Anti-Semitic Google
I don't know how to say it in any other words. Sometimes people are stupid. Apparently Google is now anti-semitic:
MEGA SEARCH engine Google has been hit by complaints that its search engine is anti-Semitic.
It all started when Steven Weinstock, a New York real estate investor and former yeshiva student, did a Google search on “Jew”.
The first site he got was Jew Watch, which looks at alleged Jewish conspiracies, Nazi literature and other anti-Semitic topics, under headings such as “Jewish Controlled Press” and “Hitler on the Jews?
Weinstock has launched an online petition asking Google to remove the site from its index.
Given such scientific methods of analyzing internet search engines, as of this moment, I find that Google (in addition to being against Jews) is probably also against the DMCA, against the war in Irag, against gay marriages, against the war on drugs and thinks that George W. Bush is a miserable failure.
They Can Speak English in India
Today's Ann Arbor News has the front page of the business section showing an Indian female answering "qurestions" in India from American welfare recipients. And the news has some articles on the growing trend of outsourcing. In regards to legal work, the most interesting revelation is that "work is going to India because English is spoken there". Imagine that!
In the past 10 years I've heard the dumbest questions about India - all from educated people. Should I call them ignorant? When it comes to economics, if one can look past American hegemony, they might understand that outsourcing isn't necessarily a bad thing. True some Americans may lose jobs, but the welfare of the planet is a closed system. The boon for countries like India is very significant. Where an educated population that works for lower wages will not only benefit the over 350 million people below the poverty line, but it will force the (sometimes arcane) policies of the United States to adapt. Maybe we can get less ignorance, err ... I mean better education here. And perhaps less inflated salaries, better distribution of wealth and less bureaucracy. ... I know, I know, but I can dream, can't I?
Posted in: India, Technology,
Bigger Than You
A crazy man from Athens once exclaimed "life is bigger, It's bigger than you, And you are not me". I have a personal belief that everyone on this planet knows that there is something bigger than them. And I think that each one of us long to be part of that "bigness" in some way. Our reasons may vary but the intent is there.
I see this in religion, following God or a faith. Or in people who take up humanitarian or social causes. In most cases, I see this in a positive way. Those who can see beyond themselves have a higher tendancy to go out and help others. And they do. No matter how annoying all those protests or donation requests are, somewhere in them lies a conviction that there is a greater good.
On the the other hand, I worry when things (or people) get marginalized. Sometimes a cause is placed above all others. And sometimes an individual may come to beleive that his or her value is insignificant compared to the "greater good". Throw in a little desperation and their can be some perverse results.
So what to do? (Besides writing silly blog entries about it) The usual, I guess: think, understand, react. I know it's not that simple. I just hope that whatever is bigger than you doesn't devalue or destroy what's bigger than someone else.
Posted in: Life, Philosophy,
Passionate Confession
Even though it will be debated as to whether or not Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ will win over any converts, no one can argue that it didn't make people want to repent:
A controversial movie led a man to confess to killing his girlfriend, Fort Bend County deputies told News2Houston Thursday. ... Authorities said that Leach confessed to the crime after seeing Mel Gibson's controversial movie, "The Passion of The Christ" and he decided to seek redemption. He told investigators he staged the killing to look like a suicide.
Could it be just that simple? I don't know.
3/30: Is this a new trend? A burglar gives Confession 2 and a neo-Nazi terrorist gives Confession 3.
Spammers Can't Count
Checking Yahoo Mail I find this. Idiot spammers think that idiot internet users will fall for their gimmick if their message looks legitimate. Isn't it a bit obvious that messages repeating twice in your inbox fall into the questionable category?
This sender probably hit the send button twice. I didn't check to see if they originated from the same source. I deleted them immediately. I hope everyone realizes that any spam email you open may bring you more spam or worse infect your computer with virii. ... Spam is one of the few true frustrations of the internet. I wish that I could send a little jolt of energy back at the spammer so that everytime I got one of their offers, it would shock them. Small pulses of energy, I don't want them to die ... immediately. Mortgage? ZAP! Meet Hot Women? ZAP! Increase your manhood? DOUBLE ZAP!! Sadistic? Yeah, I know. I ain't that cruel, just being facetious.
3/18: ZAP some more! I just got the exact duplicate emails 3 times in my inbox since I posted this. I don't understand why the Spam filter doesn't catch this. And this time I checked the messages, some punk with a changing IP 65.60.xxx.xxx. Each message with a different paragraph. You know someone has to spend their time writing this stuff. Just crazy.
Posted in: Internet,