The ocean is broken

Must read, if anecdotal. Depressing as hell. Sorry. What was missing was the cries of the seabirds which, on all previous similar voyages, had surrounded the boat. The birds were missing because the fish were missing. Link:...
Boris over the Kong

Boris over the Kong

Too good: view them all. Perfect Friday fodder. Bumbling Boris Surveying Hong Kong Sparks Photoshop Battle | Hong Wrong Hong Kong Expat Blog. Link: http://hongwrong.com/boris-over-hk/
Causeway Bay in c.1917

Causeway Bay in c.1917

You can’t quite see where our current gaff is here, but it is only just out of frame on the right above the race track. Great to see the typhoon shelter before it became Victoria Park, and the description of the various buildings you can see is also worth a...
Sullivan on the Nullification Party

Sullivan on the Nullification Party

Yes: this. But there is something more here. How does one party that has lost two presidential elections and a Supreme Court case – as well as two Senate elections  -   think it has the right to shut down the entire government and destroy the full faith and...
Ping Pong Knife Trick

Ping Pong Knife Trick

Amazing William Tell update. #totrblog Dan Leveille originally shared this post: Ping Pong Knife Trick #Magic   #PingPong   #Videos  (via redd.it/1nto4h)

Schneier on risk

It has taken me a while, but this nails it: Security measures combat a very different sort of risk: a risk stemming from another person. People are intelligent, and they can adapt to new security measures in ways nature cannot. An earthquake isn't able to figure...