[silk] For gyan on search technology

2009-05-15 Thread Sruthi Krishnan
Hi, For a story in the IT column of The Hindu (it appears on Sunday), am looking for people involved with search technology. If interested, do mail me on srukr...@gmail.com. The deadline for the story is today and this will take around half an hour.:) Thanks much!! Sruthi

[silk] Longer neck doesn't mean you get lucky more often

2009-05-15 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_805/8050298.stm I always thought the reason for the longer neck was to reach food which other animals couldn't, but apparently not. The sexual advantage theory has also been put to rest. Maybe a freak occurence that cannot be explained by

Re: [silk] Longer neck doesn't mean you get lucky more often

2009-05-15 Thread Alok G. Singh
There was a fascinating account that I read between the arms race between giraffes and the acacia trees that they feed on. One of the finest examples to illustrate the complexity and sophistication of the plant kingdom. I do not have a link to share but perhaps one of you do ? -- Alok The

Re: [silk] Bangalore Meetup on May 16?

2009-05-15 Thread RavB
People are in pain, and alcohol is the most accessible over-the-counter temporary palliative. It's not going to start until we address the root causes for chronic unhappiness, be it biochemistry, environment, or most likely some combination thereof.

[silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Giancarlo Livraghi
In http://userfriendly.org there is a sequence of cartoons that has been going on for over two weeks. It started on April 27 and it will continue I don't know how long. It's about a bunch of Canadians opening an office in India. Any comments or opinions? Cheers Giancarlo

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Giancarlo Livraghi wrote, [on 5/15/2009 4:27 PM]: In http://userfriendly.org there is a sequence of cartoons that has been going on for over two weeks. It started on April 27 and it will continue I don't know how long. It's about a bunch of Canadians opening an office in India. Any

Re: [silk] test

2009-05-15 Thread Gautam John
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Re: [silk] test

2009-05-15 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Gautam John wrote, [on 5/15/2009 6:57 PM]: On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Ingrid ingrid.srin...@gmail.com wrote: ? ! Heh. This *is* silk, after all, where thread drift is an art form [1]. I was just trying to see if I could exclude messages from the archives [2], [3] by using the

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Giancarlo Livraghi
Udhay, ... if anybody knows Illiad, please ask him where he got the impression that there are lots of food delivery options in Chennai at 2 AM. I don' know J.D. Frazer Illiad - though sometimes I enjoy his cartoons. And I don't know if the has any first-hand knowledge of India - or spent

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread sur...@hserus.net
if iliad knows any, beyond 'midnight express' on ttk road, and sleazy tea kadai dives... I'd like to find out -original message- Subject: Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest? From: Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com Date: 15-05-2009 17:26 Giancarlo Livraghi wrote, [on 5/15/2009 4:27 PM]:

Re: [silk] test

2009-05-15 Thread Devdas Bhagat
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Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Bonobashi
--- On Fri, 15/5/09, sur...@hserus.net sur...@hserus.net wrote: From: sur...@hserus.net sur...@hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest? To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Date: Friday, 15 May, 2009, 7:34 PM if iliad knows any, beyond 'midnight express' on ttk road,

Re: [silk] Bangalore Meetup on May 16?

2009-05-15 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:40 PM, RavB rav...@gmail.com wrote: People are in pain, and alcohol is the most accessible over-the-counter temporary palliative. It's not going to start until we address the root causes for chronic unhappiness, be it biochemistry, environment, or most likely some

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread ss
On Friday 15 May 2009 7:34:42 pm sur...@hserus.net wrote: I am going to keep my opinions to myself for the moment, but if anybody knows Illiad, please ask him where he got the impression that there are lots of food delivery options in Chennai at 2 AM. Maybe this does not qualify - but I spent

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 7:34 PM, sur...@hserus.net sur...@hserus.netwrote: if iliad knows any, beyond 'midnight express' on ttk road, and sleazy tea kadai dives... I'd like to find out So do I. Though, I've been told that the late-night buffet at the Park is very good. Suresh, should we try?

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:04 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday 15 May 2009 7:34:42 pm sur...@hserus.net wrote: I am going to keep my opinions to myself for the moment, but if anybody knows Illiad, please ask him where he got the impression that there are lots of food delivery options

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:04 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday 15 May 2009 7:34:42 pm sur...@hserus.net wrote: I am going to keep my opinions to myself for the moment, but if anybody knows Illiad, please ask him where he got the impression that there are lots of food delivery

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan [15/05/09 21:06 +0530]: On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 7:34 PM, sur...@hserus.net sur...@hserus.netwrote: if iliad knows any, beyond 'midnight express' on ttk road, and sleazy tea kadai dives... I'd like to find out So do I. Though, I've been told that the late-night

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: my wife would quite probably object Even if she came along? C -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages http://www.linkedin.com/in/ravages http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/ +91-9884467463

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Giancarlo Livraghi wrote, [on 5/15/2009 7:22 PM]: ... if anybody knows Illiad, please ask him where he got the impression that there are lots of food delivery options in Chennai at 2 AM. I don' know J.D. Frazer Illiad - though sometimes I enjoy his cartoons. And I don't know if the has

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Giancarlo Livraghi
Have you got to where they get the money to go to Chennai? ROTFL. Yes, that was the antefact. A fairly long sequence - April 14 to 25. Weren't we talking about home delivery options at 2 am? Not from my point of view. Unless they provide teleportation, it would take quite a while to

Re: [silk] many a true word is spoken in jest?

2009-05-15 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan [15/05/09 22:05 +0530]: On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: my wife would quite probably object Even if she came along? no midnight dinners when you have a 4 1/2 yr old kid who needs her sleep :)