Saturday, February 06, 2021

If you lie in Parliament, just pass a law to make it OK

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      The decision to introduce a bill allowing use of health tracking data shows a government that is dangerously tone deaf and out of to...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Dear Singaporeans, we regret to inform you that you have been outsourced

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With all the sound and fury from Singaporeans over the issue of foreigners and (un)permanent residents, one has to ask what is the Governmen...
Monday, November 09, 2009

Building the perfect music server

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The latest addition to the Haunt is the Shuttle X27 , a tiny Intel Atom-based box with an external 60 watt power supply. Like BEAST, it is a...
Saturday, August 08, 2009

Singapore - Becoming a nation of high-rise squash courts

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I have been watching with bemused fascination the return of crowds to the launch of new properties. There is a complete disconnect between ...
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Sunday, May 03, 2009

Singapore - Red Traffic Signal is Optional

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What started as a sense of unease when crossing streets as a pedestrian and driving as a motorist has now become a fact - drivers in Singapo...
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Saturday, April 04, 2009

Miele Singapore - Avoid At All Costs

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I have long held the view that when it comes to tools, you either buy the cheapest or buy the best. This approach owes its origin to Stewar...
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Friday, February 27, 2009

Singapore - En Bloc Fallout

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Having fulminated against the stupidity of Singapore's en bloc legislation, it was my fate to experience the human impact when my home ...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK

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Unlike other types of farming, growing trees is a relatively leisurely pursuit. One doesn't have to worry about seasonal chores like pl...
Sunday, November 09, 2008

Dumping Pacific Internet

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I wrote before about my frustration with Pacific Internet and how they had been black listed as a source of spam. My outbound emails were ...

Book Recommendation - Halting State

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What are they putting in the water in Scotland? For some reason I have not been able to discover, some of the best science fiction writing i...

Book Recommendation - Manhattan Nocturne

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I have recently "discovered" an author whose books are really quite wonderful. Colin Harrison combines the standard elements of ...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Digital Music, High-Fidelity, and making it all work

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The latest addition to my music system is the Slim Devices Transporter . It also represents the completion of my shift from spinning discs ...
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Singapore - ISP's to customers - "You are evil"

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On Monday, The Straits Times ran a half page shill piece for the ISP's on the front of the Money section. The gist of the article is th...
Monday, July 07, 2008

PacNet / Pacific Internet blocked as spam source

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I have been a customer of Pacific Internet for more than 12 years. Back in the day, their dial-up service was good and relatively inexpensiv...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

There's one born every minute

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A friend and I recently sat through a presentation by an asthmatic stereo dealer at Adelphi who was trying to convince us that the power ca...
Saturday, June 14, 2008

Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer - PC Show 2008

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After a really unpleasant and expensive experience with an HP LaserJet 2300, I swore off HP and expensive laser printers. Even though it co...

Skype introduces "all-you-can-babble" price plans

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I have been a happy user of Skype since it came out. I have also used it heavily at work, first from China, now where ever I happen to end ...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Email interviews - magical conversion to gibberish

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I occasionally get requests from journalists to provide answers to questions they send by email. The resulting exchange is then often prin...
Saturday, May 10, 2008

ISPs in Singapore blocking BitTorrent traffic

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There has been a considerable amount of controversy over the practice of some ISPs in the U.S. to limit or block traffic. The target is typ...
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