i.justrealized

Darn it. I just saw the Twitter page of the supposed Helen Keller.

Vaaaaaaaasp. (Source)

I laughed and am prepared to go to hell.

On GitHub. Will definitely be giving it a try when I’m free, probably not this month. No one can say no to faster.

In a demo that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft.

This is amazing work by Microsoft. Bing maps is definitely one of the most underrated products in the market.

Good point from XKCD:

Someone made this for an art course.

Well nobody really explained to me why my name is chosen for me. At the later age, I have made the assumption that it probably is a good name and I just have to trust whoever gave me the name, that would be my grandfather. My Chinese name would mean something like ‘good’ and ‘great’, maybe my grandfather can’t decide between the two.

I got particularly interested how my Chinese name would be read in Japanese as a Kanji.

嘉偉

• 嘉 means “applaud”, “esteem” or “praise”. When used in context, it typically means good and is pronounced as ‘ka’.
• 偉 means “admirable”, “conceited” or “excellent”. When used in context, it typically means greatness and is pronounced as ‘i’ or ‘erai’.

(Source: Jisho.org)

Singapore’s productivity level is 60—70% of what is possible according to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Singapore’s productivity level is 60—70% of what is possible: PM Lee

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday the country has a considerable way to go in its productivity drive, especially when compared with other countries which have achieved significant productivity growth.

He said Singapore’s productivity level is 60 to 70 per cent of what is possible.

Mr Lee’s remarks follow the release of the Economic Strategies Committee Report, which placed productivity as the key growth strategy for Singapore’s economy.

Well I think my productivity is 83% (my favorite random number). Now, is 60% to 70% just some arbitrary range or is it based on some metric?