[silk] more computronium news

2007-09-04 Thread Udhay Shankar N
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/31/IBM-stores-data-on-an-atom_1.html IBM stores data on an atom As researchers look for ways to replace silicon in order to shrink chips, IBM has been able to perform functions like switching and data storage on atoms and molecules By Ben Ames, IDG

Re: [silk] project accounting software...?

2007-09-04 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Try Project Open (http://www.project-open.com). It is an enterprise project management software. It's free and works best on a SUSE Linux box with PostgreSQL. Venkat ashok _ wrote: I have a friend who is managing a project which is being rolled in schools across 14 districts. There are

Re: [silk] a new rodent

2007-09-04 Thread Biju Chacko
On 9/4/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are a couple of pictures of aircraft control columns that have been designed for comfort and functionality for long hours of use. I believe rodent designers need to take a leaf out of aircraft designers books Does a joystick really lend

Re: [silk] a new rodent

2007-09-04 Thread Venkat Mangudi
What do you all think of this concept? Does this prevent RSI? http://www.dontclick.it/ Venkat

Re: [silk] a new rodent

2007-09-04 Thread shiv sastry
On Tuesday 04 Sep 2007 3:50 pm, Biju Chacko wrote: Does a joystick really lend itself to the kinds of precision movements one typically does with a mouse? I believe it does but of a different type. The idea in not to replace a mouse with a joystick The idea is to design a mouse that is

Re: [silk] a new rodent

2007-09-04 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Abhishek Hazra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what about a stylus+pressure sensitive tablet? No fans of a thinkpad's clitmouse? srs

Re: [silk] Mongrels

2007-09-04 Thread Thaths
On 9/3/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember reading about a study that showed that faces and bodies with a high degree of symmetry were consistently rated more attractive than those that were not. I heard in a podcast (either BBC or Scientific American) recently that a true

Re: [silk] a new rodent

2007-09-04 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: No fans of a thinkpad's clitmouse? I prefer that over the touchpad. But a mouse is way more comfortable, IMO. Venkat

Re: [silk] Mongrels

2007-09-04 Thread Vinayak Hegde
On 9/4/07, Thaths [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not all hybrids are healthier. Can you imagine a hybrid with German flexibility and French work ethic? :-) Besides what happens when you cross a [1] Q Italian with a Jamican ? A Pastafarians Q Icelander with a Cuban A Ice Cubes Q Hindu with a Jew A

Re: [silk] Pakistan at 60 from Rafiq Dossani

2007-09-04 Thread Indrajit Gupta
It might amuse you, Shiv, to read up on the Athenian political organisation in the 5th century BC. In view of what you've written here. You might find that your thoughts are in the same grooves as the Athenian political reformers, when they sought, rather successfully, one might add, to

Re: [silk] Pakistan at 60 from Rafiq Dossani

2007-09-04 Thread Charles Haynes
On 9/5/07, Indrajit Gupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Once upon a time there was 1 GB storage in your inbox. Click here for happy ending. This made me laugh. Are you aware of what, in current massage parlor slang, a massage with a happy ending is? Click here

Re: [silk] Pakistan at 60 from Rafiq Dossani

2007-09-04 Thread Gautam John
On 9/5/07, Charles Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This made me laugh. Are you aware of what, in current massage parlor slang, a massage with a happy ending is? More Yahoo's fault than Indrajit's, what? But still, funny indeed.

Re: [silk] Pakistan at 60 from Rafiq Dossani

2007-09-04 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Charles Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/5/07, Indrajit Gupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Once upon a time there was 1 GB storage in your inbox. Click here for happy ending. This made me laugh. Are you aware of what, in current massage parlor slang, a

Re: [silk] a new rodent

2007-09-04 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
On 9/4/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Abhishek Hazra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what about a stylus+pressure sensitive tablet? No fans of a thinkpad's clitmouse? There was a time when I was a fan - I used to even win at Quake using it. But it's been some time since I've

[silk] Autorickshaws and fares

2007-09-04 Thread Udhay Shankar N
An attempt to perform some economic analysis of why autorickshaws refuse fares. Udhay http://6ampacific.com/2007/09/01/auto-rickshaws-in-mumbai/ Auto-rickshaws in Mumbai September 1st, 2007 by Basab There is much good to be said about autos in Mumbai. They are generally available in plenty

[silk] How To Make A Microserf Smile

2007-09-04 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_37/b4049065.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories Also see, http://no2google.wordpress.com/2007/06/24/life-at-google-the-microsoftie-perspective/ http://minimsft.blogspot.com/ http://minimsftindia.blogspot.com/ How To Make A