(For SI Blog Reader Boops) Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That’s why it’s such a powerful weapon. – Nelson Mandela in the 2009 Hollywood film Invictus The genius of the White Man is his extraordinary grasp of the power of Violence. No other race has understood, practiced and perfected the use of Violence […]
If ever you feel the need to engage a hit man, your best bet would be this Besharam (shameless) Chutiya Ranbir Kapoor. There are no limits to what this grasping Bollywood Chutiya will stoop to for paisa: * He’ll act in stolen shit (Barfi)! * He’ll dive into cheap potboilers (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani)! * […]
A smartphone or tablet is only as good as the ecosystem that extends, supports and nurtures the device. Apple is blessed not merely because a lot of fans stand in line to get the latest iPhone but also because there’s a huge ecosystem of developers and accessories vendors that flock to the iOS platform. After […]
Americans abhor complexity. Simplicity is the lodestar of their lives. They like neat categories into which they can pigeonhole people, ideas, religion, food, sex and attitudes even if such categorizations make no sense. If you’re a Muslim, you’re either a terrorist or sleeper-cell terrorist. If you’re Black, you must be a criminal or surviving on […]
Jail for Telugu Groper Srinivasa Erramilli Telugu serial groper and convicted felon Srinivasa Erramilli has made several interesting arguments in his bid to escape jail time and obtain probation (albeit with special conditions). Erramilli’s novel arguments were made in his Sentencing Memorandum submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on […]
My two favorites, U.S. and India, lead the pack of 74 countries requesting information from Facebook on users. Government requests to Facebook include basic subscriber information (such as name and length of service), IP address logs and actual account content. The majority of requests made by governments are said to be related to criminal cases […]