by Tom | May 17, 2011 | Science
Lots of lovely things in there, but the clouds behaving like water in time lapse were new and marvellous for me. El Cielo de Canarias / Canary sky – Tenerife from Daniel López on Vimeo.
by Tom | May 17, 2011 | Government, Hong Kong / China
Very helpful explanation of the manner in which power is likely to be transferred in China. I’m particularly interested in the effect that a markedly new generation of politicians will have on the country. In contrast to the Western-educated engineers that have...
by Tom | May 16, 2011 | IT
The HTC Desire had a home screen model based around a central one with the other screens to the left and to the right. Samsung decided to copy the Apple style start on the left and scroll right through screens. I prefer the former model, and there’s a relatively...
by Tom | May 15, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, Personal
Another day, another 6am start to get to the beach for a regatta. They promised lush tropical landscapes framed by Hong Kong’s world-leading industrial architecture. Well it is certainly that…
by Tom | May 14, 2011 | Personal
My five-year-old nephew emerged from school with a certificate awarded for: “Being kind to a friend and explaining the meaning of the word camouflage.” Superb. Just don’t get him started on the moon landings.
by Tom | May 13, 2011 | Reading
http://damnyouautocorrect.com/8491/fridays-at-work/ DYAC is always good, but I liked this one.
by Tom | May 13, 2011 | Tech
I needed to turn my HTC Desire into a development machine, as I’ve come far too close to bricking it several times since I’ve been developing apps in HK. This meant that I needed another phone, and luckily the SGS2 was just being released. First...
by Tom | May 13, 2011 | Tech
I needed to turn my HTC Desire into a development machine, as I’ve come far too close to bricking it several times since I’ve been developing apps in HK. This meant that I needed another phone, and luckily the SGS2 was just being released. First...
by Tom | May 12, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, Personal
This might explain the preponderance of leg and foot bites we are getting over here. Probably not why Wiffy is getting bitten ten times more often than I am. Caveat: Asian mozzies may be different to African ones....
by Tom | May 12, 2011 | Reading
It’s the first new idea in funerals I’ve read about for ages: put your remains in a planter and leave behind a tree. Yes please. Although I still don’t have a good feeling for the relative eco-friendliness of cremation vs other forms of disposal....
