Re: [silk] Few MacOS questions [was: What's your primary computing device?]

On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 2:22 AM, Tomasz Rola wrote: > > > Q1. I am becoming addicted to abusing Emacs (editor, but also host to > Elisp scripting language, which I am using to write more sophisticated > versions of some crude makeshift sh scripts from the past), but I have > read somewhere that Ma

Re: [silk] Has anyone here made the switch on their work email from Outlook to Google mail?

If you are happy with your solution, and have an option to stick to it, why bother even considering a change On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 12:37 AM, wrote: > Thanks for the tip re Thunderbird > > Alas, at this point, I am loath to move to a 3rd email platform > > It's Outlook unless I find a solution

Re: [silk] Kids and porn

Here is a publication that was cited in an article that was circulating on Facebook a few months back. I have no idea about the reputation of the journal, but the Results of the study are disturbing but not counter-intuitive. http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/4/8/e004996.full.pdf *"Results:

Re: [silk] Malware encoded in a strand of DNA

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Thaths wrote: > > Malware for one platform encoded into code on another platform. > > Very cool. Maybe the Planetary Protection Officer should now be trained in SQL Injection attacks and how to safeguard data plane / contro

Re: [silk] Disposing off film SLRs in Bangalore / Bay Area

st as well! -Karra On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Sriram Karra wrote: > Gaurav, They are a Nikon N80, and a Canon Rebel 2K, both purchased in the > US ~15-17 years old. They were in working condition ~5 years ago, when > their batteries ran out and they have been untouched since. My g

Re: [silk] Disposing off film SLRs in Bangalore / Bay Area

v Vaz wrote: > Are these cameras in working condition? And what cameras are these? > > On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 2:27 AM, Sriram Karra wrote: > > > I have two Film SLRs that I'd like to give away or dispose off in some > > other way. I am looking for ideas on how t

[silk] Disposing off film SLRs in Bangalore / Bay Area

I have two Film SLRs that I'd like to give away or dispose off in some other way. I am looking for ideas on how to responsibly get rid of them in Bangalore. I *could* carry them with me on a work trip to the Bay Area if there are significantly better ("greener") options available there... Any reco

Re: [silk] Books about the Bhakti movement?

I would love to hear your views on the book once you have read it. I am basically alarmed / amused by the blurbs on amazon.com (partly reproduced below) which go against everything we as practicing Hindus have learned. *"Challenging this canonical narrative, John Stratton Hawley clarifies the hist

Re: [silk] What are the books you've gifted?

On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 2:57 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Another book recommendation thread. This time, I am interested in the books > that made enough of an impression that you gifted them to one or more > people. > One-time gifts are not that interesting. There was one book that made such a de

Re: [silk] Bump in the road, or end of the road?

le/equity-earnings- > result-commentary/infosys-q1fy17-consolidated-net- > profit-declines-4-qoq-to-rs-3436-crore-in-line-with- > estimates-116071500326_1.html > > --srs > > > On 22-Oct-2016, at 12:35 AM, Sriram Karra wrote: > > > > So many thoughts on this topic

Re: [silk] Bump in the road, or end of the road?

Bhaskar, I can totally understand how these conversations would have gone even a few years back. While these are the challenges, they also point to the significant untapped strengths these companies have (knowledge of customer's processes and levers for operational efficiencies etc.). In these diff

Re: [silk] Bump in the road, or end of the road?

So many thoughts on this topic... having spent 8 years in various roles in this industry Just a few quick observations here (in no particular order) on the specific challenges facing the Indian IT industry and some of the comments in this thread: - IT Services is not all about server mainte

Re: [silk] To retire or not - that is the Q.

On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:42 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > ​Something just floated past on the clickstream that seemed appropriate in > this context:​ > > http://www.npr.org/2016/03/17/469822644/8-ways-you-can- > survive-and-thrive-in-midlife > > 8 Ways You Can Survive — And Thrive In — Midlife 7:

Re: [silk] The IYIs, according to Taleb

On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 6:17 PM, John Sundman wrote: > And furthermore, Taleb is hypocritical. I mean, what is Taleb if not a > “public intellectual”? What kind of “skin” does he have in the “game”. > That's exactly why I found the article funny. It's like a self-referential joke with some secr

[silk] The IYIs, according to Taleb

https://medium.com/@nntaleb/the-intellectual-yet-idiot-13211e2d0577 Found this funny. But just to question the opening statement (for the rest are mostly his delightful opinions)... are we seeing the 'rebellion" anywhere? In particular in India? === The Intellectual Yet Idiot What we have been

Re: [silk] What Should I Do With My Life, Redux

I got to this point, and then took the advice. :P On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > 6) Talk to people more. Read more long content and less tweets. Watch > less TV. Spend less time on the Internet. > >

Re: [silk] Podcast recommendations?

