ANZAC Day 2014
Ernest Theodore Bock 1881-1918
Not that special day!
Glanced at the phone yesterday and thought it was that special day which brings the whole community together, commemorated with the exchange of material goods without payment. Then realised I had forgotten to change the recurring appointment and rubbish day (usually Wednesday) was deferred to today. Merry Christmas & Happy
Coming in 2014 - The most epic cycling trip I’ve ever contemplated!
From Kaikoura to Tibet?
A West’ie Harbour walk with Alfie
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
Mothers Day: got her new washing, drugs and gambling!
It was actually some new bed linen, collected her (prescription) pill pack and a Lotto ticket but that sounds less dramatic! Also had a nice family lunch and (takeaway) roast dinner. A good day!
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More or Less: How tall can a Lego tower get?
The BBC Stats podcast “More or less” investigates a topic I remember researching as a kid. Ok, maybe ‘researching’ is pushing it a bit but I do remember building Lego Skyscrapers until they toppled. BBC News - How tall can a Lego tower get? So - how many Lego bricks,
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The phone that isn't…
Quite amusing to see how little I phone or text with a smart phone. Seems the smart bit is more important than the phone bit...
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RobiNZ Blog makeover, tweaking my TypePad design templates
A while ago I decided it was time for a blog redesign. After considering lots of options, including radical change based on entirely new templates and a fun diversion, I have settled on some simple tweaks: * Simplified Font: “Lucida Grande” Verdana replaces Arial — and no italics except for quoted text
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Phil Llewellin’s Finest Hour online thanks to #CAR50
Back in 2006 I blogged about a collection of articles by one of my favourite writers: Phil Llewellin on "The Road to Muckle Flugga"? - RobiNZ Personal Blog I referred to an article I still have: I think the finest piece is, the appropriately named, “Their Finest Hour”
Traffic Light Thought — Fifteen Week?
* This week marks fifteen years working at The Warehouse * Tonight the 5 cylinder Ferrari clocked up 150,000 kilometres!
Lawrence Krauss, brilliant about Nothing!
When I heard Lawrence Krauss, author of A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing, was giving a lecture at The University of Auckland I had to be there. I’ve always regretted missing Richard Feynman’s 1979 Douglas Robb Memorial Lectures. I was 13 and although
The Most Astounding Fact — Neil DeGrasse Tyson
When I first understood this (probably thanks to Isaac Asimov’s books or Carl Sagan’s Cosmos) I thought it was amazing. This presentation is beautiful: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU&w=640&h=360] via RichardDawkins.net UPDATE 2012-03-16: And here is the 10