27 February 2014

Roofs 101

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The roof on your house performs a few different tasks, the main one being to shed rainwater effectively (at least in New Zealand, where it c...
19 February 2014

Public Transport Eh?

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I work from home, but my wife has just started back at work in the city, which means a drive and two buses; a drive, a bus and a train; or j...
14 February 2014

Reinventing the Door

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This novel variation on the common door comes from Austrian artist Klemmens Torggler .  Thanks to Twisted Sifter (again) for the link. ...
12 February 2014

The New Era

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It's often said that we live in changing times and that the pace of technology and social revolutions seem to be almost exponential.  Si...
04 February 2014

Small Medium Large

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One of the nice things about growing your own, or even making your own, is the variety that comes with things that are not sorted into a nar...
27 January 2014

Why Do Cyclists Run Red Lights?

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Auckland Transport recently announced the results of a traffic survey of selected intersections around the city (reported here by RNZ Natio...
16 January 2014

Wood Carving Hyperrealism

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Believe it or not, this is a block of carved pine. This is by wood carver / artist Randall Rosenthal who posted photos of the carv...
06 January 2014

Christmas Construction Project No. 2

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The other project for the holiday season was to help a friend build his new shed. Despite looking like a giant Meccano set it has been ...
05 January 2014

Christmas Construction Project No. 1

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The first construction project for this Christmas holiday break was a mobile chicken run or 'chicken tractor' for our four new hens,...
26 December 2013

Making the Great Walks Really Great

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As covered previously , our recent tramp around Lake Waikaremoana lived up to the Great Walk title, but was slightly let down by not so grea...