[MyAppleMenu] May 4, 2009

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**** Cyan's Classic 'Myst' Arrives In App Store <http://www.macrumors.com/2009/05/03/cyans-classic-myst-arrives-in-app-store/>
by Arnold Kim, MacRumors.com

While rather simplistic by today's standards, the game was both a critical and commercial success becoming the best selling computer game up until that time.

**** App Developers Seek Right Formula To Cash In On iPhone <http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/05/03/app_developers_seek_right_formula_to_cash_in_on_iphone/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Top+business+news>
by Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe

**** Song Bashing &quot;Corporate Enablers&quot; Used To Move iPhones <http://arstechnica.com/apple/2009/05/song-basing-corporate-enablers-used-to-move-iphones.ars>
by Nate Anderson, Ars Technica

The song may resonate with a Jobsian "billionaire's detachment" from the material world that binds us to a cycle of suffering, but it stands in stark counterpoint to the product it's being used to sell.

**** Trenr Reznor Responds To NIN App Denial <http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=3860>
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet

**** How To Share Full-Quality Photos Via iPhoto <http://db.tidbits.com/article/10233>
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

The practical upshot of all this is that if you want to send someone a full-quality photo without any additional compression being applied to it, don't use the Share > Email command (or the Email button in the toolbar, if you have that showing).



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** An Invention That Could Change The Internet For Ever <http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/an-invention-that-could-change-the-internet-for-ever-1678109.html>
by Andrew Johnson, The Independent

The biggest internet revolution for a generation will be unveiled this month with the launch of software that will understand questions and give specific, tailored answers in a way that the web has never managed before.

**** Predicting Flu With The Aid Of (George) Washington <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/health/04model.html?_r=1>
by Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times

The best way to track the spread of swine flu across the United States in the coming weeks may be to imagine it riding a dollar bill.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Joy Of Exclamation Marks! <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/29/exclamation-mark-punctuation>
by Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian

Exclamation marks used to be frowned upon. Now look what's happened! We use them all the time! Hurrah!!! But what is it about the age of email that gets people so over-excited?

**** Galveston, 1961 <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2009/05/11/090511po_poem_wilbur>
by Richard Wilbur, The New Yorker

**** The Autobiography Of J.G.B. <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/05/11/090511fi_fiction_ballard>
by J. G. Ballard, The New Yorker

**** Hackers Can Sidejack Cookies <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2009/05/11/090511po_poem_mchugh>
by Heather McHugh, The New Yorker

**** Mission Impossible: The Code Even The CIA Can't Crack <http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-05/ff_kryptos>
by Steven Levy, Wired

The most celebrated inscription at the Central Intelligence Agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, used to be the biblical phrase chiseled into marble in the main lobby: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." But in recent years, another text has been the subject of intense scrutiny inside the Company and out: 865 characters of seeming gibberish, punched out of half-inch-thick copper in a courtyard.

**** How David Beats Goliath <http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/11/090511fa_fact_gladwell>
by Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker

When underdogs break the rules.



SingaporeSurf
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**** AWARE: Lessons From A Fiasco <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/05/aware-lessons-from-a-fiasco/>
by Cherian George, The Online Citizen

The Aware battle was not between the profane and the sacred, but between those who understand Singaporean secularism and those who apparently do not. The concerted steps they took to subvert a secular organisation and rid its leadership of its traditional diversity showed that the insurgents did not want merely to be part of a conversation; they wanted to be the only voice.

When intolerant – and considerably more violent – voices have surfaced in other religious communities, the moderate mainstream had to rise up to reclaim the microphone, to assure themselves and their fellow citizens that their faith was entirely compatible with peaceful co-existence in a multicultural and democratic society. Similarly, one of the most positive outcomes of the Aware saga is the strong assertion by Singaporeans of faith and their religious leaders: we are here, our faith makes us and our society stronger, but we will not impose our values on others.

**** The Rosary Woman And Other Head-Shaking Tales <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2009/yax-1017.htm>
by Au Yaipang, Yawning Bread

**** Premium Services Info At Bus Stops <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_371955.html>
by Yeo Ghim Lay, Straits Times

Private bus companies, which had previously lamented that they were not allowed to publicise their services at bus stops, have applauded the news.

The two public transport companies should never forget that they are what they are today because we as a society granted them a monopoly.

**** Singaporeans Are Self-Reliant <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_371957.html>
by Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times

A survey has found that eight in 10 locals prefer to rely on themselves than on the Government in these bad times.

The other way of reading this is, surely, everyone expects the government not to help in any useful way.

**** More Vigilant, Less Trusting <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_372113.html>
by Wong Kim Hoh, Straits Times

Expect Singapore's leading feminist group to be more vigilant and less trusting from here on.

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by 杨荣文, 联合早报

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**** Aftermath Of Aware EGM: Time For Some House-Keeping <http://wayangparty.com/?p=8931>
by Eugene Yeo, The Wayang Party Club

**** China Urges Citizens To Avoid Illegal Employment In Singapore <http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/03/content_11304009.htm>
by Xinhua

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**** This Atheist Sermonises On The AWARE Saga <http://singaporeatheists.blogspot.com/2009/05/this-atheist-sermonises-on-aware-saga.html>
by Singapore Atheists

The AWARE saga really goes to show how religion can cause a person to see things very narrowly.

**** Alvinology Goes To The AWARE EGM <http://blog.omy.sg/alvinology/2009/05/03/alvinology-goes-to-the-aware-egm/>
by Alvinology II

**** I'm A Hooligan And Proud Of It <http://triciaseow.livejournal.com/339835.html>
by Tricia

So yes, call me and my like-minded friends a hooligan if you must. Better hooliganism couched in those terms than narrow-minded, uninformed and cowardly.

**** Three Responses To The Sustainable Singapore Blueprint <http://www.asiaisgreen.com/2009/05/04/3-responses-to-the-sustainable-singapore-blueprint/>
by AsiaIsGreen.com

**** My Response To The ST Article: &quot;Process, Pluralism, Protection&quot; <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=2909>
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net

**** "A Voice For The Arts And Artists" <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/05/“a-voice-for-the-arts-and-artists”/>
by Khairulanwar Zaini, The Online Citizen

“A voice for the arts and artists” – and two names emerged as potential Nominated Members of Parliament (NMP) to represent the Arts community. Audrey Wong, the artistic co-director of Substation, and Loretta Chen, the artistic director of Zebra Crossing.

**** Speak, Act, Change - We Will Influence The Decisions <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/05/speak-act-change-–-we-will-influence-the-decisions/>
by Jewel Philemon, The Online Citizen

Ten SIG who were concerned about issues ranging from intellectual disability to urban poverty, from youths at risk to environmentalism, and from animal welfare to dating violence, gathered at Hong Lim park on an extremely hot Sunday afternoon.

**** Lessons For The PAP From The Aware EOGM <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2009/yax-1018.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread

If the government genuinely wants Singaporeans to feel passionate about Singapore, they had better reexamine what they mean by democracy. They need to stop trying to breed sheep, lighten up and learn to value more rambunctious citizens.

**** Changes In AWARE Office As Dana Lam And Team Take Over <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/426851/1/.html>
by Cheryl Lim, Channel NewsAsia

It is the start of the first week in office for the new executive committee at the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE), but the members are already busy trying to settle several outstanding issues.

**** SMRT's Train Frequency To Be Reduced If Flu Alert Hits Red <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/426860/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia

 SMRT said train frequency will be reduced by 30 per cent once Singapore's pandemic alert level hits red. This is because its service staff are divided into two teams to prevent the potential spread of the H1N1 virus.