Archive for July, 2009

One for Friday

Since it’s Friday it’s time for a happy video.

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Coder girl

Where do I meet a girl like this?

“Feels like my first Hello World cuz… she’s my coder girl.”
Though from this rap I suppose the only thing she demonstrates is that she can sit quietly and write code.

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Singapore government scholarship bonds

In the US I never heard of anyone having a scholarship bond.
I can’t begin to understand it – at age 18 committing to 8 years of a job or company before you have even attended university.
One former scholarship holder looks back on her experience.
If you’re considering a government scholarship bond, this is a must-read.

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Mars

‘Sometimes I think I flew to the wrong place. Mars was always my favourite as a kid and it still is today.’

MICHAEL COLLINS, Apollo 11 astronaut who orbited the moon while Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong walked on it, 40 years ago
(from the Straits Times, Sunday 7/26/09)

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The future as predicted by Epcot

I’m a huge fan of everything Disney.  When I was young my family purchased the “Three Season Salute” and it let us go to any Disneyworld theme park unlimited times for three months out of the year.  I must have gone to Epcot Center over 50 times during my youth in Florida.
A couple days ago [...]

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Bill Gates remembers 1979

Bill Gates wrote down some of his memories of 1979 and submitted it to the Gizmodo ‘79 celebration.
How sweet.

“More important, of course, is the fact that more than a billion people around the world use computers and digital technology as an integral part of their day-to-day lives. That’s something that really started to take [...]

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FSJ on Twitter

One of the joys from the past few weeks is the return of Fake Steve Jobs (Dan Lyons).
His mix of biting humor, tech savvy, and industry knowledge make for entertaining reading.

Regarding Twitter:
“Twitter guys: You are a bunch of hapless half-wits, and now you’re hypocrites, too. Also, fwiw, your product is not a product — [...]

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Sheeple

We’re pretty much all the same.

Via xkcd
Appropriate for a Monday morning.

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Dance uncle!

At 37 seconds the awesomeness begins.
From the always wonderful Sara Wee and 53A.

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Listless haiku

Days blend together
The eyes grow heavy with age
I woke up alone

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