by Tom | Nov 17, 2011 | Business, Reading
Lots of reading about a range of disruptions over the last week. Reinventing fire actually gives a blueprint for its stronger economy based on efficiency and renewables. After the disappointment of Tim Jackson’s book (which said that we need a non-growth...
by Tom | Nov 17, 2011 | Science, View
A few photos that are just brilliant in more ways than I care to think about. Mind-expanding and beautiful. Of course I also loved the time-lapse video from the ISS. Close to home: hint: it isn’t a rainbow, nor is it raining green. [Note to self, must learn to...
by Tom | Nov 17, 2011 | Google+
Angry birds IRL? Nutters A Man in Angry Birds Costume Got Catapulted In The Air (Video) » M.I.C. Gadget MIC Gadget. About MIC; MIC Store; News; Video; Animation; Follow Us; Subscribe. Steve Jobs 1955-2011. Foxconn Workers Talk About Factory Life. New Apple Stores in...
by Tom | Nov 17, 2011 | Google+
Why Chinese is so hard to learn. Thanks to Katherine Kaye for the link to this. Depressing reading as I try and progress beyond Taxi Cantonese. Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard. by David Moser University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies....
by Tom | Nov 17, 2011 | Google+
The last word on Steve Jobs? Hopefully. Gladwell has done a great job in summarising Jobs' recent biography, which I probably wouldn't have read anyway.The title ("The Tweaker") gives a summary: Jobs' brilliance was in executing other...
