by Tom | Aug 13, 2010 | Personal, Science
I wonder what more anyone needs than watching the meteors streak overhead. Tiny grains of sand burning up in the skies are just brilliant (ho ho). And that we can explain and predict them over thousands of years. Class. And beautiful beyond belief.
by Tom | Aug 12, 2010 | Personal, Reading
The slow whiny death of british christianity is a characteristic Hari evisceration of organised religion. I agree that most of the state religious subsidies and allowances should be cut, but found myself wondering why I felt that the argument was a little bit of a...
by Tom | Aug 12, 2010 | Listen, Personal, Reviews
Another great show (The Rake’s Progress) at Glyndebourne. Singing, orchestra, direction, staging, set and lighting all first class. Some good tunes and lots of laughs too? Perfect. And a catered picnic, which while not quite the spirit, means we have no...
by Tom | Aug 11, 2010 | Business, Reading
The tyranny of chronology in journalism. Lots of thought provoking elements there. The attempt to make the atom of news somewhat smaller than the story is a good one, and not far removed from what I was trying to do at Datamonitor. (Which was making every data point...
by Tom | Aug 11, 2010 | Reading
What Prohibition Can Teach Us About Marijuana Legalization. Lots of good Q+A here. I wonder how the death rate from alcohol looked when Americans drank three times as much as they do now in the early 19th century?
by Tom | Aug 10, 2010 | Personal
Continuing the theme of watching talented people at work, it was great to see Angela Hartnett running the pass at York and Albany last night. The Maitre d’ told us we had the best seat in the house, and I think he was right. It was a very quiet and composed...
by Tom | Aug 8, 2010 | Personal
I’m afraid I don’t have words to describe how privileged I feel to have been able to watch from six feet away as Carlos Acosta and Zenaida Yanowsky danced every night for two weeks. How lovely also that they and the stage team were such brilliant fun. I...
by Tom | Aug 4, 2010 | Reading
Some glorious Mashes I missed. Arseholes who think they’re good at driving celebrate speed camera victory. Vicar prays to sham god. “Brown preyed on the weak, vulnerable and fucking stupid with an elaborately woven tale involving miracles and donkeys in...
by Tom | Aug 4, 2010 | Reading, Science
Forgotten characters tells a fascinating story of the gradual erosion of the use of characters among the Chinese. Amazing how technology affects communication which affects language which affects thought.
by Tom | Aug 4, 2010 | General
Massive! Or lush, or something.
