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29. mars 2004
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Goodbyes we like to see
I agree with Tim that Ron Rosenbaum's Goodbye, All That: How Left Idiocies Drove Me to Flee is a must-read. He's had enough with the left's rationalisation of Marxist genocide, love of every third world mass murderer who calls himself a freedom fighter, and the tireless hatred of America.
9:11:10 PM 
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Scholar threatened for insulting Indian hero
Civil rights, like freedom of speech, are being eroded in India, where Hindu nationalists are rolling back the secular state, and extremism finds expression virtually unchecked.
Just ask James W. Laine, an American professor of religious studies. In his book about a 17th-century Indian warrior king, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mr. Laine included a few "naughty jokes" told to him by Indians about Shivaji's parentage. The jokes fell flat among Indians who idolize Shivaji as the only Hindu general capable of halting the advance of the invading Muslim Mughal empire.
The book has been banned. Thugs ransacked the Indian institute where Laine did his research, and others attacked one of his former colleagues. Now, a state government in India has asked Interpol to help arrest Laine.
A scary development, and it's been going on for quite some time.
I have long been aware that religious studies (comparative, not divinities) is a potential minefield. Since I like my head next to my wardrobe, I have concentrated on Christianity and new religious movements. They can be bad enough.
Hat tip to MacRaven.
5:07:34 AM
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Microsoft to release search services for news, blogs
Microsoft is fighting for a larger share of the search market, and introduces two new services: MSN Newsbot, which sounds like a competitor for Google News, and MSN BlogBot, a blog search.
Microsoft is claiming a first with MSN Blogbot, a service that will let users search Web logs, or "blogs," personal-journal type Web pages that have become increasingly popular. Many consumers even use blogs as a news source, according to Microsoft.
Eh, Microsoft is right, Mr Journalist. Many of us are.
Microsoft's MSN NewsBot is actually available already in beta. Yup, it reminds me about its competitor. Hmm, for some reasong I was automatically sent to the British version.
Blogbot is not available yet, but I wonder what was here. Some weird cache data.
3:40:25 AM
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