There are some ructions amongst Chinese in New Zealand at the moment, as Tze Ming Mok link summarises on the Public Address site. Reading that, Keith Ng’s defence of student magazine Salient’s satire and the entries on Cokemaster’s Geekzone blog about Chinese students at Massey University in Palmerston North taking umbrage at the varsity rag… Read More »
Fancy building a computer case that looks like an atomic bomb? Well, you’re in luck. Bit-Tech, an independent hardware review and PC modification site in the UK, has conjured a Project WMD that allows you to break free of the boxy design of traditional computer cases. Worried about the complexity of such an undertaking? Fear… Read More »
It seems that virus writers have created a Trojan that, in addition to harvesting data, deletes illicit files such as warez and porn from infected machines. Called “Erazer-A” (how appropriate!), the malware spreads across P2P networks, where it poses as useful program files. If executed, it scours folders used for P2P applications and erases matching… Read More »
“Retrenchment is good for Singapore. If there is no retrenchments, then I worry.” – SM Goh “The opposition’s plans to ‘give and give’ will lead to Singaporeans having to pay higher taxes in order to foot the bill.” – then DPM Lee at a rally in Tampines, in 2001. “$2.6b ‘Progress Package’ for lower-income groups,… Read More »
So, the Manila city council has passed a resolution banning “The Da Vinci Code” in all cinemas in the city because the movie “is undoubtedly offensive and contrary to established religious beliefs which cannot take precedence over the right of the persons involved in the film to freedom of expression.” In a phone interview with… Read More »
So, Creative finally sued Apple for alleged patent infringement. But why the wait? After all, the Singapore company received a patent for its Zen music player on 9 August 2005 and has been threatening to sue Apple ever since. Well, here are some conspiracy theories. Either way, it shows how creative a sore loser can… Read More »