by Tom | Feb 17, 2012 | Google+
Shanghai, well Lujiazui, is sinking. I remember how shocking the Tae Modern crack was. Amazing to see it in real life. Hope it stays stable to see the Shanghai tower once it is built. Shanghai Ground Cracking Under the Weight of Its Skyscrapers – chinaSMACK The...
by Tom | Feb 17, 2012 | Google+
I've never even come close to these in trying to catch Hong Kong's rain. Nice. Russ Hendy originally shared this post: Lovely photos....
by Tom | Feb 17, 2012 | Google+
Great Basic Instructions rerun today. Maybe Katherine Kaye needs this? Basic Instructions – Basic Instructions – How to Keep from Losing Your Temper (rerun)
by Tom | Feb 14, 2012 | Google+
Problem drug use down by one half after a decade of legalisation in Portugal. So we've done the experiment, now let's roll it out.http://www.reddit.com/tb/pnmqb
by Tom | Feb 14, 2012 | Google+
Happy Hongiversary to us! It's pretty much exactly one year since we started our Hong Kong adventure. I couldn't have had a better partner than +Caroline Raggett to share it with and am looking forward to many Hongiversaries to come. What a nice anniversary...
by Tom | Feb 13, 2012 | Google+
Edge on beautiful explanations. Don't read them all, but scan. My favourites:- Pigeon hole principle- Why the sky is blue- Dan Sperber's explanation of culture Responses | 2012 Annual Question | Edge
by Tom | Feb 13, 2012 | Google+
Undetectable technology. Bing! Why can't we see alien technology out in the universe? Because it looks like the universe. Fascinating idea. The Technium: Undetectable Technology
by Tom | Feb 13, 2012 | Google+
Gemini mission photos. Lots of lovely things, and I especially like the tilt-shift feel that many of them have. Amazing Archive of High-Res Photos From NASA’s Gemini Missions
by Tom | Feb 11, 2012 | Google+
Any lunch that finishes at 20:50 is a good one in my book. Happy early Hongiversary to us both, and thanks to David and Steven for the digestif. Looking back on our flat from on high.
by Tom | Feb 9, 2012 | Google+
Sherman's Lagoon reminds me of home today. The "NK Convenience Store" in Tufnell Park was a gloriously silly name for a shop. Probably owned by e.g. Nitesh Kohli, but one can hope it was deliberate. Together with "Fettered Pleasures" on...
