by Tom | Jan 18, 2013 | Personal, Reading, View
It’s funny how hearing it from the horse’s mouth makes allegations you were sure were factual more true. For me it also made it more shocking. Just astonishing that you can get so used to having pretty well everything work the way you want it to and...
by Tom | Nov 20, 2012 | Business, Personal, Reading
Making Cents is a very sad article setting out quite how minimal the payments to artists can be from streaming music services. It’s a shame that these services are our preferred option for accessing music, because I’d like to reward the musicians if...
by Tom | Oct 18, 2012 | Personal, Reading
Some intriguing thoughts on causing offence and being offended. Ultra-orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with women they are not married to are being offered “modesty glasses” which blur their view in such a way that they do not fall over and yet they...
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 | Listen, Personal
Great to sing with Sean from Metro Vocal Group on the weekend: super talented and a good guy too. Respect to the group for being a rare only a cappella group to sing Canto, K-Pop and Mandarin tunes. Can’t wait for their version of Gangnam Style.
by Tom | Sep 30, 2012 | Personal, View
Beautiful warm day with none of the promised thunderstorms as yet.