He didn't even bring the cape to dinner! Gah!
You really should be photographed in all these locations wearing a red
> cape and goggles...
--
Sumant Srivathsan
http://sumants.blogspot.com
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Seems like fun till such time as someone shouts 'terrorist'
>
> -Gautam
>
> A Shadowy, Wet World of Squirt-Gun Assassins
Why so serious ?
-- The Joker
Seems like fun till such time as someone shouts 'terrorist'
-Gautam
A Shadowy, Wet World of Squirt-Gun Assassins
By MICHAEL WILSON
Published: September 26, 2008
It was as though Michael Deane, a 32-year-old transplant from London,
did not get the memo that crime is way down in Manhattan. He loo
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:51 PM, Madhu Menon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Venkatesh Hariharan wrote:
>
>
>> My mom flew Chennai-Mumbai on Kingfisher yesterday and she was not asked
>> for
>> the credit card copy. Same for her Mumbai-Chennai flight a month ago.
>>
>
> I've never been asked for my C
Cory Doctorow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Danese Cooper wrote:
>> http://xkcd.com/482/
>>
>> Apparently, Cory is at 1/2 an atmosphere ;-)
>>
>> I'm jealous that he's in India, and I'm not.
>
> Ha! I'm not even in India anymore -- greetings from beautiful Guangzhou!
You really should be photog
Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Perry E. Metzger wrote, [on 9/30/2008 1:05 AM]:
>
>> I don't doubt it, but don't think things are paradise here,
>> educationally speaking. We're not a model to emulate.
>
> I suspect many of those who praise the USAnian education system have the
> uni
Perry E. Metzger wrote, [on 9/30/2008 1:05 AM]:
> I don't doubt it, but don't think things are paradise here,
> educationally speaking. We're not a model to emulate.
I suspect many of those who praise the USAnian education system have the
universities (undergrad and up) in mind. I am one of them.
Krish Ashok [29/09/08 23:02 +0530]:
Almost all vedic rituals involved slaughter of some kind. The Yajur veda
is particularly detailed on, for instance, which rib of a slaughtered
bull is to be offered to which deva (deity). I suspect the
"vegetarianizers" of the past had quite a bit of a job t
On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 12:06 +0530, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote:
> with this approach when you consider that even with a very fine
> education system, most Americans are interested in searching the
> internet for hot pictures of Sarah Palin, and not her political
> beliefs.
the US has the world's best
On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 11:27 +0530, . wrote:
> As if inspirational movies were not enough we just had to show the
> American (privatisation) and the German (socialist/public) model that
> we can do a better job of messing up.
um... most (>80%) americans attend public school [1]. it's 77% public
(bu
Ha! I'm not even in India anymore -- greetings from beautiful Guangzhou!
Cory
Danese Cooper wrote:
> http://xkcd.com/482/
>
> Apparently, Cory is at 1/2 an atmosphere ;-)
>
> I'm jealous that he's in India, and I'm not.
>
> Danese
>
--
Cory Doctorow
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
blog: boingboing.net
v
. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> You do realize that many, if not most, Americans would say that our
>> education system is utterly bankrupt, fails to educate, consists of
>> years of monotony, valueless lessons, etc.
>
> You will hear them sing paeans, if they ever attend a school+Univ** in India
Some videos from Goa, mainly around Software Freedom Day at BITS
Pilani Goa campus. FN
My beautiful [GNU]Linux
BITS-Pilani Goa campus has grown over the past four to five years, and
now has over 2000 students on the outskirts of Vasco/Dabolim. At a
Software Freedom Day held on the campus recently
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:32 PM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "Srini Ramakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Our education system is bankrupt. It's a dozen years of monotony and
>> rote memorization, followed by a few years of unbridled freedom or
>> still more rote memoriz
On 29-Sep-08, at 12:31 PM, Gautam John wrote:
AFAIK, the Ceylon one usually serves as a single pastry layer for
stuffing though you can order it plain too. The Kerala one is the
flaky, multi-rolled, coiled one.
