August 2011
2 posts
1 tag
July 2011
7 posts
2 tags
1 tag
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February 2011
5 posts
Le Pont des Arts
Les fleurs du jardin Chaque soir ont du chagrin. Oui, mais dès l’aurore Tous leurs chagrins s’évaporent. Quel est l’enchanteur Qui guérit tant de douleurs, Quel est ce magicien ? C’est le soleil. (…) L’hiver dans les bois Les oiseaux meurent de froid. Leurs nuits dans les bois Sont comme des tombes blanches. Avril reparaît Et soudain dans la forêt Mille...
“There are two kinds of totally unacceptable employees - those can’t do what they...”
– Dale Adams (via minghao)
January 2011
4 posts
December 2010
2 posts
November 2010
3 posts
October 2010
14 posts
Machining an SLR camera from scratch
It took us a while to stop drooling long enough to write about this amazing machining project. [Denis MO] made a single-lens reflex camera from scratch. The banner image above is not the finished product, but just one step in the production chain. [Denis] has been thinking about doing this project for 25 years and finally took the plunge. From the start, the only parts he planned on NOT...
The True Size Of Africa
Brilliant infographic from Kai Krause (perhaps the Kai Krause?) to combat rampant ‘immappancy’ (Now corrected for map projection errors by marauding carto-nerds – thanks Manuela Schmidt) I would perhaps twin it with these: (Credits: USA – unknown, Antartica – NASA, Australia – unknown) via informationisbeautiful.net Posted via email from 兄貴の セラー - La Cave...
Singapore's Death Penalty is On Trial Not Alan...
From The Temasek Review The DPP also summarized the 5 main insinuations that Shadrake had made in his book: - that the courts hang offenders at the request of the government - that the courts favour the rich and are biased against the less educated - that the courts suppress political dissent - that the court has abdicated its constitutional responsibility. ...
September 2010
5 posts
Angry Birds breakfast
[via Neatorama]
Filipino gambling lords launder money in Singapore
By Marlon Ramos
MANILA, Philippines - Gambling lords have found “creative methods” of laundering billions of pesos generated by their illegal operations in the country, a lawyer of a late suspected jueteng operator said Sunday.
The methods range from auctioning off paintings in Singapore to moving funds through the underground “Binondo Central Bank,” Ferdinand Topacio...
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This is why I don't clap along →
August 2010
9 posts
WatchMoon and fireworks at YOG Singapore 2010 closing ceremony
A La Volette
Mon petit oiseau a pris sa volée (bis) a pris sa à la volette (bis) a pris sa volée.
Il s’est appuyé sur un oranger (bis) sur un o à la volette (bis) sur un oranger.
La branche était sèche la branche a cassé (bis) la branche a à la volette (bis) la branche a cassé.
La branche a cassé l’oiseau est tombé (bis) l’oiseau est à la volette (bis) l’oiseau est tombé....
