On Jan 23, 2008 5:41 PM, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
oh, what thread creep. welcome to silk.
And my whole life is a thread drift that'll beat silk hands down :-)
Cheeni
On Jan 22, 2008 8:19 PM, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
And Soros gets in on the act too...
With famed speculator George Soros saying that the world is facing
the worst financial crisis since World War II, it's no wonder that
ordinary investors are worried.
Them be fighting
On Jan 22, 2008 6:22 AM, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Ahmedis have been declared non Muslim in Pakistan.
Not just that, but the Ahmedis are not allowed to be citizens of
Pakistan, there's a clause in the PK passport that makes that very
clear.
Cheeni
P.S. That makes me wonder
On Jan 21, 2008 6:15 PM, Badri Natarajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
What's your answer, Cheeni?
It's a pissing contest. No really, xenophobia must be one of the
oldest traits we inherited from our animal ancestors. We don't as
fragrantly mark our territory with urine anymore, but the intent
On Jan 22, 2008 11:01 AM, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jan 22, 2008 7:49 AM, Jeff Bone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
overall size of this one wasn't that much. If we make it through the
next 24 w/o the bottom falling completely out
Looks like the bottom fell out of the Sensex.
And
On Jan 22, 2008 12:35 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jan 22, 2008 11:33 AM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jan 22, 2008 11:01 AM, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Yes and no:
http://moneycontrol.com/india/news/local-markets/markets-resume-trading
On Jan 22, 2008 11:33 AM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jan 22, 2008 11:01 AM, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Yes and no:
http://moneycontrol.com/india/news/local-markets/markets-resume-trading-recovers-significantly/11/25/322382
Hmm... you quoted the same URL and
The newer shredders in use by the US agencies after the Iran incident use
pulping and chemical destruction. Now if the US government were to ever need
to hide secrets, they'd do it better than the Stazi... just saying. And,
Germany's automatic unshredder is just the largest and the most automated,
I always thought it was the Chinese who sold the nuke to PK!
Cheeni
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article3216737.ece
Also on BB, http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/19/fbi-buries-docs-show.html
From The Sunday Times
January 20, 2008
FBI denies file exposing
I assume that question largely went out to the Indians on the list who
would fit nicely into the emigree-to-USA crowd. So, my additional
question to them is, how safe do you feel about living in India?
How safe do you feel when you are in the presence of a policeman,
politician, government
On Jan 18, 2008 8:36 PM, Ashok Krish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is not silkulist? I mean, the mailing list for fans of an erstwhile
South Indian item girl?
That would be silklust, no?
Oh, damnation. I have think of a new introduction then.
What is the output of this piece of code?
On Jan 17, 2008 9:12 AM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Rangis is, according to people who went there not too long ago, going down
the dumps.
Palimar, in Parsn's Manor (on Mount Road, near the fly-over. Entrance is
from NH Road, near Park) is a great place for
On Jan 17, 2008 11:09 AM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
What about Runs (I always thought that's a strange name for a
restaurant, but still) and Traffic Jam?
Are we discussing the D-list of Madras restaurants that you reminisce
hanging out as a college kid? Or are you bringing
On Jan 17, 2008 10:50 AM, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jan 17, 2008 10:41 AM, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the drive-in Woodlands, the Narada Ghana Sabha Woodlands, Benjarong,
Liu's Waldorf - to name a few. Are there any worth adding to that
list?
I prefer
I'll take it...
On 1/12/08, Charles Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't want to turn silk into a grey-market for-sale list, but due to
mis-communication between my wife and me, we ended up with two Wii's.
I'm selling the extra, it's here in Bangalore and I'm selling it at my
cost.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/entertainment/7174760.stm
Clarkson stung after bank prank
TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has lost money after publishing his bank
details in his newspaper column.
The Top Gear host revealed his account numbers after rubbishing the
furore over the loss of 25
On Jan 9, 2008 8:32 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Badri Natarajan wrote:
Not aware of a similar system in India so it should be fine. Even for
the UK - you would also need the person's home address (as used by the
bank), and even then there is the confirmation letter
Is rice the best grain / food that can be given for its price vs
performance (i.e) nutrition (primarily).
IIRC, spirulina was supposed to become inexpensive and accessible when
it attained scale, like if it became a staple diet of many. Sadly it's
still a food for the rich.
Cheeni
On Dec 18,
On Dec 17, 2007 2:13 PM, Madhu Menon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Biju Chacko wrote:
[...]
Kerala is a nice place to visit but I'd hate to actually live there.
I'm probably biased though. ;-)
I concur. :)
Reasons?
