The Genius of SMRT

Here is an example of why you need to think.

Long time ago, there used to be a drawing that showed how long it took to travel from one station to another by Singapore's MRT.

This is how it looks like:


And there is a newer version, which looks like this one below:


Using both maps, tell me how long do I need to go from Bukit Gombak to Woodlands? Now you know that the newer version simply serves no purpose whatsoever to help people other than the fact that the timing seems to be updated and more current.

That, is the genius of non thinking.

The original document is still available on here though I can't find it linked from anywhere in the site. And there is a fancier, overkill one from TransitLink.

Delicious screws it up, again

So one mistake in the past is not enough.

Now the Delicious toolbar is as clean as toilet water, annoying, but still can live with it. And guess what, the Awesome Bar is screwed too.

And the worst thing is, I can't downgrade! It kept coming up with "Invalid file hash" error. Great!

I'm talking about the Firefox add-on, version 2.1.032.

Update: Managed to downgrade to 2.1.018 and it works perfectly.

Why bureaucracy

... the purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline — a problem that largely goes away if you have the right people in the first place. (GOOD TO GREAT - Jim Collins)

I've never thought of it that way but it makes a lot of sense. Bureaucracy seemed to me like something that naturally evolves to manage people, especially many people. And now I know the why.