by Tom | Jan 7, 2012 | Google+, Hong Kong / China, Personal
One more venue added to the list. Macau Cultural Centre. Big crowd, unexpectedly, although I’m guessing the school kids didn’t badger their parents to listen to the Schnittke Requiem, despite it being a fun piece. Ponte de Amizade, Se, Macau
by Tom | Jan 6, 2012 | Google+
Some great Delivereads summarised poorly on my blog. Cracking Delivereads for Friday – read them! I had mentioned Delivereads before and it came up trumps before Christmas (I've only just read the articles in the gym today). In summary, a document appears...
by Tom | Jan 6, 2012 | Reading
I had mentioned Delivereads before and it came up trumps before Christmas (I’ve only just read the articles in the gym today). In summary, a document appears on your Kindle once a month with the articles neatly packaged up. This months are all excellent:...
by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
This year's reading. A really interesting selection of books from the FT. Many added to the Kindle list. Tales for under the tree – FT.com  Fiction Last Man in Tower , by Aravind Adiga, Atlantic, RRP£17.99 Residents of a decrepit Mumbai tower block are...
by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
Shirky on paywalls. Prior to reading the article, I had thought that paywalls, even leaky ones, were generally working OK, much against my expectations. I guess I shouldn't necessarily believe what I read in the papers…My questions from a first read: how...
by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
Single party control, anyone? I wonder if this would improve TV in other countries? China Culls 'Low Taste' TV Shows China's satellite broadcasters eliminated more than two-thirds of prime-time entertainment shows to comply with new government...
by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
ChinaSmack 2011 review. As good a list as any to show the flavour of things that were on some Chinese netizens' minds. Lots there that I missed and lots to reflect on. 2011 chinaSMACK Year in Review – chinaSMACK chinaSMACK published over 450 posts in 2011....
by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
Asimov: "…democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledgeâ€. I so hope this isn't true, but it does occasionally feel like it could be.Full quote: “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The...
by Tom | Jan 5, 2012 | Google+
Socket map of the world. Despite its deliberate over-simplification, I have found this useful. Alternate route: stay in new hotels which have pretty-much-anything-accepting-sockets. 538 – Just My Plug: Socket Map of the World | Strange Maps | Big Think Big...
by Tom | Jan 4, 2012 | Science
To Fly Free in Space. For me it is as good as the classic earthrise. And taken in 1984. Next such picture will have a Chinese flag on it somewhere.