My list these days: - Accidental Tech Podcast - Nature podcast - Stuff You Should Know - a16z - Intelligence Squared [Debates] - Planet Money - The Economist On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 1:03 PM, Srijith Nair wrote: > Hi all, > > After discovering the magic of 1.4x audio speed and apps that support >

Re: [silk] Eating Millet

ched to about low fat, high carb foods, I can confidently say that > dietary fat has no effect on blood lipids. > > [1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22037012 > > Cheers > Venkat > > On Monday 8 August 2016, Sriram Karra wrote: > > > Hm, I'm interested

Re: [silk] Eating Millet

Hm, I'm interested to know more. Are there are any caveats or special conditions that you omitted? On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 2:12 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk < s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: > Cholesterol in food doesn't affect your blood cholesterol. :) > > --Venkat > > On Monday 8 August 2016, Sures

[silk] Survey on QR Codes

Hi everyone, Some of you may have seen this request on Facebook already... if you have already filled out the survey, then you can ignore the rest of the email. If you have a few minutes to spare, I'd like to get your help on something I am working on. I am considering using QR Codes as an import

Re: [silk] A vegetarian cookery workshop from the Thanjavur region

The name PetaWrap itself deserves an award of some kind :) On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 7:32 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > He also runs a chain of outlets in Chennai, called Peta Wrap (name > given by Anil Srinivasan, a takeoff on the "Pettai Rap" song.) > >

Re: [silk] [ADMIN] noise reduction

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > ​[ADMIN] > > The "James Bonilla" account is now on moderation. I will have to approve > each post made by this account individually. > I fully expect to be informed soon that someone, say Shiv, ran a social experiment on the list and to e

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 6:38 PM, Sean Doyle wrote: > > When I visit Long Island (part of New York State) I'm always amused when I > see the road signs for "New Highway": > > https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Hwy,+Amityville,+NY+11701/@40.708254,-73.4014755,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e82b

Re: [silk] silklist Digest, Vol 62, Issue 8

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Dave Long wrote: People who actually managed to do anything at all are already at the 88th > percentile of the hackerrank general leaderboard; and if I understand the > scoring system properly, doing a gimme exercise in each of the domains > would suffice to put o

Re: [silk] So, hi! An introduction

On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Rajesh Mehar wrote: > > I've been looking to get back to it. Any ideas on how I can get started on > this project? I may be able to afford a couple of hours a week. > > You can signup for an account on www.hackerrank.com and ease your way back into programming. Di

Re: [silk] Slacktivism

On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 9:14 AM, SS wrote: > On Thu, 2014-08-21 at 14:29 -0400, John Sundman wrote: > > Surely humankind is capable of addressing more than one problem at a > > time? > > Yes, but that is a general reply that does not answer my specific > question? Why ALS? Why not, for example, P

Re: [silk] Riders on the Storm - pliss yenjaay

Just in case anyone did not notice: Krish Ashok (the main singer of the linked piece) is an old timer on silk. On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 8:55 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > Yz. I enjaayed. thank you SS. I like your generational communication > methods :D > > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 11:25 AM, SS wrot

Re: [silk] The Arranged Marriage That Ended Happily Ever After, 30 Years Later

On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 3:57 PM, SS wrote: > > Below is a quote from a biography of one of India's most famous former > Presidents, S. Radhakrishnan, written by his son, S.Gopal, detailing his > father's extramarital liaisons covered up by a holier-than-thou façade > > http://dryfacts.blogspot.in/

Re: [silk] What You Learn in Your 40s

To bring some variety to this thread would someone like to take a stab at what a 48 year old Barak Obama or Narendra Modi would have said? On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > This is a fun list. Please add your own discoveries here. > >

Re: [silk] On self-improvement

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Thaths wrote: > > > > The above strongly indicates your question is really something else. > If not > > > why do you care one way or the other? So, Thaths, what is your *real* > > > question? > > > > I don

Re: [silk] On self-improvement

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Thaths wrote: > On Aug 20, 2013 8:48 PM, "Sriram Karra" wrote: > > > > > > > I was asking if GTD can be considered self help. > > > > > > The above strongly indicates your question is really something else. &

Re: [silk] On self-improvement

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Thaths wrote: > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 1:51 AM, Deepak Misra > wrote: > > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 2:51 AM, Thaths wrote: > > > What do Silk listers think about blogs like Life hacker or a > GTD-focused > > > tip-sharing mailing list? Is they in the same genre?

