If you ever need evidence of government propaganda, look no further. Right here in Singapore, local celebrities are falling over themselves to become the unofficial mouthpiece of the various authorities. What is amazing about “SAR-vivor Rap” by Phua Chu Kang is that it adds a new dimension to the definition of propaganda. A new dimension… Read More »
Every breath you take And every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take I’ll be watching you— The Police, “Every Breath You Take” Remember George Orwell’s 1984? Forget the cumbersome technology depicted in this rather grim tale of a Big Brother society. If present trends continue, surveillance tools will be so… Read More »
About the only thing in common between Stephen King and myself is our first name. Other than that, our views on writing (based on those expressed in his book, titled On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft) could be worlds apart. It’s not necessarily true that I disagree with the points he… Read More »
Heard the story about how NASA spent millions to design a pen that can write upside down in zero gravity? Well, the Russians gave their astronauts pencils. Moral of the story? Technology should be a means to an end, not the other way round. Before World War II, naval power was often the deciding factor… Read More »
When Bluetooth was first announced to the world, it was supposed to signal the end of messy cables. Instead, the prohibitive cost of Bluetooth products and the difficulty in using them to manage connections on devices without large screens and easy-to-see graphics helped separate the hype from reality. The initial problem was obvious. I don’t… Read More »
Just when you thought the personal computer has become another boring piece of hardware, along comes the Tablet PC to challenge that notion. This new device, about the size of a legal pad of paper, promises to deliver the killer punch for mobile computing. But perhaps the greatest advantage Tablet PC has over the current… Read More »