[silk] Planespotting

2006-10-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Or, as somebody on the Crypto list said, "traffic analysis in the real world". I suspect that the "average American" (whatever that means) is, increasingly, about to be confronted with the truth of the statement: If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made A Choice. Udhay http://village

[silk] Film-style casino heist needs rewrite

2006-10-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=76649 By Gary Grado Tribune October 16, 2006 Not only is a group of men charged in the theft of $2 million cash from an armored truck at an East Valley casino, but they could also be accused of stealing from some Hollywood scripts. An FBI search

Re: [silk] India as a nation of self-employed

2006-10-19 Thread Vinit Bhansali
The fundamental piece missing here is that only the 25% agriculture equates to self-employed. The self-employed percentage of "35" if not a percentage of the population as a whole. For example, a person who owns his own small-scale industry or a store might employ anywhere from 2 to 50 people. The

Re: [silk] India as a nation of self-employed

2006-10-19 Thread Kragen Javier Sitaker
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:30:10 -0700 (PDT), Udhay Shankar N wrote: > http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042000341000.htm > Are we killing the self-employed? > R. VAIDYANATHAN > ... > Our economy is not that of wage earners and shareholders. A significant > portion of the econo

Re: [silk] ubuntu

2006-10-19 Thread ashok _
yeah true, but there seems to be a prevailing argument that the son (ubuntu) is undermining the father (debian)... not that i really understand what the argument is ;-)On 10/19/06, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: And, as far as I know, it's based on Debian...CheersGiancarlo Livraghi

[silk] ubuntu

2006-10-19 Thread Giancarlo Livraghi
Just to unlurk a bit... FWIW... though my tecnhical competence is scarce... I am using Kubuntu (Ubuntu) and I'm quite happy with it. And, as far as I know, it's based on Debian... Cheers Giancarlo Livraghi

Re: [silk] Linux questions

2006-10-19 Thread ashok _
I wanted a distro which i could use with ease...without having to do  kernel skullduggery at the drop of a hat.  i remember trying to set up kde on debian once, and it wasnt such a pleasant experience...ubuntu is the first linux distro where i feel i can spend time doing work, rather than spending