Re: [silk] we don't need no steenkin PRISM

"If at all the government reads your e-mails, or taps your phone, that will be done for a good reason. It is not invading your privacy, it is protecting you and your country," he said. I feel reassured, thank you. On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: > > > http://timesofindia.in

Re: [silk] Fwd: Wine tasting is bullshit. Here's why.

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Charles Haynes wrote: > > The wine tasting I have consistently advocated is personal double-blind > vertical or horizontal tastings with a ringer. Let me explain :) > > I wonder ... is there *any* way one can do the above in India over a meaningfully long period o

Re: [silk] Fwd: Invites you to a talk on "Fundamental and Applied: Religious Practices in U.S. and Indian Technology"; Wednesday 10th April 2013; 4:00 pm

On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Carol Upadhya wrote: [...] > Examples from apocalyptic dreams of > immortality and resurrection in U.S. technology and the integration of > cultural traditions in Indian technology reveal how religion, science, and > technology are intertwined, pulling one anothe

Re: [silk] Fwd: Invites you to a talk on "Fundamental and Applied: Religious Practices in U.S. and Indian Technology"; Wednesday 10th April 2013; 4:00 pm

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > Denying it all and debunking any connection between religion and science, > and ridiculing the people who profess it, kind of helps prevent several > deliberate attempts to subvert and replace science with religious dogma. > > Isn't

Re: [silk] temperature as forex

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Dave Long wrote: > Another metaphor for temperature: there are two basic "currencies" in > physics, entropy and energy. If you have an ordered state, you can usually > easily trade it for a less-ordered state, and if you have an energetic > state, you can usually

Re: [silk] lower than absolute zero?

On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 6:46 PM, John Sundman wrote: > I still don't get it, but that's not for lack of clarity on your part, > Dave, for your write-up is excellent. > > Rather, it's like when you try to explain to somebody that "one plus one > equals two" and they say "I don't get it." At some po

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading from 2012

On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 12:58 AM, Thaths wrote: > > Books that are easy to get a hold of in India (and more difficult > elsewhere) preferred (but not required). Fiction and non-fiction > recommendations are equally welcome. > Are you into Spiritual stuff? There are plenty of books from the RK Mut

Re: [silk] great piece on Bal Thackeray after all the other crap that's out there

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Shoba Narayan wrote: > First time I am reading this writer. Hope he writes more. > +1 > http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fear-and-loathing-in-mumbai/1032891/0*** > * > >

Re: [silk] Probability for kids

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 6:05 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: > > I wouldn't try to get too abstract on young kids. > > I think the idea of a sack full of colored legos and > need for repeated draws in order to demonstrate > expectations, and that a large number of measurements > are needed for numbers to

Re: [silk] Probability for kids

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Landon Hurley > wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA512 > > > > However, I am interested in how you ameliorate the paradox between the > > probability of rolling a one is .5, i.e. half o

Re: [silk] 2 questions

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 7:25 PM, John Sundman wrote: > > 2) In my inbox today a nice note from Amazon announcing a million or so > ebook titles in the Kindle Direct Publishing program (including my 3 > books, yay), are now available in India, through Amazon.com. I wonder if > this will change y

Re: [silk] Want a one-way ticket to Mars? A Dutch company is looking for you

Heh, at age of 70 the question you should be answering is 'will they take me' :) On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Nikhil Mehra wrote: > If I was 70 years of age or more in 2023, I'd take this. Would be the > ultimate fantasy come true to see space. And then die on Mars. I mean > friggin' Mars! > >

Re: [silk] Old Readers Digest

On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 5:16 PM, ss wrote: > But after the 80s it seemed to lose its magic. After that it seemed to me > that RD was just a > load of "raddi paper" > > shiv What would you recommend today. The Caravan?

Re: [silk] outdated words in "Indian English"

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: "So I was going through this link. While I know that 'do the needful' and > 'revert back' are wrong usages even though it's common here" "Do the needful" - is it incorrect usage? I mean, really?

Re: [silk] Why Are American Kids So Spoiled?

