RobiNZ Personal Blog

Kiwi Evangelist vs Dawkins?

I didn’t realise Ray Comfort was a Kiwi, until I read: Evolutionist slams Kiwi 'idiot' A Christchurch-born evangelist has been branded an "idiot" on United States television by prominent atheist Richard Dawkins… Read more →

Traffic Light Thought - An honest, but wrong, Porsche

I thought the Porsche was brave to admit (via the personalised plate): BIG VW It is a pity that this was on the wrong Porsche! It was a Spyder which has its engine in the right place, unlike... Read more →

New Banner for summer

Toward Auckland, originally uploaded by RobiNZ. Auckland from Whangaparoa on a fine day * Lets hope we get summer! Read more →

Not PC on leaky buildings

Peter Cresswell cuts through the bullshit that surrounds leaky homes in New Zealand: LEAKY HOMES, Part 1: The myth of deregulated building LEAKY HOMES, Part 2: What’s going on inside your walls? Read more →

Pat Metheny Group – Forward March Live

This, the first track from First Circle, is one of my Favourite Pat Metheny Group tracks. It’s also a brilliant way to disrupt the demo of any new AV technology. I haven’t seen it performed live, even though I own every Pat Metheny Group DVD but think it’s a brilliant entrance. When I saw Pat perform in Wellington he mentioned possibly returning to New Zealand with the group. I hope one day they Forward March here. Read more →

2001 A Space Oddity?

Via 2001 Titles: The school orchestra version Read more →

Auckland Skeptics in the Pub – November 5

I finally, third attempt, got to the “Auckland Skeptics in the pub” meet-up and it was great. About 30-40 people attended. A screening of “Here Be Dragons” was followed by a skeptics quiz and conversion over drinks & pizza. I met some interesting people, including some avid South Park fans, but didn’t get to meet everyone. That doesn’t matter as I will definitely be back! Here Be Dragons is a free 40 minute video introduction to critical thinking. It is suitable for general audiences and is licensed for free distribution and public display. Most people fully accept paranormal and pseudoscientific... Read more →

David Byrne on the Internet Antichrist

Click through for an awesome post from David Byrne about the work of C. R. Licklider. David Byrne Journal: 10.24.09: Internet Antichrist “The Internet, the World Wide Web, as much of a boon as it has been, has left an awful lot of wreckage in its wake, beyond just the elimination of those formats we thought of as eternal and the industries that produced and delivered them. Interconnectivity has facilitated the loss of privacy of many of the world’s citizens. We’ve been liberated and captured at the same time.” “All of which led me back to wondering — how did... Read more →

Air New Zealand select Airbus over Boeing domestic/short-haul fleet

They may have some 777 & 787’s on order for the long haul but it seems Air New Zealand are happier flying Airbus closer to home. Air NZ's fleet updated in billion dollar spend-up | The National Business Review - New Zealand Air New Zealand has selected Airbus over Boeing for its domestic and short-haul fleet after evaluating the A320 and the 737-800 for the past eight months… Read more →

Alfie, on YouTube

Hardly Oscar material but chasing/avaoiding a puppy while filming isn’t that easy. Is there an iPhone SteadyCam app? Alfie fetching, sort of, a slipper bigger than him Playing chase including through the holes between the couch Read more →