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Scavenging as Spirituality 101 by Narendra Modi

Nov 26th, 2007
by gargi.
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Narendra Modi has done it again…….This is his latest gem:
In a recent book written by him and published by the state information department Modi says, “Scavenging must have been a spiritual experience for the Valmiki caste”.
The book titled Karmayog is yet to hit the stands.
In the book, he goes on to say, “At some point [...]

A Brief History of the Internet

Nov 26th, 2007
by gargi.
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Stumbled upon this….
excerpts include

DOOM is released, slowing the network to a near stop, and worker productivity to a total stop. Parents rejoice as the release of the game frees them from all responsibility for how their kids behave.

First piece of spam appears in USENET newsgroups and is quickly removed. “Well, that should be the last [...]