by Tom | Jul 18, 2012 | Google+
Well timed photos.Some are fakes, but they still made me laugh.http://www.boredpanda.com/perfectly-timed-photos/ 33 Perfectly Timed Photos You may be the best photographer in the world, but sometimes all it takes to take the best shot is being in the right place at...
by Tom | Jul 17, 2012 | Google+
Two great reads on banking.In "Let's make a deal", Robert Jenkins of the Bank of England Financial Policy Committee offers a (personal) deal:"…the best solution is to set the minimum for loss absorbing capital at a level which...
by Tom | Jul 17, 2012 | Google+
London comes to Times Square.The empty and undersized phone box is hilarious. Bless.British classics described include the Bulldog and Shakespeare.
by Tom | Jul 13, 2012 | Google+
One of these Gymkhana auto extravaganzas would work very well around Hong Kong. Imagine the fun to be had around Magazine Gap Road, the mid-levels and the West Kowloon Cultural Center.
by Tom | Jul 13, 2012 | Google+
"A fight to the last Mexican".Extraordinary essay from the writer of, among other things, The Wire.Some thoughts: legalisation does not create more drug crime or abuse (there are a few real country-wide proofs); marijuana is not a gateway drug (neither are...
by Tom | Jul 13, 2012 | Google+
One of these Gymkhana auto extravaganzas would work very well around Hong Kong. Imagine the fun to be had around Magazine Gap Road, the mid-levels and the West Kowloon Cultural Center.
by Tom | Jul 11, 2012 | Google+
Reworking democracy and a Confucian Constiution.A reasonable think piece from Ash Amin on how to reduce inequality in a broken democratic system.http://www.opendemocracy.net/ash-amin/reinventing-democracyA ludicrous view from Qing and Bell in the NYT of all places. A...
by Tom | Jul 11, 2012 | Google+
Climate change is happening.No need to run "maybe" or "teach the controversy" arguments. It is.http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourbeeb/verity-payne/does-bbc-really-have-to-keep-presenting-climate-science-as-believers-versus-skeThe discussion should...
by Tom | Jul 11, 2012 | Google+
Consumers are hopeless at maths.I really don't have the x.99 thing myself, I always look at it and know it was an attempt to program me. The others? Probably more so. The 11 Ways That Consumers Are Hopeless at Math This is your brain on shopping, and it's...
by Tom | Jul 9, 2012 | Google+
Leap Motion gesture sensor for your PC.Think Kinect++ for your computer. Brilliant and I want one now. This type of interaction will be a game changer for how we use devices. Leap Motion Leap represents an entirely new way to interact with your computers. It's...
