[MyAppleMenu] Sep 8, 2008

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**** Mac Spore Crippled On Older Machines <http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/08/mac-spore-crippled>
by Stewart Meagher, The Inquirer
The Inquirer can confirm that the latest God game from Electronic Arts, which was much praised for its simultaneous Mac and PC launch, has seemingly been deliberately crippled for owners of older, or lower-end Macs.

**** Apple Admit Briton Did Invent iPod, But He's Still Not Getting Any Money <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1053152/Apple-admit-Briton-DID-invent-iPod-hes-getting-money.html?ITO=1490>
by Daniel Boffey, Daily Mail

**** Apple Monopolistic? Maybe. Control Freaks? Definitely! <http://technologizer.com/2008/09/07/apple-monopolistic-maybe-control-freaks-definitely/>
by Harry McCracken, Technologizer
Ultimately, I think it's that control that drives Apple rather than a desire to cursh anybody. It wants its experience to be /exactly/ what it wants them to be; it's willing to frustrate other companies, and sometimes its own customers, to do so.

**** In Pictures: Preparations For Apple's "Let's Rock" Special Event <http://cultofmac.com/preparations-for-apples-lets-rock-special-event/2705>
by Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac
There's a lot of busy bees preparing for Apple's special "Let's Rock" event on Tuesday. The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is humming with Apple staffers, TV crews and scores of security guards.

**** How To Report A Bug In A Mac OS X Application <http://stevenf.com/archive/reporting-bugs-in-mac-os-x-apps.php>
by Steven Frank
If you report bugs as you find them, following these guidelines, you'll have the best possible chance of getting your problem resolved.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** New E-Newspaper Reader Echoes Look Of The Paper <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/technology/08ink.html>
by Eric A. Taub, New York Times

**** Opening Search To Semantic Upstarts <http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21342/?a=f>
by Kate Greene, MIT Technology Review
Yahoo's new open-search platform is giving semantic search a helping hand.

**** When Academia Puts Profit Ahead Of Wonder <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/technology/07unbox.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin>
by Janet Rae-Dupree, New York Times
More than a quarter-century after president Jimmy Carter signed it into law, the Bayh-Dole Act is under increasing scrutiny by swelling ranks of critics. The primary concern is that its original intent - to infuse the American marketplace with the fruits of academic innovation - has also distorted the fundamental mission of universities.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Traffic Guru <http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.essay&essay_id=462572>
by Tom Vanderbilt, Wilson Quarterly
The idea that made Hans Monderman most famous is that traditional traffic safety infrastructure&mdash;warning signs, traffic lights, metal railings, curbs, painted lines, speed bumps, and so on&mdash;is not only often unnecessary, but can endanger those it is meant to protect.

**** How One's 'Number Sense' Helps With Mathematics <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090701899.html?nav=rss_nation/science>
by Rob Stein, Washington Post
Scientists have for the first time established a link between a primitive, intuitive sense of numbers and performance in math classes, a finding that could lead to new ways to help children struggling in school.

**** Paul Theroux: 'No One's Naked Anymore' <http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB122066012828905783-lMyQjAxMDI4MjAwNjYwNjYwWj.html>
by Thuku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal
"The ones that amuse me are the ones that make a drama &mdash; an ordeal &mdash; out of something pretty banal."

SingaporeSurf
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**** PM Lee Confident ISD Will Prove Itself Again Amid New Challenges <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/374536/1/.html>
by Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia
Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong is confident the country's Internal Security Department (ISD) will prove itself again, especially in light of new security challenges, like those arising from the influx of foreigners into Singapore.
He is also confident that the department will get over the escape of Jemaah Islamiya detainee, Mas Selamat Kastari.
/I know he didn't actually say it, but it seems that PM Lee is hinting that the government has given up capturing Mas Selamat any time soon./

**** Myopia And Its Related Illnesses <http://onedimensionalman.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/myopia-and-its-related-illnesses/>
by The One Dimensional Island
The kind folks over at Serangoon Gardens seem to forget that their trash would pile up if not for foreign workers; their roads not smoothened out, their $2m houses not built; gold taps not fixed; their BMW/Mercedes cars not shined.

**** "Thieves" Market In Singapore? <http://blogofsorts.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/thieves-market-in-singapore/>
by Yesterday... Today... Tomorrow

**** Barbarians At The Gate <http://chemgen.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/barbarians-at-the-gate/>
by Chemical Generation Singapore
Can the government and Serangoon residents negotiate a settlement amicably without political cost to the PAP in time for the next election and Aljunied GRC contest? How would that settlement take shape?

