Monday, June 20, 2005
Hotel Rwanda hero speaks.
You can read Paul Rusesabagina's editorial here. He argues that more than merely thanking him for his deeds at the Hotel Rwanda, we must recognize today's cruelties in Sudan and act on them with haste.
If you haven't seen the movie, do. One theme is that the mere sight of their world--where children and civilians are mercilessly slaughtered--will shame us all to action.
You can read more about the Hutu-Tutsi conflict--which is far from a good-guy/bad-guy scenario, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june99/hutus_tutsis.html
http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1996/year.in.review/topten/hutu/hutu.html
If you are interested, tell me, and I'll do a write-up on the situation in Sudan.
Peace,
Saqib
If you haven't seen the movie, do. One theme is that the mere sight of their world--where children and civilians are mercilessly slaughtered--will shame us all to action.
You can read more about the Hutu-Tutsi conflict--which is far from a good-guy/bad-guy scenario, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june99/hutus_tutsis.html
http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1996/year.in.review/topten/hutu/hutu.html
If you are interested, tell me, and I'll do a write-up on the situation in Sudan.
Peace,
Saqib
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
They want wireless web--everywhere, for free...
...and to do it through community-building.
"Techno-rebels spread wireless network vision"
http://search.csmonitor.com/search_content/0615/p01s03-ussc.html
The story only hints at the possible negative effects: will people stop interacting with one another in public places? An analogue to the iPod effect--if you, citizen, can customize every moment of your experience (personally selected music, checking one's personal e-mail, chatting with one's incumbent friends), what will inspire a passive person to exit a small box of carefully chosen experiences?
"Techno-rebels spread wireless network vision"
http://search.csmonitor.com/search_content/0615/p01s03-ussc.html
The story only hints at the possible negative effects: will people stop interacting with one another in public places? An analogue to the iPod effect--if you, citizen, can customize every moment of your experience (personally selected music, checking one's personal e-mail, chatting with one's incumbent friends), what will inspire a passive person to exit a small box of carefully chosen experiences?
