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Aucklandista, geekery, interwebs, politics
A poem for Auckland
One of this city’s finest citizens has called for poems about Auckland’s Mayor race. Naturally I obliged with more than 140 characters.
O Auckland my Auckland! Our fearful trip is done,
John Banks has weathered every rack, the prize he sought is won,
The port is (not) near, the bells I hear, the people all revolting,
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Aucklandista, anecdotal, community, geekery, interwebs
Win! Mobile internet in Auckland
08.13.08 | Permalink | 5 CommentsAs a website for people who are constantly on the go around Auckland, we recently got contacted by Vodafone who wanted us to know that they’re changing the way their mobile internet works.
Vodafone is making it even easier for people to connect to the internet – wherever they are – with the launch of revamped [...] -
community, entertainment, events, geekery, the arts
Covered in Film
Into interesting eyewear? Own more than one scarf? Judge snack food by noise potential? Well you’re right in the demographic for the Auckland International Film Festival, which starts Thursday and boasts a classier line up than Scarface.
95BFM’s ace film guy Fabian Fanboy recommends Zombie movies [REC] and George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead, documentaries [...] -
community, geekery, interwebs
BarCamp Auckland
Auckland’s second Barcamp still has places – though there are now less than 20 available. Last year This year, it’s happening on the 12th July at Botany Downs Secondary College. Registration is at http://bca.geek.nz – it’s free thanks to generous sponsors the BarCamp Auckland team have gotten involved.
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events, geekery
Girl Geek Dinner Event #4 – Hardware Geekery
The fourth Girl Geek Dinner event in Auckland is being held at Microsoft House. There are no door sales for this event, please purchase tickets in advance from the website http://girlgeekdinners.co.nz.
The theme for this event will be Hardware Geekery and I’d like to invite you all to bring along a gadget or geeky piece of [...]
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