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”
There was a lot of thinking about this back in the day when people thought nuclear power might become “too cheap to meter”
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
There was a lot of thinking about this back in the day when people thought nuclear power might become “too cheap to meter”
To add insult to injury sometimes those nose/ear hairs are white
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
To add insult to injury sometimes those nose/ear hairs are white
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I like long grain yellow rice, but for me the best rice has got to be the rice in Hainanese chicken rice
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I like long grain yellow rice, but for me the best rice has got to be the rice in Hainanese chicken rice
I have a strong love for old-timey words, the kind of words that Mr. Burns might use
November 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I have a strong love for old-timey words, the kind of words that Mr. Burns might use
This is basically what the Spiders Georg meme is spoofing!
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is basically what the Spiders Georg meme is spoofing!
JL Austin, but Judith Butler played a big role in spreading the use of the word by applying it to gender studies
October 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
JL Austin, but Judith Butler played a big role in spreading the use of the word by applying it to gender studies
This is the original meaning of performative: it describes an action that makes something true because it is performed.
It always bothers me that the same people who bemoan the slippage of the meaning of the word “literally” never seem bothered by the slippage of “performative”
It always bothers me that the same people who bemoan the slippage of the meaning of the word “literally” never seem bothered by the slippage of “performative”
October 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is the original meaning of performative: it describes an action that makes something true because it is performed.
It always bothers me that the same people who bemoan the slippage of the meaning of the word “literally” never seem bothered by the slippage of “performative”
It always bothers me that the same people who bemoan the slippage of the meaning of the word “literally” never seem bothered by the slippage of “performative”
I believe that drivers who injure and kill pedestrians and cyclists are highly under punished and should receive severe jail sentences
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I believe that drivers who injure and kill pedestrians and cyclists are highly under punished and should receive severe jail sentences
Putting rebel and motorcycle club in the band name just feels like trying too hard to be cool
October 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Putting rebel and motorcycle club in the band name just feels like trying too hard to be cool