by Tom | Nov 16, 2012 | Hong Kong / China, Reading
Great list of alternative translations of Chinese words. I particularly enjoyed Shitizen and Chinsumer. Freedamn is Just Another Word With Chinese Characteristics · Global Voices.
by Tom | Nov 16, 2012 | General
Some must reads. On the frankly astonishing coverage and outcomes of the Petraeus affair: Marbury has a great comment: Oh, I’ve heard this high-minded stuff about how Petraeus and Allen shouldn’t have allowed themselves to get distracted when...
by Tom | Nov 15, 2012 | View
Wow. Summertime, too. For some reason, I’d assumed they were winter features. APOD: 2012 October 23 – Mammatus Clouds Over Saskatchewan.
by Tom | Nov 12, 2012 | Government, View
Election maps has helped me understand a little more about the US election and why the standard map doesn’t “feel” right. As an example, here’s one with states altered to indicate population sizes.
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by Tom | Nov 12, 2012 | Hong Kong / China
I am not sure about the title of the article, but this is a welcome review of a number of books covering the great famine. China: Worse Than You Ever Imagined by Ian Johnson.
by Tom | Nov 9, 2012 | Business, Tech
How To Predict The Future has a slightly silly title but uses a very simple method to look at what hardware developments say about the likely availability of breakthrough innvoation in services.
by Tom | Nov 9, 2012 | Business
I like the ease and convenience of the three payment systems mentioned in Tim O’Reilly’s article: being able to consume effortlessly is great, and it works a little bit that way with the Auto-Top-Up Octopus card in Hong Kong. I don’t have personal...
by Tom | Nov 8, 2012 | View
The headline says “The difference between Obama and Romney is…”. Brilliant.
by Tom | Nov 8, 2012 | Government
Must-read article discussing the options for Romney (clearly no longer valid in defeat) and Obama in dealing with the “fiscal cliff”. Main take-out: if Obama does nothing, the world does not end in Jan 2013 and he ends up with a much stronger hand against...
by Tom | Nov 5, 2012 | Tech
The toggle is a bit hidden at the bottom of Mobile settings>Org Settings>Android Settings. But it works. Google Apps Mobile Management: Org Settings – Google Apps Help.
