Inserting HTML tags using Firefox Ubiquity
A Firefox Ubiquity command to insert HTML tags of the users choice around any selection
Year: 2009
It's started – UID used for tagging and tracking
Showcases how the Indian Government is going to use the Unique Identification Number (UIN) to track and tag children till the age of 14 – including their caste information.
Section 377 – Mess in the SC. Hearing for 29th Oct. 2009
I’m trying to make sense of the mess of petitions in the Indian Supreme Court challenging the decriminalization of gay sex by the Delhi HC.
Equality of Men and Women – Proving it in Court
I learnt a couple of days back that the Mumbai High Court has asked the Womanist Organization of India (WOI) to prove that men and women are equal. Apparently according to Maharashtra law, women cannot work in shops and bars after 9:30 pm and the WOI says that this is discriminatory and prevents women from … Read more
Hearing on Article 377 set for Tomorrow
Supreme Court hearing on Article 377 scheduled for 30th September 2009. The primary petitioner is called “Bhim Singh” who seems personally upset by the Delhi HCs decriminalization of homosexuality. Read on for more details…
Saving for Retirement – I’m almost done!
A quick run down of my retirement goals and how I’ve just about reached them. With screenshots of investments and all other details
Book Review: "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman
I had started reading
UID and Cellphone Numbers – a benign start?
India’s Unique Identity Number is all set to ride on the country’s large cell phone database which has around 500 million subscribes. It’ll be a challenge to collect the subscriber’s biometric data and prevent duplicates. But most importantly, will it be misused by the government to create a police state as has happened in so many other countries?
The Environment? It’s not just us!
Tries to show how we must look beyond just Humans when discussing the Environment and climate change. I try and show with pictures that we share the earth with other animals and that we don’t have a right to just use whatever we want no matter what the cost.
American audiences can't face Evolution!
I’ve had occasion to mention on this blog before how American opinion sometimes seem out of sync with what the rest of the world takes for granted. Earlier, we had taken a look at the disbelief in climate change. Now I discover that evolution is a hot potato as well… Jeremy Thomas’s new film “Creation” … Read more