Who’s the happiest character in Hamlet?
Hold my beer. “But come.” Heh. So, some kind soul transcribed Hamlet into XML. Let’s dig into it and see what we can find. So far so good. The XML API sucks but we should be able to get something useful out of it. Like… who said all that stuff? Well, the XML input looks … Continue reading Who’s the happiest character in Hamlet?
Outrage tokens
I reckon that there’s only so much room in your life for hate. Not in a save-the-whales, where-have-all-the-flowers-gone sense, just that you’d never get anything done if you hated all kinds of shit. I’m not a fan of, let’s say, cricket. I pretend can’t stand cricket. Fake despise it. The bats, the balls, the running around – it drives me (not … Continue reading Outrage tokens
Holy Shit though, Bagan
I first came to Burma a couple of years ago with a standup comedy gang; we did a show in Yangon and I spent a week or so hanging out there and I took the train up to Mandalay. The journey sucked: the train shook side-to-side and back and forth, I didn’t sleep, and the … Continue reading Holy Shit though, Bagan
Professionally homeless
In May 2015 I moved out of my apartment in Hong Kong and started a new job where I’d be travelling for more than half the year. I’d been in Hong Kong since 2011; it was my home. But if I wasn’t working there and couldn’t get a sponsored visa, I’d have to move back to … Continue reading Professionally homeless
They do things differently.
Dad visited me in Shanghai, we hit up a museum, this thing happened:
How to snorkelling
(Or, the Sam Moorhouse Centre for Kids Who Can’t Swim Good and Wanna Learn to do other stuff good too) There’s this joke in Catholic circles that Jesus changed water into wine, and the Methodists have spent two thousand years trying to change it back, and that’s a bit like how I feel about humanity’s … Continue reading How to snorkelling
Bangalore
Bangalore is kinda wild. It’s a city best described by what it isn’t: quiet, slow, old. Bangalore is a bit like Bangkok in that you’re constantly left wondering how it all works – like how does everything keep running? There are cables hanging loose off lampposts, cows meandering down the street. The streets! Cars and motorbikes and … Continue reading Bangalore
Ghana
I’m in Ghana working with ELiTE (“Emerging Leaders in Technology and Engineering”), a charity that engages with communities around the world to bring STEM knowledge to children. I met Chelsey, the co-founder, in New York last year and begged him to let me come and help with the summer program he runs here. In a … Continue reading Ghana
2 Hitlers
For the second time in a month, a British politician is in hot water over a ham-fisted comparison to Adolf Hitler. Yesterday in London, ex-mayor and ‘Leave’ campaigner Boris Johnson likened the aims of the ‘Remain’ campaign, which says that Britain enjoys a net benefit from EU membership and should keep its membership, to the efforts … Continue reading 2 Hitlers