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Daily SG: 9 March 2009

Posted by singaporedaily on 9th March 2009

The Gospel of Harry | Dialects are for stupids
- groundnotes: Cunning Linguist
- Yummy BBQ Chicken Wings: Is it stupid to learn dialects?
- TOC: A response to MM Lee’s private secretary on dialects
- The Lycan Times: Commentary: Dialects and the Bilingual Education Policy
- Empty Vessel: Where’s the diplomacy?
- Feed Me To The Fish: Who’s Stupid? Dialect or Principal Private Secretary?
- The Sun Shines on Singapore: “Stupid” and Reading Between the Lines
- The Void Deck: TVD’s Picks: Use “Stupid” Sure Habis One?
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: Civil Servant called his parents and grandparents and his great-grandparents stupid
- My sketchbook: Let’s talk about dialects

Recession
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Not by wages alone…
- Just Our Views: No End In Sight - Part 1 [Thanks Our Views]
- The Age: Globalisation’s demise sinking Singapore [Thanks Loyola]

General Election 2009
- Singapore Angle: Registration of Overseas Electors
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Elections are imminent Part 2
- Sgpolitics.net: SDP continues campaign in Bukit Panjang

The Gospel of Harry | GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Just Our Views: CIC vs GIC [Thanks Our Views]

The Aftermath of the NTU Passings
- Anonymous_X: 2nd death in NTU: a staff found hanged
- the kent ridge common: Aftermath of the NTU stabbing and suicide incident: Changes the university(s) can consider
- TOC: Debunking the erroneous reporting in the mainstream media: David Widjaja’s brother speaks out
- TOC: Stabbing incident in NTU — is it really an “attack”?

We Don’t Need No Regulation
- mrbrown: the mrbrown show: new media gahmen

Lee vs Kangaroos
- Jaslyn Go’s Blog: Jufri emerges from QRP wearing TBT t-shirt

Housing
- Still Baking After All These Years: Why Your House Might Not Save You

Daily Discourse
- Singapore Social Activist: Who Killed Singapore21?
- TOC: Bukit Merah Town Council’s negligence caused girl, 7, to fall through railings?
- Angry Doctor: Handicap
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Doing transaction over SMRT fare gate? Becareful, you might be breaking the law
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Barmy about Obama, candid about banks
- Old Folks Say: That is no way to talk with your folks, mate! [Thanks Messenger]
- Just Our Views: Is Re-Merger Possible? [Thanks Our Views]

Life, the universe and everything
- Chemical Generation Singapore: Our Architecture
- A L V I N O L O G Y: Singapore Entertainment Awards 2009 Celebration Party - Photos Galore!
- Fire in my Life: What’s happening to Internet Radio Streaming Service in Singapore? [Thanks Joel]

Infoblogaramous
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Noise Singapore
- Rambling Librarian: Creative Crew Singapore - March Meeting @ Central Public Library

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Daily Tech: CeBIT Hannover 2009 Roundup

Posted by singaporedaily on 9th March 2009

CeBIT, Hannover 2009
- Liliputing: Up close with Gigabyte’s Touch Note convertible tablet - Video
- jkkmobile: Gigabyte Touch Note M1028 at CeBit 2009 [Vid]
- InsideHW: CeBIT 2009 Day 2: MSI, XFX, nVIDIA & takeMS
- The Inquirer: Clevo makes a decent-looking bookend
- Netbook Reviews: Asus Eee Box B208
- Softpedia: Thermaltake Impresses with New Chassis Concept
- Softpedia: A-DATA Unveils 512GB XPG SSD
- PC Pro: (Literally) hands-on with Microsoft Surface
- Computerworld: Fujitsu Siemens debuts ‘zero-watt’ green PC
- PC Games Hardware: Ati Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon HD 4890 X2: Rumors from the Cebit
- ZDNet: The best bits from CeBIT 2009
- HWZ: CeBIT 2009 - Part [1][2][3][4][5]

Tech News
- CNET: Intel and TSMC: What are they thinking?
- PC World: Windows 7’s IE ‘Off’ Switch: What Took So Long?
- Beyond Binary: Lots to turn off in Windows 7
- Hardware Secrets: Gigabyte Releases Ultra Durable VGA Technology
- Zbitlabs: Samsung Begins Shipments of 1.5TB Hard Disk Drives

Reviews | Guides
- Compreviews: Best Netbook Laptops
- TechSpot: Laptop Buying Guide - March 2009
- InsideHW: CrossFire vs. SLI
- TestFreaks: ATI Catalyst 9.1 vs 9.2
- ExtremeTech: 10 Tips for Better LCD Image Quality
- OverclockerOnline: Samsung SE-T084 Slot-in External Slim DVD-Writer
- Techniz: Thermaltake Fanless 330 VGA Cooler
- Maximum CPU: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
- Thetechlounge: Griffin Window Seat for iPhone / iPod Touch

SG Tech \ MISC
- Techgoondu: The World’s Toughest Phone is set to hit Singapore!
- The Singapore iPhone Guide: iPhone developer going places with SG Transport

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