by Tom | Oct 14, 2012 | Google+
Stinky polluted haze today, proving that Hong Kong makes quite enough of its own even when China is off but a nice Dragon's Back hike, nevertheless.#totrblog
by Tom | Oct 10, 2012 | Business, Reading
This sounds like a very positive outcome for music. Obviously the big artists still get all the money, but to get meaningful monies to a few thousand artists is pretty good. For over two thousand artists Pandora will pay over $10,000 dollars each over the next 12...
by Tom | Oct 10, 2012 | Reviews
Engadget’s review of some roaming data SIMs shows that SmarTone’s Roaming Data Pack service (at around $22 for 50Mb) is pretty poor value. That said, I’ve never been asked to top-up while abroad, but that may be because I signed up for the package...
by Tom | Oct 10, 2012 | Hong Kong / China, Personal
Sunrise Analemma with a little extra shows pretty well exactly the pattern I see in Hong Kong. From our flat, during the summer the sun sets directly over Central and then gradually moves back over the Peak during the winter.
by Tom | Oct 9, 2012 | Business, Government, Reading
You think about how much value Tim Berners-Lee created and how he didnt actually capture very much of it. It was captured by companies like Google, Apple, Twitter, and Facebook. You also think about the other extreme, where companies like Goldman Sachs managed to...
