Alonso comments on his German GP win
Alonso came on the radio to say “This is ridiculous” and was right, about how he won.
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New Zealand Places Third at Microsoft Imagine Cup
Congratulations to Team OneBeep! New Zealand Places Third at Microsoft Imagine Cup - Communicado - Site Home - MSDN Blogs “We’re all extremely proud here at Microsoft New Zealand today – Team OneBeep from the University of Auckland took out 3rd place at the worldwide finals in Poland for the
The Onion’s Apple Friend Bar, and an alternative to Mr Key’s Kiwi/Panda swap?
This Onion piece was pretty good but the follow up headline that ends the item really hit the spot. I saw it when New Zealand was gripped by our PM’s daft idea of swapping Kiwi (birds) with China in return for Pandas as “an extension of the bond"
Would you like to own a railway station?
A small secton that's still rail, originally uploaded by RobiNZ. This one, Hyde on the Otago Rail Trail, was just featured on 3 News and is for sale. The trains don't run here now but it's a cute reminder of days gone by.
Whacky Xref insert scaling? Check INSUNITS
Working in old files brings out some obscure problems. Items long since established, corrected, in templates/projects leap out of the past to confound you again. This time it was an ancient old site reference file that refused to insert correctly scaled. That can happen if sites are drawn 1
Revit User Group Auckland – July 2010 meeting announcement
At Jasmax, 2 Marston Street, Parnell, on Wednesday 21st July 2010 * 5.30pm : Join us from 5.30pm for Drinks and Nibbles ($5 donation-receipts available) * 6:00pm : Welcome and Introduction * 6:05pm : Presentation: * Revit Architecture Case Studies with Steve Davis from Assemble (20mins or so) * Panel Discussion: 'Structural Design
This banner shows the other side
This banner is the view of the other side of where I live. Great area for walking, road cycling and that dam is drinking water that goes from bush, to dam, to tap without needing to travel by bottle (and for a fraction of the price). Lower Nihotupu Dam &
The new banner is where I live!
A view from the Waitakere Ranges of: Waitakere City, Auckland CBD, North Shore, Rangitoto (Volcanic cone) and, in the far distance, Coromandel Peninsular. I actually live 370m below this, in the foreground, so usually see this view, puffing, after cycling up the hill. The road is called "The Scenic
Best Fantasy Film Lines ever!
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I write like…
I was happy with this analysis, from the text of a TAMOz related post, as the first one I tried said "Dan Brown"! I write like Isaac Asimov I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing! I wish I did write like Isaac. I’ve
You are what you Eat, Tweet, McKeith
I had a day bookended by articles about Gillian McKeith, the infamous creator of the You Are What You Eat series. This morning a tweet from Ben Goldacre led me to his wonderful article from 2007 Since Gillian McKeith has unwisely said my book is "lies" on Twitter:
What was the last movie in the theater you couldn't wait to see?
I'm odd, no really, in that I haven’t looked forward to seeing a movie in the theatre for years. I prefer to see movies at home, especially with DVD and a decent surround system! While the big screen is different the whole movie theatre experience just annoys