Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-26 Thread Indrajit Gupta
- Original Message From: Udhay Shankar N To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Sent: Wed, 27 January, 2010 9:50:29 Subject: Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Well, I had the newer members in mind, but if the shoe fits... P

Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-26 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
2010/1/27 Udhay Shankar N : > PS: I am shocked, shocked that I beat Ram to the draw on this one. His > Smith & Wosname must be on the blink. Ab-duct-ed by aliens, obviously. I'm studiously ig-noring the member who raised a question about his dicta.

Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-26 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
2010/1/27 Udhay Shankar N : >> As a courtesy to other members, also please avoid top-posting [1] and HTML >> mail. ... > Well, I had the newer members in mind, but if the shoe fits... So are we making a distinction here between members and staff? Ram

Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-26 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Well, I had the newer members in mind, but if the shoe fits... PS: I am shocked, shocked that I beat Ram to the draw on this one. His Smith & Wosname must be on the blink. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digerat

Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-26 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Indrajit Gupta wrote: > As a courtesy to other members, also please avoid top-posting [1] and HTML > mail. > And did you have anyone in mind when you intoned your last dicta, obiter or > otherwise? Well, I had the newer members in mind, but if the shoe fits.

Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-26 Thread Indrajit Gupta
- Original Message From: Udhay Shankar N To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Sent: Wed, 27 January, 2010 7:03:56 Subject: [silk] admin note on silklist postings Since we have a few new members, some quick housekeeping notes might be in order. As the note you earlier received would have m

Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-26 Thread Amit Varma
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:00 AM, ss wrote: > > > 2. No spam. > Building for sale, picture below > http://www.funxite.com/media/2047-taj-mahal-wallpapers.jpg > Udhay, does this mean that the plot on the moon I was offered by a kind Silklister is no longer for sale? Damn. I was planning to call it

Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-26 Thread ss
On Wednesday 27 Jan 2010 7:03:56 am Udhay Shankar N wrote: > 0. Assume goodwill. Grrr - I think this is specifically aimed at me > 1. No Ad Hominem. You S@ & S@ So there! > 2. No spam. Building for sale, picture below http://www.funxite.com/media/2047-taj-mahal-wallpapers.jpg shiv

[silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-26 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Since we have a few new members, some quick housekeeping notes might be in order. As the note you earlier received would have mentioned, the rules of silklist are very simple: 0. Assume goodwill. 1. No Ad Hominem. 2. No spam. As a courtesy to other members, also please avoid top-posting [1]

[silk] On that China thing...

2010-01-26 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0125/US-oil-industry-hit-by-cyberattacks-Was-China-involved US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved? MONITOR EXCLUSIVE: Breaches show how sophisticated industrial espionage is becoming. The big question: Who’s behind them? By Mark Clayton Staff w

Re: [silk] Smart mud

2010-01-26 Thread Siddhartha Bala
Wonder what would happen if this research team hooked up with these guys: http://tinyurl.com/slime-mold-network - Sid. On 1/26/10, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527445.600-smart-mud-could-be-the-new-plastic.html > > Smart mud could be the new plastic > >

[silk] Smart mud

2010-01-26 Thread Udhay Shankar N
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527445.600-smart-mud-could-be-the-new-plastic.html Smart mud could be the new plastic * 20 January 2010 by Colin Barras Could a mixture of water and clay replace plastics? The desire to wean the world off oil has sparked all manner of research into no