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First Impressions: Marina Bay Street Circuit ∞

My first impressions of the new Singapore street circuit — hosting both its inaugural race and Formula 1’s first ever night race — after witnessing free practise 1 and 2 yesterday.

• Very dangerous pit exit.
• Favourite parts of the track so far — the wide Turn 23, the Tortoise chicane at Turn 10 and the Anderson Bridge.
• The lighting was great. Yet to see how it holds up in wet conditions.
• Bumpy track, and so bumpy that you get irritated just by watching the cars. Can only imagine what it must be like for the drivers.
• Most (if not all) drivers were using clear visors during free practise which meant you could see their eyes in the close up shots.
• On screen, the track looks great at night. However, I have a feeling it’ll look even better during the day because the brightness of the track lights shadows everything around it.
• Overhead and wide angle shots of the track were awesome but too few. The camera crew need to get a few more people up there because they sure are missing out on a lot of great views.

Let’s see who bags pole position tonight.

Lost in Translation ∞

The title puts it perfectly. I love movies like this.

Check out Shopgirl as well if you liked this one.
(Official Site | Wikipedia)

Scenes from India ∞

Nice collection of photos depicting a few of the recent events back home.

Federer as Religious Experience ∞

Makes you fall in love with both tennis and writing all over again. By the recently deceased David Foster Wallace. (Via Daring Fireball)

Music from the Third Floor ∞

Retro Bollywood soundtrack vinyl covers galore!

Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet? ∞

Ingenious! (Via Daring Fireball)

Seven reasons many F1 fans are furious about Hamilton’s penalty ∞

As much as I wanted Ferrari to win at yesterday’s Belgian Grand Prix and reduce Hamilton’s lead in the drivers championship, I’ve been disgusted by the stewards’ decision to strip Hamilton of his awesome victory. The great Spa–Francorchamps circuit, a wet start with plenty of overtaking and a crazy finish (again in wet conditions) made this one of the most exciting races of the year. Both Räikkönen and Hamilton put up an awesome fight, all for nothing it seems.

The Power of Editing ∞

What you leave out is often what turns good into great. What you leave out is the difference between something that is either 1) never seen or used or 2) simple, clear, and actually digestable. It’s true for photography. It’s true for features in software. And it’s true for plenty more too.

Damn right it is. I think editing is one of the most vital tasks when creating anything. This statement by Steve Jobs states just that:

We are proud not only of the products Apple has shipped, but also the products Apple has decided not to ship.

Editing just goes to show you care.

Melbourne’s first Apple Store opens 13th September ∞

Finally! See you at Chadstone at 10am.

Straight out of Compton ∞

John Siracusa on the aforementioned Chrome, Google’s new web browser. I too think this a great move by Google.

From a web designer’s point of view, Google releasing a WebKit based browser is one of the best bets at reducing IE’s market share by a bigger margin. Even your average mom uses and knows about Google, meaning they’re more likely to try a Google browser than something called FireFox.

Mutilated WebKit in Google Chrome ∞

I know it’s only in beta but I must admit I was disappointed to see the Chrome team had removed text-shadow support from WebKit. The biggest reason I was excited about Chrome was wider adoption of WebKit. Let’s hope they embrace it completely when they do launch.