On Dec 18, 2007 10:54 AM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Having said that, I do know it is difficult getting a decent panorama. I've
tried a hundred times, and only managed to get 1 or 2 which I liked.
Really? I can't imagine it being so with the new generation of
Are there any recommendations? I find anything else too expensive and
too hard to find. I prefer the Grover Cabernet-Shiraz but perhaps
there's something better?
Cheeni
Ouch!
http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html
AN EMBUGGERANCE
Folks,
I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but
because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my
publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news. I
have been diagnosed with
While this paper is really not aimed at India, the phenomenon
described seems to be an acceptable explanation for the real estate
prices in urban India. Interestingly, it also sets forth an estimate
of the bubble's longevity.
http://www.efficientfrontier.com/ef/405/housing.htm
On Dec 10, 2007 9:43 AM, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
In fact many educated Hindus chose this route to avoid being asked to answer
uncomfortable questions about Hinduism. Wearing Hindu symbols like a large
tilak on one's forehead or admitting to openly practicing Hindu ritual is
On Dec 10, 2007 12:42 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10-Dec-07, at 11:11 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
If you do put XP in there stick in as many anti spyware, malware,
virus etc
tools as you can, harden it some.
Public library PCs tend to pick up trojans and
http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-30854320071206?pageNumber=3virtualBrandChannel=0sp=true
Lights turn red for stunned Delhi jaywalkers
Thu Dec 6, 2007 2:10pm IST
By Jonathan Allen
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pedestrians don't cross the Indian capital's
chaotic streets so much as dash
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fi4fzvQ6I-o
Here comes another bubble (sung to the tunes of Billy Joel's We
didn't start the fire)
--
Cheeni
Q: Why is this email 5 sentences or fewer?
A: http://five.sentenc.es/
http://books.aetherial.net/wordpress/
Is free, and looks reasonably good.
http://www.pure-mac.com/collect.html has a list of more collection managers.
Cheeni
On Dec 2, 2007 2:45 PM, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am looking for such a software preferably free, not an online
service,
On Nov 27, 2007 2:38 PM, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
But seriously, Koramangala, BTM Layout or JP Nagar are on my route --
any of those would work for me.
/me reserves seat on Biju's automobile - pickup location to be
confirmed over voice channel
Cheeni
http://www.dopplr.com/traveller/cheeni
In case anyone is on it...
--
Cheeni
Q: Why is this email 5 sentences or fewer?
A: http://five.sentenc.es/
Done
On Nov 15, 2007 3:36 PM, Venkat Mangudi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
Srini Ramakrishnan wrote:
http://www.dopplr.com/traveller/cheeni
In case anyone is on it...
Udhay is for sure. So am I.
If any of you want invites, just ask.
An invite
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/11/encrypted-e-mai.html
Interesting, though not exactly surprising.
Also, http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9741357-7.html
Cheeni
Nothing surprising there - original Indian academic research even in our
greatest universities is a rare phenomenon. I've had to include the name of
a professor of mine and his friend, a professor at another college as
authors in a college research paper I independently wrote. To my knowledge
this
they are in India
:-).
regards
Anish
On Nov 12, 2007 2:52 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nothing surprising there - original Indian academic research even in our
greatest universities is a rare phenomenon. I've had to include the name of
a professor of mine and his
12, 2007 5:40 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I haven't made sweeping generalizations - nowhere have I said that all
Indian research is bogus. However there is a tendency in many
institutions towards letting plagiarism go unchecked - which affects
the quality of research
Udhay urged me to post to this thread on Saturday evening, right after
he called to take my reading on the matter, but I was feeling nice and
disconnected from email, and I didn't have the will to trot over to a
keyboard of any sort.
In the light of the emails thus far, it looks like this crowd
Questions, questions
JLR? Are you suggesting a 4th venue? JLR == Jungle Lodges Resort?
Could you give us more information - perhaps a link to a website?
Danke,
Cheeni
On Nov 12, 2007 12:42 PM, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would certainly say (whether I am able to come, or
To satisfy Udhay's capsaicin fetish...
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/196215
Science: Capsaicin Tested On Surgical Wounds
Posted by kdawson on Wednesday October 31, @09:18AM
from the that-smarts dept.
Ponca City, We Love You writes Bite a hot pepper, and after the burn
your
to numb nerve endings for weeks at a time.
Cheeni
On Oct 31, 2007 1:45 PM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/31/07, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To satisfy Udhay's capsaicin fetish...
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/196215
http
On 10/29/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/29/07, Kiran Jonnalagadda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's not much better on Airtel EDGE. 1.5 - 3.0 kB/s is the norm. The
network and handset are technically capable (EDGE multislot class 10)
of over 10 kB/s.
