Shit for brains
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! If this is true, then it really, really sucks. Apparently there’s an “artist” called Guillermo Vargas who took a stray dog off the street and displayed it starving to death. And called it an art piece. From The Guardian: The Costa Rican has been called an animal abuser, killer and worse […]
Terror without trousers
Reuters’ headline for the topic of the week goes below the belt: “Singapore says militant escaped without trousers” (via I.Z. Reloaded). They’ve said that the dude’s a master of disguise, and the first suspicious character that came to mind was “Singa The Courtesy Lion”. The resemblance is uncanny. Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch!
A good reason to localize: two killed over sms error
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! Maybe rednano should try scare tactics. Localisation could have saved the lives of two people in Turkey (via Gizmodo): The surreal mistake happened because the ex-husband’s cellphone didn’t have an specific character from the Turkish alphabet: the letter “ı” or closed i. While “i” is available in all phones in Turkey—where […]
Even the foreign expert says so
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! Ahead of today’s much anticipated report on the escape of Mas Selamat Kastari, Todayonline had an article talking about terrorism and what our fine nation’s efforts have done and not done. It says William Dobson, “managing editor of global politics magazine Foreign Policy“ comments that “Most countries’ strategies end with arresting […]
Skype sells unlimited international calls
For S$13.50 a month, you can now make unlimited Skype calls internationally. Now to find international friends and talk to them unlimitededly! Via ST.