I have been thinking that we are not hearing enough different perspectives on the Sexual Harassment / Assault. Even though so many woman have finally been coming out and speaking strongly about the horrible things that they have been going thru all their lives. Finally, on This American Life over the weekend they finally brought … More Another Point
I have a hard time just saying “no”. – manzoor
Just heard, partly, a program on KERA’s Think that was talking about Search Engines and how they are discriminating or segragating. This is just making a note of it so that I can come back and look more closely at the program and the issues it is touching. The guest was University of Southern California … More Data & Discrimination
Recently I saw a couple of video posts of Will Smith. I was not really searching or anything but I believe they showed up on my FB and / or Twitter feeds. The first of these posts had to do with his confession to his wife that he could not be responsible for her happiness, … More Will Smith on “Happiness“ and “Responsibility”
Hear the term on Big Bang Theory a while back and it, like many many other terms I’ve heard on BBT, have stuck on my mind and have always meant to go back. I do like the term as a interesting way of arguing. Often we are passive of our views / opinions because the … More Reductio ad Absurdum
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I can’t even recall when it was that I watched this movie but I will always remember it to be one of my all time favorite movies. In many ways I don’t even want to watch it again – in case it is not as good as I remember. – manzoor IMDb
Someone asked me the other day what my news source were. My response was – none specifically. While I do listen to NPR and will watch CNN from time to time, I don’t really do either to get my “news”. I think we have blurred the line between “news” and “opinion” to the point that … More My News Source
I have been listening to TED Talks for a while now but I guess I never really wrote my thoughts about them before. It’s about time ;~) In addition to the Talks I also listen to the TED Radio Hour on KUT / NPR. – manzoor Philosophy for a Happy Life
