by Tom | Jul 5, 2011 | Personal
Who knew that choices made when I was a teenager would have such far-reaching effects? Back story: a bit of a tooth disappeared while I was eating a lovely meal that our helper prepared. On a bank holiday Friday, so no chance of anything until this week. Thankfully...
by Tom | Jul 4, 2011 | IT
I find the new black Google bar pretty intrusive, so was pleased to find a Greasemonkey script to change it to white (as it is by default in Gmail and the like). Much better. How to Hide the Black Google Bar or Change it Back to White.
by Tom | Jul 2, 2011 | Hong Kong / China
A new winner in our ongoing “what anglicized name should I take” awards. Our cashier for sushi lunch today was the marvellous Skyliner Sin. Brilliant, and a worthy successor to Lee Ping Ku and Pu Kin.
by Tom | Jul 1, 2011 | View
Glorious. Thanks to various Facebookers. The drop, especially, is superb. YouTube – ‪masterchef synesthesia‬â€.
by Tom | Jun 29, 2011 | Reading
Lots of recent articles, and obviously moving to Hong Kong, have made me think about the changing shape of the societies and structures in which we live. Some related musings below. I’ve been blessed by my age and timing not to ever have to try speed or online...
by Tom | Jun 29, 2011 | Reading
David Mitchell is why I probably won’t write a book. He’ll have been there and done it already so much better than I ever could (a bit like Feynman and physics). Lovely interview which made me want to go back and re-read all of them (except Black Swan...
by Tom | Jun 29, 2011 | Science
I love the application of the scientific method to human psychology. Why? Because we don’t really know whether it is possible yet. We get lots of “results”, many of which turn up in headlines in less-respectable newspapers. These lack my key...
by Tom | Jun 29, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, Reading
The Chinese art of elegant bribery opens a window on a practice I hadn’t really thought about. Doesn’t matter if an artwork is real or fake, it still counts as an item of value and hence can be used to transfer money legally and quietly. And elegantly....
by Tom | Jun 29, 2011 | View
Fabulous and often hilarious condensation of a considerable chunk of the history of music in under ten minutes. Thanks to Ms Kinsella for the link. YouTube – The King’s Singers – Masterpiece.
by Tom | Jun 26, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, Personal
3-2-1 Seagods! Last day at Stanley for the season.
