Been a while since I did any trail riding but this shows New Zealand at it’s best. Heli-biking in Queenstown looks awesome. I’ve only done some remote metal road riding (left) and a part day single track ride down Skippers Canyon (right). That will have to change as
Adrift from Simon Christen on Vimeo. Lovely capture of San Franciscos infamous fog. In spite of several visits it is not an aspect of San Francisco I have ever seen!
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I requested my Twitter archive and created this summary with Wordle. A neat way to see what, and who, has got my attention on Twitter since joining in 2009 To make yours: 1. Log in to twitter.com, settings and request your archive. 2. Download the .csv file from the
One feature of RTC was the increased application of 3D scanning and point cloud technology in architecture. In some ways this topic showed the breadth of RTC as all aspects of scanning were covered. In the exhibit hall the capture technology was represented by hardware suppliers and consultants offering scanning
Although I’ve never owner, even driven, a 2CV it is on my “Cars to buy when I win Lotto” list. Although a few were imported they aren’t exactly common and I’ve never seen a 2CV Bamboo until this one passed me on the motorway. Most the imports
One of the joys of the Revit Technology Conference is the variety of content offered. Sessions include technical demonstrations, hands on labs, discussions and reviews of industry. The problem is you can’t see all the sessions. I’m going to cover a some I attended in the next few
I don't chase blog stats but wondered what the demise of Google Reader would mean for RSS use. It appears that Feedburner (which I use for watching that) is either broken or blatantly lies. My Feedburner Subscribers (the green line below) plummeted from ~9500 to ~250 after Google
What an awesome line-up of speakers, I’m working on a plan to get to this Wellington event as soon as I hit Publish on this post. In some ways it will be a reprise of The Amazing Meeting Australia 2010 (Sydney) where I met Kylie Sturgess and heard both
I’ve always been intersted in both the myth and (incredible) reality of Nikola Telsa. He truly did pioneer many technologies which make our society what it is. theoatmeal.com has a great comic tribute to Nikola Tesla
Ok actually a garage thought but anyway; Got home from work on a wet night, car in the garage, fire on, dinner on, telly on, all is well. Later in the evening I need some wood so its out to the garage where where I have a couple of days
I took Alf on a bit of a walk down my memory lane this weekend. I grew up in Massey and back then the suburb which is now West Harbour was just paddocks! There have been more than a few changes and although I am familiar with the area by
According to WolframAlpha clocking up its 166,000’th kilometre means my Fiat Bravo HGT has been around the world just over four times. (166,000 km = 4.1 × equatorial circumference of Earth). I happened to notice it on the odometer sitting at the lights in Henderson on the way
