by Tom | Sep 19, 2013 | Google+
A G and T? Just what I fancy as we head off into a typhoon. Not so good for driving. #totrblog #hkplates
by Tom | Sep 19, 2013 | Tech, View
Sort of the opposite of Max Payne: time only flows when you are moving, so if you stop you can plan your next shots and dodge bullets. Very nice idea, assuming they expand it beyond shooting. The link allows you to play a few introductory levels in your browser. Link:...
by Tom | Sep 17, 2013 | Google+
Cracking SMBC – "Meaningless megalomania". #totrblog  Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal September 14, 2013. Oh man, bio geeks, Bird and Moon is the best comic ever. Discuss this comic in the forum. September 13, 2013. In case you missed it, the...
by Tom | Sep 17, 2013 | Business, Government, Reading
Wow. There is a lot to digest in this must-read transcript of a talk given by Chomsky in Europe. I like the idea of the “really existing” version of an abstract ideal to help us focus on what is actually happening in the world rather than being distracted...
by Tom | Sep 17, 2013 | Reading, Science
We want sports to be fair and we take elaborate measures to make sure that no one competitor has an advantage over any other. But how can a fantastic menagerie ever be a contest among equals? It is a valid question, and a difficult one to answer. My hunch is that...
