2nd day in copenhagen for the annual reboot conference and enjoying all the musings, viewpoints, questions, stories -- it's my annual information-binge before i turn off and hibernate ;-) (awake by monday though ;-p )reboot 10 is al about that everyday, sometimes controversial, sometimes invisible, … [Read more...]
Excerpts from Burmese bloggers
After about 200 deaths and 6,000 political detainess, it might be harder now for the world to see through the tinted windows encasing Burma, but thanks to Burmese bloggers, we have a record of their stories that we can re-tell. Dawn 109, Rangoon… I just saw with my own eyes that more than 500 … [Read more...]
Internet keeps Burma real for the rest of us
When the military opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in 1988 - killing thousands of monks and students - the world only got to learn about it via their TV screens a few weeks later. But now all eyes are on Burma. The world is watching intently as news, images and stories about its oppressive … [Read more...]
LOLCAT awardee: Buddhist monks and nuns of Burma
Barefoot they marched, leading 100,000 protestors, praying and chanting for peace. After more than five hours of marching over at least 12 miles, about 1,000 maroon-robed Buddhist monks and 400 sympathizers walked up to an intersection where police blocked access to the street where democracy leader … [Read more...]