Fancy a way to kill time while you clean up your hard drive? Check out Lose/Lose, a video game reminiscent of the classic Space Invaders that comes with a sobering twist: Each time you destroy an alien, the game deletes a file from your Mac permanently. This is because each alien in the game is… Read More »
Jeremy Gutsche, Chief Trend Hunter of TrendHunter.com, may not have been the first to write about the dynamics of the current economic turmoil, but his new book, Exploiting Chaos: 150 Ways to Spark Innovation During Times of Change, documents the many exploits you could make in these uncertain times. Wonderfully illustrated with easily digestible snippets… Read More »
Critics of propaganda by state-owned TV stations and newspapers in China should bear in mind that all media have their own vested interest. Western media are no exception. Their biased reporting of the recent riots in Tibet is a good example. Their hidden agenda: boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. You can also download the… Read More »
In 1975, the United States Chamber of Commerce gave a forecast of what wonders one could expect in the world of the future. Among its predictions (and the reality check in parenthesis):
This is the film Singapore’s censorship board doesn’t want people to see. It’s the story of opposition politician Chee Soon Juan, who has been imprisoned twice for championing democratic change in the city state. Previously, I blogged about this issue and included a short videp clip. Now the full video is available for download. Note… Read More »
Lyrics from a song that reflected my decision to leave Singapore… 這種念頭困擾我許多年 去留的問題一直無法解決 總是有走投無路的感覺 沒想到一條小道在眼前 今天有路今天走 抓緊命運伸出的手 離鄉背井不是我願意 可是故鄉讓我心痛 今天有路今天走 看緊機會不要蹉跎 遠走他鄉不是我願意 可是故鄉難以忍受 希望的火總是難以熄滅 理想的掙扎纏著我不妥協 雖然不知道路盡頭是什麼 可是這裡的現實我討厭 Related stories: Why I would like to leave Define their reality The Final Post P.S. I will be on vacation in Taipei over the next couple of days… Read More »