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Indonesia’s Internet censorship plan faces stumbling blocks

Indonesia’s deeply religious Information Minister wants a porn filter in place before the start of Ramadhan this year, just over a week away.

Industry experts cast severe doubts on the plan and explains why. To run a filter would severely tax the country’s already slow Internet connections and place a heavy burden on Internet providers all over the country.

Despite the demand, there has been no move by the Ministry to determine what is and what isn’t acceptable according to the minister’s standard.

Indonesia’s Internet censorship plan faces stumbling blocks

Police chief demanded football match referee changed mid-game

The second half of the final of the Indonesia Cup football competition between Arema Malang and Sriwijaya FC in Solo, Central Java, was delayed for 40 minutes. The Chief of Police of Central Java had demanded to have the referee replaced on the grounds of maintaining security and order.

Following a red card decision, the Chief approached a match official. He did not specify the reason but he said, “Please have the referee changed. Otherwise I’d be forced to dismiss the match.” He also mentioned that the referee hadn’t been officiating fairly.

After a tense discussion, the match resumed with no changes. Sriwijaya FC won 2-1 and retained the cup.

Police chief demanded football match referee changed mid-game

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Replacing the Mac with the iPad

I’ve pretty much offloaded most of the things I used to do on my Mac to the iPhone and the iPad for a much lighter traveling set.

Last week I spent four days out of town and left the MacBook at home. It was a test to see if it might be time to return to the desktop should I decide to replace my notebook. For the most part, it worked especially when time came to look for a power outlet. There was much less need for this ridiculous exercise.

Aside from browsing and email, Notes and Pastebot took care of my writing needs, I’ve got plenty of games in both devices to keep me entertained, iBooks works great as a portable library, and I’ve got almost a full folder of apps to play around with my photos.

What I haven’t found is an app that can fully replace Pixelmator on either the iPhone or the iPad. There are apps like PhotoForge and Photogene but they cover strictly photo manipulation processes. iDraw is an interesting proposition but will need to see convincing reviews for it.

Sometimes I need to come up with a quick image that’s not necessarily based on a photograph and I haven’t found the right app for it. Wanted to check out iDraw on the iPad but I need to know if it’s worth buying or if it’s overkill.

One last hurdle for replacing the Mac as my primary workstation is the fact that there’s no way you can embed a URL inside text. I consider that a deal breaker.

Aside from that and being the hub for the iPad and iPhone, there’s not a lot that I use the Mac for anymore.

How they launched iPhone 4 in Singapore

“Singapore Telecommunications, known as SingTel, Southeast Asia’s biggest phone company by revenue, held its midnight launch party at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center. The venue, with its almost concert-like atmosphere, was blasting with loud music, colored lights, fog and even a VIP lounge, where waitresses served hors d’oeuvres such as sea scallops with green olive tapenade.”

Anthony probably wouldn’t be able to stand it.

How they launched iPhone 4 in Singapore

Just here for the phone

“We’re just there for the phone. All I want to do is line up, wait for the phone, get in the store and leave the store with my object of desire with minimal fuss. No parties, no concerts, no singing, no bright lights and hoopla, no cheering wankers. Just the phone, then home.”

MacTalk’s Anthony Agius vents about iPhone 4 launch events

Just here for the phone

The first time someone created a camera there was someone who said, ‘Wouldn’t it be good for someone to take off their clothes in front of this camera?’

-Michael Gartenberg

By the way, I thought he left Interpret when he became partner at Altimeter Group.

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Construction work for North Korean football coach

Everyone wondered what kind of punishment would the coach and players of the North Korean football team receive after a relatively poor showing in South Africa last month.

A six hour grilling in a public inquiry apparently is much less severe than what used to happen to failed sports teams.

Construction work for North Korean football coach