Posted by kiwinewt on 29 November, 2009
Just a couple of links I felt like sharing. Theme: Inspiration
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/100-nice-and-beautiful-blog-design/ – Inspiration for the new blog
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ – Inspiration for business (Seth Godin’s blog)
http://unclutterer.com/ – Inspiration for life
http://eco-officegals.com/ – Inspiration for green business
http://community.livejournal.com/saucydwellings/ – Inspiration for my future house
http://nzangels.com/ – Inspiration for my startup
http://veggiepatchreimagined.blogspot.com/ – Inspiration for my organic gardening
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Posted by kiwinewt on 8 November, 2009
Today I asked in #rubyonrails: How can I have a model with a text field and have that text field in multiple languages?
Epic thanks to Radar for the answer:
http://frozenplague.net/2009/11/scoping-by-locales/
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Posted by kiwinewt on 4 August, 2009
Right. So when I get around to it I am going to put cobblestones in around the dock area. I like the way that this guy has done it: http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=22447#p279619
I also think that I will put the area including the goods yard in this configuration, that way it will include the shunter shed, turntable and [...]
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Posted by kiwinewt on 6 July, 2009
I have to sell on my new princess. I have done a heap of repairs to her so that she is practically running like new, but please, help support the cause and pass this on to anyone who may be interested in the slightest?
Thanks
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=228686319
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Posted by kiwinewt on 20 June, 2009
Just thought I would put these in for info…
Lighting with DCC (the reason I got the LEDs etc.) http://brian-lambert.co.uk/DCC.htm#DCC Lighting
A DCC Lighting Kit HowTo (Where I got the idea from) http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=DCC-Concepts-Light-Module
Modelling of Sodor (Thomas the Tank) http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/ffarquhar.htm
Model Railroad track plans (Might use the single car turntable on the wharf, perhaps a small engine version…) http://www.building-your-model-railroad.com/model-railroad-track-plans.html
Laying [...]
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Posted by kiwinewt on 1 June, 2009
See! It’s the next day and I am posting! Progress!
This year I am going to try growing my seeds in pots like these (after I run out of my stash of plastic post saved from this year!) http://www.geocities.com/newspaperpots/
Also, I am going to try the native american practice of growing corn, squash and beans together. The [...]
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Posted by kiwinewt on 9 September, 2008
Rural Craft Publications
This page gives details of publications that provide detailed guides for people training in a range of traditional rural crafts. All of the publications listed below are available to download free from this website as PDF documents. Please note that the national crafts training programme is now delivered by Herefordshire College of Technology.
http://195.92.230.85/LAR/archive/publications/craftpublications.asp
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Posted by kiwinewt on 22 August, 2008
Wordle is awesome. Easy fun way to make tag clouds. Enjoy this pic – it’s of my blog
update: My CV
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Posted by kiwinewt on 20 July, 2008
… new blog to subscribe to. “Frogblog” talks about some quite intersting issues, even though it is slightly biased being a blog from the Green Party. It does have good points about most of the issues it talks about though, so good to read with an open mind. eg:
In his talk this week, Al Gore [...]
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Posted by kiwinewt on 27 September, 2007
I just had to quote this from slashdot:
PhoenixOr writes “New Zealand is now on the top of my list for cool governments. They’ve opened a wiki allowing the populous to craft a new version of their Police Act, the legislative basis for policing in New Zealand.”
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