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
Neat story about a little Fiat in a big country. Fiat Panda in the Northern Territory – Wheels Magazine We check out the Northern Territory’s new unrestricted-speed highway for ourselves. Not in a Ferrari, but a baby Fiat…
On 9/07 Alfie and I completed a 5.82 km walk with my Microsoft Band. The evening gloom, and a crescent moon with Jupiter keeping it company, made for an interesting atmosphere. Check out my full session!
Shock, Formula 1 have rediscovered* Windows! There is now an official app, desktop and mobile, but wonder how it will compare with the brilliant third party PitlaneOne? Official Formula 1 app races onto Windows 10 PC and Mobile | Windows Central * There hasn’t been an official F1 app on Windows
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Quite sobering watching the 2016 version of “Roots” having visited the US plantation location used for episode one. I saw Evergreen Plantation, Wallace, Louisiana in 2007 when I was in New Orleans as part of a tour. Still privately owned it was rather unusual in retaining real evidence of the
I haven’t been a very active* listener to Jesse Case’s “Jessie Vs Cancer” podcast but have heard every episode and it has made a real impact. I first heard Jesse as a co-host on the “Probably Science” podcast but he started “Jesse Vs Cancer” to document life
An interesting development in the New Zealand Autodesk reseller space today with this announcement: CADPRO Systems Ltd acquires Salesoft CAD Solutions Ltd Effective Thursday 23rd June 2016, the amalgamation of these two businesses will create the largest New Zealand owned Autodesk reseller with over 20 staff based in Auckland and
I'm walking Alfie, in damp wintry West Auckland, and a buzz on my wrist* lets me know exactly where B is cycling in Japan. I remember, and it wasn't that long ago, when this was science fiction. Isn't technology wonderful. Sent from Outlook Mail
The new formed Auckland Fusion 360 Meetup has announced its first meeting, see you there: When: Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: CADPRO Systems Limited, 527b Rosebank Road, Level 1 Avondale, Auckland (map) The main intention of this meetup is to start building a
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Last Sunday I saw a tweet from Jonathan giving this Saturdays winning Lotto numbers #SpoilerAlert Next Saturday’s Lotto numbers are: 3, 5, 16, 22, 37, 39, 43; bonus number: 7; Powerball number: 4 — Jonathan Bell (@torpidkiwi) June 12, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js I jokingly replied what if
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Ten minutes before the Canadian Grand Prix start I noticed Sebastian’s brilliant new PitlaneOne F1 app was showing an incorrect lap count on the live timing. The race hadn’t started but the counter showed Lap 2/70 (left). I grabbed a screen shot and at 05:50am (NZ
I was a bit slow posting this one, see you tomorrow night! When: Wednesday, June 15, 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). This meeting is a follow up from