Another way to see it is: "Hey, old farts have been the same for ages! Rejoice!" On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Charles Haynes wrote: > People have been complaining about "the young people of today" for as long > as there have been young people. I believe there's an essay by Pliny on the > sub

Re: [silk] 500 mile emails, redux

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Charles Haynes wrote: > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:02 AM, Sriram Karra wrote: > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Charles Haynes < > charles.hay...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> Now go read the rest of the rant, because it

Re: [silk] 500 mile emails, redux

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Charles Haynes wrote: > Now go read the rest of the rant, because it's great. > > Well written and, er, very pedantic. What next? Is he going to nitpick about 'bitrot' saying the phenomenon is quite different from bits actually rotting, because bits do not rot in

Re: [silk] Mission: Bangalore silk meetup - Thu July 14

+1 for friday night. Good for any place in Indira Nagar or Koramangala. On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Sruthi Krishnan wrote: > Hokai. Fri night. > > Pizzeria Romano? http://www.pizzeriaromano.com/ > > >

Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: > Sorry for top-posting. Phone doesnt allow otherwise. > > Perhaps you didnt get the image in the earlier mail which comprehensively > listed 58 countries that allowed Indians visa-free and visa-on-arrival > travel? Ah! Yes, and No. Gmail did

Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Vinayak Hegde wrote: > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Mahesh Murthy > wrote: >> >> Figuring out where to go this weekend onwards, I spent a few hours on >> Timatic doing up this list. > > muchas gracias. Are Thaths and I the only ones who did not find "a list

Re: [silk] Lurkers, hidden audiences, and public archives

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Shoba Narayan wrote: > But I want to find out if anyone else on this list shares my views.  When I > was invited into Silk by Dr. Shiv Sastry maybe two years ago, I didn't > realize that all its archives were in the open domain. > > Now that I know this, I might h

Re: [silk] Silk meet in Bangalore

> On 8 December 2010 11:31, Venkat Mangudi wrote: >> >> On Wednesday 08 December 2010 11:19 AM, Biju Chacko wrote: >> >> Who else? Suggestions for venue please. Considering that it is a >> >> weekday, I will have to leave latest by 10 p.m. >> >> 7:30 p.m at Windsro Pub, vasanth Nagar. Next to Koda

Re: [silk] Antimatter

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 10:56 PM, Sriram Karra wrote: >> >> Even Einstein believed in God. >> >> Kiran >> > > If "God" refers to a supernatural power who created and sustains the > world and listens to prayers and doles out favours to the faithful,

Re: [silk] Antimatter

> > Even Einstein believed in God. > > Kiran > If "God" refers to a supernatural power who created and sustains the world and listens to prayers and doles out favours to the faithful, then Einstein certainly did not believe in God. Richard Dawkins' God Delusion goes into this very misconception i

Re: [silk] What's the strangest thing you've eaten?

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > I think we had a similar thread lo, these many years ago, but still. > > Inspired by a friend's status message about lutefisk, I ask silklisters > to let us know what is the strangest thing they've eaten. Wonder why an overwhelming number

Re: [silk] Fwd: [CCM-L] Looks pretty good for me coming to Chennai (OT)

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: > find. Then the actual application is something like five pages long, > designed like an application to be a nuclear engineer and requiring > simply useless information that's time and labor intensive to figure > out. This guy appears spoil

Re: [silk] Buddhism Reading List

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:23 AM, Indrajit Gupta wrote: > > > > Sriram > > Buddhism by Christmas Humphreys did it for me. Slim but reasonably > comprehensive narrative. > > Thank you, IG.

Re: [silk] Buddhism Reading List

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Charles Haynes wrote: > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Charles Haynes > I've been reading "The Tree of Enlightenment" > > http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/tree-enlightenment.pdf which is a > > free online summary of the basic theology, philosophy, and practices

Re: [silk] Buddhism Reading List

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 3:05 AM, Thaths wrote: > > > These are books I have read and like (in no particular order). > > - Herman Hesse's Siddhartha > > I read this 10 years ago and don't remember it too well. This book was > highly allegorical (a la Jonathan Livingston Seagull) and I did not > ta

Re: [silk] Buddhism Reading List

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Thaths wrote: > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Sriram Karra wrote: > > I am looking for recommendations for books on Buddhism (3-5) - I am > > interested in (reasonably) authoritative history and teachings of the > > prominent schools. I

[silk] Buddhism Reading List

I am looking for recommendations for books on Buddhism (3-5) - I am interested in (reasonably) authoritative history and teachings of the prominent schools. If recommendations are based on second hand reviews, please do mention that.

