November 21, 2007
Iraq and R&D comparision
A very disturbing graph comparing how much money's been spent on Iraq and separately, on energy research. Link via Kottke.org.Posted by vantan at 8:27 PM
August 18, 2007
11 better than Google
Think Google's nearly 500% return on investment is fantastic? BusinessWeek shows you 11 stocks that did even better than Google.Posted by vantan at 12:52 AM
The map of the US, according to world GDP
This is one mind-blowing map of the US. According to each state's GDP, a corresponding world country is listed in its place. It's a reminder of how powerful the US is. Thanks to DSng.net for the link.Posted by vantan at 12:23 AM
June 2, 2007
Blair's memo
Tony Blair pens a memo for The EconomistPosted by vantan at 10:58 PM
April 28, 2007
MIT Dean resigns
MIT Dean resigns after faking her academic credentials for 28 years.Posted by vantan at 7:54 PM
April 19, 2007
Say no to plastic
Comprehensive post on why we should use less plastic bags. Certainly Californians are much more environmentally conscious. [Thanks to Siva for the link]Posted by vantan at 12:50 AM
April 14, 2007
Prince William breaks up with girlfriend
Ladies - Prince William is single again!!! (reports the Observer)Posted by vantan at 11:51 PM
Arrington sued
Sports website CEO threatens to sue Techcrunch.com's Michael Arrington for libel! This is a case to watch.Posted by vantan at 11:47 PM
March 31, 2007
Tragic affair
Man leaves home. His wife invites her lover home. They make out in lover's car. Man returns home. Woman panics, shouts "Rape". Man shoots lover dead. Woman is charged with manslaughter. [via Reddit]Posted by vantan at 2:33 PM
February 23, 2007
Steve Jobs on DRM
Steve Job's thoughts on Digital Rights Management in music. He wants to do away with this restriction entirely. That makes people like us happy, and record companies unhappy.Posted by vantan at 11:11 PM
January 23, 2007
Death by consumer products
Death by various household products. This is really good stuff. Very artistic yet screechingly hilarious in a melodramatic way. (click on photo to continue) link via Cowboy Caleb.Posted by vantan at 11:45 PM
October 16, 2006
Obama for President?
Obama - the next US president? CNN reports.Posted by vantan at 1:23 AM
September 16, 2006
Skinny isn't in
Finally. Madrid fashion week has banned models who are too skinny. The start of a new trend?Posted by vantan at 3:14 PM
August 20, 2006
Inbox management
The Wall Street Journal notes that how you manage your email inbox could reflect how you manage your life.Posted by vantan at 8:37 PM
August 13, 2006
The IBM PC turns 25
The IBM PC turns 25. Founders reflect on the good ol' days.Posted by vantan at 1:52 AM
August 7, 2006
Lawyer swims through Thames
British lawyer swims the length of the river Thames to raise awareness of a World Wildlife Federation campaign on climate change.Posted by vantan at 1:14 AM
July 8, 2006
More Japanese use wireless than wired
More Japanese people use wireless mobile devices instead of wired personal computers.Posted by vantan at 4:50 PM
June 8, 2006
Puma v Adidas
I didn't know that rivals Puma and Adidas were started by two brothers!Posted by vantan at 10:21 AM
May 15, 2006
Google becoming Microsoft?
Google becoming more like Microsoft? The Economist investigates...Posted by vantan at 5:45 PM
January 25, 2006
100 best companies
The 100 best companies to work for, in the US. (Nope, Google's not on the list.)Posted by vantan at 12:40 AM
October 15, 2005
A Danish Prince is born
A Danish Prince is born. Congratulations!Posted by vantan at 3:22 PM
September 21, 2005
ACLO
Why it's important to get your acronyms rightPosted by vantan at 12:58 AM
September 17, 2005
Rent a guest
Not enough guests at your Indian wedding? Now you can rent them.Posted by vantan at 8:28 PM
September 4, 2005
Katrina quotes
Top 10 stupidest political quotes about Hurricane Katrina (no guesses as to who's number 1)Posted by vantan at 11:35 PM
August 28, 2005
What makes people gay?
