Serious in Singapore (opens in new tab)

The NYT just crossed a threshold with me: for the first time, as I clicked on the link, I thought as I did it "Ugh, I'll have to log in even to see what this article is about" and clicked on back before the NYT page even loaded.

Next stop: See (nytimes.com) after the link, and don't even click.

Singapore has some advantages. It is small, so in terms of dollar-per-citizen, its infrastructure burden is lower. It is also located within kilometres of some of the world's busiest trade routes, both north-south and east-west; indeed its port is one of the world's most active.