A pretty flower: Beitou Public Park Pond
Taken in Beitou Park, today.
What we’re watching: BBC version of Wallander 2008
Wallander, that’s pretty interesting…. I watched the entire 3 episodes on MOD TV. Worth it. Perhaps a little dark as a cop, but Branaugh’s performance is good.
Branson: isn’t that a pretty pickle?
In Britain, the name Branson conjures up Virgin records, etc… but it seems that this isn’t the only Branson in the holiday business… It seems that there’s a company called Branson Getaways that offers a variety of packages for visits to Branson, Missouri! Where? Branson, Missouri! Well it seems Branson is quite the entertainment city……
Typhoon Season Hits Taiwan… It’s pretty big!
Every year Taiwan is subjected to four or more of these beasts. Well this is the north of Taiwan’s first direct hit typhoon this season! It’s already brought a lot of rain, but here in Tamsui, it’s pretty quiet where we are.
VG Pocket Caplet Review – Another Shot at Space Invaders and Other Venerable Games
VG Pocket Caplet Review – Another Shot at Space Invaders and Other Venerable Games – New York Times Now this is pretty cool as a gift! The original games that we played in the archive! Nice. Only $40 powered by performancing firefox
Neat prototype
YouTube – BumpTop 3D Desktop Prototype I am loving this … the whole new paradigm for interaction on the desktop. Pretty neat… Kenneth Blogged with Flock
Tropical Storm Risk (TSR)
This is a new resource for tracking tropical storms. It looks quite interesting and has up to the minute data. http://forecast.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/shadow/ I also like the Central Weather Bureau’s information, it’s pretty good. And the other weather bureau… for information is: Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Kenneth