The Indian government and its reverse Midas touch

Sauvik thinks Kalmadi has improved India’s image. He’s not being sarcastic- Suresh Kalmadi, who organized the CONgresswealth Games and has claimed responsibility for the mess, has IMPROVED Indyeah’s image. He has proved to the entire world that what works in Indyeah is The Market – look at the Sensex – and what does NOT work [...]

Earned, not demanded

Minister Anand Sharma behaving like a mobster in Canada- India’s industry minister is lashing out at critics of his country’s readiness to host the Commonwealth Games, warning potential trade partners to treat the emerging economic powerhouse with “respect.” [...] Sharma reminded India’s trade partners there could be economic consequences for those who find fault with [...]

Another IP rant

Found this Stallman short story which occurs in a dystopian future in an Ars comment thread- For Dan Halbert, the road to Tycho began in college—when Lissa Lenz asked to borrow his computer. Hers had broken down, and unless she could borrow another, she would fail her midterm project. There was no one she dared [...]

The tree that croaks without respite

TOI’s “The Speaking Tree” at its mindfucking best- Destroy your mind. Only then you can know Vedanta. Vidyaranya Swami says, “Mind verily is the root of the tree of samsara with thousands of sprouts, branches and leaves. To suppress sankalpas — thoughts and imagination — it is essential to devitalise the mind by forceful effort [...]

“There is no logical pathway from atheism to wickedness”

Richard Dawkins tearing into the pope’s nonsensical statement comparing atheists to nazis- The unfortunate little fact that Ratzinger was in the Hitler Youth has been the subject of a widely observed moratorium. I’ve respected it myself, hitherto. But after the pope’s outrageous speech in Edinburgh, blaming atheism for Adolf Hitler, one can’t help feeling the [...]