by Tom | Mar 22, 2007 | Reading
I still don’t think this is real, but I can’t see how it is faked. I also love the l33t comment on Londonist (unsure as to whether it is appropriate for this blog). It appears to be in Chad.
by Tom | Mar 22, 2007 | Reading
Looks like China is moving to install something like property rights. This is a major change (and the left wing ideologues hate it). Granted, it is no where near a functional democracy (assuming that’s a good thing), but it has to be healthier.
by Tom | Mar 22, 2007 | Reading
It sounds like commuters are much the same all over: Dubner asks why not walk 200 yards to a bus stop up the route to raise your chance of sitting down? For my own part, why not walk ten minutes across the park rather than going to the crowded mainline station?My...
by Tom | Mar 21, 2007 | Reading
Must watch for later: Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep.
by Tom | Mar 21, 2007 | Reading
The Swiss are doing yet another massive tunnel under the Alps. After our happy accident in finding the Lötschberg tunnel, I’d certainly do the Zurich to Milan route, should I ever have need.
by Tom | Mar 21, 2007 | Reading
I like Wikimapia a lot. Neat collaborative map commenting system.