Jul 30, 2016 | Truth, Truth & Lies |
The ethos of the surfers themselves — the detached, otherworldly, laid-back, relaxed, pleasure-addicted world of sun, sea, sand, and endless pure enjoyment — has left its own legacy, and in unexpected places. Industry, most particularly. A handful of company founders...
Feb 26, 2016 | Truth, Truth & Lies |
For over a century the Portuguese had policed the maritime trade of the Arabian sea and, although their power might be declining further east, they still had formidable influence at the Moghul court and at every port between Goa and their Persian base at Hormuz....
Feb 21, 2016 | Travel, Truth, Truth & Lies |
I am travelling with this mystique myself, I know. It has grown out of childhood, and adolescent reading. This looking-glass Tibet is a realm of ancient learning lost to the rest of the world, rules by a lineage of monks who are reincarnations of divinity. Recessed...
Feb 13, 2016 | Geekery, Truth, Truth & Lies |
A few days before I flew to San Francisco to meet Adria, I posted a message on 4chan/b/ asking for anyone personally involved in her destruction to contact me. The message was deleted in less than a minute. I posted another request. That one vanished after a few...
Jan 26, 2016 | Truth, Truth & Lies |
…Cook was now free to go off and fulfill the second part of his assignment—to explore the lands of the South Seas and bring home anything that looked scientifically interesting. To this end, he had with him a brilliant and wealthy young botanist named Joseph...
Jan 23, 2016 | Truth, Truth & Lies |
Interested in getting a bamboo bike, and live in Sydney? Okay, that’s niche, but I did some research into this as a Sydney resident, coincidentally interested in getting a bamboo bike, so figured I’d jot it all down in case it’s useful for others....