Thursday, February 13, 2003

Cellphone controversy in Honduras Yesterday, the Honduran Congress proposed a law that would outlaw cellphones not only while driving, but also in government office buildings, hospitals, and education facilities.  Under the law, abusers would be subject to drivers license revocation and even possible loss of employment.  The rational for the proposed law is that the use of cellphones "contaminates the environment and shows a lack of respect and culture."  There are 140,000 cellphones in the country which has a population of 6 million. The congressional website has a little poll where citizens can rate the actions of Congress.  The current results are an inverse bell curve with the majority of respondents voting that these actions are very good or very bad. 6:05:52 AM    comment []

eGovernment in Thailand I can't get my Thai character set to work properly with Netscape 7.0 or IE, but Thailand has vastly improved its egovernment internet portal.  When you get into the secondary sites like the Ministry of Education, they become very Asian in appearance.  Interesting, the character set works on the Education Ministry's site, but not on the egov portal. 5:51:57 AM    comment []

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