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The world through my myopic eyes

State of the Union

If you are reading this, that means the new DNS has propagated for you. I had to manually edit my HOSTS file to access this site. Stupid ISP and its stupid slow-updating cache. This site is now hosted by HostGator … Continue reading

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DreamHost PS

The site was getting way too slow, so I tried applying for DreamHost’s new invitation-only Private Server option. It finally got approved yesterday. It’s basically a virtual machine with a specific amount of CPU cycles and RAM dedicated to each … Continue reading

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Odex has been hacked!

UPDATE 22/11/2007: Ops, it seems that the DNS wasn’t the one that’s compromised. The page wasn’t working for some people so I assumed it was due to slow DNS propagation, but apparently Odex has always been hosted on PacNet (ironic). … Continue reading

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Odex goes International!

UPDATE 20/11/2007: I have confirmations from an Odex employee that the whole thing was a mistake made by BayTSP. LOL. Show’s over, guys. Expect damage control to kick in soon. UPDATE AGAIN: It seems that I wasn’t too clear. I … Continue reading

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Freedom to Think

Shingo over at Heisei Democracy has put up a detailed time line of the recent anime-related controversies that are causing niche doujinshi artists to come under fire from mainstream Japanese media. It’s a rather disturbing development which mirrors that of … Continue reading

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Attention Singaporean Readers!

I have a small personal request. Now, I usually keep personal stuff out of this blog ever since it stopped being a place where I recount my daily activities with great attention to insignificant details and wanton cynicism. (Those were … Continue reading

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Code-Geass.com Domain Transfer

Code-Geass.com no longer belongs to me. I’m sure some of you still remember the now-defunct Code Geass fansite that I made to parody ASOS Brigade‘s announcements last December. (Wayback Machine’s archive) Well, it’s going offline permanently because I have transferred … Continue reading

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Free Jigoku Shoujo Handphone Straps!

Well, I think this is for Singaporeans only, but foreigners can still give it a shot. Maybe you’ll get lucky. I don’t know. The person wasn’t too clear about it. Ops. Looks like it’s Singapore only after all. Anyway, Animax … Continue reading

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Package from Amazon

What is wrong with the picture below, other than its terrible camera phone picture quality? Hint: this is as far as the door opens. Answer lies after the break.

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Social Life Calculus

I have uncovered the secret law of the universe. Click to find out… If you don’t get the joke, go study calculus. I should really be revising for my exams next week. I hate chemistry.

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Abe resigns, Rozen Aso to take over?

After months of taking shit from left and right and three agricultural ministers later, Shinzo Abe finally announced today that he is resigning as prime minister of Japan (YouTube video). The Liberal Democratic Party, which is the ruling party and … Continue reading

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No more backlogged letters from Odex

According to a forum post by Stephen Sing, as of today (3rd September) no more backlogged letters will be sent out. Odex will not take legal action against you with old evidence. If you stop downloading from today, you are … Continue reading

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