links for 2007-09-13

September 12th, 2007
  • Minister Ronald Plasterk van Onderwijs vindt dat het boek Mein Kampf van Adolf Hitler vrij verkrijgbaar moet zijn. De PvdA-bewindsman zegt dat in een interview met het blad Hollands Diep.
    (tags: censorship)
  • The “Great Firewall of China,” used by the government of the People’s Republic of China to block users from reaching content it finds objectionable, is actually a “panopticon” that encourages self-censorship through the perception that users are being wat

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book and sword : gratitude and revenge

is the first novel written by Jin Yong. The protagonist is Chan Ka Lok, who is the leader of the Red Flower Society. The book title refers to Ka Lok being famous for being well-versed in culture and martial arts, but also for having to make a difficult ethical decision. My father named me and my brother after him.

The subtitle is from a poem Desiderata