“2 for” the price of more, not so special?
I decided to forego the “2 for $4 Mulitbuy” special in favour of the standard 2 for $3.50 pack… Same store, same aisle…
Auckland
Traffic Light Thought–Spooky sights in Waikumete Cemetery
Normally a dusk dog walk in the cemetery would not worry me but I saw something rather spooky tonight. It wasn't supernatural but I did wonder what about a dozen cars cruising slowly around, seemingly following sat nav maps, was about until one went past close enough to
Are legitimate ticket pre-sales a scam?
Tonight, 9 April 2018, I got an offer to buy tickets to see a comedian. Who doesn't matter because that is not the issue. The performance is not going to happen until June 2019. That's right, over a year away. This promoter is going to get
Don’t give aid, give money, directly
Why giving money, directly, is better than giving aid, from GiveDirectly. They are also one of GiveWells top nine charities for 2017. Here’s the basic story: Source: How to talk about cash like an expert – GiveDirectly
The nuclear geek side of Las Vegas? The National Atomic Testing Museum
Due to flight timing I had Friday, after Autodesk University, in Vegas. After the best part of a week Casino living and ‘The Strip’ it was time for a change. On the way to the US I heard a “The Skeptics Guide to the Universe” podcast which mentioned “The National
Food and Drink
Does the USA need another burger chain? BurgerFuel isn’t just another
It is interesting to see BurgerFuel are taking on the USA. The little Kiwi burger company (if now 10% owned by Subway) are taking burgers to the land of burgers, which may raise the question: Why? I was going to write about that when I remembered an unsolicited review of
Traffic Light Thought–Darwin Fish and Traffic Theory
Nice to see science based car badging on the morning commute. My FSM Fiat was following a Honda Jazz with a Darwin Fish badge down Rosebank Rd. It helped provide a data point for my hypothesis that light controlled motorway on ramps are the only time you should choose to
Time for that Flu jab
Good to see so many getting the influenza vaccination at work this week. I’m reminded what harm ‘a bit of flu’ can do, when passing this memorial, walking the dog in Waikumete Cemetery.
Traffic Light Thought–Commuting and The Greatest Story Ever Told…SO FAR @joerogan @LKrauss1
Traffic was lousy this morning, in part due to the wet weather, but I really didn’t care. I had downloaded Joe Rogan’s latest podcast featuring theoretical physicist Prof. Lawrence M. Krauss*. The topic was (nominally) his latest book—The Greatest Story Ever Told…SO FAR—but the discussion
Scientology and Me–Attending the Auckland Real Org opening Jan 2017
Curiosity about changes to a historic building, an interest in a ‘religion’ (cult?) and the “Oh No, Ross & Carrie” podcast led me to a rather strange place. I attended the opening of the Auckland Scientology Real Org on January 22 2017. I wrote most of this post at the
Skeptical Cycling in Queenstown?
NZ Sketpics Conference 2016: Science and gravity
My (and Jonathan @torpidkiwi ‘s) Lotto experiment
Last Sunday I saw a tweet from Jonathan giving this Saturdays winning Lotto numbers #SpoilerAlert Next Saturday’s Lotto numbers are: 3, 5, 16, 22, 37, 39, 43; bonus number: 7; Powerball number: 4 — Jonathan Bell (@torpidkiwi) June 12, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js I jokingly replied what if