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Institutionalized?
“These walls are funny. First you hate ‘em, then you get used to ‘em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them. That’s institutionalized.” – Red, from the movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ Suddenly, it seems that there’s a … Continue reading
Conscription
In the past year, three countries have done away with conscription, or announced their intentions to. Taiwan will be reducing their intake of conscripts until 2014, when it will be completely abolished. Poland ceased their conscription early this year, and … Continue reading
The disassociation of levels in MMOs
In most of the recent MMOs that I have played or come across, the saying that “the game begins at <level cap>” holds true. The level cap is something easily reachable, and in the case of Sentinel’s Fate, can be … Continue reading
Never ending queues at the telecomm outlets
It’s been almost two months since I planned on downgrading my mobile phone plan but I’ve still not gotten down to doing it. I’ve meant to on a number of occasions, but the crowd at my service provider’s, SingTel, outlets … Continue reading
Apple's reason for ditching flash
Apple CEO Steve Jobs told WSJ staffers to ditch Flash and replace Flash-based content with other web standards—a move that’s doable, but not necessarily trivial. via Steve Jobs to WSJ: ditch “dying” Flash technology. I’m seldom in agreement with Apple’s … Continue reading
Expectations
If I were to appear as a messed up individual from the first day I arrived, that would be the expectation of me, and no one would bat an eyelid if I failed to deliver. However, if I were to … Continue reading
Reconstruction
“They spent $7 million on this stupid sidewalk,” he said, “and it’s tilted so that when it rains, the water comes into the stores. With such people in government, we will have the same circumstances forever.” via In Heart of … Continue reading
Unbelievably quiet
It’s as if the web has been engulfed by a blanket of silence. For the past few days that I’m home, there hardly has been any activity. Instead of the 50 over new articles that my RSS reader picks up … Continue reading