Oh. In which case, why?
On 10/28/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... or doesn't. I don't normally forward /. trash along, but in my defense,
I saw this link elsewhere, by which time it appears heavily /.ed.
So you still read /. ? huh...
Cheeni
P.S. I figured that there'd surely be other comments
On 10/29/07, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/29/07, Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
I used to live on reddit, but it's gone all to shit in hyperexponential
time. They now even killed my.reddit.com, and recommended is full of
crap as ever. I can't believe we
Fort Hunt's Quiet Men Break Silence on WWII
Interrogators Fought 'Battle of Wits'
By Petula Dvorak
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, October 6, 2007; Page A01
For six decades, they held their silence.
The group of World War II veterans kept a military code and the
decorum of their
On 10/13/07, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Fort Hunt's Quiet Men Break Silence on WWII
Interrogators Fought 'Battle of Wits'
Missed the URL -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/05/AR2007100502492.html
On 7/1/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.reuters.com/article/basicindustries-SP-A/idUSDEL17439320070627?pageNumber=1sp=true
India's people's cars spur green nightmare fear
Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:33AM EDT
IHT covered it today, with some updated information and a wider market
On 10/3/07, Venkat Mangudi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Of course she should be allowed to write. Of course it was an opinion
piece. It may have some truth in it. But it is misleading and the
gullible believe it to be the truth. If they believe in the rapture,
this is much more believable.
On 10/4/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thursday 04 Oct 2007 3:05 pm, ashok _ wrote:
AIDS
actually originated from an american polio vaccine trial gone wrong.
Isn't the polio vaccine designed to make Muslims infertile?
Timba!
Cheeni
On 10/2/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
James Randi Offers $1 Million If Audiophiles Can Prove $7250 Speaker
Cables Are Better
$7250 buys a lot of weed - the effects are better I am told.
Cheeni
On 9/26/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Study author, Professor Francesco Cappuccio from the University of
Warwick's Warwick Medical School said the study involved over 10,000
civil servants from the Whitehall II Study and investigated the link
between patterns of sleep and
So, this is a news story about a stupid fight that broke out over a
cricket match. And it turns into spin fodder *sigh* what a twisted
world...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWN1RZzNuIpgbwkAhWssTblwf7Ag
versus
http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/26/top18.htm
Dawn - the Pakistani newspaper
This is not a complete surprise to most on the list I am sure, but it is the
most emailed story on IHT today.
Cheeni
[image: International Herald Tribune] http://www.iht.com/
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/24/business/outsource.php
India tries outsourcing its outsourcing
By Anand
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8ll=20.203568,79.375534spn=0.793892,0.549316z=11om=1
http://www.google.com/search?q=Tadoba+Andhari+tiger+reserve
Has anyone been there? I am spying a 4 day weekend coming up, and so I
imagine a drive down from Hyderabad (350+ kms) won't be a bad idea.
How are the
reserve.. there is supposed to be a good population of tigers,
but
tiger-spotting is not all that common (unlike ranthambhor and kanha)
s
On 9/24/07, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8ll=20.203568,79.375534spn=0.793892,0.549316z=11om=1
http
All that late night partying in Ibiza has definitely robbed him of his
song. He'll sell copies this time too alright, but he's headed in
Britney's foot steps.
http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2168236,00.html
James Blunt, All the Lost Souls
Alexis Petridis
Friday September 14, 2007
Wikipedia supports permanent links to specific revisions, like so
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hardware_random_number_generatoroldid=156233868
Cheeni
On 9/21/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Via the cryptography list, an object example in how to cite a wikipedia entry:
I recommend reading through the PDF presentation first, it makes the
rest of the content parseable.
Interesting idea - even if it does look like a stretch.
~Cheeni
http://www.orangecone.com/archives/2006/10/the_coming_age.html
http://www.orangecone.com/archives/2006/04/how_to_make_a_m_1.html
On 9/11/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
You are claiming that you weren't able to plough through the links.
But I am claiming that these links actually do offer a refutation of
your thesis. Is that not enough incentive? Or are you just taking the
piss here?
I think Shiv
On 9/6/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
For a while last year I looked around for a desktop keyboard that
incorporated a **trackpointer** but gave up. I can't figure out why
it's not more popular than it is.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-4WKSWX.html
On 9/5/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I first heard the term on silk when I read that message on this list.
I don't think the person who coined the term actually knows what a clit looks
like
What do you expect, it was probably a geek!
