Re: [silk] Why Brazil Loves Linux

On 07-May-08, at 2:47 AM, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote: if MS did have lower prices in some countries, they could face pressure from more consumers in rich countries, shocked that the software is available at lower prices elsewhere. this, plus the difficulty of enforcing price differentiation in d

Re: [silk] Cory's introduction to _Little Brother_

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I suppose it's the axe to grind bit that keeps me using completely > > independent alter-egos for when I dip into the seamier side of the > Internet, > > and those alter-egos loop back to each other (and have for abo

Re: [silk] Why Brazil Loves Linux

On Mon, 2008-05-05 at 15:17 +0530, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: > I wish I could elaborate based on what I know given what I'm doing > these days, but all I can say is: you're off on the wrong tangent. the MS anti-trust agreements are public, and neither in the US nor in the EU do they require MS

Re: [silk] Why Brazil Loves Linux

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Sirtaj Singh Kang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 05 May 2008, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: > [snip] > > I wish I could elaborate based on what I know given what I'm doing > > these days, but all I can say is: you're off on the wrong tangent. > Oh man, now yo

Re: [silk] Why Brazil Loves Linux

On Monday 05 May 2008, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: [snip] > I wish I could elaborate based on what I know given what I'm doing > these days, but all I can say is: you're off on the wrong tangent. Oh man, now you're just teasing us. -Taj.

Re: [silk] Recommendation for a good point-and-shoot camera

On Tuesday 06 May 2008 11:32:15 am Biju Chacko wrote: > Perhaps a more useful question to the photo geeks is: What are the > criteria that you would use if you were buying a point and shoot? Not a geek but have bought about 16 cameras in 30 years - of which 15 were point and shoot types analog an

Re: [silk] Recommendation for a good point-and-shoot camera

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I also have a more typical point and shoot, a Canon SD1000 - the > > smallest in the Canon line. It's a great camera too, but I found > >

Re: [silk] Cory's introduction to _Little Brother_

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sure, but > > > 2. You *still* haven't found the embarrassing stuff. :-P (No, I'm not > going to tell you what it is) > > Udhay I suspect that no matter WHAT you dig up Thaths, Udhay is going to keep saying that you

Re: [silk] Vodafone to Offer Apple’s iPhone in Ten Markets

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The mystery's resolved. Your original Apple iPhones in India will now be > tied down to Vodafone: As I view this email in gmail. Google shows me the following helpful ad right above. "Phone16Gb Unlocked - www.Gadgets.

[silk] Vodafone to Offer Apple’s iPhone in Ten Markets

The mystery's resolved. Your original Apple iPhones in India will now be tied down to Vodafone: Vodafone today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten o

Re: [silk] Recommendation for a good point-and-shoot camera

On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 11:58 +0530, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: > And in that respect, the Nokia N95 and successor N96 are the only > candidates I'm aware of. If only they came with QWERTY keypads. is this a general problem or is it just my n95 that has a software autofocus bug? the preview freque

Re: [silk] Cory's introduction to _Little Brother_

On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 10:08 +0800, Balaji Dutt wrote: > Ah I guess I would a member of that unhappy club as well, although in time > I've found that outlook's rules engine is almost powerful as Eudora's was - > although not as secure, and definitely not as bloat free. the main thing that kept me f

Re: [silk] Recommendation for a good point-and-shoot camera

On 06-May-08, at 1:15 PM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan wrote: Small, light and should be easily smuggle-able where cameras are prohibited. Like cricket matches. Fairly simple operation - no confusing dials and sub dials and knobs Macro mode Largish LCD Budget - about 30-40% of the entry-point

Re: [silk] Recommendation for a good point-and-shoot camera

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perhaps a more useful question to the photo geeks is: What are the > criteria that you would use if you were buying a point and shoot? > > -- b > > Small, light and should be easily smuggle-able where cameras are prohibite

Re: [silk] Recommendation for a good point-and-shoot camera

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also have a more typical point and shoot, a Canon SD1000 - the > smallest in the Canon line. It's a great camera too, but I found > myself taking very different pictures from what I used to take on the > S1 IS. C

Re: [silk] Recommendation for a good point-and-shoot camera

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > Perhaps a more useful question to the photo geeks is: What are the > criteria that you would use if you were buying a point and shoot? I own an S1 IS, the very first avatar of the series. It's a great camera, but I g