Re: [silk] vacancy bait...

2007-11-05 Thread Valsa Williams
To add to Kenya, Its the most beautiful place, awesome ! I had a glorious month holiday there, wildlife is beautiful and more over the Kenyan community is wonderful, loving and giving. If a girl gets married all the families pool in the expenses, its a must ! beautiful music, wonderful weather. I

Re: [silk] the_new_nostradamus

2007-11-05 Thread Madhu Menon
Madhu Menon wrote: Sriram Karra wrote: I can readily agree with. But we are nowhere close to a 'proof' against astrology. "I can't prove that fairies and goblins exist, therefore they do?" Er, that should be "...goblins DON'T exist". -- <<< * >>> Madhu Menon Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Gautam John
On 11/6/07, Ramakrishna Reddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If all you are looking to Upgrade RAM , its pretty easy. Thanks. I think I'll try that, after all.

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Ramakrishna Reddy
On Nov 5, 2007 12:35 PM, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would anyone from Bangalore know of a good place to upgrade a PowerBook? > > I'm hesitant to take it to the official service center simply because > they are exorbitantly expensive. I'm looking to add some RAM to my > system. If all

Re: [silk] the_new_nostradamus

2007-11-05 Thread Madhu Menon
Sriram Karra wrote: I can readily agree with. But we are nowhere close to a 'proof' against astrology. "I can't prove that fairies and goblins exist, therefore they do?" Statements in support of astrology demonstrate a faith in scriptures/tradition. The statements against astrology I have h

[silk] Criminal profiling made easy.

2007-11-05 Thread Gautam John
Dangerous Minds by Malcolm Gladwell http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/12/071112fa_fact_gladwell?printable=true Brussel waited a moment, and then, in a scene that has become legendary among criminal profilers, he made a prediction: "One more thing." I closed my eyes because I didn't wa

Re: [silk] Suicide Bombing Makes Sick Sense in Halo 3

2007-11-05 Thread Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
On 05/11/2007, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Suicide Bombing Makes Sick Sense in Halo 3 > > By Clive Thompson Email 11.05.07 | 12:00 AM > > I used to find it hard to fully imagine the mind-set of a terrorist. > > That is, until I played Halo 3 online, where I found myself adopting > --

[silk] vacancy bait...

2007-11-05 Thread ashok _
i have tried all the regular channels but fish dont seem to bite. why is it so difficult to find anybody nowadays ? the organization i work for is looking for an experienced software developer [with python orientation.] to work from Nairobi, Kenya on a e-government project. The salary ($$$) i

[silk] Oh shit!

2007-11-05 Thread Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
i love Sulabh International and the sort of thing they do saves millions of lives. the economist reports from the World Toilet Summit: "THERE are few international conferences these days at which delegates can hope to be presented with a souvenir ball of dried human faeces." http://www.economist.

[silk] Apetra. The future of vehicles?

2007-11-05 Thread Gautam John
http://www.aptera.com The real deal about Aptera's Milage - With the All Electric Apterea, it is very easy to figure out the mileage range. The mileage is determined by the distance you can drive, under normal circumstances, until the batter

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Thaths [05/11/07 06:30 -0800]: A good suggestion. Though some years ago I went to MBK center to buy a phone and a pre-paid SIM card and it was a PITA to find someone who knew enough English to answer my questions and make a sale. Be warned. Any sales transaction that involves more than pointing a

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Thaths
On 11/4/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BLR - BKK is dirt cheap on Nok Air (www.nokair.com - thai LCC). Fly there > for the weekend, get some good thai food, and stop by Pantip Plaza when you > are there. A good suggestion. Though some years ago I went to MBK center to buy

[silk] Suicide Bombing Makes Sick Sense in Halo 3

2007-11-05 Thread Gautam John
Suicide Bombing Makes Sick Sense in Halo 3 By Clive Thompson Email 11.05.07 | 12:00 AM I used to find it hard to fully imagine the mind-set of a terrorist. That is, until I played Halo 3 online, where I found myself adopting -- with great success -- terrorist tactics. Including a form of suicide

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Gautam John
9K + taxes per GB. On 11/5/07, Srini Ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A trip to BKK is cheaper than buying RAM in India? How expensive is > this RAM anyway? > > Cheeni > > On Nov 5, 2007 12:41 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Gautam John wrote: > > > > > > Wou

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
A trip to BKK is cheaper than buying RAM in India? How expensive is this RAM anyway? Cheeni On Nov 5, 2007 12:41 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gautam John wrote: > > > > Would anyone from Bangalore know of a good place to upgrade a PowerBook? > > > > I'm hesitant to ta

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Gautam John
On 11/5/07, shiv sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the exact advantage other than avoiding Indian taxes. You're coughing > up more, or at best the same amount? Good Thai food? fa·ce·tious

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
shiv sastry wrote: > What is the exact advantage other than avoiding Indian taxes. You're > coughing up more, or at best the same amount? A holiday in Bangkok?

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread shiv sastry
On Monday 05 Nov 2007 12:41 pm, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > BLR - BKK is dirt cheap on Nok Air (www.nokair.com - thai LCC). Fly there > for the weekend, get some good thai food, and stop by Pantip Plaza when you > are there. I have never figured out how the economics of this works. I was once

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
Yeah, make sure you have the right screw driver set, and it's fairly trivial. On Nov 5, 2007 3:44 PM, Badri Natarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm hesitant to take it to the official service center simply because > > they are exorbitantly expensive. I'm looking to add some RAM to my > > sy

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Gautam John
On 11/5/07, Badri Natarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If all you're doing is adding RAM, you could do it yourself. Instructions > should be easy to find online. I had a friend add RAM to my Powerbook > (Note: no idea what the Macbooks are like). It is a Powerbook. I keep hearing horror stories

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Badri Natarajan
> I'm hesitant to take it to the official service center simply because > they are exorbitantly expensive. I'm looking to add some RAM to my > system. If all you're doing is adding RAM, you could do it yourself. Instructions should be easy to find online. I had a friend add RAM to my Powerbook (N

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
> Have these flights started? From what I could find online they are > postponed to sometime next year. The company website does not say so but they > don't seem to have any tickets available either. A quick check shows bkk-blr available on 11/14

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-05 Thread Chandrashekhar Bhosle
On 11/5/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BLR - BKK is dirt cheap on Nok Air (www.nokair.com - thai LCC). Fly there > for the weekend, get some good thai food, and stop by Pantip Plaza when you > are there. Have these flights started? From what I could find online they are po