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I’ve been following Tech65 for quite some time now. I think the first time I caught them, they were still at episode #29. Now they’re well past their 65th episode. Unfortunately, just around that time, their site decided to go crazy with quite a number of people intermittently being unable to access their site. Having ...
Moving on from where we left off, the term networking has received its fair share of flak. There are however 3 key misconceptions that i want to bring up. These are the points that kill your network as quickly as it takes to blink your eyes.
1. My netw...
An example Social Entrepreneurship(SE) - Coming up with inventions that improve the quality of life, or at least leverage on existing situations to improve existing problems. Who says SE is only about charities and stuff…it’s about improvin...
Currently pursuing a degree in Biochemistry at Imperial College, don’t worry folks, I will try not to write much about cells or DNA replication to bore the readers to sleep. I’ll leave the teaching to the university or else XSMatter may sta...
I don’t have much to write about the event because I bumped into a friend who came back from Shanghai and spent all my time talking to him(sorry, but for me friends trump many things) so if you’re looking for a proper event review, I suggest you go to Paddy’s blog.Nevertheless I do have some ...
Dear Readers, I want to apologise for the lack of any updates for the past 4 days..School has started and the first week of administration and sudden spike in workload have been keeping me away from the blog. I wish I could have put more time, but judg...
Caught this from TechCrunch:
Chicago based 37 Signals, which has shunned venture capital in the past, has taken an investment from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos through his Bezos Expeditions fund. No word on the size of the investment or other details. 37 ...
I would like to introduce to every blogger this lovely plugin for Firefox called Performancing. In short, it allows you to blog from anywhere off the web, as long as you have your Firefox open. One button operation posting, easy and reliable, and supp...
Sometimes I wonder if entrepreneurship can be taught, but I realise that it’s really just a process. It takes a lot of reading, observing and reflecting. And of course, there are the skills that a person should equip himself with.
I usually don...
I don’t really like it when i’ve spent too much time programming. As i’m writing this, i’ve spent the past 14 hours at my computer and because i’ve been looking at abstractions, functions, whatever, I think of one action at a time.I went to make coffee five minutes ago, and I actually thought out loud:-1. ...Related posts:Disjointed Thoughts …
CERN Rap from Will Barras on Vimeo. Here’s something I wanted to share. Sometimes I think I’m a closet academic wannabe.
Before I start, let me first clarify that the word ‘globmyriadal’ was invented due to a touchpad malfunction. Not my fault, it’s always the computer’s fault. It decided that the words ‘global’ and ‘myriad’...
I realise I’m best able to mull over things while I’m in a moving vehicle. I’m not sure if it’s because there’s no Internet connection to distract me or the moving pictures I see outside the window but whatever the case, I think better.I find myself zooming through life these days. After my birthday party ...
Web 2.0Honestly, I have no clue what it is. I mean, i’ve heard many different definitions about it. I’ve checked wikipedia. I’ve read blogs. I tried to find out what exactly is this Web 2.0 thing is. The definition that I like is the ...
I got this from tumblr a looong time ago. I think it’s cute…——— ;——̵ 2;——R 12;—— 212;—— 8212;——& #8212;—— ——— ;How would you make your marriage work?Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck.Ricky, age 10How can a …
I embed this for the benefit of my friends with whom I’ve had passionate discussions in the past about why Net Neutrality must stand. I’ve fully digested your capitalistic arguments but my feet are still firmly planted where they were.
It’s a weekend and I try to slow down on weekends. I try to just kick off my shoes and spend time with friends and family(and have conversations not revolve around work). Often, it’s also the time when I get to be alone and just think about my priorities in life.Recently, I had a conversation ...



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