by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
Single party control, anyone? I wonder if this would improve TV in other countries? China Culls 'Low Taste' TV Shows China's satellite broadcasters eliminated more than two-thirds of prime-time entertainment shows to comply with new government...
by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
ChinaSmack 2011 review. As good a list as any to show the flavour of things that were on some Chinese netizens' minds. Lots there that I missed and lots to reflect on. 2011 chinaSMACK Year in Review – chinaSMACK chinaSMACK published over 450 posts in 2011....
by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
Asimov: "…democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledgeâ€. I so hope this isn't true, but it does occasionally feel like it could be.Full quote: “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The...
by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
Socket map of the world. Despite its deliberate over-simplification, I have found this useful. Alternate route: stay in new hotels which have pretty-much-anything-accepting-sockets. 538 – Just My Plug: Socket Map of the World | Strange Maps | Big Think Big...
by Tom | Jan 4, 2012 | Science
To Fly Free in Space. For me it is as good as the classic earthrise. And taken in 1984. Next such picture will have a Chinese flag on it somewhere.
