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Entries in ST Forum (19)

Wednesday
May262010

Idiot of the Week, maybe Year, Award

DateWednesday, May 26, 2010 at 12:17PM

Just a short one before I head out to be shopping slave for the wife a chivalrous husband. The award goes to Sulthan Niaz for his letter to the Straits Times forum. A longer, less rude response will be coming soon, but for now, let's just say that the sheer idiocy of his letter is causing ysunamis of laughter and anger across the blogosphere.

Welcome to a more liberal world, Sulthan Niaz, where you have deservedly earned our collective mockery with your stupidity, and where it will be spotlighted, derided, scorned, and scoffed at for our pleasure. Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt is a lesson you should learn. Enjoy the award, moron.

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Tuesday
May252010

Violence on the news underlines need for voluntary community service

DateTuesday, May 25, 2010 at 10:39AM

Miss Patricia Maria de Souza's anecdote of how to inspire youth to perform community service, rather than to compel them with incentives such as "points and rewards".

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Wednesday
May192010

Anecdotal evidence vs anecdotal evidence

DateWednesday, May 19, 2010 at 10:27PM

ST Forum letters are almost always amusing, and this one by Priscilla Poh, containing nothing but anecdotal evidence based on a sample size of one, fits right in. I will leave you to read that letter, and instead focus on the few statements that raised more than a chuckle from me.

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Tuesday
May182010

It is political, like it or not, continued

DateTuesday, May 18, 2010 at 6:56PM

Workers' Party chief Low Thia Kiang has responded to Steve Tan's letter accusing him of politicising the Mother Tongue weighting issue. I had previously called Tan naive about the politics, and I'm glad Low's response is also a small lesson in politics for those who think the opposition shouldn't criticise the PAP government when the need arises.

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Saturday
May152010

It is political, like it or not

DateSaturday, May 15, 2010 at 11:19AM

Mr Steve Tan misses the point entirely with his criticism of Workers' Party MP Low Thia Kiang in his letter.

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Wednesday
May122010

EOD Links - 20100512

DateWednesday, May 12, 2010 at 11:56PM

Looking forward to the weekend for PinkDot.

  • Break out those 3D glasses for the Playboy's June centerfold!
  • Felix Salmon explains why volatility is reason enough to sell your stocks.
  • Matt Yglesias has a good primer on the European Central Bank.
  • This ST Forum letter has some suggestions for general practitioners in Singapore's healthcare system; I think they're workable.
  • Conor Freiersdorf responds to Mark Lilla's essay and argues for a more libertarian GOP.
  • David Cameron has successfully formed a government with the Liberal Democrats, but this little note on minority governments will come in useful to impress your friends.
  • Speaking of David Cameron, here's a video of his first remarks as Prime Minister of the UK:
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Friday
May072010

Why is this even allowed?

DateFriday, May 7, 2010 at 11:51AM

I was very surprised when I first read that real estate agencies and agents are also allowed to operate money-lending businesses. The conflict of interest that is legally allowed to exist in this case is nothing short of egregious.

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Friday
Apr162010

Some people are just insecure

DateFriday, April 16, 2010 at 10:57AM

This letter could just as well be titled "Poly students who want a local university degree should just STFU". Assuming that Lee Beng Tat is himself a graduate or an undergrad, the arguments he presents are weak and laughable.

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Thursday
Apr152010

EOD Links - 20100415

DateThursday, April 15, 2010 at 11:43PM

At least I don't sound like Darth Vader today.

  • Chee Soon Juan hits back at mindless critic, and hits back well.
  • Falkenstein looks at risk-taking.
  • Shawn Lim sees my point at last. (BTW Shawn, "Politics is" should be correct; after all, we don't say "Economics are being taught", do we?)
  • An extra-marital affair takes two willing parties, and Erika Napoletano says any woman choosing to be with a married man is stupid. I agree.
  • This sounds like a shot across the bow to CHC and others who want to emulate the megachurch.
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Thursday
Apr152010

Faulty analogy

DateThursday, April 15, 2010 at 12:39PM

Miss Tan Lee Hwang doesn't seem to understand that education and employment are two very different beasts, and drawing that line to equate the two is fallacious.

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