Aviation
Airplanes Fly? Really? How?
So how do planes fly… How Do Airplanes Fly? Really?: BLOG: SciAm Observations For a century since Orville and Wilbur lifted off at Kitty Hawk, airplanes have been carrying us through the air, so...
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MindManager
MindManager Windows to Mac: More Than Just Porting an Application
This article backgrounds the effort taking Mindjet’s MindManager 6 Pro mapping application from Windows to Mac . It’s an interesting read for anyone that’s ever asked: “Where’s the Mac version o...
Automobile
Nobody wants Jaguar, Volvo and Land Rover?
If “For the moment Jaguar, Volvo and Land Rover are not for sale” but “Everything is on the table” then I suspect nobody has made an offer… Ford says Jaguar and Volvo not for sale | Business | R...
Automobile
Time to save Top Gear - Top Gear star begs BBC to show 280mph car crash!
Top Gear star begs BBC to show 280mph car crash | the Daily Mail With Top Gear facing the axe, injured presenter Richard Hammond has begged the BBC to show the 280mph car crash that almost kill...
Religion
The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
British ethologist, evolutionary theorist, and popular science writer Richard Dawkins has established a web resource for his charitable foundation; RichardDawkins.net - The Richard Dawkins Founda...
Forget trains, so last century, bring on the "Main Truck Line"
Brilliant response, by Owen McShane, to the Greens desire to play with trains .. It is Time to open the "Main Truck Line" Guest Blog - Owen McShane | Whale Oil Beef Hooked New Zealanders are gett...
Television
Time to save Top Gear
This is a bit off topic but if you are a fan of the BBC Show Top Gear it’s time to act: RobiNZ Personal Blog: Time to save Top Gear - Sign the "Save Top Gear!" Petition
Automobile
Time to save Top Gear - Sign the "Save Top Gear!" Petition
This arrived as a comment on another post but have repeated it here so hopefully more people see it sign it: If anyone wants to campaign to save Top Gear, they should sign the petition at http:/...
Fiat
Traffic Light Thought - Holdens Modest Ambitions
On a Holden Cruze number plate: When I grow up I want to be a Commodore V8 A Fiat Punto would have: When I grow up I want to be a Ferrari
Traffic Light Thoughts
Traffic Light Thought - Windy Corollas?
When they named a Toyota Corolla II Windy I wonder which definition they were thinking of ; Characterized by or abounding in wind: a windy night . Open to the wind; unsheltered: a windy terra...
AutoCAD Architecture
Applying Display Property over-rides in ADT Styles
I watched someone editing component overides one by one, so thought this worth posting. When editing ADT Style properties if you want to set the same value to several display components select them al...
Little People - a tiny street art project
Delightful, tiny people photographed in the big city. Little People - a tiny street art project Little hand-painted people, left in London to fend for themselves