**** My Country Isn't Just Homphobic, It's Xenophobic As Well! <http://w-host.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-country-isnt-just-homophobic-its.html>
by W-host
Let's face it - the whole Serangoon Gardens issue isn't about security or convenience. It's about race.

**** Winds Of Change <http://thecapriciouscancerian.blogspot.com/2008/09/winds-of-change.html>
by The Capricious Cancerian
One can't help but note the difference in acceptance levels that these two migrant groups arouse in the itinerant community.

**** Beyond All Words <http://lxuisa.livejournal.com/71503.html>
by Lxuisa
1000 foreign workers is no joke, at all. It is so close to my house and I'm so enraged I don't know what to say. I guess Singapore's not safe anymore. I am /not/ implying that /all/ foreign workers are potential criminals, rapists, robbers or such, but they do not behave themselves.

**** Townships For Foreign Workers <http://thecapriciouscancerian.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/townships-for-foreign-workers/>
by The Capricious Cancerian
This throws us back to colonial times when separate townships or enclaves were marked out by the British for the different ethnic groups. And where did that lead us?

**** Foreign Attitudes <http://www.geesiva.com/2008/09/07/foreign-attitudes/>
by Gee Siva!
We want our own space and are selective about which foreigners will be allowed into it, making a serious dent in the attempts to evolve into a tolerant multi-cultural society.

**** Business And Work In Singapore: 10 Good Things <http://eicolab.com.au/2008/09/08/business-and-work-in-singapore-10-good-things/>
by Zern Liew, eicolab
Public transport is out of this world (compared to ShittyRail in Sydney).

**** Singapore Considers Legalizing Human Organ Trading <http://onemansblog.com/2008/09/07/singapore-considers-legalizing-human-organ-trading/>
by One Mans Blog
If I've got some guy offering to pay me $1 million for one of my kidneys, why the heck shouldn't I be allowed to sell it?

**** Political System Must Improve Our Lives <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_276298.html>
by Chen Hwai Liang, Press Secretary To The Prime Minister, Straits Times
Singapore has evolved its own political system. It may not conform to every liberal ideal, but it has delivered stability and progress to this nation for over four decades.
/But that is no reason to just yell "la la la" to oneself whenever anyone offers a suggestion or two./

**** Where's The Harm? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_276297.html>
by John Gee, Transient Workers Count Too, Straits Times
This seems to reflect preconceived ideas that are not based on reality.

**** Here's The Harm <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_276299.html>
by Le-Anne Teo, Straits Times
Svaing costs with unused buildings for this purpose will only lead to more costs - financial, emotional and physical - which will be borne mostly by Singaporeans.

**** NS: Bond Way Out For Genuine Emigrants? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_276291.html>
by Huang Shoou Chyuan, Straits Times
The boy will not do NS and, when he renounces his citizenship at 21 and has left for his new country, the money is returned and we have gained a friend.

**** Is It A Serangoon Gardens Problem Or SG Insularity Symptom? <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,175905,00.html?>
by Ken Jalleh Jr, New Paper
What's clear is this: Never mind a world buffeted by globalisation, never mind all the talk about accomodation and tolerance; when it comes to my own backyard, you don't want to mess with me.

**** Stop Making A Mockery Of Rule Of Law: Let's Accept Gays <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/274653.asp>
by Ho Kwon Ping, Today
If we pat ourselves on the back for being so "bold" as to accept casinos and Formula 1 events into staid Singapore, why can't the boldness extend to a simple act to enable gays to realise their dream &mdash; indeed, their simple right &mdash; to be normal Singaporeans like anyone else, no more and no less.
See Also:
On Section 377A - Ho Kwon Ping Speaks Out. More Prominent Singaporeans Should Follow Lead! <http://nofearsingapore.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-section-377a-ho-kwon-ping-speaks-out.html>, by Huang Shoou Chyuan, nofearSingapore.

**** Should Companies Gain At Our Expense? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/274645.asp>
by Quek Soo Beng, Today
Serangoon Gardens is generally a middle-class and not ultra-rich estate. We all know property values are much about location, which translates to desirable qualities such as safety, privacy, availability and adquacy of support services and facilities. If these deteriorate, demand and hence, prices of properties, will be affected significantly.

**** FM George Yeo Says Townships For Foreign Workers Being Considered <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/374338/1/.html>
by Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia
The Ministry of National Development is "seriously considering how to create townships for foreign workers which are sustainable and self-contained," foreign minister George Yeo told reporters at a community event on Sunday.

**** New Fund To Help Low-Income Families Pay For Pre-School <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/374328/1/.html>
by Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia
It is a collaboration between the self-help group the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) and Singapore's largest childcare provider, NTUC Childcare. About S$200,000 has been set aside for the fund so far, and it is expected to help up to 100 children in its first year.