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December 30, 2013 harishpillay

Here be the dragons!

December 30, 2013December 31, 2013 harishpillay

Sparks of brilliance and WTFs!

December 29, 2013December 30, 2013 harishpillay

First impressions about the new Marina Coastal Expressway

November 15, 2013 harishpillay

I know more than you do

October 21, 2013October 22, 2013 harishpillay

A blast from the past

October 6, 2013 harishpillay

Toshiba’s FlashAir wifi-enabled SD card

September 8, 2013 harishpillay

Will we ever have engineers?

August 9, 2013August 9, 2013 harishpillay

Things to be thankful for as we celebrate 48 years of independence. Majulah Singapura!

June 22, 2013June 22, 2013 harishpillay

Getting a good grip on the haze conditions

May 29, 2013May 29, 2013 harishpillay

Proceedings from the “The Singapore Computer Society’s Internet Regulations Workshop” – August 1996

May 1, 2013May 1, 2013 harishpillay

The Town Council IT System Tender

April 29, 2013April 29, 2013 harishpillay

Rest in peace, my friend!

March 5, 2013 harishpillay

Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) aka Selling Out To Big Business talks in Singapore this week

February 27, 2013 harishpillay

Tender for Town Council Management System – updates

February 15, 2013February 27, 2013 harishpillay

It’s not about *taxing* anyone

February 13, 2013February 13, 2013 harishpillay

Walk the Talk!

February 10, 2013February 13, 2013 harishpillay

This is too cool!

February 9, 2013February 13, 2013 harishpillay

“practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.”

February 9, 2013February 9, 2013 harishpillay

And “Parliament Passes Motion …”

February 6, 2013February 6, 2013 harishpillay

Finally, a PAP MP making a considered and sane proposal

February 6, 2013February 6, 2013 harishpillay

“If there’s a war, why should we fight for Singapore?”

January 29, 2013January 29, 2013 harishpillay

In a word, wow!

January 27, 2013January 28, 2013 harishpillay

It was obvious to me

January 24, 2013January 25, 2013 harishpillay

The Value of Checks and Balances

January 23, 2013 harishpillay

They don’t get it.

January 11, 2013 harishpillay

Anonymity and Feedback

January 9, 2013January 9, 2013 harishpillay

Doing the right thing and a proposal

January 8, 2013January 9, 2013 harishpillay

It’s not a contest per se, it’s a Sahana-moment!

January 5, 2013 harishpillay

Why Open Standards and Open Source Matters in Government

January 3, 2013October 28, 2018 harishpillay

My Conscience Is Bugging Me

December 30, 2012December 30, 2012 harishpillay

Software for Public Sector Applications

December 26, 2012December 26, 2012 harishpillay

Open Source and Government

December 1, 2012 harishpillay

Much to think about

September 27, 2012 harishpillay

The Primary School Leaving Exam

September 20, 2012 harishpillay

What a disappointment

August 20, 2012August 20, 2012 harishpillay

Open Letter to Transport Minister Liu

July 8, 2012July 9, 2012 harishpillay

A helper note for family and friends about your connectivity to the Internet from July 9 2012

June 18, 2012June 18, 2012 harishpillay

Missing the point!

May 26, 2012May 27, 2012 harishpillay

A proud moment

May 25, 2012May 26, 2012 harishpillay

Why the vote in Hougang matters

May 18, 2012 harishpillay

FUDCon Kuala Lumpur 2012

May 14, 2012May 14, 2012 harishpillay

Who cares about the outcome of the decision of a mere 23,368 people?

May 13, 2012May 13, 2012 harishpillay

What’s at stake in the Hougang by-election

May 10, 2012May 10, 2012 harishpillay

No, LHL did not listen to me!

May 9, 2012May 9, 2012 harishpillay

What changed?

May 8, 2012June 13, 2022 harishpillay

And it’s live now – SCO Open Server 5.0.5 running in a RHEL 6 KVM

April 29, 2012April 29, 2012 harishpillay

Fedora 17 before it is released

April 16, 2012 harishpillay

ACTA 2.0? Are more secret negotiations underway?

