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
This was actually a Doggie Walk Thought but occurred while waiting to cross the road. I watched a Refuse Receptacle Technician carefully installing something near a local bus stop. She’d finished & gone by the time I got across the road but I discovered it was the Auckland Council
One of the stranger aspects of attending Autodesk University, with its early December timing, is seeing the Casino decorations. They deploy most of the traditional Christmas themes without actually mentioning it. Although fabulous the idea of “Christmas” in Vegas, even the “Happy Holidays” version, seems rather strange given it’s
The speed limit at a local park seemed strange: 16? Then I realised its probably a pre-metric limit literally converted. New Zealand went Metric when? 10 mph = 16.09344 km/h
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Knew it was nearly time for the scheduled 140k service but rather surprised to stop at the shops on the way home, look down and see...
My Day 3 began with a session by Autodesk’s Guillermo Melantoni’s. “Show Me the Money: Impress Your Customers with Great Presentations“ was a great introduction to applying Autodesk Showcase to AEC presentation. As I own/use a Building Design Suite with Showcase it was very relevant as I’
Part of the morning was spent on some secret stuff which will have to wait for a future post. It was also my first chance to take a good look around the exhibit hall. The Autodesk Gallery had an awesome display. I was impressed Carl Bass (right) was present whenever
AU 2011 was a total mind blowing overload of fun, meetings and intellectual challenges. Add to that a few kilometres walking each day, the dehydrating low humidity of the Vegas atmosphere plus a bit of jetlag made it physically challenging as well (or I’m getting old!). I’m going
The “day before Day One” kicked off with a media session packed with information. I’ll post in more detail when time allows but an overview will give some impression of the material covered: * Chris Bradshaw (SVP and Chief Marketing Officer) covered Autodesk’s approach to traditional markets and the
Picked a beautiful sunny Sunday evening to leave NZ. Waiting to board my flight to L.A. it finally seems like AU 2011 is happening. I arrive, all going to plan, Sunday afternoon (love that dateline). Can't wait!
NEXT WEEK? How did that happen? I won’t pretend I’m ready, although fly out on Sunday, but fortunately some other bloggers are better organised which means I can be lazy! If you are heading to AU check out these posts, & Lynn’s video, to aid your preparation
I see a lot of cars on my commute but a few recent ones have stood out: * Ferrari F40: Yes a real one, in West Auckland no less. At first sight I wondered if it was a kit, one of those MR2s in drag maybe?, but no doubting it was