What makes people gay? The Boston Globe investigates two identical twins with very different gender identities.Posted by vantan at 1:44 PM
August 20, 2005
Straits Times podcasts
Get your Straits Times podcasts here. Includes PM Lee's National Day speech.Posted by vantan at 12:07 AM
August 10, 2005
Death by Computer
Korean man dies of heart failure after playing computer games for 2 days in a rowPosted by vantan at 6:58 PM
August 7, 2005
Robin Cook dies
Robin Cook, the British foreign minister who had the guts to resign in protest over Tony Blair's decision to invade Iraq, has died at age 59.Posted by vantan at 3:35 AM
Newspaper front pages
Newspaper front pages around the world. Amazing!Posted by vantan at 2:47 AM
July 15, 2005
Business Times feed
Get your Business Times newsfeeds here!Posted by vantan at 7:14 PM
July 14, 2005
Kid me not
Tired of the NKF? Donors are switching to the KDF.Posted by vantan at 7:12 PM
July 12, 2005
The missing list
London's Missing list.Posted by vantan at 12:36 AM
June 29, 2005
My my, what language
"While she was a bitch, we got what we wanted too. She will not be able to go home and say that the United States didn't give her a warm reception and therefore in despair she's got to go to war." - Richard Nixon, on Indira Gandhi.Posted by vantan at 9:00 PM
June 12, 2005
Brains and looks
Congratulations to Prince William, who graduates with a better score than both of his parents. Interesting that he wrote a dissertation on coral reefs.Posted by vantan at 1:34 AM
April 26, 2005
5-year old girl handcuffed
US police handcuff 5-year-old girl for throwing an extended tantrum and trashing the classroomPosted by vantan at 8:08 PM
April 9, 2005
Spammer jailed 9 years
Man gets 9 years for sending spam (10 million emails a day). If the sentence is upheld, it will be a stern warning to spammers who clog up our inboxes and make us waste lots of time cleaning up their mess!Posted by vantan at 3:10 PM
March 23, 2005
Another school shooting
Oh no, it's happened again. Another school shooting in the US.Posted by vantan at 12:50 AM
February 12, 2005
Arthur Miller dies
Farewell to Arthur MillerPosted by vantan at 12:07 AM
January 29, 2005
Buffet of wealth
Warren Buffet just made US$645 million profit in 1 day.Posted by vantan at 2:28 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 28, 2005
How not to try killing yourself
Man plans to kill himself. Man parks SUV on train tracks. Man changes mind. Man leaves SUV on tracks. Train hits SUV. Train derails and hits another train. And another. Man charged with 11 counts of homicide.Posted by vantan at 1:38 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 21, 2005
Tsunami blog
Tsunami crisis blogPosted by vantan at 12:58 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Bush parade
Bush spends a friggin' US$40m to parade around town. That money could have been put to much better use than to inaugurate a President who didn't even win his first election fairly.Posted by vantan at 12:44 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 26, 2004
Tsunamis
Tsunamis hit Asia, killing thousands. The beginning of the end?Posted by vantan at 11:03 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 16, 2004
Pope sacks dirty priests
The Pope gives 2 child-sex abuser priests the sack. Good riddance!Posted by vantan at 6:53 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 28, 2004
Democrats question Kerry
US$15 million raised from Democratic primaries could have been used to help Kerry's campaignPosted by vantan at 4:09 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 23, 2004
Bushwacko
I don't get this. If Americans are so concerned about Bush's actual policies, why did more of them vote for him instead?Posted by vantan at 11:17 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 21, 2004
Honour killings
'Honour killings' are anything but!Posted by vantan at 9:10 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 19, 2004
Clinton opens Presidential Library
A nice dose of presidential bipartisanship at the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library. Aah...Posted by vantan at 9:46 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 15, 2004
It's a pity
Colin Powell will to resign as US Secretary of State. What a sad state of affairs. More hawks coming in?Posted by vantan at 11:27 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 8, 2004
7-11 poll
7-11 coffee cup poll accurately predicted the results of US Presidential election.Posted by vantan at 8:07 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 7, 2004
Life usually goes on
I wasn't happy with the election results either, but this guy actually killed himself in protest.Posted by vantan at 11:51 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 30, 2004
Osama in new video
Bin Laden issues new video talking about Bush, Kerry, saying nothing has improved and hints at further attacksPosted by vantan at 10:07 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 27, 2004
Talk about inward-looking...
Netcraft reports that non-US visitors are unable to access Georgewbush.comPosted by vantan at 8:23 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 20, 2004
Guardian endorses Kerry
One of my most favourite papers, the left-leaning Guardian, also endorses John Kerry. However I have a feeling Bush may still win.Posted by vantan at 10:08 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 18, 2004
John Kerry's Open Mind
I knew this was coming ... a Christian analysis of John Kerry.Posted by vantan at 6:14 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Economists endorse Kerry
20 Nobel Prize-winning economists endorse John KerryPosted by vantan at 12:41 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 17, 2004
NY Times endorses Kerry
The New York Times officially endorses John Kerry. (linked from Reuters news)Posted by vantan at 1:10 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 15, 2004
CNN scorecard
Ooh, CNN even has a report card rating! This is fun. And after 600,000 user votes, Kerry is churning out B grades while Bush is hanging on to Cs.Posted by vantan at 12:12 AM | Comments (0)
CNN blog
Punchy CNN real-time blog on the third Presidential debate. Way to go, Kerry.Posted by vantan at 12:04 AM | Comments (0)
October 13, 2004
Neither are blameless
Bishops say, to vote for a candidate who supports abortion, is a sin. But aren't there other forms of murder, like the killing of innocent civilians in foreign countries? (NYTimes login required)Posted by vantan at 11:35 AM | Comments (0)
October 11, 2004
Handy translator
The LA Times has a funny translation of the Bush-Kerry debate, into simple English.Posted by vantan at 12:09 PM
October 7, 2004
Footnotes on Fahrenheit
Footnote Fahrenheit analyses the allegations behind Michael Moore's movie.Posted by vantan at 7:49 AM
October 2, 2004
Bushism
"Of course we're after Saddam Hussein - I mean Bin Laden. He's isolated." - George Bush, debate no. 1Posted by vantan at 10:49 AM
September 20, 2004
Republicans criticise Bush
Leading Republicans criticise Bush's policy on Iraq. Get a load of this!Posted by vantan at 5:32 PM
September 15, 2004
Films to see before you vote
If you're American: A list of films to see before you vote.Posted by vantan at 5:20 PM
September 2, 2004
The truth about Dubya
What George Bush really did in 1972Posted by vantan at 6:00 PM
July 31, 2004
Fake Clinton weblog
Fake Bill Clinton blog, spotted by the NYT.Posted by vantan at 9:21 PM
July 30, 2004
The Kerry and Kennedy link
Cool pic of a young John Kerry sitting with President John Kennedy. (Could he be the one?)Posted by vantan at 10:15 AM
July 6, 2004
Kerry chooses Edwards
Democratic presidential candidate Kerry chooses Edwards as running matePosted by vantan at 10:57 AM