Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

2007-07-14 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
At 2007-07-14 10:59:57 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please elaborate on this part of your sentence: probably a much more modern concept than you're giving it credit for. I'll rephrase. The concept exists today and has existed for some time. It seemed to me that you think it is ancient, and

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

2007-07-14 Thread shiv sastry
On Saturday 14 Jul 2007 12:10 pm, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: That the feeling of national identity did not exist in any exploitable form at that time, and that it emerged only later. This is one of the clearest statements you have made. I disagree with you. Sorry. I'm fifty kilometres away

[silk] Why Terrorism Does Not Work

2007-07-14 Thread Udhay Shankar N
The paper Schneier is talking about is at http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/isec.2006.31.2.42 Udhay http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2007/07/securitymatters_0712 Commentary by Bruce Schneier The Evolutionary Brain Glitch That Makes Terrorism

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

2007-07-14 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
At 2007-07-14 16:36:32 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is one of the clearest statements you have made. Oh, is that why your replies gloss over most of what I've written? I disagree with you. That's one of the most well-reasoned statements you've made. Anyway, I take it that means you

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

2007-07-14 Thread shiv sastry
On Saturday 14 Jul 2007 6:49 pm, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: Thanks for saving me some time digging up references. You're welcome. I will try to be considerate and remember your difficulty in digging up references for what you say. shiv

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

2007-07-14 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: I said it was a toss up, and that religion was one of the factors that might influence the protection pilgrims received. Let me get this straight... Your conjecture is that there were guards/soldiers/police/protectors provided to travelers on the road. And if the road

[silk] The World’s Largest Solar Energy Farm

2007-07-14 Thread Udhay Shankar N
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007021.html The World’s Largest Solar Energy Farm WorldChanging Team July 13, 2007 1:01 PM by Warren Karlenzig: Fresno, California sits at the south end of one of the sunniest and hottest valleys in North America, the San Joaquin. The San Joaquin Air