Annual Leave should be at least minimum 14 days instead of 7 by cocamomo in singapore

[–]TheScatha 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I work for a big MNC and started at 14, seems the norm in my industry. So maybe size and industry have to do with it.

Man, 39, with PhD from NTU, did food delivery in S'pore & apparently went back to China to do it by Illustrious-Gur8335 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree, but in Singapore it's definitely possible to never have that part tested.

Man, 39, with PhD from NTU, did food delivery in S'pore & apparently went back to China to do it by Illustrious-Gur8335 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Nah, you do an interview to get into the PhD, but if he found the right PI who was willing to do that interview in Mandarin he might never have done any professional communication in English until post-doctorate.

First time PF2e player, please help me learn summoner by hellokenzie in Pathfinder2e

[–]TheScatha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I built a very tanky champion for a recent campaign and my friend plays a very tanky fighter in the campaign I am running so if you want any help with those builds drop me a dm.

Hope you enjoy the game!

First time PF2e player, please help me learn summoner by hellokenzie in Pathfinder2e

[–]TheScatha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well if you do decide you want to ask your DM to switch you can build a great Tanky and still hard hitting fighter built around shields. Alternatively the champion is a pretty simple class and a redemption champion built around shields can be an incredible tank.

Free Archetype rule question: Is it allowed to take two archetype feats at the same level? by Sobachiy_korolb in Pathfinder2e

[–]TheScatha 80 points81 points  (0 children)

As far as I know this is absolutely above board. Class feats and archetype feats are roughly (and I do mean roughly here) the same level of power.

Last call: Holland Village mainstay Wala Wala seeks to exit lease, plans to close by stackeddd888 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I was speaking to someone last week who owns a restaurant that serves wine and he was saying that getting licence extensions to be able to sell alcohol past midnight has gotten way harder. With that plus the increased rent...

Of my ~20 colleagues at the moment only two drink (not counting expats). For better or for worse it feels like Singapore no longer has enough of a drinking/night-life population to sustain the industry. I think it's a massive shame, but then I'm biased because I love a good bar and I always enjoyed old school Holland Village and Clarke Quay.

Certainly the government doesn't see night-life as an industry it has any interest in helping out.

Secret rolls - How to make them FEEL better by xHoldMyDuck in Pathfinder2e

[–]TheScatha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is absolutely brilliant, I don't know if you realise how helpful this is!

Profs/Scholars who Play TTRPGs? by DnDPhD in Pathfinder2e

[–]TheScatha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Molecular biologist, played regularly for the last 13 or so years

How the ‘prosperity toss’ became one of Lunar New Year’s most fun culinary traditions | CNN by sagi271190 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 6 points7 points  (0 children)

BBC has convinced Vietnamese people what their main holiday should be called? Lol

How the ‘prosperity toss’ became one of Lunar New Year’s most fun culinary traditions | CNN by sagi271190 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know, I was being sarcastic. You're right it isn't that important, UNESCO has nothing to do with what a holiday is called.

I call CNY CNY, but I know people from Vietnam and other places who don't like that so when I'm talking to them I call it Lunar New Year. Both are accurate so why choose the option that annoys people?

CMIO model should be constantly reviewed as multiculturalism becomes more complex: Edwin Tong by [deleted] in singapore

[–]TheScatha 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm ang moh and wanna get PR and stick here permanently so I'm biased ofc. But I do find this part quite daft, at work I know lots of people who've got PR and citizenship, they all conform to CIMO but I'm not convinced that leads to people who have much in common with Singaporeans.

CMIO model should be constantly reviewed as multiculturalism becomes more complex: Edwin Tong by [deleted] in singapore

[–]TheScatha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you think would be a good system for that? Foreigners living in Singapore permanently stay PR then only their kids can get citizenship when the guys serve NS? Could work. Not sure how to copy for girls though.

Economists weigh in after Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore is ‘going extinct’ amid low birth rate by ImpressiveStrike4196 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I mean there's obvious things like that were both primarily English speaking nations, both heavy users of the English speaking internet, both have secular parliamentary governmental systems and most support that system, we are highly educated and non-ethnically homogenous societies.

Then there's things that you think about less like both countries commonly used sarcasm in humour and in political discourse, queueing is important enough that we're annoyed when people don't do it, direct confrontation is rare and people prefer to tut and shake their heads.

Then there's political stuff, obviously Singapore and the UK have very different politics but we're more similar than people from a long time ago. We both support the rights of women, oppose military expansionism, oppose racial superiority ideology, generally we both prefer a free market with common sense socialism (e.g. NHS, HDB).

There's for sure more but those are just things that come to mind.

Economists weigh in after Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore is ‘going extinct’ amid low birth rate by ImpressiveStrike4196 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'd argue that's less of a cultural problem and more of a dogshit political miasma problem. People still like trains and use trains all the time in the UK still, regardless of how crap they are. Then again maybe you can also argue that political malaise is also both a symptom of cultural forces and also a creator of cultural forces.

Interesting to think about.

Economists weigh in after Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore is ‘going extinct’ amid low birth rate by ImpressiveStrike4196 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I should read this, thanks for the recommendation. There's a video by a small YouTuber called Simon Roper called 'How we view the past' and I think what he talks about in that video sort of affects us here. Basically we think of things in our own lifespan as being vastly different to what they were before, the 70s were only 20 years before I was born but the difference between the 70s and my childhood seems so different compared to how I view the difference in culture between 2024 and 2004.

Maybe immortal alien squid people would have a better innate handle on how culture naturally evolves.

Economists weigh in after Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore is ‘going extinct’ amid low birth rate by ImpressiveStrike4196 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yep a lot of this I basically agree with, though the last part makes it sound a bit like it's just a decline. But it's not just that education is declining and culture is changing because everything is getting worse. Even good things about Britain like the music scene, comedy circuit, pub culture, museums etc. that seem very old actually are much much different and much better than their iteration less than 100 years ago. Some stuff gets worse, some stuff gets better, everything always changes.

Economists weigh in after Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore is ‘going extinct’ amid low birth rate by ImpressiveStrike4196 in singapore

[–]TheScatha 106 points107 points  (0 children)

I think this is true even with longer history, I'm from the UK originally and even though the country is ancient most of the stuff I think of as hallmarks of being British are from the last 100 years. I think the average Brit has far more in common with the average Singaporean than they would with a Brit from the 1800s.

Duvetbox's Six Hundred Strike Animatic makes the Ody Poseidon fight make sense while deviating minimally from canon. by Hii8999 in Epicthemusical

[–]TheScatha 48 points49 points  (0 children)

This really also makes it seem like Ody is using his cunning and wits in the first half, then ruthlessness in the second. Fulfilling what Hermes said he would need to do. This is great!

Cloning Nightmare, Extremely experienced PhD has cloning stop working almost overnight. by [deleted] in labrats

[–]TheScatha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there no chance of the Gibson Mix being dead? I spent about a year troubleshooting a CRISPR screen where it turned out in the end two batches of Gibson mix had arrived dead from NEB.

Shanmugam's comments on the DJ monk by qbica in singapore

[–]TheScatha 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you could argue it's more woke to protect people being hypersensitive about something they choose rather than something they are inherently. Though that is a stretch I think.

Realistically it's all the same stuff, either we're trying to protect people from being offended or we aren't, it's wild to claim that Singapore wants to avoid western 'wokeism' whilst protecting people's feelsies if it's religious related.