Squareface @ 31°North

This site had a sudden influx of more than 1,000 visitors a day thanks to someone’s link to my blog on a forum. I’ve been taking privacy issues for granted, and have since made some adjustments to certain posts to protect a certain someone. 
As a result, I closed this site for almost a week as [...]

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My macbook may be the one single possession in my life that saw through a month of research, scouting, and waiting. I’ve read up, compared prices, and waited for the best offer before bringing it home. Impulse buy, this is not.
I was hesitant at first, buying  a macbook in Shanghai. Forum users were skeptical too, [...]

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Something complex made easier to understand:

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

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I start work come Monday, holding the title and responsibilities of a  “Junior Content Specialist Editor” at a technology firm.
What a mouthful, and possibly ambiguous, but for the first time in my life, I am going to be an EDITOR. A very different concept at an internet company it may be, but well, as long [...]

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My webhost provider has started bugging me for payment. My subscription is ending mid-November and I’m wondering whether I should just let this site cease to exist, pay for one year at full price, pay for 2 years at a 10% discount, or pay for 3 years in a row to get a year free. [...]

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If you are looking for Singapore-specific information on the internet, SPH’s latest oline offering, Rednano, might be just the thing you need. Its search capabilities promises Singapore-centric results presented in a complete package with images, directories and maps.
Rednano Mobile Search via SMS 33333
With one simple SMS, users can also obtain directory information - for instance, [...]

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How do you run away from all the somehow-unknowingly-self-created drama in your life?
Indulge in retail therapy.
So the drama gets more intense, then college stress pays you an extended visit, and you know your indulgence in retail therapy has drastic effects on what you’re going to eat for the rest of the semester, just play with [...]

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I’m back here and logged on to what CG calls China’s intranet. Also known as the GFC, I cannot access blogspot, wordpress, wikipedia, etc.
One way to access blogspot is by using pkblogs.com, or any anonymous proxy servers.
But if you’re using Firefox, which you should be instead of the annoying IE, you can use a script [...]

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I decided it’s time to be in the know, time to have some know-how.

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