Automobile
The new Mini 1 was a success, it sold well and by all reports was a great drive, but I consider it a failure. The new new Mini 2 seems like a incremental advance on the new Mini 1 but still misses the point. For me the Alec Issigonis Austin
Skeptic
Like the Bad Astronomer says, the best’est podcast of them all is back and is now the OFFICIAL podcast of Skeptic Magazine! Bad Astronomy Blog » Skepticality is BACK Bad Astronomy Blog » Skepticality is BACK www.skepticality.com People will believe anything. Why is that? Our podcast is here to
Auckland
Auckland has a large chunk* of NZ’s population; 1,241,600 of the total 4,098,300. According to Worldmapper New Zealand has the highest concentration of cars/person in the world at 61 cars per 100 people, beating the US with a mere 48/100. Lots of people
GPS and Mapping
Via the MB Blog I learn Garmin have a blog. Garmin Blog - garmin.blogs.com/ Garmin Blog - garmin.blogs.com/
Automobile
Ford/Holden, I don’t really care but suspect die-hard Holden fans will label Team Kiwi (V8 Supercar) traitors for switching to Ford. If it means a better deal for New Zealand's only V8 Supercar team good on them! Team Kiwi switching sides - Stuff.co.nz Team
Over the past few days I’ve been getting lots of trackbacks from Karin...
Business
Yoplait annoy Oscar, age 7, with mis-labelled yoghurt so he writes to complain… Yoplait makes Oscar mad again » Conor’s Bandon Blog Osc opened a Melon and Orange yoghurt yesterday to discover it actually contained Fruit of the Forest… Yoplait makes Oscar mad again » Conor’s Bandon Blog Osc
PowerPoint
Some great advice, applicable to any presentation, except I use MindManager rather than OneNote for drafts – mainly because I don’t have OneNote!. Office Rocker! : Death by PowerPoint - Giving better presentations In my job as the product manager for the 2007 Microsoft Office system I have had to do more
Film
David Byrne’s comments on “Jesus Camp” and the dangers of religious indoctrination, wherever it’s done… David Byrne Journal: 8.2.06: American Madrassas “When one sees religion perverted — in the U.S. or in Israel, Pakistan, Afghanistan or India, one wonders if the spiritual seeds, planted by visionaries
Politics
Why does Terry Gilliam's movie Brazil seem increasingly like real life? INTERVIEWER: Do you think that the government is winning the battle against terrorists? HELPMANN (the Deputy Minister of Information): On yes. Our morale is much higher than theirs, we're fielding all their strokes, running a
Cool Software
It’s not CAD related, or is it? When you think about it Flight Simulator combines: * A global terrain model (GIS) * Aircraft models (Mechanical) * Airport facility models & database (24,000+ airports) (Facilities Management) * Operational System models – Aircraft, Air Traffic Control, Navigation, Radio… * Advanced 3D modelling, sophisticated graphics display technology
Aviation
Microsoft have released a preview of the upcoming Flight Simulator X. Only a 640mb download away, it’s an impressive look at what the release will offer. The trial version includes two airports, three missions, and three different aircraft all based around St. Maarten in the Caribbean. It installed and
