by Tom | Jan 25, 2014 | Personal, Reading, View
This is a must-read. And watch his 4,000 dollar questions and the subsequent ads. Mind officially blown. Must find out more. He participated in several arctic journeys (including a 1000-mile dogsled trip across Greenland), starred in an Oscar-winning film, wrote more...
by Tom | Jan 21, 2014 | Hong Kong / China, View
More photos today. Great collection from a talk we attended at the Cathedral. Splendid colourised and restored versions of some John Thompson photos (the exhibition at the Maritime Museum is worth seeing).
by Tom | Jan 21, 2014 | View
Some glorious pictures here. For me, the polar bear is justifiably the winner. Crows nest, Rhino and Graveyard are also great. 2013 National Geographic Photography Contest Winners – Photos – The Big Picture – Boston.com.
by Tom | Jan 18, 2014 | Business, Reading
Think about that. A news app, a piece of software about the news made by in-house developers, generated more clicks than any article. And it did this in a tiny amount of time: The app only came out on December 21, 2013. That means that in the 11 days it was online in...
by Tom | Jan 16, 2014 | Reading, Science
I hope, hope, hope this is real and works.