Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-17 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 07:29:29PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Rishab Aiyer Ghosh forwarded a note from Perry Metzger: [ on 09:33 PM > 8/11/2006 ] > > >So, I'm doing a bunch of reading, and I find the claimed method the > >"highly sophisticated" attackers came up with for bringing down > >air

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-15 Thread sastry
On Wed August 16 2006 4:03 am, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote: > that's the new secret plan - and it's much easier to square with the > religion, too, since suicide and killing people is harder to justify than > getting arrested and having the authorities tremendous inconvenience. > -rishab Yes. Keepin

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-15 Thread Christopher M. Kelty
http://www.wondermark.com/d/220.html ck On Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 03:33:22PM -0700, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote: > that's the new secret plan - and it's much easier to square with the > religion, too, since suicide and killing people is harder to justify than > getting arrested and having the autho

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-15 Thread Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
that's the new secret plan - and it's much easier to square with the religion, too, since suicide and killing people is harder to justify than getting arrested and having the authorities tremendous inconvenience. -rishab At 10:54 11/08/2006, Christopher M. Kelty wrote: Word up to aspiring terr

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-14 Thread Udhay Shankar N
ashok wrote: [ on 01:59 PM 8/14/2006 ] may i recommend 'cafe corretto' - an espresso with a dash of grappa ? apart from the taste, it is excellent for banishing gas after a heavy meal. Yours Truly and another list member once spent a glorious evening ingesting shots made of grappa and Tia

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-14 Thread Madhu Menon
ashok wrote: and you are told that if you "pull the big red lever" the door will fly off - "so, dont pull it unless you are told to do so..."wonder why they havent concluded that the safety exit is a security hazard? Not up in the air, it won't. You would need to be The Hulk to do it in t

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-14 Thread sastry
On Mon August 14 2006 8:34 am, Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: > > That, to me, is a clear indicator of the implausibility of the explosives > > plot. > > Apart from which, you have firsthand experience of mixing liquids all > your life without any explosion. > >Can we thread-drift into cocktail recip

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-14 Thread ashok
and if you are with a greek or a sicilian, and if the occassion befits it, it is very much in order, to smash the glass upon the floor after having the drink. i imagine if you were running a restaurant you would have to price the drink appropriately to account for the smashed glass. > > not rea

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-14 Thread ashok
not really...you must down it immediately after putting in the lighted match , and it must always be done using a proper shot-glass (I imagine doing that with a whisky glass, might set ones eyebrows on fire) > > > lighted match into the glass after pouring in the ouzo and drink the flaming >

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-14 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
On 8/14/06, ashok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: lighted match into the glass after pouring in the ouzo and drink the flaming concoction.. though in my opinion, the fire burns away the alchohol thus weakening the overall effect. Would drinking the flaming concoction have adverse side effects on yo

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-14 Thread ashok
may i recommend 'cafe corretto' -  an espresso with a dash of grappa ?  apart from the taste, it is excellent for banishing gas after a heavy meal. the same espresso also goes well with a smaller dose of Ouzo ...some people are known to put a lighted match into the glass after pouring in the ouz

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-14 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
On 8/14/06, Madhu Menon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Discovery of the week: A Black Russian made with vanilla vodka is a magical thing. It's tastier than the regular version. Should try it out. I've been playing around with Stoli Kafya - Coffee flavoured Stoli. It's great on it's own. Chris an

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-14 Thread ashok
personally, i hate flying - everything about it, the smell, the plastic stench of the food, sitting next to people who fart throughout the flight etc... if there is a bus or train available (unfortunately not available for long haul ) i prefer to take that.   as the chemistry email said, the che

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-13 Thread Deepa Mohan
Deepa Mohan wrote:> see Yathin's post on a related note:>> http://yathin.livejournal.com/132095.html I get a 403 error for that URL.Madhu    Sorry, Madhu, my bad as you would say...I didn't realize that it was a restricted post. I will have to take permission from Yathin to share!   Deepa.

