Month: June 2013

  • The shifting goalpost on Quora

    The shifting goalpost on Quora

    And so, I was asked to answer a question on whether the oil refinery industry in Singapore is sustainable for the next 30 years.  First thought: since when I became an economic expert on my country? I gamely took up the challenge and wrote an answer an hour later,  based on international shipping routes and…

  • Quick Phone Repair

    Quick Phone Repair

    It was past 12.30am when I reached home from a quick TF2 session with the guys at Hackerspace. I wanted to prepare for a quick shower before heading straight to the bed. Then my dad woke up from his slumber (I made a bit too much noise, it seemed) and told me that my parcel…

  • CinemaSins on YouTube

    CinemaSins on YouTube

    I was watching a commercial by Audi featuring the two Spocks. Note the lens flare and references to The Hobbit and Star Trek (both old and new). And then a random video thumbnail caught my eye and I clicked on it. What came next was expected. I watched one video and another for quite a…