Rangitoto from Achilies Point
Rangitoto from Achilies Point, originally uploaded by Nic Wise. Looking out to Rangi on a very very still day.
Read MoreAuckland from the Waitakeres
Auckland from the Waitakeres, originally uploaded by Nic Wise. Out west, looking south-east.
Read MorePiha Beach
Piha Beach, originally uploaded by Nic Wise. A grey and cloudy day at Piha, but still good
Read MoreXKCD and London Bike App
I had to laugh at XKCD this morning. Thats nothing new, really, as it’s usually funny, but in this case, it was very appropriate. (Original is here. CC-BY-NC) It rings especially true for me at the moment. In London Bike App, I have put in a TFL scraper, but in order to make it work well, I have offloaded the …
Read MoreVisa “waver” program for the US just got crazy(er)
Warning: possibly-useful-to-others travel rant below. File this under ESTA CBP DHS Visa Waver Program Travel Promotion Act Update: looks like it’s just as bad if you are an American trying to come back to the US. OK, so it was nice a while back – after 11/9, up until 2005 or so. Just get on a plane to the US, …
Read MoreAugmented Reality: Gimmick? Useful?
I’ve been playing with a few Augmented Reality apps of late, on the iPhone, and frankly, I don’t see what all the fuss is about. First there was the original iPhone Augmented Reality app, Yelp Monocle: And the Layer app, which is a kind of meta-browser where people can make their own layer and… um… layer it into the layer app, …
Read More“Fuck you” money
Adam, Andrew and I were having a discussion about Fuck You money on twitter. The idea is: I have enough money to say “fuck you” to anyone I would normally have to work for, as I can live off the interest. Adam worked it out to be about 4.5 million NZD, or about £1.9 million. Quite a bit of money, …
Read MoreBook: Cognitive Surplus
I’ve just finished Clay Shirkeys latest, Cognitive Surplus. Overall, it wasn’t too bad – I’ve seen a couple of his video’s on the topic (and him talk about it live – I’m just to the right, front row, just off camera), so I know the core ideas quite well, and to be honest, this killed the book for me. So, …
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