by Tom | Jun 4, 2012 | Google+
Nervous Hong Kong.I'm not sure I agree with the premise of this article – Hong Kong seems to have reinvented itself very effectively at least once a decade since the revolution.Also, can the Times Square Rolex shop really sell 200 a day? That's over...
by Tom | Jun 4, 2012 | Google+
I hope Žižek is wrong, but a part of me fears he is not."Greece is not an exception. It is one of the main testing grounds for a new socio-economic model of potentially unlimited application: a depoliticised technocracy in which bankers and other experts are...
by Tom | Jun 3, 2012 | Google+
Seen the dragon boats in the Thames flotilla. Hope we are racing them in July, as their technique was non-optimal. That said they have to paddle slowly for ages and my technique is also non-optimal. Nice one UK and god bless her Maj. Wong Nai Chung Rd 188 Wong Nai...
by Tom | Jun 1, 2012 | Google+
Number plate of the day.The wife and I remember seeing a trailer for this film which had the strapline:"A monk, a hunk, a chick, a kick-ass flick"It lost $15m or so. Chater Rd
by Tom | May 31, 2012 | Google+
To program or not to program?I think people should learn how to automate things: it makes a number of things in work and personal life much easier. Does that include programming or not?http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/05/please-dont-learn-to-code.htmlThe title of...
by Tom | May 31, 2012 | Google+
Log scale of PC-like-ish units shipped. Fascinating: more Android phones than PCs soon?
by Tom | May 31, 2012 | Google+
Hong Kong housing.Some lovely photos of our crowded city. Hong Kong’s High-Density Housing & Cramped Living Conditions – chinaSMACK A collection of stunning images of Hong Kong high-density housing conditions & residents from photographer Michael...
by Tom | May 31, 2012 | Google+
Relative sizes.Factoid of the day: there are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on the planet. Relative Sun sizes Relative sizes of some well known celestial bodies. These size comparisons may change your perspective regarding...
by Tom | May 31, 2012 | Google+
Sources for eBooks. I hadn't come across Manybooks or Inkmesh before: both useful. Cool Tools: How to Find Free and Cheap Ebooks A review of How to Find Free and Cheap Ebooks (Public access ebooks), a Cool Tool
by Tom | May 31, 2012 | Google+
OpenGoldberg (http://www.opengoldbergvariations.org/download)I hadn't come across MuseScore (http://musescore.org/) before, and love it – listening along as the music is highlighted on the page is particularly good. I love the idea of the open Goldberg...
