Daryl Sng
@darylsng.com
Public sector sustainability & strategy consulting at Accenture. Former Singapore diplomat & climate policy guy. Proud papa. Loves cities, wordplay, trivia, food, sport. Pronounced “suhng”
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I think there are a number of people employed at the New York Times -- certainly not all of them, but many! -- who simply do not grasp how badly the paper's credibility has been shaken over the past few years, along several different axes, and for multiple different reasons
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I think there are a number of people employed at the New York Times -- certainly not all of them, but many! -- who simply do not grasp how badly the paper's credibility has been shaken over the past few years, along several different axes, and for multiple different reasons
Genuinely one of the best use cases for AI is better quality emails for business transactions. Bluesky by its nature skews towards people who already have faculty with words, but a huge portion of the population writes terribly.
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Genuinely one of the best use cases for AI is better quality emails for business transactions. Bluesky by its nature skews towards people who already have faculty with words, but a huge portion of the population writes terribly.
Reposted by Daryl Sng
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
I never realised how much Honoré de Balzac looks like Fak from The Bear
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I never realised how much Honoré de Balzac looks like Fak from The Bear
This sounds like the robot had a Rocky start
Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This sounds like the robot had a Rocky start
This seems like there would be many fixes. M is clearly the code name for the head, why can’t James Bond be the name of whichever agent is 007 st the time? Or just do a straight reboot
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This seems like there would be many fixes. M is clearly the code name for the head, why can’t James Bond be the name of whichever agent is 007 st the time? Or just do a straight reboot
I bought a pack of scissors that needs a pair of scissors to open
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I bought a pack of scissors that needs a pair of scissors to open
Hillary Duff’s “Mature” is really catchy.
Also part of a subgenre of song that I love, women calling out men who were creepy or worse to them when they were younger.
Also part of a subgenre of song that I love, women calling out men who were creepy or worse to them when they were younger.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hillary Duff’s “Mature” is really catchy.
Also part of a subgenre of song that I love, women calling out men who were creepy or worse to them when they were younger.
Also part of a subgenre of song that I love, women calling out men who were creepy or worse to them when they were younger.
Wow, too cheap to meter
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Wow, too cheap to meter
Insomnia has its advantages sometimes: hit Genius in Spelling Bee in 2 minutes
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Insomnia has its advantages sometimes: hit Genius in Spelling Bee in 2 minutes
Reading social media about people complaining about not being able to watch Monday Night Football because of the YouTube / ESPN dispute and it’s pretty shocking how many people don’t even know that you can watch MNF free on over the air TV.
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Reading social media about people complaining about not being able to watch Monday Night Football because of the YouTube / ESPN dispute and it’s pretty shocking how many people don’t even know that you can watch MNF free on over the air TV.
I’m still a bit unclear why some states continue to have separate elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I’m still a bit unclear why some states continue to have separate elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Love the pangram in today’s NYT Spelling Bee
November 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Love the pangram in today’s NYT Spelling Bee
My local supermarket is selling giant mini cucumbers
October 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My local supermarket is selling giant mini cucumbers
Pretty easy NYT Spelling Bee today but why no DILUVIAL / DILUVIAN?
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Pretty easy NYT Spelling Bee today but why no DILUVIAL / DILUVIAN?
What a performance. Mr. Ohtober
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
What a performance. Mr. Ohtober
I came home and am on a bit of a delay but I just saw that Ohtani homer and oh my. I did not know it was possible to hit a ball out in Dodger Stadium
October 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I came home and am on a bit of a delay but I just saw that Ohtani homer and oh my. I did not know it was possible to hit a ball out in Dodger Stadium
Got my COVID and flu shots on Sunday. Glad to do it but as a side sleeper I should have gotten them on the side I don’t sleep on
October 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Got my COVID and flu shots on Sunday. Glad to do it but as a side sleeper I should have gotten them on the side I don’t sleep on
In 3 consecutive match weeks: Liverpool beat Everton 2-1, Palace beat Liverpool 2-1, Everton beat Palace 2-1
October 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In 3 consecutive match weeks: Liverpool beat Everton 2-1, Palace beat Liverpool 2-1, Everton beat Palace 2-1
OMG it happened again!
Wordle 1,569 1/6*
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Wordle 1,569 1/6*
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October 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
OMG it happened again!
Wordle 1,569 1/6*
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Wordle 1,569 1/6*
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I got Genius!
How many words can you make with 7 letters?
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
People who talk like this about cities need to be widely mocked and shamed as weenies
the amount of raw, unadulterated fear that many Americans have of even small cities is never going to stop being darkly hilarious to me
September 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
People who talk like this about cities need to be widely mocked and shamed as weenies
This is just the Python Standard Library
One of the downsides of impulsively getting my husband a python for Father’s Day has been opening up the fridge to this sort of thing
September 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is just the Python Standard Library