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Sad to hear today that family friend and West Auckland identity Rudy Sunde died. I’d didn’t write ‘passed away’ as the Rudy I knew wouldn’t didn’t have much time for euphemisms. By profession he was a Horticulturalist who became an Entomologist specialising in aphids. If you
My photos on the DOC Website!
I couldn't get a photo but, on the commute home tonight, thought it odd to see this number plate on a Ford Transit van. NO1 BMW Admittedly, it was an Auckland BMW Mobile Service van but thought they'd reserve that plate for an i8 or Seven
Wasn’t until this photo (a random selection from my Flickr images thanks to John) appeared on my desktop this morning that I realised I had a candidate for @jackyan ‘s Font Police. Why ToDay, not Today or today?
Revit 2016 R2 brings bunch of enhancements and new features. Haven’t had a chance to play with them yet but from the intro videos ‘draw visible elements’, ‘global parameters’ and ‘enhanced Revit Links’ look the most useful of the improvements. Check these, and 17 other updates, out in this
Heading home tonight looked at the odometer and had to take the slightly longer route. Stopped (safely) for a snapshot of the mighty Flying Spaghetti Machine clocking 200,000 Kilometres Robin Sent from my Lumia 1520 Windows Phone
Vacuuming on a nice day sucks, even the machinery agreed. Seems those brilliant old, Dalek like, Tellus vacuum cleaners only last about twenty years. Then they stop sucking and emit a burning smell! UPDATE: Perhaps it is time to buy a Roomba!
It took me a while to get the release Windows 10 installed on hardware which does it justice. I’d been trying the ‘insider’ builds on an old machine which only gave me a chance truly test one aspect of Microsoft’s latest operating system: how well it runs on
Almost a summer feeling at Bethells Beach today, except you could walk barefooted on the black sand without frying your feet!
I love how a few clicks, and a few dollars, can help people around the world again and again. Just added 10 new Kiva loans, all funded from repayments of previous loans. My current loans support these categories If you want to try Kiva use this link: http://www.kiva.
Giant Talon (Rapid Rob)
Hard to believe a year has passed since we reached Everest Base camp. In a strange way hard to believe I got there at all, let alone most of the way (from Lhasa) by bicycle! Himalayan Cycle 14 — Everest Base Camp return(A mix of travel notes and comments added
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Quite a bit of rain made this more of a jump than normal. He did it, but not without a bit of a think.. Overspill on the Upper Nihotupu dam was pretty too, but made climbing the steps up the face a bit damp. Plenty of water for westie Aucklanders