[MyAppleMenu] Aug 19, 2006

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Patrick Tighe: Urban, Green, And Socially Conscious
<http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/tighe/>
Bija Gutoff, Apple

*** Deep Dish: Redreaming "Dreams"
<http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/deepdish/>
Dustin Driver, Apple

*** Michael Trott: The Science And Art Of Mathematica
<http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/trott/>
Tim McIntire, Apple

"Mathematicians and physicists don't want to spend time hacking some UNIX or Linux interface together -- they just want to use the programs that are vital to do their science. Mac is the ideal platform to do this."

[Opinion]

*** Apple Is Just As Proprietary As Microsoft
<http://gabrito.com/post/apple-is-just-as-proprietary-as-microsoft>
Todd Huss

*** Wi-Fi Exploit Continues To Crumble
<http://wifinetnews.com/archives/006877.html>
Glenn Fleishman, Wi-Fi Networking News

The moral of the story, truly, is "Don't taunt Mac users unless you've got something real to show."

[Review]

*** Teddy Factory
<http://publish.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=712>
Franklin Pride, Inside Mac Games

This game is a handy diversion for a good-sized family with younger children.

*** Hands On: The New Mac Pro Is 'One Screamer'
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9002545&source=NLT_MAC&nlid=62>
Yuval Kossovsky, Computerworld

If you do media production, scientific computing or another other processor-intensive work, believe me -- you want one of these!

*** Benchmarks: 3GHz Mac Pro
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/firstlooks/macpro3ghzbench/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
James Galbraith, Macworld

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The Kiko Affair
<http://paulgraham.infogami.com/blog/kiko>
Paul Graham

*** 10 Ways To Eliminate The Echo Chamber
<http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/08/18/10-ways-to-eliminate-the-echo-chamber/>
Chris Pirillo

*** Cinema Meets Digital Technology
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/5262456.stm>
Richard Taylor, BBC News

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[World]

*** Real Crime, Fake Justice
<http://www.city-journal.org/html/16_3_oh_to_be.html>
Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal

For the last 40 years, government policy in Britain, de facto if not always de jure, has been to render the British population virtually defenseless against criminals and criminality.

[Life]

*** When Life Keeps Getting Louder
<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/add165e4-2ea8-11db-a973-0000779e2340.html>
David Baker, Financial Times

Police sirens, burglar alarms, thumping music from car stereos, loud neighbours... if you live in a city noise is no longer the forgotten pollutant.

*** Life Lessons: A Beginner's Guide To Walk-In Art Classes
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/arts/design/18scho.html?ex=1313553600&en=92e283ad2b2a2b25&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Casper Grathwohl, New York Times

Improving your drawing skills? Seeking a model? You're welcome here.

[EOF]

*** It's Art, Says The Naked Woman Who'll Hug A Dead Pig On Stage
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=401165&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=>
Daily Mail

Kira O'Reilly will spend four hours naked, hugging a dead pig -- at the taxpayer's expense.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Buddhists Appeal To Save 'Sacred' Tree
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=112325>
DPA

Buddhists are appealing to the Singaporean government to preserve a 100-year-old bodhi tree, considered sacred, when it acquires the temple grounds for an upcoming train station, devotees said Saturday.

*** Kuan Yew Not Giving Up Politics Yet
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=214860>
Bernama

Age may be catching up on modern Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew, but he is not about to give up politics yet.

*** Singapore's Immigration Uses Special Power Against China's Senior Citizens
<http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/6/8/18/n1425554.htm>
Dajiyuan

*** Wisma's Stream Dammed
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/137327.asp>
Loh Chee Kong, Today

Passage linking mall to Orchard MRT station will be closed for 2 years due to Orchard Turn construction.

*** Singapore's Clean, Wholesome Image Not Enough Anymore: MM Lee
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/225604/1/.html>
Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia

Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said that Singaporeans will be given equal opportunities in housing and education although their rewards cannot be the same.

[Opinion]

*** Alien Nation
<http://10-5erasers.blogspot.com/2006/08/from-front-page-of-todays-straits.html>
bloggy

*** Erect Monument To Memory Of Crooked Bridge
<http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/55581>
HJ Angus, Malaysiakini

As a reminder for how governments should not make hasty decisions and commit billions of ringgit to dubious projects, we should erect a small monument to the memory of the crooked bridge on the Causeway.

*** Apathetic Youth, Idols, Buzz And A Paedophile
<http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2006/yax-637.htm>
Yawningbread.org