Trying to make yourself stupider
“Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.” – CS Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew
Continue reading →“Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.” – CS Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew
Continue reading →Ignite Wellington was part of Global Ignite Week, and I was invited to do a talk as part of this exciting and (as a presenter) nerve-wracking endeavour. Each presenter is given exactly 5 minutes to present, and allocated 20 Powerpoint slides which are automatically advanced every 15 seconds; the presenter has no control over the…
Continue reading →I am a propellor on an aircraft carrier I spin and thrust silently under the waterline It can unleash tremendous power It only looks like it is going slow because it is so big I am a receiver on the dish at Arecibo My friends and I are listening For the others we know are…
Continue reading →Left to right: Thomas Schickedanz, Hannah Schickedanz, Mike Penhall, Dave Moskovitz, Nick Rowney, Stefan Korn, Jeff Mitchell, Annabel Youens
Continue reading →Stephen Fisher posted a fabulous review of The Klezmer Rebs playing the Palmerston North City Library in today’s Manawatu Standard: While we may have become used to the sounds of live music drifting through our city library, it is a long time since we have been treated to such a lively and spirited performance as…
Continue reading →175ml Boiling water 150ml Cold water 100ml Canola oil 1 1/2 Tbsp Sugar 2 tsp Salt 1 1/2 Tbsp Yeast 4 Eggs 650g High-grade flour (6 1/2 Cups) 50g Poppy or sesame seeds Method: Add the boiling water to the cold water, giving 325ml in a large measuring cup. Stir in the sugar, salt and…
Continue reading →Making money without adding value is like sex without love. [Dave Moskovitz]
Continue reading →The New Zealand Society of Authors is presenting an evening discussion chaired by Nelson Wattie with Dennis Welch, Nicky Hager, Bill Hastings, and Maureen Birchfield on the topic: Does New Zealand enjoy freedom of speech? When: Monday 16 November, 7pm Where: Thistle Inn, 3 Mulgrave St Wellington See you there! Download the poster
Continue reading →Our Just Add Shmaltz CD was reviewed recently in The Listener (26 September 2009, page 43) and The Dominion Post (2 October 2009, page B6). Who ever thought that we’d be mainstream enough to get critical acclaim?
Continue reading →Te Reo Pūtaiao: A Māori Language Dictionary of Science came out earlier this month. It was compiled using the Freelex / Mātāpuna open source dictionary writing system that I wrote. Te Reo Pūtaiao is an encyclopedic dictionary; nearly all of the info is in Te Reo Māori, and each entry contains an equivalent English gloss…
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