by Tom | Feb 13, 2012 | Google+
Edge on beautiful explanations. Don't read them all, but scan. My favourites:- Pigeon hole principle- Why the sky is blue- Dan Sperber's explanation of culture Responses | 2012 Annual Question | Edge
by Tom | Feb 13, 2012 | Google+
Undetectable technology. Bing! Why can't we see alien technology out in the universe? Because it looks like the universe. Fascinating idea. The Technium: Undetectable Technology
by Tom | Feb 13, 2012 | Google+
Gemini mission photos. Lots of lovely things, and I especially like the tilt-shift feel that many of them have. Amazing Archive of High-Res Photos From NASA’s Gemini Missions
by Tom | Feb 11, 2012 | Google+
Any lunch that finishes at 20:50 is a good one in my book. Happy early Hongiversary to us both, and thanks to David and Steven for the digestif. Looking back on our flat from on high.
by Tom | Feb 9, 2012 | Google+
Sherman's Lagoon reminds me of home today. The "NK Convenience Store" in Tufnell Park was a gloriously silly name for a shop. Probably owned by e.g. Nitesh Kohli, but one can hope it was deliberate. Together with "Fettered Pleasures" on...
by Tom | Feb 7, 2012 | Google+
Hong Kong: I love that my coffee server in Starbucks was called Milk and asked me to go to their rating site to comment on my visit. I also love that my helper has polished my “liquid wood” floor (thanks for the description +ResearchGirl ) so much that I...