by Tom | Oct 13, 2011 | Personal, Reading
Life in the UK: could you pass the citizenship test?. 21 out of 24, so only just. But what ridiculous questions. All the test does is check if you have read the book and memorised the answers. Of course this may be all we need to admit people to the UK.
by Tom | Oct 12, 2011 | Reading
I had not really appreciated that Amundsen was planning on going to the North Pole, then changed his mind and only told Scott once afloat. Some of the colour in this must read article is gobsmacking: choosing not to use morphine at the end, their colleagues searching...
by Tom | Oct 12, 2011 | Reading
Saudi Women’s Vote: Does it Go Far Enough? | Informed Comment. Asks exactly the question that I asked myself when I heard the news. Only difference? I had not a clue about the situation, and Professor Cole does. My take-outs: Islam is very friendly to women...
by Tom | Oct 12, 2011 | Science, View
Billion dollar telescope snaps galactic head-on. Extraordinary. Click through to the higher resolution image for the true beauty of the galaxy collision pictured. Fabulous.
by Tom | Oct 12, 2011 | Business, Reading, View
Dilbert comic strip for 10/12/2011. So true, so very true.
by Tom | Oct 12, 2011 | Personal
Miserable morning for rain, but improving now. Still pretty, though. I love how the hillsides seem to steam.
by Tom | Oct 12, 2011 | Business, Reading
Guardian Makes Editorial Schedule Public, Invites Readers to Contribute. Interesting experiment, and I hope they continue it. A good way to make the process of journalism more comprehensible and therefore more valuable.
by Tom | Oct 11, 2011 | Business, Reading
Daniel Soar reviews ‘The Googlisation of Everything (and Why We Should Worry)’ by Siva Vaidhyanathan, ‘In the Plex’ by Steven Levy and ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ by Douglas Edwards · LRB 6 October 2011. Great summary of the way Google works. My take-outs: we...
by Tom | Oct 11, 2011 | Reviews
WeatherSpark | Beautiful Weather Graphs and Maps. Loving this, and the confirmation that it was pretty hot yesterday lunch time when we were looking for a restaurant for lunch.
by Tom | Oct 11, 2011 | Business
Pay at the top: to each according to results? to social contribution? … or to systemic privilege? summarises some rather depressing contributions to the debate. Are high executive and banking pay related to results? Or to social value added? Or does executive...