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-13 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Madhu Menon wrote: [ on 09:10 AM 8/14/2006 ] Apart from which, you have firsthand experience of mixing liquids all your life without any explosion. Well, not all my life. More like the last three years. But that can be our little secret. ;) I think he was referring to Shiv, who has to work

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-13 Thread Madhu Menon
Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: On 8/14/06, sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That, to me, is a clear indicator of the implausibility of the explosives plot. Apart from which, you have firsthand experience of mixing liquids all your life without any explosion. Well, not all my life. More like

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-13 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
On 8/14/06, sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That, to me, is a clear indicator of the implausibility of the explosives plot. Apart from which, you have firsthand experience of mixing liquids all your life without any explosion. Can we thread-drift into cocktail recipes, please? Ram

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-13 Thread sastry
On Mon August 14 2006 3:12 am, Madhu Menon wrote: > I get a 403 error for that URL. That, to me, is a clear indicator of the implausibility of the explosives plot. shiv

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-13 Thread Madhu Menon
Deepa Mohan wrote: see Yathin's post on a related note: http://yathin.livejournal.com/132095.html I get a 403 error for that URL. Madhu -- <<< * >>> Madhu Menon Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine Indiranagar, Bangalore Visit us @ http://www.shiokfood.com Phone: (080) 4116 1800

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-13 Thread Deepa Mohan
see Yathin's post on a related note:   http://yathin.livejournal.com/132095.html   Deepa.  On 8/13/06, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Indrajit Gupta wrote: [ on 08:38 PM 8/13/2006 ]>I was, and it was not an experience that I want to go through ever again. Say more?Udhay--((Udhay Shankar

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-13 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Indrajit Gupta wrote: [ on 08:38 PM 8/13/2006 ] I was, and it was not an experience that I want to go through ever again. Say more? Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-13 Thread Indrajit Gupta
I was, and it was not an experience that I want to go through ever again.Anish Mohammed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi ,Is this the same Perry from cryptography mailing list ?. Speaking of which I was at Heathrow airport on 10 th morning, on my way to India, I am glad that I wasnt taken out for pri

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-12 Thread sastry
On Fri August 11 2006 9:33 pm, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote: > humans are 70% fluids and thus potentially walking bombs, they must all be > evaporated before boarding to be truly safe. This is not a joke. Anyone who tried to take a pee in the men's toilets in Heathrow will notice that men's "standing

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-12 Thread Perry E. Metzger
Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Rishab Aiyer Ghosh forwarded a note from Perry Metzger: [ on 09:33 PM > 8/11/2006 ] > >>So, I'm doing a bunch of reading, and I find the claimed method the >>"highly sophisticated" attackers came up with for bringing down >>airliners kind of implausibl

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-12 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Rishab Aiyer Ghosh forwarded a note from Perry Metzger: [ on 09:33 PM 8/11/2006 ] So, I'm doing a bunch of reading, and I find the claimed method the "highly sophisticated" attackers came up with for bringing down airliners kind of implausible. I wonder if it could ever work in reality. Here'

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-11 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Anish Mohammed wrote: [ on 09:18 AM 8/12/2006 ] Is this the same Perry from cryptography mailing list ? Yes, same guy who moderates the cryptography mailing list. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-11 Thread Anish Mohammed
Hi , Is this the same Perry from cryptography mailing list ?. Speaking of which I was at Heathrow airport on 10 th morning, on my way to India, I am glad that I wasnt taken out for private search :-).     Was anyone from Silk at Heathrow on 10 th morning ? regards Anish  

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-11 Thread Deepa Mohan
i am not looking forward to flying from sf to amsterdam tomorrow... fear of dehydration, not blowing up - as the daily show segment said yesterday, humans are 70% fluids and thus potentially walking bombs, they must all be evaporated before boarding to be truly safe. -rishab    And then the airline

Re: [silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-11 Thread Christopher M. Kelty
So I flew yesterday, from a tiny airport in British Columbia to Vancouver, and thence to Houston. All told it went remarkably smoothly, given the kinds of hysteria we encountered everywhere except on the planes themselves, where flight attendants seemed as jokey and bored and everything-is-normal

[silk] On the implausibility of the explosives plot. (fwd)]

2006-08-11 Thread Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
fyi. i am not looking forward to flying from sf to amsterdam tomorrow... fear of dehydration, not blowing up - as the daily show segment said yesterday, humans are 70% fluids and thus potentially walking bombs, they must all be evaporated before boarding to be truly safe. -rishab -- F