Archive for February, 2007
Video of QM2′s arrival
Feb 18th
Probably shouldn’t do this because I’m sure the APN won’t appreciate me deep linking to their video, but who the hell cares. This is probably the best video of the QM2′s arrival that I’ve seen yet. Spectacular scenery shots with the city and also with the sun breaching the horizon. Makes me want a helicopter.…
Bye Bye Queen Mary 2
Feb 18th
So like basically all of Auckland, I went out and watched the Queen Mary 2 disembark and leave on its 3 day journey to Sydney. I ended up at the same place I was at this morning. On the sea wall at the marina beside Ferg’s Kayaks. To be honest, this is probably one of…
Queen Mary 2 arrives in Auckland
Feb 17th
The Queen Mary 2 arrived in Auckland this morning. Its here only for the day and then it leaves again tonight to head on to Australia. It is the first time this ship has entered the South West Pacific, and it is the largest cruise ship to enter either New Zealand or Australian waters. Auckland…
US wants to spy on your net usage
Feb 16th
Okay, I saw this on Digg before I saw it anywhere else. Yes, that means I am admitting I haven’t read my RSS feeds for a couple of days now ;-P Anyway… this is a little serious and all of you in the US really should consider taking some action in regards to this. Get…
Taito Phillip Field booted from Helengrad’s Red Circle
Feb 14th
David Farrar broke this one first. His take on it is interesting. Actually, its pretty much my take on it too. ;-) The Prime Minster moved swiftly last night to have disgraced MP Taito Phillip Field expelled from the Labour Party, saying he invited it with public comments that he may run against the party…
King Dick wants a hole in the ground
Feb 13th
This is probably the only thing that has ever spewed forth from the current administration of Auckland City that I would actually agree with. Auckland city is absolutely suffering for the state of our roading infrastructure. The short minded planning of the Spaghetti Junk-tion area has left us with severe and major traffic issues that…
Taito Phillip Field MUST go… Surely
Feb 13th
Coming on the back of the media reporting the rapid backing down by Dr Cullen regarding putting a levy on mortgages, this is also about to storm through their ranks in an extreme way. How the decent members of the Labour Government can honestly continue to support this man in their caucus is beyond me.…
Yahoo! Pipes – Shell Scripting for the Internet?
Feb 12th
I’m really still trying to figure out how to really make a decent use of this. Anyone and everyone that has ever spent any time at the console/shell will know that the pipe operator is probably the most useful and powerful tool you can ever have. Well, Yahoo! claim that their new product provides the…