Boy racer (?) chases F1 dream
in New Zealand the term “Boy Racer” is associated with jerks that drive high powered road cars on public roads, badly, so I think Stuff have “stuffed up” using it in this context. Brendon Hartley is a...
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Can you be an "Extraordinary Ordinary" person?
In the current TVNZ Close Up Promotion Mark Sainsbury says last year they met some “Extraordinary Ordinary people”. If extraordinary is “Beyond what is ordinary or usual” and ordinary is “Commonly...
Spotted at SolidWorks World?
Who did Matt spot at SolidWorks World? Why were they there? What’s next? “Autodesk aquire Solidworks” or “Solidworks acquire Inventor”? Matt Writes » Spotted at SolidWorks World This...
Five Star Verdict for the Fiat 500
Verdict on Cars rate the new Fiat 500 Fiat 500 road test, specification - Verdict On Cars Fiat's got the basics of its modern Cinquecento absolutely right - it earns a rare five stars.
Yahoo!Xtra problems tonight?
I'm seeing a lot of this on any Yahoo!Xtra related site. More trouble at mill?
The Warehouse ditch mainframes
So that’s what they’ve been doing in the server room Jade helps The Warehouse ditch mainframes - New Zealand's source for technology news on Stuff.co.nz The retailer's mainframes, which were...
Penn Says
Sony gave Penn Jillette a bunch of camcorders and the result is Penn Says … I miss his radio show, heard via podcast, but these gems fill some of the void. I’ve Subscribed! Introduction to Penn...
The Truth About; the Fiat Grande Punto and the USA
Do Americans need a Fiat Grande Punto? The Truth About Cars think they might. 2008 Fiat Grande Punto Review | The Truth About Cars Despite the word “Grande,” the Punto is 158 inches long– a litt...
Splitting a video into separate files with Camtasia
I had a large 40 minute video file with several demos and wanted to refer to parts of it in a presentation. That’s simple to open the file with a hyperlink but I didn’t want to be searching for the co...
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Why I'm not at the A1 Grand Prix?
You’d think someone who’d trek across the Tasman to the Australian Grand Prix would drive a few hours down the road to the A1 Grand Prix at Taupo. You’d be wrong. For some reason A1 Grand Prix does no...
Doh! Why not use an ActiveWords script for blog comment forms?
Sometimes the obvious isn’t very obvious. Following thousands of blogs means I’m often leaving comments. Even responding to comments on my own blog requires the same process as readers use. It’s stand...
The Bad Astronomer on Scientology
What is it with Hollywood and Scientology? Bad Astronomy Blog » So much for Will Smith “Scientology is such tremendous garbage it makes the Moon Hoax look like brain surgery.”