Neal Rauhauser: Democracy and Islam – Lost in Translation

  A Streetcar Named Democracy Ten years ago Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan famously quipped “Democracy is like a streetcar. When you come to your stop, you get off.” This was meant to prod Turks into thinking about their form of government, but the quote is applicable, albeit displeasingly so, for other situations in …

Berto Jongman: Chinese ‘Dream’ Not Proper Translation

Placeholder. Original site is crashing constantly today. Bottom line is that “dream” is a soft translation palatable to Westerners, the actual translation is closer to China being restored — as the Middle Kingdom has always considered itself – to the central dominating position over the world.  More later.

Review: The Bhagavad Gita – The Original Sanskrit and An English Translation

Lars Martin Fosse 4.0 out of 5 stars Straight Forward But Disappointing for a Lay Reader,October 8, 2012 This book’s special niche is for those who want to read the book in Sanscrit and English at the same time. Perhaps I have been spoiled by the excellence of The The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for …

Reflections on Data as the New Oil BUT No One Is Serious About Holistic Analytics, True Cost Economics, Machine or Man-Machine Translation, or M4IS2

It is fashionable now to talk about data as the new oil (or dirt), and to proclaim breathlessly that the ever-increasing masses of data allow for ever more wonderous things to be done including my personal favorite, situational awareness. However, no one is yet serious about holistic analytics (which also implies a holistic collection management …

Bin Laden Show 21: Translation of Statement

Following is a translation of a statement attributed to the Qaida’t al-Jihad Organization-General Command.  It’s actual provenance cannot be confirmed. You Lived a Compassionate and You Died a Martyr Statement Regarding the Defiant Battle and the Martyrdom of Sheikh Usama bin Laden-may Allah have mercy on him In the name of Allah the Most Merciful …