George Carlin, dead but not forgotten
After years of hearing George Carlin on the radio, or video tape, I had the pleasure of seeing him perform in 2004 . I was in Vegas for Autodesk University and he was performing at the venue, the MGM...
Comedy
Spam Delights...
Mailwasher lets you see the spam, and delete it, before you download it but sometimes it’s actually worth reading: What a pace… In just as little as 2 *weeks* you can have a masters degree...
Cosmic connections
Today’s space news and too long spent playing with blog design* this weekend made this cosmic blog‘toon seem rather relevant. From the excellent xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and...
Back from Vietnam
Quote of the holiday from a Hanoi shopkeeper: “It’s Nine Dollar US, if you pay in Dong ( local currency ) I do cheaper ‘cause US Dollar not so good” (About 16,000 Dong = US$1)
GPS and Mapping
Project Virgle, Ben Elton's "Stark" becomes a reality?
When I saw this post I first thought of the date it was posted, 1 April, but soon after Ben Elton’s novel Stark : Australian billionaire, Sly Morgan is invited to join the Stark Conspiracy, a gr...
The meaning of Cad?
It’s older than computer drafting. So what does Cad mean? Weird Words: Cad ~ World Wide Words Its history is as weird as one might like…
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SolidSmack and the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Although I don’t use SolidWorks I do read SolidSmack – a SolidWorks focused blog. The “how to posts” aren’t much use to me but there is a wealth of other content on product design, technology and othe...
The language of planners...
Is this a statement, of the obvious?
Indexed - Graphic Math Humour!
Indexed is math based humour and social comment drawn on an index card. A favourite blog which is about to become a book. INDEXED - by Jessica Hagy - indexed.blogspot.com This site is a little...
Spotted at SolidWorks World?
Who did Matt spot at SolidWorks World? Why were they there? What’s next? “Autodesk aquire Solidworks” or “Solidworks acquire Inventor”? Matt Writes » Spotted at SolidWorks World This...
Comedy
Where does old software go when its retired?
Video: The Lone Server via James.Random()