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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan — How many “stans” are there, & what does it mean?
Pakistan, the site of so much suffering lately, means “land of the pure” in Urdu and Persian. Part of this meaning is also found in the names Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. What is it? If you guessed the meaning of … Continue reading
Tell Google: Don’t Be Evil
Google is about to cut a deal with Verizon that would end the Internet as we know it. According to a front-page New York Times story, the deal allows “Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly … Continue reading