Shared Items for Thu, 28 May 2009

  • Minimum nine opposition MPs from now on
  • The most interesting thought for me: “…to whom should we credit these small steps to greater liberalisation?”

  • Thio Li-Ann uses Parliament speech to criticise Straits Times’ AWARE coverage
  • Abolish GRC system: Chiam
  • “Bigger GRCs are not needed because two-member GRCs can produce the optimum number of minority race MPs, while maximising meritocracy in the Singapore electoral system.”

  • Embrace diversity
  • “‘This intolerance may be our downfall,’ said Mr Koo, who is also MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC.” – Wei. Copy my argument.

  • Can a Jedi lightsaber cut through Superman?
  • “A Jedi lightsaber is plasma contained in a magnetic field. Plasma is basically the form of matter which stars are made of. Pre-Crisis Superman has flown through the heart of a star without being harmed. Therefore, he is immune to plasma.” – How arguments are formed: Statement, Elaboration, Evidence, Evaluation.

  • Making the Opposition’s Case; or Shoot. Foot. Yours.
  • “Low Thia Kiang’s suggestion two days ago that an effective opposition can provide checks and balances on the ruling PAP party created a storm in the teacup we call Parliament.”

  • An ill-judged and irresponsible scoop
  • “Sometimes, the mainstream media can do a better job in getting the government’s attention than the online media. When there is a social problem wherein one group of people are suffering, website owners should think twice before the snatch the story, in the best interest of the victims, even at the expense of a scoop.”

  • Official British ruling on Pringles
  • “A British court has clarified the legal status of Pringles, which are sometimes regarded as being food items, and sometimes used in scientific investigations (one of which led to the awarding of an Ig Nobel Prize in 2008).”

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