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Chester City Council has launched a new website to enable its 60 councillors to each have their own blog. And while initially it may seem like their blogs are records of meetings, and clubs attended – I guess things should get more interesting especially if they manage to push the idea of interactive governance. eGov [...]
Posted on November 30th, 2005 by Neha Viswanathan
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I hate to be the kill-joy here, but as a response to this I have some (err)humble observations –
1. Pregnancy is not a pathological condition. It is a biological process. Women aren’t better or worse without it. Ditto for Menstruation. The body isn’t any worse because of it.
2. Not everyone shaves. Shaving isn’t a [...]
Posted on November 30th, 2005 by Neha Viswanathan
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You come home and the bag flops into the couch. In the folds of curtains, and between the floor boards, the London Winter slips to the outside world. Inside your house – you could actually be anywhere. Hindi channel is on mute. The familiar smell of sambhar and other masalas filling all corners. On most [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2005 by Neha Viswanathan
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Global Voices Online won a BOB award from Deutsche Welle. GV has a post on this. Ethan has a hilarious take on this. The next piece of brilliant news is that GV is having a summit in London on the 10th of December 2005. It would be great to put a face (a 3D one) [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Neha Viswanathan
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Vonnegut is one of my favourite writers. But apparently he is letting his brain drain out of him one day at a time (Hat tip: Haitham)
But in discussing his views with The Weekend Australian, Vonnegut said it
was “sweet and honourable” to die for what you believe in, and rejected the idea
that terrorists were motivated by [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Neha Viswanathan
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The 100 USD laptop has been doing more than just one round. Too many people have already spoken on why they think it is wonderful and will revolutionize education, so I won’t go too deep in those waters. It’s important to note here that whatever my opinions are – they are based on my [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Neha Viswanathan
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Every city and country has its share of cheats who prefer to bleed people to death than do an honest day’s work.
But in some cities, being honest is rewarded with death. The problem in India as I see it, is that it is hard to be honest and true to your conscience without risking one’s [...]
Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Neha Viswanathan
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