Swipe right for vintage

Swipe right for vintage

Postmodern Jukebox and the office view are making me happy on a beautiful Friday. Sadly I’m not allowed on the terrace while they remove scaffolding from the 20+th floor .
The Sikhs who saved Parmesan – BBC News

The Sikhs who saved Parmesan – BBC News

What a great and totally unexpected combination. What do Punjab and the Po Valley have in common? More than you might imagine, which is why Sikhs have played a key role in Italian cheese-making. Source: The Sikhs who saved Parmesan – BBC News
Queuing trick?

Queuing trick?

People are queuing on all four sides of a block in Causeway Bay. I would love love love if it is a stunt and they are going around in circles. But it’s probably a free thingumabob instead.        
China now and then

China now and then

You’ll hear plenty more about Jing-Jin-Ji, I’m sure. [linking] Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei into [a] city the size of Uruguay and as populous as Japan As usual, China has incredibly aggressive plans for its own development. Few nations come close...
No democracy here

No democracy here

Extraordinary voting result. Why did only eight pro-Beijing-plan lawmakers vote Yes? Worried about their future from both directions?     [update] the answer from Reddit. Bill is taken to vote because nobody requested to speak Pro-gov’t camp...
Thanks all…

Thanks all…

…for all the birthday wishes. And to the Kong for being beautiful all day. Even cooled down enough by the breeze for a snooze on the lawn.    

What is code 

A simply astonishing article. The current state of development viewed through a potted history. Note: it is a very long read, but well worth it.