Saw it through Open Culture. It’s important for us to see the myriad ways our common language fails to capture the complexity of reality, ordinary and otherwise. Ask any poet, writer, or language teacher to tell you about it—most of the words we use are too abstract, too worn out, decayed, or rusty. Maybe it … Read more
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
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.