Rage on Omnipotent http://www.raggett.net/wordpress Thoughts and wanderings around the internet, mobile, Hong Kong and geekdom. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Science and marketing http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/22/science-and-marketing/ http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/22/science-and-marketing/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 23:36:22 +0000 Tom http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/?p=8970 Wise words from CDM.

Science tries to tell people, in language they understand, something that none of them ever knew before. Marketing is the exact opposite.


]]> http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/22/science-and-marketing/feed/ 0 Serious storm http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/22/serious-storm/ http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/22/serious-storm/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 23:33:07 +0000 Tom http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/?p=8969 Continue reading →]]> 11,000 lightning strikes this morning already. That’s a heap big storm. Add the 200mm+ of rain in 24 hours and it is not so clement outside.

It still surprises me how well Hong Kong deals with this sort of weather.

 


]]> http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/22/serious-storm/feed/ 0 Racing and Hong Kong http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/21/racing-and-hong-kong/ http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/21/racing-and-hong-kong/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:07:55 +0000 Tom http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/?p=8966 Interesting perspective on HK racing. We were away this weekend so didn’t see any racing news, but I don’t think much was made of the HK wins in Singapore here. http://racingbitch.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/the-role-of-racing-in-the-marketing-of-hong-kong/


]]> http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/21/racing-and-hong-kong/feed/ 0 Intelligent falling http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/21/intelligent-falling/ http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/21/intelligent-falling/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:01 +0000 Tom http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/?p=8965 Brilliant Onion nails it.


]]> http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/21/intelligent-falling/feed/ 0 Two fabulous mass settings http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/20/two-fabulous-mass-settings/ http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/20/two-fabulous-mass-settings/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:48:39 +0000 Tom http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/?p=8962 Continue reading →]]> Having been listening to renaissance masses for the last couple of weeks, here are a pair of modern ones that were new to me today. I love them both. Thanks to Patrick and Chris for the links (Spotify).


]]> http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/20/two-fabulous-mass-settings/feed/ 0 Amazing stuff. Wreckage of US warplane from World War II found… http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/19/amazing-stuff-wreckage-of-us-warplane-from-world-war-ii-found/ http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/19/amazing-stuff-wreckage-of-us-warplane-from-world-war-ii-found/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:16 +0000 Tom http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/19/amazing-stuff-wreckage-of-us-warplane-from-world-war-ii-found/ Continue reading →]]> This is very cool indeed.

#totrblog

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Amazing stuff. Wreckage of US warplane from World War II found in Tai Tam, Hong Kong.

Site of crashed US warplane found in Tai Tam country park

Military buff hopes to solve riddle of US airmen killed during bombing of HK


]]> http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/19/amazing-stuff-wreckage-of-us-warplane-from-world-war-ii-found/feed/ 0 Lucky clear night in Beijing http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/15/lucky-clear-night-in-beijing/ http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/15/lucky-clear-night-in-beijing/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:53:48 +0000 Tom http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/?p=8959 Quite a view from our lovely room in the CBD.

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And there is little pollution and no dust storm. Result.


]]> http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/15/lucky-clear-night-in-beijing/feed/ 0 Comfort class to Beijing http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/15/comfort-class-to-beijing/ http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/15/comfort-class-to-beijing/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:19:10 +0000 Tom http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/?p=8957 Very happy to get a “First Class seat with business class service” to Beijing today. Sounds like Cathay Pacific’s homage to “one country two systems”.

Yes, that’s my guest seat.

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]]> http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/12/unexpected-god-humour/feed/ 0 Dan Brown – Renowned inferno http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/11/dan-brown-renowned-inferno/ http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/2013/05/11/dan-brown-renowned-inferno/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 08:36:54 +0000 Tom http://www.raggett.net/wordpress/?p=8952 I don't need to read it now!

Great Telegraph piece.


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