Moving pictures, featuring me
I don’t think many people at the Parliamentary Symposium were expecting the Deputy Manager of KnowYourStuffNZ (me) to say that KYSNZ is irrelevant to most… Read More »Moving pictures, featuring me
Fixing a broken kickstand sensor on a Sur-Ron Light Bee… with nothing but your teeth
Are you a dumb-arse? Did you read all the internet posts about how you should disconnect the kick-stand sensor before riding the dirt because cable… Read More »Fixing a broken kickstand sensor on a Sur-Ron Light Bee… with nothing but your teeth
Six months of an electric motorbike
I’m loving my Sur-Ron Light Bee but it is what it is – light, fun, and quiet but not a full-size bike. And that suits… Read More »Six months of an electric motorbike
Lakes, Tomatoes and Seaweed: What are the 70 best Kiwi climate tech ideas?
Myself and Rohan MacMahon talking on Vincent Heeringa’s podcast about NZ’s opportunities for growing strong businesses from reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.
KnowYourStuffNZ at Splore
Russell Brown of Public Address asked KnowYourStuffNZ to talk at Splore about the progress we’re seeing in drug checking in NZ. Wendy was busy, so… Read More »KnowYourStuffNZ at Splore
Another delayed project
In today’s* attempt at dealing with emotional trauma through completing long-delayed DIY projects, I dug some left-over Lawson cypress out of the pile and finished… Read More »Another delayed project
Only took eight years
A perceptive friend said that everything in our house is “gorgeous and intentional”. Well, the intention for this desk was to half-arse it in a… Read More »Only took eight years
This is the golden age of DIY
In case anybody thought I was joking about the cleaning… did you know you can remove the covers from light switches so you can give… Read More »This is the golden age of DIY
NZ is in lockdown
It’s important to keep structure in your life so here’s my plan to get through this lockdown:Day 1: Clean the houseDay 2: Clean the house… Read More »NZ is in lockdown
2019 summary
Started my fourth career – back in the private sector helping to stand up a ClimateTech private equity fund. This is basically my dream job,… Read More »2019 summary
First new bike in twenty years – a Zerode Taniwha Trail
Since 1999, I’ve been riding a GT STS. It was second-hand when I got it and definitely the best bike of 1996 – carbon thermoplastic… Read More »First new bike in twenty years – a Zerode Taniwha Trail
Voronoi shoe rack
“this whole thing is a shoe rack…but not a real shoe rack, more like a freaky shoe rack” We had a pile of shoes that… Read More »Voronoi shoe rack
Routing an elevation map of the Sounds – Pipi & Ant’s wedding present
I wanted to make a wedding present for a couple of friends who live out in the Marlborough Sounds, like way out the back, beyond… Read More »Routing an elevation map of the Sounds – Pipi & Ant’s wedding present
“He might have wanted to stop, but he didn’t have to, so he wasn’t going to.”
[Originally a post on Facebook, but I don’t want it buried there.] Laurie Penny’s article “The Great Stink” reminded me how angry I am. It… Read More »“He might have wanted to stop, but he didn’t have to, so he wasn’t going to.”
CNC routed cat tower
Andrea asked me to make a cat tower as a gift for her niece. I might have got a bit carried away. Version one failed… Read More »CNC routed cat tower
Plywood gifts for Chur
Chur is a sound system/theme camp/workshop centre/temporary community/group of awesomely inspiring people. Designs by Simon Crook, routing by the Vertigotech router in my basement. … Read More »Plywood gifts for Chur
Router-made signs for KnowYourStuffNZ, Kakariki and Sanctuary
I’ve been making a heap of signs with the router. Turns out my favourite technique is to mask off, cut the signage through the mask,… Read More »Router-made signs for KnowYourStuffNZ, Kakariki and Sanctuary