Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
> Yep - but seems to always be taken by the time I get to choose seats at > the airport. :( Call LH and ask them to place a seat request. Tell them UA *G. srs

Re: [silk] get-together in Delhi?

2008-02-11 Thread Brian Behlendorf
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: At 2008-02-11 13:48:12 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Conclave is in/around Nehru Place, I think. Yes, it's in Nehru Enclave, which is across the road from Nehru Place. Are you in Delhi too? Do you want to join us? Can anyone think of a goo

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Brian Behlendorf
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Get slightly smashed in the lounge, or take ambient, sleep. Don’t bother to eat anything on board the plane, you wont need it. Probably the breakfast when they wake you up a couple of hours before landing, but a granola bar or two should be en

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Kiran Jonnalagadda
On 12-Feb-08, at 5:52 AM, divya manian wrote: On 2/12/08, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello. Have we met before? Yep, several times on twitter (http://twitter.com/nimbupani) and rare times at some cafe place in Chennai (from some 20 person blog meets to a 2 perso

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread divya manian
On 2/12/08, Anish Mohammed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Your shelf seems to have Applied cryptography and algorthim book by > Rivest, this seems to give away your geekiness :-). Ha ha :) These are "textbooks" from my university days. I loved Applied Cryptography but the algorithm book is something

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread divya manian
On 2/12/08, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. Have we met before? Yep, several times on twitter (http://twitter.com/nimbupani) and rare times at some cafe place in Chennai (from some 20 person blog meets to a 2 person one!) - divya

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Madhu M. Kurup
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Try this .. http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/dispatch/prego/ Second this, - I use itasoftware all the time for within US flights - flexibility like you wouldn't believe. (Tip of the hat to Anjana Mohan, who first sent me here) Cheerio, M -- Madhu M Kurup /

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
> The Lufthansa flights seem to all leave in the middle of the night - > 1am from Chennai, 3am from Delhi. Those are really rough on one's ability > to adjust, especially since I agree that moving forward in time should be Yeah and SQ is 11:40 or something, TG is after midnight from MAA. Not muc

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Brian Behlendorf
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: All these sound like me. Except the blogging, and that I probably wouldn’t fly to the US east coast through Singapore and Taipei .. would take a European carrier instead. Knowing that you meant to say "west" Flying through Europe has down

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Jeremy Bornstein
On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 10:50:32PM +0800, Divya Manian wrote: > * Pack for Seattle trip starting this weekend. I'm a San Francisco denizen but will be in Seattle this weekend for this workshop: http://www.academiadellaspada.com/events/4w/2008/about.html (I'm sure visitors are welcome to come og

Re: [silk] bangalore public transport

2008-02-11 Thread va
On Feb 11, 2008 6:38 AM, Devdas Bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BEST drivers do wait for you to board the bus (unless the bus is really ahh... i wish :-) Most times they go 'ting'ting' before stopping at the bus-stop (if its crowded they zoom off). Never allow people to board from the front

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
On Feb 11, 2008 2:50 PM, Divya Manian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all Hello. Have we met before? C -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages http://www.linkedin.com/in/ravages http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/ +91-9884467463

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Anish Mohammed
On Feb 11, 2008 2:50 PM, Divya Manian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > Hi Divya, welcome to the silklist. > > * Paint at least 1 canvas next month - > http://flickr.com/photos/nimbupani/sets/1107209/ > Your shelf seems to have Applied cryptography and algorthim book by Rivest, this seems to g

Re: [silk] bangalore public transport

2008-02-11 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
At 2008-02-11 07:53:23 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Arabic and Devanagari? i have only ever seen the kannada script(what > is it called?) and English. The Kannada script is called Kannada. It's a distant descendant of Brahmi. (But note that Devdas is talking about BEST, i.e. Bombay buses, n

Re: [silk] bangalore public transport - was Re: another intro

2008-02-11 Thread Radhika, Y.
Arabic and Devanagari? i have only ever seen the kannada script(what is it called?) and English. On Feb 10, 2008 10:04 PM, Devdas Bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 01:39:27PM +0530, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan > wrote: > > To an outsider in Mumbai, Bangalore or Hyderab

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Hassath
Hi Divya. Welcome. On Feb 11, 2008 8:20 PM, Divya Manian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since Hassath has created a new high for introductions (hi Hassath!), (It's only later I discovered that actually not many people post their introductions ;-) -- - Hassath

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
> Oops my intro does not mention I live in Singapore. Singapore to > Seattle via Taipei is 15 and 1/2 hours including transit while the > usual route via Tokyo is 18+ hours. Plus it leaves around afternoon, > so I dont have to wake up before sunrise! That starts to make much more sense. You mentio

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread divya manian
On 2/11/08, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lufthansa / Air France from Madras get you there in 10 hrs to CDG or FRA + a > 6..7 hour direct flight to SEA, 2 hours or less for transit. You land in CDG > / FRA early in the morning, and you have enough time for a shower and some

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
> SQ will take you 4:30 hrs MAA-SIN, a whole day in SIN, and then a 16 > hour ++ flight to EWR / JFK (stopover in TPE / ICN / HKG if you don’t > want their ultra long haul on the 777s, which are sold at a hefty > surcharge), followed by (I guess) United to SEA. And flying west to > east makes you l

Re: [silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Divya Manian wrote: > * Pack for Seattle trip starting this weekend. > * Buy eeePC at Taipei (transit between Singapore and Seattle) and > discover Linux all over again - > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC > * Plan and book tickets to Bangalore from Chennai for travel in early > March. > *

[silk] Introductions

2008-02-11 Thread Divya Manian
Hi all Since Hassath has created a new high for introductions (hi Hassath!), here is me in the ever-popular bullet point GTD to-do list: * Pack for Seattle trip starting this weekend. * Blog "10 ways Opera works better than Firefox" (or insert another Digg-catchy title here) - http://nimbupa

Re: [silk] get-together in Delhi?

2008-02-11 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
At 2008-02-11 13:48:12 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The Conclave is in/around Nehru Place, I think. Yes, it's in Nehru Enclave, which is across the road from Nehru Place. Are you in Delhi too? Do you want to join us? Can anyone think of a good place for dinner not too far from NP? -- ams

Re: [silk] get-together in Delhi?

2008-02-11 Thread Aishwarya Subramanian
The Conclave is in/around Nehru Place, I think. On 2/11/08, Anil Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > HI Brian, > > My name is Anil KUMAR and I am a lawyer, non-techie and a serious lurker > on > this list; if this sounds bearable :-) do let me know and I would love to > join you guys on 14 Feb in

[silk] get-together in Delhi?

2008-02-11 Thread Anil Kumar
HI Brian, My name is Anil KUMAR and I am a lawyer, non-techie and a serious lurker on this list; if this sounds bearable :-) do let me know and I would love to join you guys on 14 Feb in Delhi. AMS knows me. Anil KUMAR On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 01:42:35 -0800 (PST), Brian Behlendorf < [EMAIL PROTECTE