Cognitive dissonance

This is a great post.
(Link found via India Uncut.)

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I love Windows Vista

There, I said it!
No seriously, it is beautiful, has plenty of great features, and works like a dream. The only trouble I’ve had so far is some compatibility issues with one third-party program, and it got fixed once I wrote to them.
It is astonishing how many people engage in Vista bashing because it is a Microsoft [...]

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On dialogues and assumptions

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Any one who has tried to change another person’s position on a political issue (and I use the word political in the broadest possible sense) will attest to the immense difficulty of the task. Human beings are rational creatures, or at least we like to think we are, and it is expected that two rational [...]

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The winds of change?

Newindpress.com reports:
Several civil rights activists on Tuesday signed a petition saying they were willing to go to jail for making public statements against former Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal.
The petition is in protest against the Delhi high court order sentencing four journalists of Mid Day for writing articles against former chief justice Y K Sabharwal. [...]

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March for freedom

Ten thousand Buddhist monks, along with many more civilians, are marching in Myanmar to put an end to the military regime.
Related: Wikipedia entry on Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Omniverse

I came across Omniverse quite by accident from (surprise!) a wikipedia entry.
I was intrigued, fascinated, exhilarated. I read on. I dug into the archives voraciously, with the excitement of a little boy who has just received a fabulous gift.  
Marvelous writing, like all marvelous things, has few true practitioners, and I am elated every time I discover someone.
Why did she stop blogging?
Update: The wikipedia [...]

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The strange case of Madeleine McCann

If Kate and Gerry McCann are innocent, as appears increasingly likely, my heart goes out to them. If it is terrible to have your child missing, how much more terrible is it to have most people, influenced by inaccurate media reports and a bungling police, believe you have killed her?
It is a tragedy that we as [...]

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A contemptible law

Three Mid Day journalists are sentenced to four months imprisonment for contempt of court.
It seems that Mid Day published articles alleging that
orders passed by Justice Sabharwal in the high-profile Delhi sealing case benefited the companies of his sons,
thus angering the honourable judges.
Contempt of court is a perfect example of a bad law. It is vague, [...]

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What’s wrong with Hillarycare 2.0

It took a long time coming but it is here at last. Hillary Clinton finally unveiled her healthcare plan this week.
The key feature of her plan is what she calls individual mandate. It requires that every American buy health insurance. A similar law already exists in the state of Massachusetts and is supported by the [...]

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Ram and Rahim

Karunanidhi reiterates his views about Ram. The saffron brigade howl in horror at the blasphemy and promptly immolate themselves. (Ok, I made up the second sentence. But wouldn’t that be great!) Meanwhile, there is a fatwa against Salman Khan for attending Ganesh Puja.
I laugh at the farce. Then I realise it is real, and grieve [...]

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A new start

When I look back at my old posts today I squirm at the lack of polish in the writing and sometimes the content as well. However I do not wish to lose them and so they have found a home here, thanks to WordPress’ excellent import feature. 
Why did I move to WordPress? I wanted to blog again. After such [...]

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