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@hungrymama @annettle @dimsie @BoganetteNZ We have three, because a second would be nice (a.k.a. I wanted a son). We got a two for one deal
From Aethylred - about 3 hours, 27 minutes ago.
We'll be at IT careers day tomorrow at Victoria University. Stop by and say hello !
From summeroftech - about 3 hours, 41 minutes ago.
RT @DEVOPS_BORAT: Every thing is 10x in cloud. Especially I/O latency.
From Aethylred - about 8 hours, 2 minutes ago.
RT @_jjw_: I heard a Parliament tour group found John Banks sitting in the House today at 2:17. Apparently he had forgotten it was a recess week.
From Aethylred - about 8 hours, 11 minutes ago.
#3Tech Joel and Ellie's truck is ambushed in this latest look Naughty Dog's The Last of Us.
http://t.co/ZISqLMi1
From jo_mangee - about 10 hours, 11 minutes ago.
@norightturnnz staying in the Auckland CBD during an event you're managing/hosting might not be unreasonable given the RWC transport issues
From Aethylred - about 11 hours, 59 minutes ago.
@farmgeek sounds like they're obsessed with a "house on a section" rather than a "home"
From Aethylred - about 17 hours, 3 minutes ago.
...on the plus side, fiddled with my modem and changed G.dmt modulation to ADSL2+, and knocked my download speed up 50% #iworkwithcomputers
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 1 hour, 1 minute ago.
@talios humph, just come back up now. Been down a couple of hours.
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 1 hour, 10 minutes ago.
Anyone else on xNet not able to connect their DSL broadband?
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 1 hour, 14 minutes ago.
#3Tech A Chinese farmer has made a wind powered, pollution free car to reduce the environmental impact of cars.
http://t.co/Z4XYpAX5
From jo_mangee - about 1 Day, 1 hour, 33 minutes ago.
Schools should encourage kids to tinker, build, play, collaborate, challenge, and use failure as the best way to learn http://t.co/9n8s4pNC
From skyrize - about 1 Day, 1 hour, 54 minutes ago.
Power out in Auckland so no internet in foxton... So no Diablo...
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 2 hours, 41 minutes ago.
@jsrnz all the Diablo demons with the pins and chains used to be all 'Hellraiser', now they're all "Conan! What is best in Life?" #rememed
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 3 hours, 12 minutes ago.
RT @InspirePlus: Look out world! @GrowWelly @keanewzealand #wcnz & @UPnz hosting #InspirePlus http://t.co/bG549vra
From UPnz - about 1 Day, 5 hours, 38 minutes ago.
Mace, nutmeg, white pepper for white sauce to make gush pie
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 5 hours, 55 minutes ago.
eResearch Software and Systems Engineer for Landcare Research NZ ltd, seconded to the New Zealand eScience Infrastructure #myjobinatweet
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 6 hours, 19 minutes ago.
@timclicks @pierreroudier ...so what I do doesn't fit in a tweet :P
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 6 hours, 21 minutes ago.
RT @bernardchickey: The NZ budget isn't even printed yet, but its forecasts are already too optimistic. More here: http://t.co/cMQOggpe
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 6 hours, 34 minutes ago.
Apparantly I am an "eResearch Software and Systems Engineer" now...
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 7 hours, 54 minutes ago.
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Yesterday we and friends walked our dogs at the Maupuia Walkway (Old Prison Road) (I’ll add an active link once I have some photo permissions). It’s on the Miramar Peninsula. At the top of...26 to 30 March 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Only two of the daily Tech Universe were published this week. Tech Universe: Monday 26 March 2012 SOCCER ON THE SEA: Real Madrid may be best known for soccer but their Resort Island located...19 to 23 March 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Tech Universe: Monday 19 March 2012 HOT SPOTS: The US Military’s Active Denial System isn’t like a microwave oven because the radio wave frequency it uses is too slow and doesn’t penetrate...Hunter and prey
Today we went for a walk up at the top of Brooklyn Hill in Wellington, in Te Kopahou Reserve. It was more of a stroll really, as 4 adults walked 3 dogs along a private road (open to foot...05 March to 09 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Tech Universe: Monday 05 March 2012 MARVIN SHOPPING CART: As if supermarket shopping isn’t annoying enough the prototype Kinect-enabled shopping cart from Whole Foods could drive you crazy....27 February to 02 March 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Tech Universe: Monday 27 February 2012 SENSITIVE SKATING: The ZBoard is an electric skateboard that uses weight-sensors to control movement, speed and braking. Lean forward to go and lean...Handy video explains the new Give Way rules
I learned to drive way back in 1970 at the age of 15. In those days, from memory, if you were turning right you gave way to pretty much everyone. Then in 1977 the rule was changed. If you...13 to 17 February 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Tech Universe: Monday 13 February 2012 SHOWY BULLETS: Bullets are so explosive and damaging. The SmartRounds company have developed ShockRounds, intended to replace bean bags and rubber...Use a Mac? 22 Tempting Timesavers is my book for you
One of the wonderful things about giving individual training to Mac-using clients is how much I learn. As we work on whatever it is they want to learn I discover what they don’t know, and hear...06 to 10 February 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Tech Universe: Tuesday 07 February 2012 GOING UP: SpaceX’s reusable SuperDraco rocket engine is intended to be able to rescue launching crews and land the vehicle on a planetary body. During...An unexpected visitor – the Kapokapowai
Sometimes life gives you the best surprises. I walked into the kitchen this afternoon and noticed on our windowsill possibly the biggest insect I’ve ever seen. It was still alive but reluctant...31 January to 03 February 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Tech Universe: Tuesday 31 January 2012 LONG LAUNCH: So you think you’ve seen rocket launches: that big whoosh and the thing hurtles into the sky. It’s all over in seconds. Not if you watch...A walk on Te Raekaihau headland provides great views
It’s hard to find any information about Te Raekaihau headland on Wellington’s South Coast. But I was driving past recently when I glimpsed the start of a walking track. Today was the day for...23 to 27 January 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Tech Universe: Monday 23 January 2012 SUPERBUS: Big cities need to move a lot of people around, so forget your piffling city bus that carries maybe 50 people to work in the morning. Go big:...16 to 20 January 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Tech Universe: Monday 16 January 2012 JUST BREATHE: European scientists are developing biosensors that can detect the presence of tumour markers of lung cancer in exhaled breath. Our breath...Dear US authors, from us readers, in the rest of the world
One of my Internet pals in New Mexico gave me a little gift yesterday, which left me grinning like a fool. Virginia DeBolt went to hear one of her favourite authors speak — someone who’s one...10 to 13 January 2012 Tech Universe Digest
Tech Universe: Tuesday 10 January 2012 THE SIGN OF THE TEXT: Typing out text messages is such a pain — there’s the tiny keyboard to deal with for one thing. So how about being able to type...Women in beautiful space – read all about it
Sometime last year I followed a link and ended up, entranced, in the middle of Dicebox: Dicebox, an online graphic novel by Jenn Manley Lee, tells the story of an eventful year in the lives...Star light comet bright
On Christmas morning, at about 3 am, I struggled out of bed and quietly gathered together a few things I should have thought to collect the night before. With a torch, my camera and a pair of...How fibre optic cables work
Here in New Zealand we get our Internet courtesy of a very long underwater cable. The approximately 30,000 Km long Southern Cross cable stretches across the seabed between the US and New...
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