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A literati roundup: “12 Writers Who Still Refuse to Use Computers”, digital humanities, 2011 Words of the Year…

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Orhan Pamuk is one of them… 12 Writers Who Still Refuse to Use Computers Jan 1st, 2012 Computers are incredible tools: we use them to connect around the world, gather all of the information in the universe, find inspiration, and maybe play a few games now and then. They’re also very helpful for writers, offering … Read more

On April 27, there was yet another “crazy project”: Turkish authorities decided to ban 138 words in domain names…

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here is the official letter sent to Turkish hosting companies by Turkish Telecommunications Authority. Most of the words are pornographic. In any case, this is yet another arrogant attack to our freedoms by the establishment. News in Turkish can be found here and here Intense discussions in Turkish occured in Friendfeed: here, here, here.