Re: [silk] How does one unregister from Hinduism?

> > (fried? what do you call it when you pour batter on a > griddle and make pancakes?) > A literal translation from Tamil would suggest a dosa is 'shot'?

Re: [silk] online banking security analysis

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > Has anyone done a security analysis of net banking sites in India? Have > any actual attacks been dissected and documented? Does anyone know what > measures are taken to safeguard authentication information? > > Someone used my mother's

Re: [silk] Writing with the pack

> > > Why do reporters report in a pack? (a) laziness, and (b) publications catering to the same target population are likely to have more or less the same criteria for what is considered "news worthy"

Re: [silk] Zero rupees

On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: > > >>> http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/paying-zero-public-services >>> >>> For those who know Vijay, you'll know it's another instance where > reality isn't allowed to come in the way of a good story and a naive > journalist writing on

Re: [silk] "Function" [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: Or remember how the size of deep fried vadais at restaurants has kept > increasing with every passing year? I hardly ever get to see the small > vadais that would fit snugly into the palm of an open hand anymore. You are ignoring the gre

Re: [silk] Intro

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Raul wrote: > > The problem with this practice is neatly summed up by the following FAQ > entry: > > A: No. > Q: Should I include quotations after my reply? > > The fallacy with that example is that no one has viewed the question ("Should I include ?") before

Re: [silk] Reading recommendations on the Anti Brahmin Movement

sk around for "seminal or > critically acclaimed works". :) > Thaths, Sruthi, thanks. will check out your recommendations. -- Sriram Karra "You don't quit your job because you don't like it; you just go in and do it really half assed." -Homer Simpson

[silk] Reading recommendations on the Anti Brahmin Movement

Are there any generally accepted 'seminal'/'critically acclaimed' books (preferably in English) on the anti-brahmin movement in Tamil Nadu? -- Sriram Karra "You don't quit your job because you don't like it; you just go in and do it really half assed." -Homer Simpson

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:37 AM, Charles Haynes wrote: I was astonished to discover just *how* unadventurous your average Indian > was with respect to trying new and different food. In your experience how do people from other oriental cultures / countries of a similar economic condition fare?

Re: [silk] silk archives in mbox format

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Sriram Karra wrote: > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Thaths wrote: > > I see that you subscribe to the mailing list with your gmail account. >> It should be relatively easy to filter all threads to a lable, >> subscribe to that lable usi

Re: [silk] silk archives in mbox format

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Thaths wrote: I see that you subscribe to the mailing list with your gmail account. > It should be relatively easy to filter all threads to a lable, > subscribe to that lable using the IMAP interface, download into local > mbox. I think I might have silk-list mails

[silk] silk archives in mbox format

Does anyone have silk mails over the past 5 or so years in mbox or similar standard format suitable for offline indexing and consumption? -- Sriram Karra "You don't quit your job because you don't like it; you just go in and do it really half assed." -Homer Simpson

Re: [silk] What is "Indian culture"?

rete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint." --- Hesiod, Eighth Century B.C. http://groups.google.com/group/alt.quotations/msg/207140bd34d71a6b?pli=1 -- Sriram Karra "You don't quit your job because you don't like

[silk] Trashy book amnesty

fess up" and balance that :-) -- Sriram Karra "You don't quit your job because you don't like it; you just go in and do it really half assed." -Homer Simpson

Re: [silk] scanning 35mm slide film in india

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 2:01 AM, Thaths wrote: > > Most photo places (Konica, Kodak franchies) will get your slides > scanned through their elaborate process somewhere upstream mechanism. ... and will protest if you insist on high resolution scans saying they're "too slow"... *sigh* -Karra (w

Re: [silk] bizarre news claims

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 8:50 PM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > makes some rather bizarre claims, such as the suggestion that the > attackers would have voluntarily dosed themselves with LSD before > going into battle. There was a news clip of the Maharashtra CM's official visit

Re: [silk] obama on net neutrality

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > ps. the question was from "joe the web-designer" :-) > > > And Barack the President is not bad with his algorithms either. Check out: > > http:

Re: [silk] Airtel Redirecting?

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Jude Britto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Sumant Srivathsan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > (+1 Xoogler) > > > Thanks :). Heh. did you just thank Sumant for quitting your company? :)

Re: [silk] Silk meet in London later this week?

