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saidevo
10 October 2006, 09:48 PM
Google's social networking site in trouble

Anyone can become a member and create an Orkut community in google. This has resulted in a number of hate-mongers creating anti-India and anti-Hindu communities. Orkut would remove such communities only if 1000 petitions are made. Such hate communities have now caught the eye of our Indian judiciary:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2137226.cms

Freedom on the Net is abused by several immature souls and the trend is increasing. Thinking about the nature of freedom, a small urban legend comes to mind:

A man was walking on the road swinging his umbrella wildly back and forth. Another man who happened to walk behind this man, saw the tip of the umbrella swingly menacingly in front of his nose. He objected to the action. The man with the umbrella said that it was a free country and that he has every liberty to do as he pleased. The other man calmly replied, "Your liberty ends where my nose begins."

saidevo
08 January 2007, 10:11 AM
`Be objective and, thus, effective'
an interview with Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Swami enlightens on these questions:
-- What is the essential philosophy that can guide us in this century?
-- Do the rich and poor need different philosophies?
-- A finance professional without a grounding in spirituality and vice versa Are they equally missing out a balance?
-- Is there a quick way to end poverty and corruption?
-- When does one know that one has found the meaning of his life? Is it at all necessary to find meaning for one's life instead of taking things as given?
-- On corporate charity. Should prices have been lower in the first place?
-- Wouldn't detachment to results kill all motivation to work?
-- Your view on the never-ending debate of merit versus reservation.
-- Can economic growth and the resultant consumerism be the sure recipe for increased materialistic thinking at the cost of higher values?
-- Does the ubiquitous electronic media make it tough for children to imbibe the right values?
-- Being peaceful and being active. A contradiction?

Check at:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2007/01/05/stories/2007010500060200.htm