Sunday , December 23 , 2007
YouTube & Her Majesty: An interesting contrast
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I don't for a minute think that Thailand's Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has any regrets about the lengthy ban on YouTube this year, when a vast amount of valuable information on science, history, current affairs and other areas was put off bounds to Thai citizens, along with a great source of entertainment. However, not all, not even all royalty, are so strongly opposed to inf....
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Tuesday , November 27 , 2007
Speaking Well v. Writing Well, and Critical Thinking
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This post was prompted by comments relating to my style of writing that a couple of people have posted under various unrelated topics. I'm perfectly happy to have others comment, especially when it's clear from the comments, whether positive or negative, that the posters have done me the courtesy of actually reading what I've written. Indeed, I love it when people read what I write and take the time ....
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Sunday , October 21 , 2007
Dumbledore is Gay! And the best thing is ...
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It has now been well reported in the BBC and elsewhere, including the Nation, that professor Albus Dumbledore of Harry Potter fame is gay. What I thought was most wonderful about all this, from the reports and comments I've seen from people on the street, is its stunning unimportance. It's an interesting detail about Dumbledore, like his fondness for lemon sherbets, and not much more important to peo....
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