Comedy
Superb at Nothing
Seth Godin has a classic post about specialisation: Seth's Blog: Master of none Paul sends us this classic example of committee thinking at work… It reminded me of an interview with comedian...
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Parametric BIM in AutoCAD?
Most people think of shopping as an activity, a recreation or a chore but maybe it’s more than that. In David Byrne’s pseudo-documentary comedy “ True Stories ” Kay Culver introduces a bizarre shopppi...
Aviation
Creating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Design News have a bundle of articles and podcasts covering various aspects of the Boeing 787 Dreamliners design and construction. Some interesting stuff Boeing 787 Dreamliner Takes Flight - 5/1...
Luna Rossa eliminate BMW Oracle, shows what I know...
I’ll not bother predicting who will win the America’s Cup. Before the finals I thought it would be inevitable that a Kiwi would win the cup aboard Team NZ, Oracle or Alinghi… Look what happened to...
Old brands and products captured in permalinks?
Remember Autodesk Point A ? I do from AutoCAD 2000i days when it arrived as the web portal for all things Autodesk including VIP (subscription) accounts. Time moved on and eventually Point A was me...
Top Gear goes green?
Top Gear take on a green tinge, yes “Petrol head” Top Gear, even launching a collection of green’ish articles posts on a new blog “The Green Debate”. Top Gear Blog - The Green Debate Top Gear Blog - The Green DebateTags: Top+Gear
Auckland billboard ban fails
I was driving home last night and wondering how long I’ll be looking at the Coke “summer” billboard down by Westhaven. It’s been a very mild autumn but pushing things to pretend it’s still summer. Of...
Now Waterfront Stadium has sunk, Eden Park is OK!
So, the man that said we must have a Waterfront Stadium, to replace crappy old Eden Park, now thinks Eden Park is OK. Just a guess but I bet Dick Hubbard will be 100% behind this project just as he wa...
Air NZ cuts leg room, but you can't help being tall!
Cutting leg room doesn’t worry me, at 1.7m tall, but strange Air NZ are prepared to squeeze tall passengers and overcharge small passengers , yet do nothing about overbooking planes or overweight pass...
Official New Zealand Fiat Bravo website - No Ritmo Here!
Just found Fiat New Zealand have launched a “Bravo” microsite with details and a chance to “Register your interest”. No sign of model range or pricing yet though. There will be no “Bravo” in Austra...
Presenting the Autodesk University Main-stage
What does it take to put on a presentation? For most it’s a PC, a projector and maybe a microphone. When there are thousands turning up it’s a little more complicated. Scott has posted a podcast showi...
ABARTH TV Online
The new Abarth Division of Fiat have launched an on-line TV channel. Loads on good content already and sign-up for email newsletter to keep up to date with the return of the Scorpion. ABARTH TV T...