re)loans wing their way across the world and I got an email reminder that it has been eight years since the first. Who’d have thought a bunch of little micro-loans, reinvested as they are repaid, would add up to this:
From the RUGWell, and now BIM.well, organisers: Born out of the successful BIM focused meetings held by RUGwell (Revit User Group Wellington) last year, BIM.well is a new group formed to accommodate people interested in BIM no matter what industry segment they are in or what software they
This month we have a discussion on Precast Panel Modelling in Revit. When: March 16, 2016 5:30 PM Where: Jasmax 2 Marston Street Parnell Auckland (From the top of the stairs, turn right at reception, meeting space past the café area) Please join us from 5.30pm: * 6:00pm
Nice to see the new Patiki underpass open. This replaces an over-head bridge; narrow, steep and bumpy. The underpass looked quite low, tight, during construction but the result is a nice open swoop under the Patiki interchange. Pity they haven’t done the same at Carrington Rd and St Lukes!
Evening walk on the Mercer Bay loop. Out near Piha, turn left at the top of the hill. Awesome sheer cliffs with Tasman Ocean views. Alfie’s sometimes scared of heights but it didn’t worry him here*. * Although it looks a bit precarious that's not quite the