Month: August 2013
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Upcoming DebbieTalks in September 2013
As we reach the last two weeks before I leave Singapore, I’ve somehow managed to get quite a number of […]
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12 Pomodoros
Pomodoros in RomeOne thing that has really helped me reduce anxiety in the face of a mountain of seemingly insurmountable […]
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Dream Syntax: The Book – PREORDER IT NOW!
After days of intensive work, I’m glad to announce that Dream Syntax the Book is almost complete and ready for […]
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Comparing English Slate and Murai Slate from Singapore
These are pieces of slate recovered from Pulau Saigon. Slate is a metamorphic rock that is composed of clay minerals […]
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The Collectors of Pulau Saigon: Murex Trapa shells, and Pyrites (Fool’s Gold)
Why do people collect things? Do we collect them to remember? Or do we collect things so we can examine […]
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The Chert of Pulau Saigon, a former island in the Singapore River
I must confess that I had not thought much about the chert of Southeast Asia until now. Is there a […]
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Kellie’s Castle
Somewhere in the state of Perak, Malaysia, lies a half-built castle known as Kellie’s Castle. On the last trip to […]
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Air Typing with Leap Motion + Dextype
“Dear G, I recently got the eagerly awaited LEAP MOTION in the mail, so I thought I would write you […]
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Converting CCTV surveillance camera system videos from .264 to .AVI on Mac OS X
My challenge for today was to convert footage from a CCTV security camera into AVI format. The footage format was […]
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The Excitable Dog’s Paradise Sensory Spa
It might have been G who told me first about it “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response“, wherein small sounds, speech patterns, […]