Author: harishpillay
father, husband, son, hacker, friend, human
Sparks of brilliance and WTFs!
First impressions about the new Marina Coastal Expressway
I know more than you do

A blast from the past

Toshiba’s FlashAir wifi-enabled SD card
Will we ever have engineers?
Things to be thankful for as we celebrate 48 years of independence. Majulah Singapura!
Getting a good grip on the haze conditions
Proceedings from the “The Singapore Computer Society’s Internet Regulations Workshop” – August 1996
The Town Council IT System Tender
Rest in peace, my friend!

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

Tender for Town Council Management System – updates
It’s not about *taxing* anyone
Walk the Talk!
This is too cool!
“practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.”

And “Parliament Passes Motion …”
Finally, a PAP MP making a considered and sane proposal
“If there’s a war, why should we fight for Singapore?”
In a word, wow!
It was obvious to me
The Value of Checks and Balances
They don’t get it.
Anonymity and Feedback
Doing the right thing and a proposal
It’s not a contest per se, it’s a Sahana-moment!
Why Open Standards and Open Source Matters in Government
My Conscience Is Bugging Me
Software for Public Sector Applications
Open Source and Government
Much to think about
The Primary School Leaving Exam
What a disappointment
Open Letter to Transport Minister Liu
A helper note for family and friends about your connectivity to the Internet from July 9 2012
Missing the point!
A proud moment
Why the vote in Hougang matters
FUDCon Kuala Lumpur 2012
Who cares about the outcome of the decision of a mere 23,368 people?
What’s at stake in the Hougang by-election
No, LHL did not listen to me!
What changed?

And it’s live now – SCO Open Server 5.0.5 running in a RHEL 6 KVM
Fedora 17 before it is released
ACTA 2.0? Are more secret negotiations underway?
Microsoft’s “open technology” spinoff
ACTA in Singapore
Exposing localhost via a tunnel
What does it take?
The Value of being Heard and Consulted
Really hard to fathom the naive logic of a PAP MP
By-Election in Hougang Constituency

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 comes to the rescue of SCO Open Server in a VM!
Math 101 for Singaporean Ministers
O Captain, my Captain!
Good Salary Review Report
Public consultation on proposed Data Protection
Cool tech tip
Why bother voting for the president?
Presidential Elections is August 27
I am Singaporean, humble and contented.
OSCON 2011 – Tuesday July 26
Change and Opportunity
As the hats get thrown into the ring
Mark of A Civilized Country and Society
The next Singapore president
Now all machines at home are on Fedora 15!
Printer/cups tip
Early thoughts on GNOME 3
My must-haves on any new Fedora installation
Open Source Java all the way
From 2001: A commentary by the Roundtable on the 2001 GE
It keeps getting better!
Is Vietnam blocking Facebook?
The Singapore Cabinet is PG-rated
Regime Change – A Uniquely Singapore Project