Just a reminder - meeting in about 1.5 hours... On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 11:43 PM, Sriram Karra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The plan is as follows: > Date: Monday 20th Oct, 6:30 PM > Location: "Princess Louise", Holborn ( > http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm

Re: [silk] Silk meet in London later this week?

have four people confirmed: Divya, Anish, Badri and yours truly. Anyone else who is likely to be in the area around that time, feel free to drop in. -Karra On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:18 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Count me in. > > --Original Message-- > From: Sri

[silk] Silk meet in London later this week?

I know there are at least two of us here now. How does a meet somewhere in/around the City on thursday evening sound for coffee/drink/dinner? -- Sriram Karra "You don't quit your job because you don't like it; you just go in and do it really half assed." -Homer Simpson

Re: [silk] Food and Empire

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > An updated, glossy version of Meenkashi Ammal's "Cook and See," is > avaiable. This new book You mean, avialable?

Re: [silk] Send us your chefs, says the UK

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How do you know it's a spoof? Which self-respecting telugu-movie watching "GoPaul" from Hyderabad will go looking for "Rassam" in New Jersey? -- Sriram Karra "You don'

Re: [silk] india's seat at the security council

On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 1:54 AM, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This brings me to a huge economic presence in India which keeps a very low > profile..the administration of funds of religious bodies, like the Wakf > Board, the Church of South India, and so on. The CSI owns immense amou

Re: [silk] indian parliament ict who-is-who ?

On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > 2008/8/23 Bonobashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > The closest fit is Rajeev Chandrashekhar, who ... as an elected MP, > > Nominated. As this list is publicly archived, won't repeat gossip > about the nomination process

Re: [silk] Vir Sanghvi on Kashmir

On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 4:10 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This actually seems like a reasonable idea - hold another referendum in > Kashmir and let them go if they want to. Anything I am missing here? I, for one, think this would just rekindle the secessionist ambitions of fact

Re: [silk] Smoke and Mirrors

On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 10:22 AM, savita rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sept 2008? The book is available here. I have a copy, have just started > reading Smokes n Mirrors. > and "here" would be ... ? -- Sriram Karra "You don't quit your job because you don&

Re: [silk] Are you a different person when you speak a different language?

nless I completely missed your drift. -- Sriram Karra "You don't quit your job because you don't like it; you just go in and do it really half assed." -Homer Simpson

Re: [silk] Wanted: Exceptional parents

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Madhu Menon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Delhi: Nice roads, lousy people > Bangalore: Lousy roads, nice people Come over to Madras, folks - all round nice place. Plus we'll throw in a reasonably nice beach for free :)

Re: [silk] Calling electronics engineers...

On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 4:39 AM, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > server and then import it into Koha. However, the portable scanners > we've found are very expensive running upwards of $800. > You can still get some CueCat[1] scanners off ebay[2] for ~ USD 10 a piece. If you look long a

Re: [silk] Silk list chennai meetup?

> > Saturday & Sunday I have a dozen weddings to grace with my presence. Lunch > on 25th is cool. Lunch on 25th sounds good.

Re: [silk] Jeremy Clarkson finds out the cost of privacy

On Jan 16, 2008 9:43 AM, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Evidentially, what they say about making sausage also applies to banking. > Reminds me of this joke. The instructor in a workshop for software engineering project managers poses this question to his class: "Imagine you board a plane,

Re: [silk] Jeremy Clarkson finds out the cost of privacy

On Jan 9, 2008 8:32 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Direct debit does exist, and I use it to pay my cellphone and some other > bills. Wait a sec. All direct debit's I have set up have been in writing - through signed letters from me authorizing periodic debits, or limite

Re: [silk] Indian Wine

On Dec 16, 2007 1:35 AM, Srini Ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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? I wouldn' know how they compare, but you should definitel

Re: [silk] Lights turn red for stunned Delhi jaywalkers

> > I got arrested for jay walking the last time I was in madras. The > cop seemed to suggest the crime was made worse because I was > talking on a mobile phone while jay walking. I tried arguing that i > was "listening" and not "talking" since he had said "talking" while > crossing was bad. any

Re: [silk] Welcome

On Nov 26, 2007 10:41 AM, shiv sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For an India the "yatra" to the temple of the West is essential for self > realization and the existence of an entity called "self" that is separate > from mummy, daddy, aunt, uncle. grandfather and grandmother. Well put; many pe

Re: [silk] Silkmeet next week/Chennai

On Nov 12, 2007 1:07 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Badri Natarajan [11/11/07 22:00 -]: > > > >How does 8pm on Wednesday at Liu's sound to everyone who can make it? > > > > works for me +1

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