by Tom | Sep 5, 2012 | Reading, Science
Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth. A nice representation of all of the recorded typhoons / hurricanes since 1851. Fascinating.
by Tom | Sep 5, 2012 | Business, Tech
Twitter Certified Products Program – Open for Businessplus the gradual crack down on any third party clients is a clear sign that Twitter is now about monetizing eyeballs rather than the users. Sad.
by Tom | Sep 5, 2012 | Science, View
Two astonishing shots of other worlds. I’d not seen the Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama before, and the high-resolution panorama from Curiosity on Mars is clearly new. For reference, Mount Sharp in the Curiosity shot rises 5.5km above the crater floor.
by Tom | Sep 5, 2012 | Reading
Unsettling reading pointing to the real difficulty we will have feeding 9bn people (PDF) using modern agricultural and rearing methods. Technology (“ink-jet” printed meat, for example) could get us there, but I am aware of few obvious candidates even in...
by Tom | Sep 5, 2012 | Government
So the new NHS secretary is a supporter of homeopathy and the new transport secretary is afraid of flying. It’s the ironic Peter Principle. Unbelievable and sad build up for the new series of TTOI.
