In Chennai

In Chennai for the weekend

Happy Birthday Blogger!

The post that announced it all!

Back in Banngalore

Back in Bangalore. Will most likely be here till the first week of September.

Amnesty International Report 2004 - India

Amnesty International Report 2004 - India

What is the link above ?

Amnesty International has released their human rights report 2004 (covering January to December 2003). This report covers the human rights situation in a variety of countries. The link given above points to the report on India.

What should I do ?

First, read the report. Next, forward it to as many friends as possible, and urge them to read the report.

What does it say ?

Following are some points taken from the report. Do read the complete report for context -

• Socially and economically marginalized groups, such as dalits, adivasis, women and religious minorities, including Muslims, continued to face discrimination at the hands of the police, the criminal justice system and non-state actors.


• The Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) continued to be used to detain political opponents and members of minority populations.


• Members of the security services continued to enjoy virtual impunity for human rights violations.


• At least 33 people were sentenced to death in 2003. (Also read Sentenced to die, non-unanimously)


• The majority of those sentenced to death are poor and illiterate. (Also read Myths about the death penalty


• Violence against women in Gujarat


Where can I get more information ?

Organisations

National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, India

Amnesty International

Acts

Indian Human Rights Act, 1993

United Nations Universal Declaratation of Human Rights

WOOHOO!!!

Just bought Code Complete 2 - Code Complete, Second Edition!! Reading it now.

Book List

Okay, here is my list of books that every programmer should read at some point or the other. This is only based on the books I have already read. There are lots of good books on my reading list, which arent here. Once I'm done reading them, I'll decide whether to put them here. That said, here is the list (in no particular order) -

• Rapid Development


• Peopleware


• Code Complete


• Writing Sold Code


• The Pragmatic Programmer


• The Mythical Man Month


• Refactoring


• Design Patterns

Well, thats the list for now. Expect stuff to be added from time to time.

The above image is from the first page of Steve McConnell's book "Software Project Survival Guide". This is such a stunning image. For anyone who has worked in software, will immediately understand what it means, and yet the point comes through so beautifully and simply. "If only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it. And then he feels that perhaps there isn't." Amazing. Steve, you are a genius, and I'm your biggest fan. 

Amazon has a great offer going right now. If you buy the Sony Ericsson T610 Phone, with a T-Mobile subscription, THEY WILL PAY YOU $150 !! 

Yet another template change

I'm tweaking around with the template. Expect more changes over the week to come

Brian Hubbard, The Gloria Record 

Ben Houtman, The Gloria Record. I took these photos during Baybeats 2003 

David M from Fonzie. Taken October 2003, Baybeats music festival 

Carlos Teixeira from the group Fonzie. I took this photo during the Baybeats 2003 music festival, October 2003. 

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Amnesty International - Stop Violence Against Women

Stop Violence Against Women

From birth to death, in times of peace as well as war, women face discrimination and violence at the hands of the state, the community and the family.

Do something about it