Keinian ideals - Cowboy Caleb philosophy that makes sense - kein

I have always enjoyed reading Cowboy Caleb’s random links and rant posts, and here’s a couple of the recent (ok not so recent actually) that make alot of sense to me.

The picture grows clearer from the back to the front of my mind: this post pretty much says what I have always believed in: material possessions are second to experiencing life.

“.. Owning shite won’t make you feel alive, you have to live life to actually be alive.”

Here’s a zany idea on management: Interesting perspective, but it makes sense in a bizarre sort of way. I’m always trying to make sure that I do not hold others up because of a stupid inability to make an effective decision.

” .. The worse thing that can happen to a manager, is to be perceived as somebody that doesn’t ‘move’. Such folk don’t get things done.

Cisco IOS: password recovery notes - kein

I’m pretty sure any CCNA worth his salt has this procedure down pat, but here’s a summary with things to remember if you’re too lazy to plow through Cisco.

1. Reboot the router, have your console terminal all connected and ready.

2. Send break signal to the router before the POST - on Teraterm this means Alt-B or click on Control then Send break

3. Alter the configuration register value to ignore NVRAM contents.

confreg 0x2142

4. Reboot the router again, so that you can boot into the router without a need for password.

5. Don’t get this command wrong after you enter privilege exec:

copy start run

Doing the reverse means a dump of an empty config onto your router. We are trying to edit the startup configuration, not overwrite the startup with the running (which is empty!).

Video: So You Think You Can Dance - Will/Courtney & Twitch/Katee - kein

Two hours spent watching So You Think You Can Dance on TV tonight, elimination time for the top 8 dancers so far. And these two performances were simply excellent.

Will & Courtney
Slow hiphop routine choreographed by Tabitha & Napoleon

Emotional isn’t it? The longing and the feeling of being embraced by the ghostly male lover, memories long gone.

Twitch & Katee
Contemporary routine choreographed by Mia Michaels

This one’s full of entertainment value. She wants him, but he simply plays it cool. Excellent characterisation!

Keinian ideals - Costs of living in Melbourne (versus Singapore) part 3: Transport - kein

Back after a long, long interval. Let’s continue looking things over shall we?

The focus of this post: transportation, also a very important part of our lives. How much difference is there in the transport systems available?

*Disclaimer: all of the below are my opinion, and do not form any basis for factual arguments - I’m not writing a university research paper that requires substantiation and quotes. Feel free to disagree and ignore this post if you do feel like it.

Private transport

Singapore
It would be fair to say that cars are a luxury for the average Singaporean. Consider the following:

• With the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) inflating prices of the vehicle,
• Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries springing up all over the island like mushrooms after the rain - you might be able to avoid it if you do not have to enter the city at all,