Test Podcast Post
This is just a test podcast post. Don’t listen if you dont like test messages :) But if you try then let me know if it plays well with out any issues.
Thejesh GN Blog
Conflict of Interest and Indian Parliament
This post is not about MPs having conflict of interest. That is a different discussion and some thought has gone into that. What I want to talk about is the Parliament in itself having conflict of interest. Let me elaborate. Parliament (Legislature) in a democracy is elected by people and hence derive their...
My DNA is out..so what?
Well, At last I took that step a few days back. My raw genome data is out on internet. You can use it for educational, research and related stuff. Of course you can’t use it for insurance, commercial and cloning purposes. On a second thought go ahead and clone me if you can....
How can you support Open Data and Privacy at the same time?
I always thought the answer was obvious. This has come up so many times in last few conversations that I think its time to blog. Open Data is for Governments. Because they have always been closed and they have all the power (money, muscle power, access to resources, ability to change or manipulate...
Sometimes You Have to Pay a Heavy Price to Live in a Free Society
The following is a transcript of the statement made by Pfc. Bradley Manning as read by David Coombs at a press conference on Wednesday after Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison. The decisions that I made in 2010 were made out of a concern for my country and the world that...
Lucia makes it
I know Pawan from BRTFF organizing days. After the first BRTFF, he wrote a mail to the list explaining about firing the producer. I can’t find it online but its in my Inbox (Sun, Jul 8, 2007 at 8:06 PM). I am quoting from it The idea I am trying to play with...