Cheeni
On 9/4/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Abhishek Hazra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
what about a stylus+pressure sensitive tablet?
No fans of a thinkpad's clitmouse?
There was a time when I was a fan - I used to even win at Quake using
it. But it's been some time since I've
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_37/b4049065.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories
Also see,
http://no2google.wordpress.com/2007/06/24/life-at-google-the-microsoftie-perspective/
http://minimsft.blogspot.com/
http://minimsftindia.blogspot.com/
How To Make A
I currently use - across my various computers,
1. Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks (very
smooth tracking - glides)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HCRVUS
2. Apple wired Mighty Mouse (bad for gaming as Jace observed - don't
really recommend this to anyone - there are
, bitter coffee. To each his own.
Cheeni
On 8/28/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday 28 Aug 2007 12:40 am, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote:
Chicory laden south Indian coffee
Not all South Indian coffee is chicory laden.
The effect achieved by one's just like another chain outlets
On 8/27/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 8/27/07, Sriram Karra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 8/27/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What do you reckon is the best coffee chain in Bangalore/India. Or
Hotel Saravana Bhavan might not be as hep, cool, or rocking as the
I'm going to be around from tomorrow till the 4th (weekend excluded -
away at a training session).
Udhay has confirmed that he'll be ready for lunch or dinner, any one else?
Cheeni
I've liked it so far, but it's going to be shareware when it comes out
of Beta, the betas are time-limited too but are nag free. I don't
think I will pay to keep it when it goes into handcuffware mode - not
enough features there.
It's susceptible to Safari and webkit bugs of this there are many
BTW, the invites aren't strictly necessary - the URL for the app and
the password are rather easy to guess or share.
Cheeni
On 8/25/07, Casey O'Donnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just recently started using a program called Mailplane for OS X. It
is a Gmail client that's goal is to be just a
Take over the world eh? (mental note to self - I am not alone). So
what would you like to do when the world is your oyster, and you can
shuck it? :)
Cheeni
On 8/22/07, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
I'm new on this list, though not new to the list.
I'm
By letting the computer do the work for you, and not reading every
email that flows in. Oh, and ubiquitous access to email - i.e.
blackberry.
~Cheeni - 155 lists and counting...
On 8/23/07, Anil Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
HI Jim!
I am curious no, really!. How do you manage going through
On 8/20/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Udhay, who is still mildly puzzled that he never turned into a coder
Mac coding isn't coding? Or do you mean a coder in the open source world?
Cheeni
On 8/20/07, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One aspect, that I am surprised he didnt cover is the issue of smaller
and smaller land-holdings because of inheritance. You have a farmer
who started with 20 acres, had five sons, each was left with a less
viable 4 acres... and so on and they
On 8/20/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [20/08/07 08:48 +]:
at what? his point was that they are very expensive, and israeli
agriculture based on them wouldn't survive without massive US aid. it's
drip irrigation kits arent exactly expensive.. and
On 8/10/07, Neha Viswanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
MRP. Like if you go upto Ilaka from Dharamshala, the guy sells Parle G for
about two rupees above the MRP, and you don't really mind it. The only way
to get stuff up there is on donkeys - trekking for five to six hours. (This
was six
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6939757.stm
World shares fall on credit fears
Stock indexes have fallen sharply again on Friday, a day after markets
in the US and Europe suffered heavy losses amid fears of a global
credit crunch.
Billions of dollars were wiped off share values, affecting
On 8/9/07, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
So doesnt this MRP protect the consumer in some way?
Indeed, I think all we need is a bug fix that allows stating the
minimum retail price as well, so we know the seller's profit margin.
Selling this idea to the retailers though will be tough.
http://www.relfe.com/plus_5_.html
Very nicely put together.
Cheeni
On 8/5/07, Kiran Jonnalagadda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Viewing the computer for long hours has proven to cause impotency,
says Pramila Nesargi, chairperson of the Karnataka State Women's
Commission.
We are a transition generation; the husbands want to be like their
fathers, the wives
On 8/3/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
savita rao [03/08/07 11:27 +0530]:
Suggestions for locations:
http://www.silveroakfarm.com/
http://www.farmweekends.com/nandih.php
silklister bala's got a place near ooty that might come in handy
http://www.greenhotelindia.com/
A
On 8/2/07, Venkat Mangudi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
sriram balasubramaniam wrote:
All the Silksters meet in India.
Two things...
