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This blog was moved!
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It must be a Monty Python skit!
The TDDPirate was red-haired (what the English call "ginger") at his childhood. He remembers people being positive about his hair color.
He was startled by the news items Red-headed family forced to move after 'ginger' hate campaign and Is gingerism as bad as racism?Turns out that in England, red-haired people are singled out for teasing and ( Read more... ) -
Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007
Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007Some of the stories are startling. For example ( Read more... ) -
Hasamba-style Questions about Windows Vista Sales
It was publicized that Microsoft sold 40 million licenses of its Windows Vista OS. The question is if this is for real or not?
For real:- Microsoft's revenues during Q1 2007 were reported to be much higher than in previous quarters.
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"Do you need assistance?"
Recently I flew with British AirwaysThey seem to have recently made commitment to provide accessible experience to passengers with special needs ( Read more... ) -
Debugging the mechanism of sending feedback on GPLv3
I am subscribed to the GPLv3 Information mailing list. About two weeks ago, the new draft of GPLv3 was announced. I reviewed it and had four comments ( Read more... ) -
Meme time!
Reply to this and I will...- Tell you why I befriended you.
- Associate you with a song/movie.
- Tell a random fact about you.
- Tell my first memory of you.
- Associate you with an animal/fruit.
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I was in London
An unlikely chain of events, rather unlike my past experience, brought me to London ( Read more... ) -
Rabbi Eliashiv declared war on the deaf!
Rabbi Eliashiv, an Haredi rabbi, issued a ruling forbidding schools under his control to admit children, whose parents are using non-"kosher" cellphones (cellphones with intact ability to use SMS, Internet and video).
This ruling adversely affects deaf people, who need to be in contact those parents due to reasons like:- They work with those parents ( Read more... )
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Petition! (in Hebrew)
In addition to few massive lawsuits, there is also a petition to add captions to all Hebrew language TV broadcasts in Israel, for the benefit of the hearing impaired. You can find it in http://www.azuma.co.il/show_petition.pl?id=889.