The Parotta is also different from Kotthu Parotta (Brutally massacred
Parotta
On 29-Sep-08, at 1:10 AM, Deepa Mohan wrote:
That's a "vegetarianification" of the practice of "bali" or animal
sacrificeand...I don't think the pumpkins which are painted
outside to
look like human heads are the ones that are smashed...I think the
painted
ones are left on buildings,
"Perry E. Metzger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "Srini Ramakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Our education system is bankrupt. It's a dozen years of monotony and
>> rote memorization, followed by a few years of unbridled freedom or
>> still more rote memorization. It does little to educate
Of course the truly hardcore vegetaryans do photosynthesis.
With the possible exception of this I presume. And a few others.
"Srini Ramakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Our education system is bankrupt. It's a dozen years of monotony and
> rote memorization, followed by a few years of unbridled freedom or
> still more rote memorization. It does little to educate you, however
> it does qualify you to pursue career
Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote, [on 9/29/2008 9:30 PM]:
>> It may not be an accident that Lars Ulrich started getting this thick,
>> fat drum tone (i.e, bass becomes almost irrelevant)
>
> Udhay! I can't believe I'm reading that coming from you! Maybe in
> Metallica's bass-follows-drum style of bass l
On Monday 29 September 2008, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
> Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote, [on 9/29/2008 5:58 PM]:
> >> _And Justice For All_ sounds quite nice, I thought.
> >
> > But note how it also has almost no bass guitar. It was the first
> > Metallica album after Cliff Burton was replaced by Jason Newst
Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote, [on 9/29/2008 5:58 PM]:
>> _And Justice For All_ sounds quite nice, I thought.
>
> But note how it also has almost no bass guitar. It was the first Metallica
> album after Cliff Burton was replaced by Jason Newsted, and Newsted
> contended that they mixed out his bass p
Venkatesh Hariharan wrote:
My mom flew Chennai-Mumbai on Kingfisher yesterday and she was not asked for
the credit card copy. Same for her Mumbai-Chennai flight a month ago.
I've never been asked for my CC copy when I've flown. I just walk in
like I own the place and smile at the lady at the
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I thought the Ceylon ones were the multilayer ones, rolled out into a
> circle, greased, rolled up again into a cylinder, coiled around into a
> circular shape, and re-rolledwhat's the difference between Kerala and
>
On Monday 29 September 2008, Ingrid wrote:
[snip]
> > in fact, the 93rd Amendment to the Constitution (2002?) made the right
> > to free and compulsory education absolute.
Um, you're perfectly right. Looks like my "Directive Principle" information
is six years out of date.
-Taj.
http://xkcd.com/482/
Apparently, Cory is at 1/2 an atmosphere ;-)
I'm jealous that he's in India, and I'm not.
Danese
On Sunday 28 September 2008, . wrote:
[snip]
> you missed the weasel keywords "shall endeavour".
The weasling is a lot more up front than these couple of words tucked
away - this right to education is not one of the Fundamental Rights and
Duties, but one of the Directive Principles, which are al
On Monday 29 September 2008, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
[snip]
> Sumant Srivathsan wrote, [on 9/29/2008 11:40 AM]:
> > I blame Rick Rubin. IMO, the only Metallica album that sounds even
> > remotely well-produced is the 1991 Metallica (The Black Album). Bob
> > Rock got it right.
>
> _And Justice For A
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Sumant Srivathsan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> >
> > If the airport is busy and they are working to clear a ton of people for
> a
> > flight .. sure. But I travel rather more extensively and so far have more
> > often than not been asked for id.
> >
>
> ID, yes. Cre
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:19 PM, . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Deepak Misra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Its too damn late by then. The time to do any of that is during the
> >> transaction time. Or you get hit with chargebacks and penalties
> >> Long be
>
> If the airport is busy and they are working to clear a ton of people for a
> flight .. sure. But I travel rather more extensively and so far have more
> often than not been asked for id.
>
ID, yes. Credit card, no. That's been my experience so far.
--
Sumant Srivathsan
http://sumants.blogspo
Venkatesh Hariharan [29/09/08 14:22 +0530]:
My mom flew Chennai-Mumbai on Kingfisher yesterday and she was not asked for
the credit card copy. Same for her Mumbai-Chennai flight a month ago.
If the airport is busy and they are working to clear a ton of people for a
flight .. sure. But I travel
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Deepak Misra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Airlines are asking for copies of the credit card used for booking at the
> time of checkin.
