Proper etiquette in a male toilet includes the proper selection of a urinal ( Read more... )

Kilauea volcano, located in the Big Island of Hawaii, is probably the most active volcano on the earth. The recent eruption in Lower Puna is fascinating, and one aspect stands out: the scale and speed of changes that nature can cause within a very short time frame ( Read more... )

I don't like travelling, including daily commutes to work, because this very uncomfortable activity tires me very easily. Any amount of time spent travelling is a waste of my very limited amount of energy. Probably because of this reason, I often dream of a future where people have the option to go from one location to any other location in zero or ( Read more... )

In the master branch of the official CMake GitLab repository, lies three new gems: FindPython, FindPython2, and FindPython3 modules. The previous way of using CMake to find the Python executables and libraries was to use the FindPythonInterp and/or FindPythonLibs modules, and these were very problematic ( Read more... )

Last year I took a hiatus off half marathons, and originally I didn't intend to resume half marathons. However, two of my colleagues asked me whether to join 2XU Compression Run, and I said yes. So here is my race report ( Read more... )

A geological fault is a fracture between two blocks for which relative movement has occurred. Some are ancient and have stopped moving, while others are active. If an active fault is not locked, then it will creep slowly and continually. Otherwise, an active fault that is locked can only release its accumulated strain suddenly in the form of ( Read more... )

Before joining NCS, I have never heard of the term Long Term Servicing Branch in the context of Microsoft Windows. It was only after receiving the company-assigned laptops, then I noticed that Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB have been installed.

According to this Microsoft page, the Long Term Servicing Branch is intended for the special-purpose ( Read more... )

Singapore ushered in 2018 in heavy rain. I was at the New Year countdown, and the rain got heavier and heavier as it approached midnight. The New Year fireworks took place in this very wet weather ( Read more... )

This is my second and final race for 2017. Race 3 of Performance Series Singapore 2017 took place on 2017 November 5. The 10 km race flagged off at 6:30 am from Changi Exhibition Centre, went down a stretch of Tanah Merah Coast Road and returned back the same way to the start point. I personally find this kind of to-and-fro route incredibly boring ( Read more... )

At the beginning of this month, my father passed on. He succumbed to cancer, one month shy of 72.

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