by Tom | Jun 28, 2012 | Google+
Hong Kong corner houses.Great that someone has been and captured these. I doubt they are that long for the world. I didn't know about the elevator requirement for > 10 floor buildings. PHOTOGRAPHY – Michael Wolf’s Hong Kong Cornerhouses Michael Wolf is...
by Tom | Jun 28, 2012 | Google+
1m jobs. From one company. Wow: must be nice being Indonesia right now. Foxconn Looks Into Indonesia, Could Create 1 Million Jobs Foxconn has disclosed its intention to open a massive factory in Indonesia that is expected to create up to one million new...
by Tom | Jun 28, 2012 | Google+
Demolish it!Lovely example of the Chinese languages' brilliant word play. Word of the Week: ChÄi nÇŽ (Demolish It) – China Digital Times (CDT) “ChÄi nǎ†mimics the sound of the English word “China.†ChÄi 拆, “demolish,†has a special...
by Tom | Jun 28, 2012 | Google+
Overwhelming list of commentators on China. So much new stuff there. Subscribed to a chunk of them in Google Reader to test them out. Model Workers 2012 | Danwei Today we present the Danwei Model Worker Awards 2012, a list of the best specialist websites, blogs and...
by Tom | Jun 27, 2012 | Google+
Sounds like dinner in on Friday night. Storm en route. Andrew Leyden originally shared this post: Hong Kong to get a direct hit from Tropical Storm Doksuri this weekend.Â
by Tom | Jun 27, 2012 | Google+
xkcd on the moon landings.Spot on. Précis: Wouldn't NASA have faked more cool things if it could? It's not as if there are any fewer conspiracies now than in the past. Are there? xkcd: Moon Landing
by Tom | Jun 27, 2012 | Google+
Most excellent sundial. APOD: 2012 June 26 – A Sundial that Shows Solstice
by Tom | Jun 27, 2012 | Google+
Pinker on Harry met Sally. And indirect speech acts as a window on the mind. Great animation of an interesting talk. 3quarksdaily: Steven Pinker explains the nature of indirect speech acts
by Tom | Jun 27, 2012 | Google+
Summer drinking.Lovely riff on cocktails. I'm finally getting to grips with the Old Fashioned-Negroni-Sours axis. Dark and Stormy sounds worth a try, as does rum and sugarcane juice. 3quarksdaily: Summer drinking: some suggestions June 25, 2012. Summer drinking:...
by Tom | Jun 27, 2012 | Google+
At last, a valid purpose for cup cakes. Just imagine the mental agony you would cause your co-workers by bringing a box of Miss Piggy cakes into work.(HT +Rachel Tandy for the initial link) Disney Muppet Cupcakes
