All the places I've lived
I’m sitting here at the Red Carpet Club in Seattle Airport, waiting for our flight to San Francisco. Tonight we’ll be in a hotel in… Read More »All the places I've lived
July 2009
Heading home
I’ve just finished up my two week visit to Huawei’s HQ in Shenzen with a delightful dinner with my opposite number on the HQ team.… Read More »Heading home
For my Chinese readers – 对于我的ä¸æ–‡è¯»è€…
I’ve added the Google Translate widget to this blog. If you want to read my writings in Chinese, choose your favourite version from the menu… Read More »For my Chinese readers – 对于我的ä¸æ–‡è¯»è€…
Oi! Who turned out the lights?!
Coming on Wednesday to this part of the world: WAITING FOR THE ECLIPSE: On July 22nd, the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century will… Read More »Oi! Who turned out the lights?!
A thoroughly successful day…
As I was planning for my new job, with its regular travel to China, I realized that I wouldn’t be able to rely upon my… Read More »A thoroughly successful day…
A change in the weather
My first week in Shenzhen was accompanied by the expected hot weather: high temperatures around 90-95F, high humidity, heat index around 105F, oppressively sticky at… Read More »A change in the weather
What a brilliant idea!
(Via PZ.)
Espresso
I had been warned before coming to China that real coffee was hard to find, and quite expensive. Those who know me and my caffeine… Read More »Espresso
Values, science, and contingency
I’ve been commenting on a thread over at Thinking Christian about Sean Carroll’s Discovery piece on why science and religion are incompatible. It’s an odd… Read More »Values, science, and contingency
Dan Dennett in fine form
From Dan’s report on the “symposia on faith and religion” sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation as part of the Darwin bash at Cambridge University:… Read More »Dan Dennett in fine form