[silk] Disruptive Banking networks

2007-07-31 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
Ripple is an open-source software project for developing and implementing a protocol for an open decentralized payment network. In its extreme form, the Ripple network could be a peer-to-peer distributed social network service with a monetary honor system based on trust that already exists between

Re: [silk] Disruptive Banking networks

2007-07-31 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Srini Ramakrishnan wrote [at 12:12 PM 8/1/2007] : Ripple is an open-source software project for developing and implementing a protocol for an open decentralized payment network. In its extreme form, the Ripple network could be a peer-to-peer distributed social network service with a monetary hon

Re: [silk] Disruptive Banking networks

2007-07-31 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Srini Ramakrishnan [01/08/07 12:12 +0530]: Ripple is an open-source software project for developing and implementing a protocol for an open decentralized payment network. In its extreme form, the Ripple network could be a peer-to-peer distributed social network service with a monetary honor syste

Re: [silk] Rapture

2007-07-31 Thread Abhishek Hazra
> "Ceci n'est pas Hinduism" the great "pipe" dream of definition (with a doff of the bowler hat) On 8/1/07, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/31/07, shiv sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How does one look at animism and say "This is Hinduism" or "This is not > > Hinduism"? > > "Ceci n

Re: [silk] Rapture

2007-07-31 Thread Thaths
On 7/31/07, shiv sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How does one look at animism and say "This is Hinduism" or "This is not > Hinduism"? "Ceci n'est pas Hinduism" Thaths PS: Apologies to French grammarians -- Homer: He has all the money in the world, but there's one thing he can't buy. Marge: W

Re: [silk] Rapture

2007-07-31 Thread shiv sastry
On Tuesday 31 Jul 2007 9:58 am, Charles Haynes wrote: > Animism is a religion so that syllogism is obvious. > But even if Hinduism is not animism it's clearly a religion. > > Is anyone seriously suggesting that Hinduism is not a religion? My interest in the question relates to the idea that if Hin

Re: [silk] Of blogs

2007-07-31 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: > > http://whenhernameyouwriteyoublot.blogspot.com/2007/07/xx-xxx---xxx-xxx-26.html > Absolutely loved it. Reminds me of Wodehouse... Venkat

[silk] Of blogs

2007-07-31 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
I don't normally read blogs, unless a google search sends one my way. I feel compelled to share one such rara avis with you lot, especially Divya. My search bought me to this post: http://whenhernameyouwriteyoublot.blogspot.com/2006/11/thou-majestic-in-thy-sadness-at.html And from there I ramble

Re: [silk] Rapture

2007-07-31 Thread Vinayak Hegde
On 7/30/07, ashok _ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is an old bearded guy, quite popular in chennai who has declared > himself > "Kalki bhagwan"... He seems to have quite a following. An old friend of > mine from > school is an ardent follower of this chap. Apparently the world is coming > to