Took a friend, and Alfie, for a walk around Hobsonville Point recently. We stumbled upon the Farmers Market (now in the old flying boat hangers by the boat ramp) and k9-doggy-deli’s “Bone Appetite” stall. I must say I didn’t buy this. My American ‘cuz'sis’ treated Alfie
This news article about stray dogs in Arizona got my attention. You might doubt how stroppy a little Chihuahua can be? Meet Alfie, pictured below latched onto his favourite toy, in defence mode. He’s a Chion, Chihuahua & Papillion mix, so can at least half rampage! Chihuahuas Rampage in
Autodesk 360
I visited the Autodesk Fusion 360 site today—documenting some changes to Autodesk Building Design Suite—and thought they were winding me up. Fusion 360 is part of the Autodesk 360 family and the page (below) features “3D CAD like never before” with Gus Petrika’s lovely ‘The Hook’ wearable
Music
I’ve heard all their podcasts—so expected the typical Radiolab brilliance—but this video of the Radiolab Live tour is amazing. I heard the audio version on Sunday and just watched the video. If you have any interest in science and/or art you must see this. Robert Krulwich
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
Seen in Huapai, his electorate, today. A reasonable re-locatable family home that should be quick to build. Auckland and Christchurch housing problem sorted.
A few weeks ago I mentioned I was considering a redesign for the blog. At the time I made a few tweaks as realised a new ‘look’ would take more time than I had to spare. A few months ago I was one of many who helped crowd fund a
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKUrYf1z9Bg&w=640&h=360] Found via Sporting Fiats Club (U.K.) but thought worth sharing here
Science
Not sure how I missed it but I’ve been busy catching up with the awesome StarTalk podcast back catalogue. It is where, to quote their own tagline: “Science, pop culture & comedy collide on StarTalk w/ astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-hosts, celebrities & scientists.
Comedy
It was great to find Odd Todd on Twitter last night. Had been a while since I visited his site and I did not realise he was tweeting. Little did I know it would also help cure Alfie’s recent annoying behaviour of barking, seemingly at nothing, from about 19:
Click through for a classic Geek & Poke: Thank God Not Everything Is Software .
Comedy
My desktop background is a random selection from my Flickr photos and changes hourly. Today I ’switched users’ to another account, to check something, and upon returning to my original logon found this AutoCAD error dialog. Perhaps you have to be an AutoCAD Insider to know why I found the
