[MyAppleMenu] Jul 30, 2012

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**** New Command Line Tools In Mountain Lion Manage Encryption, Sleep And Sharing ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/07/30/new-command-line-tools-in-mountain-lion-manage-encryption-sleep/>
TJ Luoma, TUAW



**** Mountain Lion Passes 3 Million Downloads In First Four Days ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1167939/mountain_lion_passes_3_million_downloads_in_first_four_days.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld



**** Mountain Lion: Pause Notifications, Edit Bookmarks ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1167930/mountain_lion_pause_notifications_edit_bookmarks.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld


> Press the Option key while clicking on the Notification icon in the right end of the menu bar. This will pause the display of notifications.



**** Server, Simplified: A Power User's Guide To OS X Server ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/the-server-simplified-a-power-users-guide-to-os-x-server/>
Andrew CUnningham, Ars Technica


> This article should serve as an introduction to the software's capabilities, an evaluation of how those services work compared to the competition, and a basic how-to guide for getting everything up and running. By the time you're done reading, you should have a decent working knowledge of what this software can do, how to configure it, and whether it's right for you.






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Talk To Me, One Machine Said To The Other ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/technology/talk-to-me-one-machine-said-to-the-other.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Kevin J. O'Brien, New York Times


> The combined level of robotic chatter on the world’s wireless networks — measured in the digital data load they exert on networks — is likely soon to exceed that generated by the sum of all human voice conversations taking place on wireless grids.






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Review: 'The Twenty-Year Death' By Ariel S. Winter Is 3-In-1 Noir ****
<http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-ariel-winter-20120729,0,5501653.story>
David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times


> His solution — to build one long narrative out of three smaller ones — is ingenious, not least because he never loses sight of the requirements of the genre. Rather, he embraces them, framing the book through three representative voices (the Belgian writer Georges Simenon, as well as Chandler and Thompson) to develop a story that is also a reflection on the history of noir.



**** How To Write ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/books/review/colson-whiteheads-rules-for-writing.html?_r=1>
Colson Whitehead, New York Times


> Show and Tell. Most people say, “Show, don’t tell,” but I stand by Show and Tell, because when writers put their work out into the world, they’re like kids bringing their broken unicorns and chewed-up teddy bears into class in the sad hope that someone else will love them as much as they do. “And what do you have for us today, Marcy?” “A penetrating psychological study of a young med student who receives disturbing news from a former lover.” “How marvelous! Timmy, what are you holding there?” “It’s a Calvinoesque romp through an unnamed metropolis much like New York, narrated by an armadillo.” “Such imagination!” Show and Tell, followed by a good nap.



**** My Verdict On Books I Haven't Read ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/29/verdict-on-books-not-read>
Morven Crumlish, The Observer


> To avoid wasting time on bad books, I employ a complex algorithm of past reading and pure prejudice.






SingaporeSurf
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**** Yale-NUS Will Have Freedom, Says YP Member At Forum ****
<http://www.publichouse.sg/categories/topstory/item/712-yale-nus-will-have-freedom-says-yp-member-at-forum>
Jewel Philemon, Publichouse.sg


> This is, I think, another kind of apathy. The kind where you are conditioned to believe in something blindly, as opposed to looking at the real picture and forming your own opinions based on your own experiences.

> And sadly, this is probably the kind of socio-political conditioning that Yale-NUS students will spend their formative university years in.



**** Different Codes For Different Folks ****
<http://benjamincheah.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/different-codes-for-different-folks/>
Benjamin Cheah


> The government needs to stop seeing itself as an arbiter of values, or even the principal moral influence, in Singapore’s Internet spaces. This mindset has no relevance on the Internet. The government may call for a bottom-up approach to the CoC, but even this will be seen as yet another attempt to impose greater control on the Internet. The government just needs to step back and let the people sort things out themselves, stepping in only when there is potential for harm. 



**** The NParks Wayang - Problems With GEBIZ That Everyone Knows About But The Auditors Turn A Blind Eye To. ****
<http://gigomole.blogspot.sg/2012/07/the-nparks-wayang-problems-with-gebiz.html>
The Gigamole Diaries


> This non-GEBIZ way of information dissemination is already subjective and selective to only a limited number of suppliers. And therefore open to abuse.



**** University Or Business? Yale’s Singapore Partnership Violates Human Rights ****
<http://theconversation.edu.au/university-or-business-yales-singapore-partnership-violates-human-rights-8464>
Rosaria Burchielli, The Conversation


> In the process of normal business, due diligence should be conducted to identify and assess key business risks. But in this instance the legal risks and human rights risks have been totally ignored. This could be a costly mistake for Yale-NUS, both for their dollar bottom line and for their reputation.



**** Government's Move To Take Taxis Out Of COE Bidding Futile ****
<http://sbr.com.sg/transport-logistics/news/governments-move-take-taxis-out-coe-bidding-futile>
Singapore Business Review


> According to OCBC Investment Research, while this move will hopefully take out the effect of COE bidding by taxi operators, it does not expect COE prices to fall drastically due to the reduced quotas and resilient demand for cars.



**** Rochor Centre Acquired Due To Site Constraints ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC120730-0000015/Rochor-Centre-acquired-due-to-site-constraints>
Helen Lim, Land Transport Authority, Today


> To minimise risk to these [MRT] lines and to comply with the design and safety requirements for an expressway, the acquisition of Rochor Centre could not be avoided.



**** Cash Is Still King For Some Retailers ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120730-0000006/Cash-is-still-king-for-some-retailers>
Tan Weizhen, Today


> A check by TODAY showed that retailers, especially mom-and-pop stores, are coming up with creative ways to work around the rules, such as discounts or other perks to encourage customers to pay by cash. Some are openly flouting them, taking advantage of the low level of awareness among consumers.



**** Yaacob Beating The Drums Again ****
<http://publichouse.sg/categories/politics/item/711-yaacob-beating-the-drums-again>
Andrew Loh, Publichouse.sg


> Instead of trying to - or be seen to - curb online discourse, the Government should instead be opening up more political space for Singaporeans, and to remove the restrictions on Singaporeans' civil liberties.

> These, in my opinion, are the more serious issues which ministers like Yaacob should be more concerned about.