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In support of SAF Day 2014
Many NSF and NSMen are flooding Facebook News Feed with profile pictures changed to themselves being in the uniform. This is the latest photo I can get to having myself taken in partial army fatigue. Unflattering much. But it is also because of the pants, we were able to spot fellow Singaporeans and some foreigners apparently…
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Review: The Internet’s Own Boy
Aaron Swartz committed suicide on 11 January 2013 after nearly two years of being under pressure from prosecutors over his frenzy of downloading JSTOR articles in an automated fashion. During his short life of 26 years, Aaron had contributed much to the Internet. He helped to author RSS 1.0 specifications, authored the RFC for RDF+XML…
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News: SIA stops carriage of shark fins
For ages, sharks have been caught for their fins, only to be thrown back into the sea with the fins on deck. Without the fins, sharks cannot swim and will die a slow death. The fins are prized in the Chinese culture, served in many banquets as a symbol of status and/or social standing. Alex…