The Enemy Is Everywhere “From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military giant step the earth and crush us at a blow? Never. All the armies of Europe and Asia…could not by force take a drink from the Ohio River or make a track on the Blue Ridge in...
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New Site “Unvarnished” Is Like LinkedIn; Only Meaner
With so much personal information floating around the Internet, managing an online reputation can be a challenge, especially for people looking for a job or hoping for a promotion. Professional networking sites like LinkedIn have helped people manage their reputations by allowing them to post tightly controlled professional profiles–on LinkedIn, users can request recommendations...
Google Defies China’s Censors; Beijing Plays Hardball
In the latest episode of the ongoing Google-Beijing dispute, Google’s attempt to bypass Chinese censors by sending Chinese users of its search engine to an uncensored Hong Kong-based site seems to have failed. Within 24 hours of the rerouting, Beijing has clamped down, restricting mainland users’ access to the uncensored content on the Hong...
Who Is Going To Buy an iPad?
In just a few days from now, Apple will finally roll out its new iPad, that the company touts as a “magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price (!)” But the big question is who is going to buy it? Sure, there will be the fanboys and Apple maniacs who’ll stand in the...
Health Care Reform-What You Should Know
After months of party wrangling that culminated in a Sunday night political spectacle, President Obama has finally managed to push through far-reaching reform to the country’s health care system. The House voted 219-212 for final approval of the legislation, and on Tuesday the President will sign the bill into law.
China Censorship: Google’s Withdrawal and The Case of The Karaoke Waitress
On Monday, Google is expected to announce that it will formally withdraw all of its services from China after a two-month stand-off with the Communist government over complaints of internet censorship, reports China Business News. For Google, this means not just walking away from the world’s largest internet market but also a loss of...
Why An Indian Tribe “Dongria Kondh” Is Like The Na’avi In Avatar
The wonderful thing about the movies is that, unfailingly, they help provide a context to some of the things that are happening in the world. They can serve as a helpful point of reference– something that we can hold up things against and compare how they stack up against what we have already seen...
Hamara Bajaj No More: Bajaj To Roll Out Last Scooters This Month
What is a scooter? Depends who you ask. For many Europeans and Americans, it is most often the two-stroke Vespa, a bulky two-wheeler that was the vehicle of choice for Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck’s adventures around Rome in the classic “Roman Holiday.” For an Indian growing up in the eighties–a scooter is a...
The Internet Gets a Stab at The Nobel Peace Prize
Gather around all ye LOLcat lovers, YouTube watchers, rabid facebookers and diligent tweeters, for there is good news for you. Our beloved Internet is in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel committee’s decision last year to award the Peace Prize to the freshly elected President Obama was considered by many...
Beijing Vs. Washington: Bad Reality Show Gets Worse
Watching China and the United States point fingers at each others “human rights situation” is as painful as watching bottle blondes bicker on a bad reality show. And in the latest edition of “Beijing Vs. Washington – Extreme Foreign Relations,” the finger pointing has morphed to mild jabbing. It all started this Thursday, when...
- RT @TheEconomist: A new study finds that one in 12 airline passengers in the US is using a tablet computer or e-reader http://t.co/fuiACU9b
- RT @RupaSubramanya: A sad sad story all around | Andhra widow, unable to pay bills, seeks euthanasia for paralysed son http://t.co/rPTDNP1Z
- I've had sleepless nights since reading 'Death in Mumbai'--a chilling account of the Maria Susairaj-Neeraj Grover... http://t.co/7OWpqTGU
- Just finished reading Outlook editor-in-chief Vinod Mehta's memoir - "Lucknow Boy." It's like having a boozy,... http://t.co/RWTJchir