January 2012
4 posts
MNCoder →
ornyx:
Its been about 3 weeks, but I’m finally done with a piece of work that will be used (hopefully) in the iCloud capable version of Mindnode.
MNCoder is what I’d call a clever hack using NSKeyedArchiver and NSKeyedUnarchiver to help with portability of certain Apple classes between iOS and…
Some more bunch of code I wrote. Open Source on Github.
December 2011
4 posts
Public Transport
With there recent SMRT fiasco, I feel that Singapore is no longer where I want to be. Many of my friends do not get why I am so livid over this whole issue. Let me try and explain as concisely as I can.
To me, public transport is the lifeblood of the nation especially in an island state as small as Singapore. Not everyone may be able to afford a car, but we sure can use public transport to...
I am an engineer
Without knowing about the details of person who created the film, I’d say this is a terrible stereotype of engineers. Sadly, one does fall back to their profession to define who they are. That however is besides the point.
I don’t know about the women in Singapore, but the women here comes across as a bunch of superficial, money grubbing, ignorant humans. But I suppose in the...
I have a plan
I’ve always had a plan. Whether it was to get into a secondary school that I really wanted. Or that I would be the guy speaking to a group of freshmen right at the very front because I was the guy in charge, I’ve always had a plan.
Sure there were detours. But they were damn well worth every minute I’ve spent on them. I’ve learnt much along the way but now at this point...
November 2011
4 posts
A Core Data Primer →
ornyx:
Everyone’s first encounter with Core Data would be through books and the occasional glance at the documentation. No one tells you what are the base tips in bullet points that you need to know. Having worked on Core Data for the past 9 months, I thought it’ll be a service to the community to at…
Oh hey. I wrote something about Core Data.
“Being able to dip down into C and it’s marriage to the Cocoa frameworks just...”
– Comment by Ron L. on Objective-C Is The Language
Yield Thought: I swapped my MacBook for an... →
yieldthought:
On September 19th, I said goodbye to my trusty MacBook Pro and started developing exclusively on an iPad + Linode 512. This is the surprising story of a month spent working in the cloud.
It all started when I bought my first MacBook a couple of years ago. Frustrated by the inconsistent…
Oh wow this is pretty cool!
October 2011
7 posts
FuckYeahPiriWeepu →
‘nuff said.
“The quality I especially revered in him was his refusal to show contempt for his...”
– Stephen Fry on Steve Jobs
RIP Steve
It was every kids dream, to be Bill Gates. Back then, I was a Windows fanboy.
My first Mac unlike my peers wasn’t an Apple II, but was an Apple Macintosh Performa 600. I have never really used it though, but it was the very first Apple product I’ve every come into contact with.
The next time, would be in my Windows fanboy days, laughing at the terrible speed and not candy colored designs of OS9...
5 tags
“As anyone who watches Apple closely knows, analysts are absolutely fucktarded...”
– MG Siegler (via nikf)
September 2011
3 posts
“For men, advances in one’s relationship are emotionally expensive, each...”
– BZenMojo comments on Confused Nice Guy here…trying to understand
“Google’s approach is to look at the technology first, and see how that aligns...”
– Ian Betteridge looks at Apple and Google’s differences in the cloud
August 2011
6 posts
The 5 people you meet on earth
Well, not exactly 5, but that was just to get you to read this. But I digress.
I count myself as being really fortunate to have met many people thus far. While it is not mind blowing or a-success-story, I count my life experiences thus far as something that is out of the ordinary for a typical Singaporean.
I have failed before.
Hard to imagine in a society that tries to ensure that everything...
6 tags
6 tags
Dylan Ratigan, Mad as Hell: His Epic 'Network'...
megrobertson:
We’ve got a real problem…this is a mathematical fact. Tens of trillions of dollars are being extracted from the United States of America. Democrats aren’t fixing it, Republicans aren’t stopping it — an entire integrated system, banking, trade and taxation, created by both parties over a period of two decades is at work decimating our entire country right now. MSNBC’s Dylan...
1 tag
July 2011
6 posts
“Apple has invested a lot of time and manpower in getting off of gcc and onto a...”
– Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica Review
“Macworld reports that there will, in fact, be a physical manifestation of Lion....”
– Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica Review
Will gladly pay for the USB stick.
Create a bootable DVD for OS X Lion
So everyone knows you can grab the upgrade for OS X directly from the Mac App Store. But what if you want a copy on your DVD/USB drive that you can easily boot into for a clean install?
It is still entirely possible.
Here’s what you need.
Lion Installer from the Mac App Store
Single Layer 4.7GB DVD
A Mac
Here’s how to do it.
Buy the Lion upgrade from the Mac App Store and wait...
Introducing Tumblr's New API →
staff:
Along with a sharp new Engineering Blog and a beautifully organized new Developer Center. Enjoy!
HOMG. Maybe its time to get cracking on stuff.
June 2011
7 posts
Winning the Mobile Platform Race →
drbarnard:
I’m not much of a racing fan, so forgive me if the analogy breaks down rather quickly, but it struck me today that Apple’s disciplined approach to building its mobile platform looks somewhat like a well managed racing team. While competitors have been taking risks and cutting corners in an attempt…
Such a good exposition!
The Nerd Handbook →
Wow. The most accurate guide for dating a technical person ever! A must read for partners (male/female) of technical people.
“We’ve learned that a visit to the Genius Bar can fix more than just...”
– Apple Retail 10th Anniversary Poster: “We’ve learned a lot.”
May 2011
18 posts
“Social media is not “cool.” MAKING MONEY IS COOL. Social media is simply another...”
– Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A “Social Media Expert”
Apple Legal's letter to Lodsys →
nikf:
Macworld has the full text of Apple’s response to the Lodsys patent brouhaha.
Now that’s a smack down.
“There is something salutary in that proud defiance. And though the debate she...”
– Paper Tigers
“He puts one in mind of the great hero of epic tragedy, who is caught in a...”
– The GE 2011 Political Demise of Lee Kuan Yew: A Supreme Irony
Not a flattering title, but otherwise true words about such a great man. In a way, I can understand LKY. The only thing I suppose is that when your time is up, you have to move on.
“The scriptwriter obviously thought this was a combination that would make people...”
– Heston Blumenthal says Fishfingers and Custard is not a bad idea Yay!