The Five Embarrassing Songs meme
Jack Yan posted this meme and it gives me a chance to share a great line I heard tonight from Kiwi rocker, now Radio Live host, Andrew Fagan ; A caller asked: What was your best song? He replied...
Latest
On TypePad: Avoid Petrol Cap Shame, a tip for Jack Dee
Avoid Petrol Cap Shame, a tip for Jack Dee
Automobile
Avoid Petrol Cap Shame, a tip for Jack Dee
You’re not in your own car (or have really bad memory) You drive into the service station Which side is the filler on? Jack Dee calls it Petrol Cap Shame Petrol Cap Shame - YouTube -...
The Warehouse Group Ltd
The court says no to The Warehouse takeover bid
Today the Court of Appeal upheld the original Commerce Commission decision to block Woolworths Foodstuffs takeover bid. This started way back in 2006 and it’s probably not finished yet… Warehous...
ActiveWords
A Cuil ActiveWord?
Shaan laments the death of spelling and I think I agree. I’m also not sure how good (note I resisted using the word cool here!) the new search engine Cuil is but it’s worth an ActiveWord . This one wi...
Kiwis like blogging?
One in 13 New Zealanders has a weblog? Some have more… 1 , 2 , 3 . Others have a life Kiwis top of international survey for blogging - NZ Herald Of the 78 per cent of New Zealanders who us...
QotD: Is That Your Final Answer?
Who is your favorite game show host of all time? It's tough; no, it's not: Rob Brydon
Rant
Genesis Energy's Useless Home Page
You’d think the website for an energy provider would have the current status of the network they use to provide energy. Because of our half arsed energy system Genesis are an “Energy retailer” who use...
Comedy
Jack Dee on Big Box Retail
The BBC won’t allow embedding so click here to view
Comedy
The Royale Family Argument
The BBC won’t allow embedding but this is so worth clicking here
On TypePad: Syd Mead, the world of Blade Runner
A series of videos with the brilliant designer/futurist/illustrator Syd Mead. He discusses Blade Runner, which is fascinating, but I also liked his comments about car design; Syd Mead, the world of Blade Runner
Goodbye Randy
Via Joel Orr , I was sad to learn Randy Pausch has died. I was only reading his update page a couple of nights ago so it wasn’t unexpected. Goodbye thanks. See: Advice for a future Engineer, everyo...