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Monday, October 31, 2011
Tea vs Chai, the Tekka Centre and my last name (I)
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This post is about three things: (1) the name of a very popular beverage that the vast majority of readers would be familiar with; (2) the ...
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Feature phones
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Most people would now be familiar with the term smartphone , and have at least some idea as to what a smartphone is. Yesterday, my friend R....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Happy Deepavali / Diwali
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To all Hindus, Happy Deepavali / இனிய தீபாவளி நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் ( iniya deepavali nalvazhthukkal ). It's a public holiday here in...
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Simi, the Singaporean version of Siri
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More Siri stuff. But since I'm in Singapore, I thought I'd blog about a clip from the mrbrown show that's been making the ro...
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Translation pls - Part (II)
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In a similar vein to my post " Translation pls ", I've discovered through a friend this blog post about Facebook and Tibetan ...
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What you risk when you step out your door
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'It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,' he used to say. 'You step onto the Road, and if you don't ...
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Japanese issues with Siri / Shiri
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I don't actually own a smartphone, but this video's been making the rounds since the introduction of Siri with the new iP***e. I tho...
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