Photography
He was wrong!
He was wrong! Originally uploaded by RobiNZ Who was the man in the foreground who said this photo wouldn’t work?
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AutoCAD Architecture
Your Subscription expires soon? Soon?
It seems time flies at Autodesk or “soon” means something different in New Zealand. Last week was my Subscription renewal anniversary. A couple of days after getting through that trauma (well, not really but…) a reminder email arrived. I nearly deleted it thinking it related to the, just completed, 09/
Cool Hardware
Jay Leno @ McLaren
Jay Leno visits the McLaren Technology Centre to look at the new MP4-12C road car. The building is a Foster and Partners design, there is a glimpse of Bruce’s first car and a 1968 high wing M7C F1 car similar to the one featured in my current blog
Photography
Souvenirs series
Souvenirs series Originally uploaded by michael_hughes Check out this, the latest from Michael's cool "Souvenirs" series where tourist tat meets the real thing.
QotD: Extra Day Every Month
If you had an extra day each month - that no one else had - how would you spend it? Catching up with the sleep I loose blogging!
QotD: Favorite Beatles Song
What's your favorite Beatles song? Bonus points if you share it with us. It's the one that reaches Across the Universe
Fiat Abarth 695 "Tributo Ferrari"
The Fiat 500 is a pretty little car, both pretty and little. This is a special 500 with its little 1.4 Turbo pumping out 134kw/180hp to make it go, big Brembo brakes to make it stop, upgraded suspension & wheels to make it corner and a variable exhaust
Revit User Group NZ
Notice of Revit User Group Auckland September Meeting
Details of the next Revit User Group - Auckland (RUGAKL) meeting: Wednesday 16th September Jasmax Offices, 2 Marston Street, Parnell (Best Parking on Parnell Rise by the Park) Join us from 5.30p...
Gerry Brownlee, keep your snout out
Forest & Bird are rather polite regarding the Energy and Resources Minister’s desire to access resources locked up in National Parks and Conservation Reserves. “Fuck off” seems more appropriate. Forest & Bird » Blog Archive » Undermining NZ’s clean, green image Energy and Resources Minster Gerry Brownlee has his eyes
New Zealand Architectural Design History online
New Zealand Design Review was the journal of the Architectural Centre, Inc., Wellington. The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre have digitised issues from 1948-53 on-line. It’s a nice snapshot of some classic Kiwi design, both architectural and graphic (look at those covers!). New Zealand Design Review | NZETC
Revit Architecture
Revit fade to black?
I’ve seen Revit do some odd things trying to output images but usually closing & re-opening the project will sort that out. Today a png image linked to Revit, which had been in the project for several weeks, suddenly went solid black. * Saving & closing, re-opening the
Automobile
Two 500s: one cute, one masterpiece
While the new 500 is cute, I don’t think it’s a masterpiece… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mo_Y_Eh--E&w=640&h=385] The real masterpiece, the original by Dante Giacosa: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8XvqMQ0ee4&w=640&