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MDA's announcement creates an online storm.

Singapore’s Tweaked Online Licenses Show Naivety

Posted by Dave Junia 30 May 13 Current Affairs Government, Internet, Media, Politics, Singapore

[caption id="attachment_5235" align="aligncenter" width="615"] MDA's announcement creates an online storm.[/caption] The Media Development Authority announced new guidelines that will require additional licensing for current affairs orientated sites with a large Singapore viewership. I think it

Parliament sessions should not begin knowing that the result is already sealed.

Time to Drop the Party Whip

Posted by Dave Junia 3 April 13 Current Affairs PAP, Party Whip, Politics, Singapore

[caption id="attachment_4406" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Parliament sessions should not begin knowing that the result is already sealed.[/caption] The past few years have seen Singapore head towards a slightly different political direction. The dominance of the incumbent

New tablets launched, Internet comes to North Korea, WP’s own population paper

Posted by Dave Junia 25 February 13 Snippets Android, Galaxy, Google, Healthcare, Hewlett Packard, iPad, MWC, Nexus, North Korea, PAP, Politics, Samsung, Singapore, Slate, Spiderman, SpiderSense, United States, WP

[caption id="attachment_3869" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 25th February 2013[/caption] Be prepared to be flooded with mobile tech news this week as the Mobile World Congress kicks off. First on the plate are the Samsung Galaxy Note

PlayStation 4 wrap up, 100 second Oscar film, Singapore’s new coins

Posted by Dave Junia 22 February 13 Snippets ARM, Console, CPU, Intel, Money, Oscars, PlayStation, Politics, Religion, Singapore, Sony, Vatican

[caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 22nd February 2013[/caption] The PlayStation 4 was announced... well some of it anyways. Here's everything you need to know in 2 minutes. Oscar film nominees are usually really long movies

The longest lived intermediary conduit will inevitably fall. (Credit: Madiba127 on DeviantArt)

The Inevitable Fall of Nations

Posted by Dave Junia 21 February 13 Economics, Tech, Values Empires, Future, Government, Internet, Nations, Politics, Social

[caption id="attachment_3824" align="aligncenter" width="615"] The longest lived intermediary conduit will inevitably fall. (Credit: Madiba127 on DeviantArt)[/caption] For thousands of years, nations were important building blocks of civilizations. As human beings, we found the need to

Making of The Hobbit, first real protest, free 100GB storage

Posted by Dave Junia 18 February 13 Snippets Apps, CGI, Cloud, How To, Movies, Politics, Population, Protest, Singapore, Storage, The Hobbit, Velcro, Windows

[caption id="attachment_3775" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 18 February 2013[/caption] 'Making of' videos are always interesting and if you have 4 minutes to spare, you can take a quick look at how 'The Hobbit' was created. Singapore

What lies beneath glass, concrete and steel.

Singapore Badly Needs Her Soul

Posted by Dave Junia 12 February 13 Current Affairs, Values Arts, Identity, Khaw Boon Wan, MP, PAP, Politics, Population, Singapore, Sports, WP

[caption id="attachment_3664" align="aligncenter" width="615"] What lies beneath glass, concrete and steel. (Credit: Woon Tai Ho)[/caption] Soaring housing and car ownership prices, diminishing personal space and intensely cramp public transport services have led to a series

Galaxy S4 in April? Pyongyang rips off COD, Arsenal’s very first website

Posted by Dave Junia 8 February 13 Snippets Activision, Android, Apple, Arsenal, COD, Galaxy, iPhone, Mac, Microsoft, North Korea, PAP, Politics, Samsung, Singapore, Surface, Windows, YouTube

[caption id="attachment_3586" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 8th February 2013[/caption] If you are buying a smartphone, you might want to wait till April for a reputable Korean firm. Call of Duty has landed North Korea in YouTube

What did the By Election Results Mean?

Posted by Dave Junia 1 February 13 Current Affairs Election, PAP, Politics, RP, SDA, Singapore, WP

[caption id="attachment_3356" align="aligncenter" width="615"] The voters have had their say.[/caption] About 5 days ago, the Workers Party emerged as very clear winners in the Punggol East single member constituency The winning margin was massive with 54.5%