>
> I book tickets for relatives and find it a pain to send them copies of my
> card everytime I book a ticket for them.
>
> In ca
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> degrogatory: ie without alcohol. Yup, thats about right -- most
> alcohol fueled descriptions of North Indians by South Indians use
> terms that are unfit for polite company.
you mean describing them after thanni-adhichif
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Deepak Misra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Its too damn late by then. The time to do any of that is during the
>> transaction time. Or you get hit with chargebacks and penalties
>> Long before the pax actually flies.
>>
>>
> I dont get it. How does asking the pa
Deepak Misra [29/09/08 14:10 +0530]:
I dont get it. How does asking the passenger for a copy of the credit card
help ?
For domestic cards?
1. Banks much sloppier at fraud mitigation
2. Some card frauds go unreported for ages .. like if you run up
transactions on your card randomly and dont
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Deepak Misra [29/09/08 14:04 +0530]:
>
>> Given that one needs to provide a proof of identity for travel, it should
>> be
>> possible to track down misuse quite easily.
>>
>
> Its too damn late by then. The time to
Deepak Misra [29/09/08 14:04 +0530]:
Given that one needs to provide a proof of identity for travel, it should be
possible to track down misuse quite easily.
Its too damn late by then. The time to do any of that is during the
transaction time. Or you get hit with chargebacks and penalties
Lo
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Sumant Srivathsan [29/09/08 13:27 +0530]:
>
>> What? If the online service doesn't work, Kingfisher is cool with the
>> customer going to another airline, but not with engaging in offline
>> customer
>> service? Bi
Sumant Srivathsan [29/09/08 13:59 +0530]:
The bulk of CC fraud in India happens by way of international credit cards
which are used to book tickets, but end up defaulting on payments. Most
online booking services (OTA or airline) therefore do not accept
international cards (cards issued by foreig
Udhay Shankar N [29/09/08 12:52 +0530]:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote, [on 9/29/2008 12:43 PM]:
Yup, no course around that teaches what i do, and i need abel's lemma,
thevenins theorem etc like i need a hole in my head.
A quote from Lizard comes to mind:
It is not math as much as advanced calcu
>
> As for cc identification - thats not unique to india, most places that are
> plagued with cc fraud use some such means.. asking the pax to carry their
> card, or a photocopy (with cvv2 blanked out) of the booking card, signed by
> the booking guy. Especially in India, several airlines have lost
Sumant Srivathsan [29/09/08 13:27 +0530]:
What? If the online service doesn't work, Kingfisher is cool with the
customer going to another airline, but not with engaging in offline customer
service? Bizarre.
These are being misquoted and/or misread. They are perfectly fine with you
booking ticke
>
> The Passenger must not:
> - use other means to transact or obtain information if you are unable to
> use the Kingfisher Airlines online booking facility.
What? If the online service doesn't work, Kingfisher is cool with the
customer going to another airline, but not with engaging in offli
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Deepak Misra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Airlines are asking for copies of the credit card used for booking at the
> time of checkin.
>
> I book tickets for relatives and find it a pain to send them copies of my
> card everytime I book a ticket for them.
>
> In ca
Airlines are asking for copies of the credit card used for booking at the
time of checkin.
I book tickets for relatives and find it a pain to send them copies of my
card everytime I book a ticket for them.
In case the passenger does not have a copy of the credit card (s)he can be
denied passage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote, [on 9/29/2008 12:43 PM]:
Yup, no course around that teaches what i do, and i need abel's lemma, thevenins theorem etc like i need a hole in my head.
A quote from Lizard comes to mind:
Math is one of those things which has always fascinated me. Much like
art, it's so
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:14 AM, . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ** a degrogatory term used to describe a N.Indian who speaks in Hindi,
> not exactly popular down South.
degrogatory: ie without alcohol. Yup, thats about right -- most
alcohol fueled descriptions of North Indians by South Indians use
Yup, no course around that teaches what i do, and i need abel's lemma,
thevenins theorem etc like i need a hole in my head. Three wasted years of
college.
--
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On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I thought the Ceylon ones were the multilayer ones, rolled out into a
> circle, greased, rolled up again into a cylinder, coiled around into a
> circular shape, and re-rolledwhat's the difference between Kerala and
> Ce
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