1. We are known as Silk-listers, methinks.
2. We already do FOU except for the big hoo-haa and sponsors.
But seriously, I think a TED-like conference would
Ripple is an open-source software project for developing and
implementing a protocol for an open decentralized payment network. In
its extreme form, the Ripple network could be a peer-to-peer
distributed social network service with a monetary honor system based
on trust that already exists between
Research project at MIT that offers a basic simulation environment via
a sketching application with some knowledge of elementary physics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZNTgglPbUA
Cheeni
On 7/30/07, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
apparently, Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year.
www.blackle.com
Old news by now I would have thought.
Anyway; this only applies to CRTs where the screen has been maximized.
Also, it makes no allowance for usability related
On 7/30/07, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 7/29/07, Binand Sethumadhavan wrote:
thousand years, so I don't think we need to worry much that Kalki is
around the corner waiting for us sinners :)
[...]
school is an ardent follower of this chap. Apparently the world is coming
to an
On 7/30/07, Charles Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 7/29/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sunday 29 Jul 2007 8:30 pm, Venkatesh Hariharan wrote:
[...]
Patents are intended to increase sharing of knowledge.
Indeed, and all best intentions can be made into a mockery. Are you
On 7/20/07, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I showed this video to the people in my office (mixed demographic,
some govt. staff) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_g72GcaIdc
most people found the video fascinating not just for its content but
for the dramatic style, background music, special
On 7/19/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
A classical example is the state of Rwanda.
Thanks for taking the trouble. I presume you have been to Rwanda - because
that is the thing required for credibility isn't it?
Ashok seems to travel a lot around those parts, I dare say the
On 7/16/07, Abhijit Menon-Sen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 2007-07-16 12:57:36 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And Zimbabweans were a lot friendlier and pleasant than the Batswana I
was living among at the time.
Say, have you read Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective
Agency
I am working my way through History Of The Tamils: From the Earliest
Times to 600 AD, by P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar [0]. It's mostly
informative and interesting, yet, considering that it was written in
1929 in about a year, I can't really claim it's a seminal
authoritative work of many years, and
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071002055_pf.html
A Gift From Gandhi
Frustrated Green Card Applicants From India Use Methods Of Master
By Xiyun Yang
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 11, 2007; D01
Shyam Bindingnavale had spent years of anguish
PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jul 7, 2007, at 1:36 AM, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote:
Unlocking an iphone doesn't get you the whole package iirc. There are
features such as visual voice mail that require special iphone support
on the telco side. Have your friends in India thought that one out?
Yes I know
Unlocking an iphone doesn't get you the whole package iirc. There are
features such as visual voice mail that require special iphone support
on the telco side. Have your friends in India thought that one out?
Also, are they willing to pay the contract early termination fee that
must be at least
#inherits previous disclaimers
There's a paper floating around (can't get to it right now since I'm
on my BB in a beach in goa) that claims that gmail users are smarter
and wealthier than yahoo or hotmail users.
This could be because the gmail userbase hasn't trickled down to the
unwashed
On 7/1/07, Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sun, Jul 01, 2007 at 11:04:58PM +0530, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote:
[...]
People in Russia were saving for a decade or more to buy a car.
Most Indians aren't, they are signing their lives away.
Cheeni
On 7/2/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 07:00 AM 7/2/2007, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
I'm pretty sure an electric scooter for half a kilobuck plus PV array
could give you a 50 km commute with a daytime's charge.
One data point:
On 6/28/07, Vinayak Hegde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 6/28/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Lifted from elsewhere
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-miscm=118296441702631
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40567
There have been bugs before on Intel Processors. The most
On 6/26/07, Ramakrishnan Sundaram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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http://www.danah.org/papers/essays/ClassDivisions.html
I kinda made a similar point (with what is known in Indian parlance as
a lot of masala :-)) on my blog about a year ago. Of course,
On 6/22/07, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 6/20/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: [ on 05:53 PM 6/20/2007 ]
[...]
And what does the last sentence mean, as well? That Taiwan and Tiber
are at military risk? Explain, please.
I'll have to wait
On 6/26/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
China treats Taiwan as a yet to be annexed portion of mainland China;
I wouldn't be surprised if in the minds of the Chinese mandarins (!)
Taiwan is treated no differently from Hong Kong
On 6/20/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: [ on 05:53 PM 6/20/2007 ]
[...]
And what does the last sentence mean, as well? That Taiwan and Tiber
are at military risk? Explain, please.
I'll have to wait for the weekend before I can spend any more time
The HK looks really great, not sure if the same sound can't be had from a
cheaper unit. My dad has these, and they are about Rs. 1000-1500,
http://www.intextechnologies.com/dproduct.asp?cat=Electronicssub=Subwoofer%202.1
On 6/20/07, Aditya Kapil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
These are really nice.
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