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Agree having computer wizards around is good but the fact remains that the good doc ignores or seems to be unaware that many such positions are overwhelmed by foreigners especially from a particular nation. How will locals fare? Was involved in a big construction project next to Jalan Buroh and the main contractor employed a NUS computer PHD holder to be their planner. He was a nice chap from Myanmar and when I asked why he did not teach or do further research in local institutions, he said, "Friend, do you know how many computer PHD holders are out there in the market? I got this job because I went knocking on the (main contractor's name) office to show my sincerity." And that was in 1998. From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-...needed-20130409 More home-grown geeks needed Published on Apr 09, 2013 ONE of the pillars of modern technology is computer software code. While many of our students can use computer programs, few can write code. This deficiency must be rectified for us to remain competitive, create well-paying jobs and become self-sufficient in providing for our information technology (IT) needs. According to an article in The Telegraph last month, the demand for IT specialists in Britain is growing at four times the rate of the overall workforce. In the United States, there will be an estimated 1.4 million computer jobs by 2020, but only 400,000 computer science students. To address this demand in Britain, code clubs have been set up to teach coding in schools to children aged nine to 11. In January last year, computer science was added to the English Baccalaureate. By September this year, computer science will be added to the British curriculum as a fourth science. Nearer home, schools in Vietnam teach programming to young children as part of the curriculum. It is time the Ministry of Education faced this challenge. Fully funded coding lessons at graded levels akin to music exams, with recognised certification at the end of eight years, should be made available in all schools to pupils aged 10 and older. Computer science should also be more widely offered as an O- and A-level subject. There must also be more places for computer science students at our tertiary institutions. The ministry must regularly consult businesses to match students' software skills with those sought by industries. For example, many of the insurance industry's computer programs still run on Fortran and Cobol, but these languages have been phased out of the polytechnic curriculum. Computers are needed for the smooth running of almost all infrastructure in Singapore as well as in our military defence. Hence, we need home-grown geeks to keep our economy running, and generate products and services that will attract investors, as well as help in the defence of Singapore, especially against the growing threat of cyber terrorism. Anne Chong Su Yan (Dr)

Anyone tried this? I just set it up (10 minutes ago) and it really seems to speed up the webpage loading with some previously problematic sites! normal sites seem to load a tad faster but it's hard to tell, cos chrome already helped to make things load faster The devices I've tried are my iPod Touch and iMac on Snow Leopard. Using safari for the ipod and Chrome for the iMac. I connect to a Starhub 2mbps cable connection via an Airport Extreme router I decided to try after reading this... particular New York Times article Wiki on OpenDNS The few things it claims: Faster webpage loading, can filter addresses (for those with kids), blocking of phishing sites automatically... Anyway, I'm only concerned with the first benefit and it seems to deliver thus far. Has anyone else tried this? I'm also keen to hear about any issues that those who have tried might have encountered. For those using routers, basically just change the DNS server settings to the OpenDNS server address. write down your old address first. the addresses are in the wiki and also the openDNS site and no, i do not gain anything by introducing this service, other than a community of support should i need to ask stuff.. hahahaha.. the alternative is I simply revert to my old settings and stop using this.