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Virtual Idols and Hatsune Miku

Recently, renowned sci-fi writer William Gibson of Neuromancer fame annoyed a bunch of Miku fanboys when he tweeted, "Hatsune Miku doesn't really rock me.…

19 replies·5 min read

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Japan Fingerprinting Commences

Japan's new amended immigration laws (改正入管法) kicked in today, making it the second country in the world after USA to implement a compulsory fingerprinting…

54 replies·5 min read

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Why Android will dominate Japan

Sharp is releasing an Aquos Android clamshell phone with a 16-megapixel camera running Gingerbread. This is the latest step in Android's quiet and gradual…

16 replies·4 min read

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Dreams are not for Asia

There's a pretty good essay on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's call for young Singaporeans to "dare to dream" over at The Online Citizen.…

59 replies·7 min read

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Independence Day

It's time for another rant that is completely unrelated to the theme of this blog because I just felt like it. Fourth of July…

53 replies·6 min read

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WikiLeaks

"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes" WikiLeaks may turn out to be the real-life Laughing Man.…

16 replies·6 min read

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The Long Tail and My Long Rant

If you follow any tech blog you would no doubt have heard of the term "The Long Tail" before. It's not an entirely new…

22 replies·13 min read

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Google v Major Networks

I've long been a keen observer in the growing war of opinions over the future of intellectual property rights. Just a few days ago,…

2 replies·4 min read