Film
Last weekend I saw the film The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. I walked up & down the steps around Telegraph Hill (Greenwich Steps?) when in San Francisco last year but I don’t remember seeing any parrots. It was quite late and the sun was setting (the photos right
Automobile
It's sad to see old names go, especially these two who were Formula One icons even if not front runners on the track. * Minardi > Squadra Toro Rosso (Team Red Bull) * Jordan > Midland Many of todays stars entered Formula One via Jordan/Minardi. Thanks to both for
CAD and BIM General
Lachmi Khemlani on the recent SketchUp User Conference. 3D Base Camp: The First SketchUp User Conference ~ AECbytes Newsletter #23
Religion
Exclusive Brethren, please keep your screwed up thoughts to yourselves. When you opt out of society and democracy you should have no say, no influence. Brethren stirs coalition cauldron - Stuff.co.nz
Design and Art
Top Gear go to Turin and watch a Ford Concept car being crafted. How do they make those one-off concept cars? - RobiNZ Personal Blog
Automobile
Top Gear go to Turin and watch a Ford Concept car being crafted. Crafted is the term as these are literally hand made. An interesting mix of coach building tradition (hand panel beating) and high tech (composite) combine to make these one-off marvels. The hit factory - Top Gear Top
CAD and BIM General
AUGI adds a Blog, actually a Blaugi, to it’s web presence. http://www.blaugi.com/ Via Between the Lines
MindManager
Since I qualify (every category) I should use this neat technique with the MindManager Pro Tools>Timer feature to be more productive. Procrastination hack: “(10+2)*5” ~ 43 Folders How to use the Timer - MindManager Pro 6 On-line Help * Phew, got this post done in less than 3
Flying Spaghetti Monster
Pastafarians, is this yet more evidence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster manipulating history with his noodly appendages Ancient noodle rewrites history - New Scientist
Web/Tech
The Word Spy is devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases such as… Meanderthal (mee.AN.dur.thawl; th as in thin) n. A person who walks particularly slowly and aimlessly. Via 43 Folders
Fiat
AutoBlog.it have a funny Fiat Grande Punto spoof/viral marketing spot… Lo spot della Grande Punto che non vedrete in TV The spot of the Great Point that you will not see in TV (Google Translation)
Fiat
Lapo Elkann, Fiat’s brand marketing manager, is recovering from “Respiratory problems of pharmacological origin”. Fiat heir in hospital after 'drug overdose' - World - Times Online LAPO ELKANN, a key member of Italy’s Agnelli dynasty and a senior Fiat executive, was rushed to a Turin hospital after a