April 16, 2012 harishpillay

Microsoft’s “open technology” spinoff

April 16, 2012 harishpillay

ACTA in Singapore

April 5, 2012 harishpillay

Exposing localhost via a tunnel

March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 harishpillay

What does it take?

March 11, 2012March 11, 2012 harishpillay

The Value of being Heard and Consulted

March 5, 2012March 5, 2012 harishpillay

Really hard to fathom the naive logic of a PAP MP

February 29, 2012February 29, 2012 harishpillay

By-Election in Hougang Constituency

February 27, 2012February 27, 2012 harishpillay

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 comes to the rescue of SCO Open Server in a VM!

January 17, 2012October 29, 2020 harishpillay

Math 101 for Singaporean Ministers

January 7, 2012January 7, 2012 harishpillay

O Captain, my Captain!

January 4, 2012January 5, 2012 harishpillay

Good Salary Review Report

October 3, 2011 harishpillay

Public consultation on proposed Data Protection

August 27, 2011August 27, 2011 harishpillay

Cool tech tip

August 27, 2011August 27, 2011 harishpillay

Why bother voting for the president?

August 24, 2011August 26, 2011 harishpillay

Presidential Elections is August 27

August 8, 2011 harishpillay

I am Singaporean, humble and contented.

July 27, 2011July 27, 2011 harishpillay

OSCON 2011 – Tuesday July 26

July 20, 2011July 20, 2011 harishpillay

Change and Opportunity

June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 harishpillay

As the hats get thrown into the ring

June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 harishpillay

Mark of A Civilized Country and Society

June 21, 2011June 21, 2011 harishpillay

The next Singapore president

June 18, 2011June 19, 2011 harishpillay

Now all machines at home are on Fedora 15!

May 30, 2011May 30, 2011 harishpillay

Printer/cups tip

May 27, 2011 harishpillay

Early thoughts on GNOME 3

May 27, 2011 harishpillay

My must-haves on any new Fedora installation

May 27, 2011 harishpillay

Open Source Java all the way

May 18, 2011 harishpillay

From 2001: A commentary by the Roundtable on the 2001 GE

May 15, 2011May 15, 2011 harishpillay

It keeps getting better!

May 12, 2011 harishpillay

Is Vietnam blocking Facebook?

May 9, 2011May 9, 2011 harishpillay

The Singapore Cabinet is PG-rated

May 8, 2011 harishpillay

Regime Change – A Uniquely Singapore Project

May 8, 2011May 8, 2011 harishpillay

It’s May 8th 2011 and it is a Brand New Singapore!

May 7, 2011October 27, 2019 harishpillay

My 6 hour tour of duty as a polling agent

May 7, 2011 harishpillay

What ever the outcome, We are Singapore!

May 7, 2011 harishpillay

Volunteering to be an Polling Agent and a Counting Agent

May 5, 2011May 5, 2011 harishpillay

Please Don’t Spoil Your Vote

May 5, 2011 harishpillay

My Singapore

May 3, 2011May 4, 2011 harishpillay

Wear A Rubber Band On Your Right Wrist As You Go To Vote

May 3, 2011May 3, 2011 harishpillay

Minority and the GRC

May 2, 2011 harishpillay

Using the Osama factor and bogeyman for GE2011

May 2, 2011May 2, 2011 harishpillay

Being too successful

April 28, 2011 harishpillay

Things we should all know – that the Civil Service is independent of any political party

April 27, 2011 harishpillay

What a feeling! Welcome, post-LKY Singapore!

April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 harishpillay

It’s the night before Nomination day. What’s stirring?

April 26, 2011April 29, 2011 harishpillay

“Freak” election outcomes?

April 24, 2011April 24, 2011 harishpillay

A tale of two women

April 23, 2011April 23, 2011 harishpillay

Way before 2016 – The Open Party

April 21, 2011April 21, 2011 harishpillay

Managing open source skepticism

April 21, 2011April 21, 2011 harishpillay

Staking the higher ground

April 20, 2011April 20, 2011 harishpillay

Example of what’s rotten with the GRC system

April 17, 2011 harishpillay

Thank you, Mr Lee!

April 15, 2011April 15, 2011 harishpillay

Trust, Governance and Democracy

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