A fabulous blog post on how sidereal time compares to clock time around the world. Hint: it varies a LOT. blog.poormansmath.net/the-time-it-ta…

Here in Prague we are setting our clocks back tonight, putting us only 5 hours ahead of the US instead of 6 for a week.

It’s an interesting experience being in a country where I am functionally illiterate. Without mobile internet it would be much harder.

MSFT’s GAAP Revenue declines 12% YoY, profit declines 1% YoY, and that’s considered “beating expectations.” OK then. microsoft.com/investor/Earni…

I feel like the Consumer Reports non-recommendation of Tesla will have the same effect on sales as its complaints about iPhone 4: None.

Re Consumer Reports doubts on Tesla: People who buy a Tesla don’t rely on Consumer Reports telling them what to buy. mercurynews.com/60-second-busi…

MIT’s new data science machine proves itself to be better than many humans. twitter.com/MITEECS/status…

Brought my family to see The Martian tonight. Matt Damon should try to find directors who don’t try to kill him in the first 20 minutes.

Morgan Stanley survey shows Chinese smartphone purchasing intent very different from what most analysts predict. twitter.com/neilcybart/sta…