Books
Farewell Arthur
I’ve posted regarding Arthur C. Clarke’s death on my CAD Blog. From childhood much of my interest in science, reading, writing and even religion was formed by reading his work. Working with Stanley Ku...
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Farewell to a hero
I’ve posted regarding Arthur C. Clarke’s death on my CAD Blog. From childhood much of my interest in science, reading, writing and even religion was formed by reading his work. Working with Stanley Kubrick, he made my favourite movie. Thanks Arthur! RobiNZ CAD Blog: 2oo1: A Computer Graphics
Automobile
The BBC gets Formula 1 rights back, what does this mean for New Zealand?
It will impact us as we get the current ITV feed, via Sky (NZ). I hope it’s a change for the better but that won’t be hard if the Melbourne coverage is any guide. We had no commentary, nothing but...
Automobile
Ari's Climb Dance
Car had an article on Ari Vatanen, Rally Driver turned EU Rep, and mentioned “Climb Dance”. Watch him controlling 800bhp-plus on the Pikes Peak hillclimb. Forget “Dancing with the Stars”, this is poetry in motion. http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-3368948773832597270&hl=en
CAD and BIM General
Greenbuild™ New Zealand
It’s not easy being green, according to Kermit , but this resource aims to make it a little simpler for Kiwis. It’s an New Zealand specific website with green building information, specifications and...
Religion
A good Friday post...
For Graham, my atheist boss, who gave me some long weekend reading: Letter to a Christian Nation
2001: A Computer Graphics Discovery, and farewell Arthur
Farewell Arthur: I had this in draft form ready to post on 6 April. That would have marked the 40th anniversary of the release of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey . However after today’s news it see...
Is this a resume?
Seth Godin asks the question: Why bother having a resume? ~ Seth's Blog This is controversial, but here goes: I think if you're remarkable, amazing or just plain spectacular, you probably should...
MindManager
Outlook 2007 Update breaks MindManager link
A recent Outlook 2007 update has broken the MindManager/Outlook linking facility for some, including me! Mindjet have published a temporary workaround, to their Knowledge Base, while they research a p...
AutoCAD
Resene Paints Colour Books for AutoCAD 2009, including LT!
AutoCAD 2004 introduced colour books for managing custom colours. Since then , Resene Paints (New Zealand) have created AutoCAD Colour books for their entire paint range. There are now over three thou...
QotD: The Roof is on Fire
What one object/thing would you take if your house were on fire? Does this assume the people & pets are already safe? If so, probably my usb backup drive.
Automobile
Fiat buys former Chrysler (before that Daimler Chrysler/BMW) powertrain plant
Fiat add to their South American capacity. Not really surprising when Brazil is their second largest market ! Fiat buys Chrysler powertrain plant in Brazil - AutoWeek Magazine Chrysler LLC said o...