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Protest in Central
I found myself in Central Hong Kong today, as I stumbled upon a protest. Seems some of Citibank’s customers are not altogether happy with the banking corporation.
Hong Kong Cemetery
Today I took a walk around Hong Kong Cemetery. I then took some snaps around Central and caught the Star Ferry to Kowloon. Kowloon is away interesting especially after dark. Then I caught the bus back to Hong Kong. Its route included Hong Kong’s famous Harbour Tunnel.
Kings Mill, smock windmill, Shipley, in infrared
I visited the recently rewilded Knepp estate earlier today. Consequently I found myself within 1500 metres or so of Shipley, the location of the infamous Kings Mill. Not to be confused with Kings Mill in Castle Donnington, some 200 km or so north-west of here, this King’s Mill (aka Vincent’s Mill) is a smock windmill…
Is AliExpress any good?
Is AliExpress any good is a difficult question to answer in a single word. It is ‘a pig and a poke‘ to some extent. Having spent quite a lot of time in Hong Kong, AliExpress has many of the attributes of a Hong Kong street market. I.e. quite a lot of junk, some quite good…
Why we object to the Microsoft Windows Tax
Rationale At the moment, everyone who buys a PC from a UK supplier has to buy a Microsoft Windows license whether they want it or not. One has no choice, it is included in the price one pays. So, even if you are using one of the many free alternative operating systems such as Ubuntu,…
