Traffic Light Thought – Must have been very red
Just as well the cars in front of me were slow off the line. The traffic light I was looking at was VERY GREEN , which meant the one the black VW Passat went through, crossing our path, was VERY RED.
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
Cycling Directions now in Google Maps New Zealand
Yay, Google Maps now has cycling directions for New Zealand and Map Maker tools so we can add updates. Below you can see Google Maps suggested route from my suburb to the city. It routes cycles to the North Western Motorway (or freeway for US readers) in preference to a
About the new look blog
See the details behind the current bioluminescent theme here
64 Bit Stability for Revit and AutoCAD
Shopping for a laptop (not for me!) recently it was good to see 64 bit OS installed on all but entry level products. Given that level of acceptance in the consumer space I find it surprising to find some dedicated CAD workstations are still running the 32 bit flavour of
Skeptember - Auckland Skeptics in the Pub (Auckland) Meetup
A very Skeptical Month! Skeptember - Auckland Skeptics in the Pub (Auckland) – Details and RSVP at Meetup Join us for Skeptember where there will be drinks, discussion and fun. Our speaker this month Associate Professor Andrew Shelling from the University of Auckland. He will be here to talk to us about
A new look for RobiNZ CAD Blog, a very natural glow!
A few weeks ago I mentioned I was considering a redesign for the blog. At the time I made a few tweaks as realised a new ‘look’ would take more time than I had to spare. A few months ago I was one of many who helped crowd fund a
Flight Simulator X: Game performance tips from Microsoft
It’s not new but Flightsim X is still a great ‘game’. If auto mode doesn’t suit the article has some recommendations for manual tuning. Flight Simulator X: Game performance is slower than expected When you play Microsoft Flight Simulator X, your game performance may be slower than expected.
Henderson Valley rail bridge art
Until recently this was a boring raw concrete bridge pylon seen from the bike path which connects Henderson to the Corban Estate Arts Centre. This is a collection of iPhone 3GS snapshots stitched together in a click by Microsoft Live Photo “Panorama” tool.
AutoCAD 2013/AutoCAD LT 2013 SP1 helps combat malware
UPDATE 2012-09-12: The update has been reposted as Service Pack 1.1 UPDATE 2012-08-24: Posted on the download page today: “Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2013 has been temporarily removed due to a newly discovered fatal error. The AutoCAD team is actively working on resolving this
Congratulations to The Skeptic Zone Podcast, 200 Episodes!
Congratulations to Richard Saunders & co on achieving the two hundredth episode. The Skeptic Zone Podcast - The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason. The Skeptic Zone #200 - 18.August.2012 I have enjoyed listening, mostly while walking the dog, since I discovered it back in 2010. My most memorable
Phil Llewellin’s Finest Hour online thanks to #CAR50
Back in 2006 I blogged about a collection of articles by one of my favourite writers: Phil Llewellin on "The Road to Muckle Flugga"? - RobiNZ Personal Blog I referred to an article I still have: I think the finest piece is, the appropriately named, “Their Finest Hour”. I
Fiat in the USA!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKUrYf1z9Bg&w=640&h=360] Found via Sporting Fiats Club (U.K.) but thought worth sharing here