Finally got round to listening to these: fabulous. Thanks to all who have shared the link over the last few weeks. via YouTube – The Bond Responses.
Lovely work from England’s cricketers. Some bowling and catching to destroy Sri Lanka. Awesome.
xkcd: Sports. Brilliant as always.
Not backwards in coming forwards, these Shanghaienese…
The hotel has only been open a couple of months, but is very, very nice indeed. As well as very shiny and sparkly. Waldorf Astoria on the Bund, if you ask.
They have a Pegasus cocktail at Cloud 9th in the Grand Hyatt, Shanghai. I had to try one. It tastes like Ribena. Nice, but dangerous.
http://damnyouautocorrect.com/8723/accident/ Brilliant.
Funny watching Obama tour the palace of Westminster. I was privileged enough to tour it several times a year for four years, and it never got stale. Yes, it’s an absurd gothic pile, but the history it represents is just … Continue reading
xkcd: Extended Mind is spot on. I was called Wikipedia boy on a big group holiday in Scotland in 2004 or before. Such a shame that all my favourite gadgets have gone to the wolves (thinking of Psion and Palm … Continue reading
America is misunderstanding China in fundamental and potentially damaging ways. One example: China sees its economic prosperity as regaining a position it had as late as the early 19th century (an estimated 30% of world GDP then, not even 10% … Continue reading
