Language is Culture
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/26/world/asia/singapore-language-hokkien-mandarin.html?mcubz=0. Damn, New York Times link show up automatically like Tweets now. Talk about privilege. Anyway; you know what Gell-Mann amnesia is. You read the news, and assume what you're reading is, well, worth reading. It's generally…
The Fall of Singapore's Monarchy
It's been a while since I last wrote about Singapore. Now that the old man is gone it's seldom on anybody's radar anymore. But that has changed recently. Singapore is in the news. First there's this article by Nick Land…
Harry Lee, Rest in Peace
The great man is dead. I had my issues with the man, and I believe that history will not be kind to him. His great work in Singapore will soon be undone. His successors will not have his genius or drive; and soon a…
Lee Kuan Yew drains your brains for short term gain
Et tu, Harry? The paper, which projects 6.9 million people by 2030, charts the country’s strategies in managing a shrinking and ageing population. A question on Japan’s ageing society during the dialogue triggered the…
On Genteels
You know time differences suck when you see an interesting post such as this, but by the time you wake it already has tens of comments. As I'm late to participate in that thread I might just as well write a post of my…
Socialism qua Entropy watch
Let me continue with Chinese proverbs. We have established that the Chinese love eating, and they celebrate everything with a big feast with family and friends. So it's not surprise that gatherings with food are the…