ThinkingNectar

The Need for Great Blogging

Chin Yong — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:36:05 +0000

We need to practise great blogging to move forward as a online society

TV and Happiness

Chin Yong — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:04:40 +0000

A new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and socializing.

Who Moved My Nectar?

Chin Yong — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:18:19 +0000

Thinkingnectar has moved from dreamhost to linode.

Of Singapore Public Transport

Chin Yong — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:20:34 +0000

A check on the series of public transport related news: ComfortDelGro to remove 30-cent diesel surcharge from Nov 12 SINGAPORE: ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s largest cab operator, will be removing the 30-cent diesel surcharge on taxi rides with effect from 6am, November 12. The company said on Wednesday the move is in light of the recent decline in diesel prices [...]

Paul Graham on Trying Times

Chin Yong — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:17:48 +0000

Paul Graham on Trying Times: Things can look bright.

Entrepreneurs in Trying Times

Chin Yong — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:01:46 +0000

Entrepreneurs in Trying Times. Who Dares Wins.

September 08 PHP Meetup: One of IE8 at Yahoo

Chin Yong — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:36:00 +0000

Late post on PHP September Meetup at Yahoo. IE8, webslice and accelerator.

250K for Films and 50K for Innovative Techonologies

Chin Yong — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:02:35 +0000

Certain things in life eludes my understanding. Looking at the recent press release from MDA. Singapore Film Commission awards S$2.25 million to 9 directors under the New Feature Film Fund In summary (and as reported in Channelnewsasia.com): SINGAPORE: Nine budding directors have received S$250,000 each from the Singapore Film Commission under the New Feature Film Fund scheme. They are [...]

Singapore Flex User Group September 08 Meetup

Chin Yong — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:08:11 +0000

FUG Singapore September Meetup at Yahoo! Singapore. Introduction to Flex, Coldfusion, and Amazon Web Services. Plenty of take away.

Why doesn’t Dilbert Quit

Chin Yong — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:53:45 +0000

Golden question: Why doesn't Dilbert quit? Really interesting question from Hacker News.