by Tom | Aug 10, 2011 | Reading
Five False Premises about Economic Recovery has a number of interesting things to say about the US and UK governments’ current approach to the financial crisis and attempts to stimulate recovery. Mostly that they are getting it wrong. On the argument that we...
by Tom | Aug 10, 2011 | Reading
xkcd: Password Strength is a cracker. I am afraid I use both approaches. Or maybe that’s a good thing.
by Tom | Aug 10, 2011 | Reading
New font designed for readers with dyslexia. Now that’s what I call a brilliant idea, so long as it works.
by Tom | Aug 10, 2011 | Personal, Reading
David Hume’s impact on causation. Reminds me why I liked philosophy so much. While the surface argument: “you can’t see causation, only regular occurrences” doesn’t make you change the way you engage with the world (e.g. playing billiards),...
by Tom | Aug 10, 2011 | Hong Kong / China
China’s Ticking Debt Bomb | The Diplomat looks at the massive loans the Chinese government has made to local government for infrastructure spending and how this will significantly affect growth in the next decade.
by Tom | Aug 10, 2011 | Tech
Why You Might Join China’s Largest Social Network has a great summary of why Sina Weibo is well ahead of Facebook and Twitter in terms of features. Just wait until the English version is launched…
by Tom | Aug 10, 2011 | Personal, Science
Minds like sieves looks at some new research on how the human brain is adjusting to the common availability of information (mostly on the world wide web). It suggests we are remembering less actual information and more about how to find information. This may or may...
by Tom | Aug 10, 2011 | Reading
America in Decline sees Chomsky devastating and depressing on the state of politics in the US. e.g. transplant a UK-style health system (with all its flaws, but equivalent outcomes) and the US deficit would disappear.
by Tom | Aug 9, 2011 | Asides
Blog: Pour on water and help tidy up http://raggett.net/2011/08/09/pour-on-water-and-help-tidy-up/ # Blog: Tencent: March of the Penguins http://raggett.net/2011/08/09/tencent-march-of-the-penguins/ # Blog: Her maj, Korean style...
by Tom | Aug 9, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, Personal, Reading
Google Voice just charged me (USD) $0.40 for 30 minutes of calls to landlines to check that my London-based family was OK (answer: yes). Great value. If I had called mobiles, it would have cost $2.00. Again, great value. Easy to set up and only asks for a $10 credit...
