It's the holiday seasons and I decided to build a Tensegrity Hourglass Tower model as a holiday project. Possibly the first in the world. The inverted tripod at the top is "floating" and only attached by twine. Tautline hitch is used to adjust the tension on the 3 sides. The vibration is due to ...

Acorn is a company in Singapore that sells ceiling fans. Some of the models have a remote control for convenience. However, they are not smart fans and you will not be able to control them using your home automation solution out of the box. However, if you have the remote pictured below, then ...

I've recently procured a used Wyse 5010 thin client for $15. While some information on this device is already out there, I've discovered quite a bit during the upgrading process which I would like to share here. Although the official specifications mentioned 4GB RAM maximum, the device works ...

As more details of the Barracuda ESG 0 day compromise emerge from both Barracuda and Mandiant, it starts to make sense why Mandiant would recommended a complete replacement of all existing devices. It appears that upon detection, the attackers managed to quickly deploy SANDBAR, which is a ...

Earlier this week, there was an interesting altercation in Katong. According to the Straits Times, the cyclist jumped onto the bonnet of the car which was then seen moving while the cyclist clung on. Both women have been arrested, I will refrain from commenting further on the criminal aspect ...

Congratulations to all 45,137 recipients of the Singapore Police Bicentennial 2020 medal. The medal is awarded to all SPF officers in service during the year of 2020, including regulars, NSFs, NSmen and VSC officers. It is rare for the rank and names of so many police officers to be published ...

Just encountered a rather interesting redirection malware. The first sign that something was wrong was that the search engine results on Google had spammy metadata. This may not be an actual compromise as it could have been caused by issues such as spammers submitting fake sitemaps to Google. ...

As we commemorate Total Defense day, it is poignant to note the link to what is potentially some of the worst falsehoods to be perpetuated in Singapore, contributing in part to the death of thousands of people. The impact is probably greater any recorded use of POFMA to date. An excerpt of the ...