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On the Parliament Vote to Endorse the Population White Paper - Redux: Who didn't vote? 24 Mar 2013 | 07:39 pm
As promised in a previous post, I kept a close watch on the release of the votes and proceedings of the parliamentary vote held on 8 February to endorse the controversial population white paper. You ...
Google Reader is shutting down 14 Mar 2013 | 06:23 pm
Like many users of Google Reader, it is the number 2 Google service I spend the most time on, after Gmail, so it's a terrible shame that I now need to find a new RSS solution. And as Hitler so eloque...
Book List Refreshed 13/03/2013 12 Mar 2013 | 08:38 pm
I have removed: The Honest Truth About Dishonesty by Dan Ariely The Vanishing Face of Gaia by James Lovelock The Wisdom of Whores by Elizabeth Pisani The Porning of America by Kevin M. Scott and Carm...
Straits Times 8 March 2013 - Taking Flight 8 Mar 2013 | 02:11 pm
Long time readers of my blog will know that I am a paragliding pilot. Last Saturday, a Straits Times journalist who had found our club's Facebook page requested for a photo shoot and an interview. Fo...
On the Parliament Vote to Endorse the Population White Paper 18 Feb 2013 | 10:26 pm
So much ink has been spilled on the Population White Paper. And many, many commentators have shredded it most capably in their analyses that I feel I have nothing fresh to add. [In truth, I do have s...
On Mainstream Media's Non-Coverage of the White Paper Protest 18 Feb 2013 | 10:26 pm
The recent non-coverage of the protest at Hong Lim Park this past Saturday has once again demonstrated how captured they are by the PAP. Bertha Henson had the best commentary on this, but then again, ...
Workers Party - The secret behind being oh-so-"conciliatory" towards the PAP 27 Jan 2013 | 12:40 pm
In 2007, on the eve of the 2008 Financial Crisis, the major US automakers Ford and General Motors were in trouble. They would soon approach the US government for a bailout. In contrast, Toyota was on...
Facebook’s Graph Search 22 Jan 2013 | 08:13 pm
Have you heard of Facebook’s Graph Search? You should. The buzz has been everywhere these few days. Wired Magazine has an article on it, but it’s a little too much of a cheerleader for Facebook for me...
The PAP AIM Saga 6 Jan 2013 | 03:17 pm
Predictably, with the PAP finding it increasingly difficult to explain why Aljunied Town Council sold their computer system to a PAP-owned company when Aljunied was controlled by the PAP, the PM decid...
An eventful few months 30 Dec 2012 | 11:23 am
This is a personal post, meant to update the people who actually read my blog whom I may not have met in some time. [Yes, as odd as it may seem to the people who read my blog for my insights into cur...
