by Tom | Sep 4, 2012 | Google+
Fascinating backgrounder on the National education protests in HK at present. Can't expect universal suffrage here: just imagine if politicians lied like they do in the US? #toblog POLITICS – Full Lowdown on HK’s National Education Protests The summer’s...
by Tom | Sep 4, 2012 | Google+
One for Dame Hobbs, maybe? I do not agree with the T-shirt's sentiment, of course, but it was amusing to see in the thronging masses of Leighton Road today. #toblog
by Tom | Sep 4, 2012 | Reading, View
The Wachowskis’ World beyond “The Matrix†: The New Yorkerhas a long but interesting look at the development of the film of David Mitchell’s book. In related news, I hadn’t realised one of the Wachowski brothers was now a sister.
by Tom | Aug 31, 2012 | Reading
The 15 Funniest Autocorrects From August 2012 are indeed funny. They build slowly in hilarity, but had me snorting by the end.
by Tom | Aug 31, 2012 | Google+
Seems appropriate that an unusual HK rainbow should touch down at the Peak. Nice response to the rainstorm this morning.#toblog
by Tom | Aug 30, 2012 | Hong Kong / China
Always so much to learn about Hong Kong. I hadn’t realised what the New Territories referred to. I guess I thought it meant that multiple existing mainland territories were ceded, which is sort of true. Boundary Street, New Kowloon and the New Territories «Hong...
by Tom | Aug 30, 2012 | Business, Government, Reading
Interesting perspective on the Economist and how it has manged to surpass other weeklies like Time and Newsweek. Review: Voice of the New Global Elite.
by Tom | Aug 30, 2012 | Business
Must-read Matt Taibbi on Romney. Astonishing. Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital.
by Tom | Aug 30, 2012 | Science
Could we crowdsource space exploration? Shocking how cheap it is to do real science on another planet.
by Tom | Aug 30, 2012 | Reading
Robin Ince is on fine form in a discussion about science and religion. The emphasis on getting rid of extremists on both sides by avoiding debate and getting into a discussion is critical. Well worth a read. Uh Oh, a liberal Atheist writes about liberal Christians,...
