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The Kirkfood Targa Tasmania "Weapon of Mass Digestion" Punto!

Watch the Kirkfood blog for news of the Punto Diesel competing in the Targa Tasmania this week! Kirk Food - Steve (Stav) - Seriously, you cant take yourself too seriously! - WebLog 3 days and 20... Read more →

The old Sony is gone, but who knows where...

About 20 years ago I got a 27” Sony Trinitron TV. It was state of the art with NICAM Stereo and Teletext. About 6 years ago it was still going fine but the PAL only circuits couldn’t cope with NTSC... Read more →

Ferrari Vs McLaren, the dilemma

I’m a Kiwi = Support McLaren I’m a Fiat fan = Support Ferrari I like Alonso = Support McLaren In spite of his flaws I like Massa = Support Ferrari Lewis Hamilton is a legend after 2 rac... Read more →

Grande Punto, the big little car gets Fiat back on track

Yet again it’s the little cars that Fiat falls back too when the going gets tough. The Grande Punto, and new Panda, joins the Topolino, Nuovo 500, 128, 127, Uno, Punto and other great little Fiats whi... Read more →

Fiat 500 caught on video

Autoblog.it have a video of a taped up 500 prototype being tested on the motorway Nuova Fiat 500 - video in autostrada Read more →

"Marbecks" no longer Marbecks, sign of the times?

In a world of iThis Download that it seems strange that a “Record Shop” can be part of your life… The news that the Marbeck family have sold their “Record Store” (first opened in 1934) made me thin... Read more →

Is the "Agel phenomenon" a scam?

Recently I got this email (valid contact details removed) about Agel , something I had not heard about before: -----Original Message----- From: *********@********.***.** Sent: Friday, 6 April 20... Read more →

Aardvark on New Zealand's response to global warming

Bruce comes up with some great ideas on how New Zealand should respond to climate with action and lateral thinking rather than just paying carbon tax… Where to from here for NZ? - Science and Te... Read more →

The curse of Twitter

Your are browsing a Tweet polluted blog feed thinking: I enjoyed your blog, pre-tweets. I still enjoy the longer format posts. Twitter proves more isn't always better. Tags: Twitter Read more →

Fixing TVNZ

I’ve decided the problem behind TVNZ’s falling ratings is nobody can possibly predict when their programs are going to screen. To remedy this I propose the following, rather drastic, changes to their... Read more →