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benjacksg

  1. "Terrorism [..] a crime against our minds. If we refuse to be terrorized, then the terrorists lose even if their plots succeed" ~ Schneier about 12 hours ago via web
  2. @juleskyim "High Priestess of that most Righteous Sport, Rugby". Heh. Love it about 13 hours ago via web
  3. Interview with a (legal) safe cracker. Fascinating stuff goo.gl/fSQdf about 13 hours ago via web
  4. @infernoxv I was only too happy to share the joy ;) Btw, my MD just gave me a Miriam Makeba CD set he bought. Now the heart yearns for home about 15 hours ago via web in reply to infernoxv
  5. Where is June? #fb about 20 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  6. My music this morning is Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan's Nashville Sessions. Double strength soul music. about 22 hours ago via web
  7. "Elect us. We're lame, but the other guys are nuts" ~ Bill Maher's slogan for the Democratic Party 9:53 PM May 26th via web
  8. It's 12am. Do you know where your towel is? #fb #towelday 9:01 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone
  9. @crazygrape SG companies shld take note. I've received long thankful emails after only sending short but positive feedback 3:19 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to crazygrape
  10. Listening to "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who. Can't believe it's from 1971. Classic Rock but with some timeless chords and sequences 7:25 PM May 23rd via web
  11. "[...] what we’re working on now feels like the most important and the best work we’ve done" ~ Jonathan Ive 6:44 AM May 23rd via web
  12. Okay people, it's two days to Towel Day! goo.gl/ZfP0m 7:40 PM May 22nd via web
  13. @neajj @stephanfeb I'm already registered! Thanks for the heads-up! 8:46 AM May 22nd via web in reply to neajj
  14. Benford, Bova, Brin, Baxter and Banks then Robinson, Reynolds, Simmons, Scalzi. All good Sci-Fi writers on opposite ends of the alphabet? 11:10 PM May 21st via web
  15. @chewlink what?? HEH 2:57 AM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to chewlink
  16. @deleloss Hello there! 3:13 AM May 19th via web
  17. "The smart money is flying out of Facebook as the dumb money piles in." ~ WSJ blog post by Dan Frommer 2:04 AM May 17th via web