Re: [silk] Losing the Apple habit

2011-02-23 Thread Pranesh Prakash
On Tuesday 22 February 2011 07:20 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: The very next day after I bought it I came across the Lenovo thinkpad x201 with SSD which is a beautiful machine too, and I would consider it if I was going to run Linux. I've got an X201i, sans the SSD drive, running Linux. The

[silk] another shortwhile falling short

2011-02-23 Thread Eugen Leitl
100% in 20 years (never to happen, as substitution is asymptotic). That's a terawatt per year installation rate. And not peak terawatt, mind. 2010 total PV installed was 10 GW, that is peak GW which is powered by unicorn-grade rainbows. Ability to store and produce gas and liquid fuels

[silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Can some kind soul coming back from stateside / the asiapac stop by a pharmacy or a whole foods / trader joes type store and buy me a large (1000 pill) bottle of fish oil? (not cod liver oil, this is oil from the whole fish, typically from deep sea fishes) I'm running out of stock and don't

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Kiran Jonnalagadda
On 23-Feb-2011, at 11:33 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Can some kind soul coming back from stateside / the asiapac stop by a pharmacy or a whole foods / trader joes type store and buy me a large (1000 pill) bottle of fish oil? (not cod liver oil, this is oil from the whole fish,

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Mahesh Murthy
On Feb 24, 2011 1:08 AM, Kiran Jonnalagadda j...@pobox.com wrote: On 23-Feb-2011, at 11:33 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: a large (1000 pill) bottle of fish oil? (not cod liver oil, this is oil from the whole fish, typically from deep sea fishes) Vibram Five Fingers. My feet are 10,

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread mark seiden
On Feb 23, 2011, at 4:00 PM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: On Feb 24, 2011 1:08 AM, Kiran Jonnalagadda j...@pobox.com wrote: On 23-Feb-2011, at 11:33 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: a large (1000 pill) bottle of fish oil? (not cod liver oil, this is oil from the whole fish, typically

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On Thursday 24 February 2011 05:43 AM, mark seiden wrote: I sense an interesting business opportunity here, generally speaking.:-) and in the opposite direction, too, there are a few things hard to find in the bay area. Silklist Courier Services, LLC coming right up, capitalized by your

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On 24-Feb-11 5:30 AM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: a large (1000 pill) bottle of fish oil? (not cod liver oil, this is oil from the whole fish, typically from deep sea fishes) Vibram Five Fingers. My feet are 10, KSO size 39 on their charts I sense an interesting business opportunity here,

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Except markups, shipping and handling etc add substantially to the cost using 20 north. http://www.20north.com/Kirkland-Signature-Natural-Fish-Oil-Concentrate-with-Omega-3-Fatt/product/?mid=1pid=B$@!00$@!0EQW3ZA$@!src=search List Price Rs. 1389 (21% OFF) Product price service charges Rs. 1110

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread mark seiden
On Feb 23, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Thaths wrote: On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 4:13 PM, mark seiden m...@seiden.com wrote: and in the opposite direction, too, there are a few things hard to find in the bay area. Such as what? well, as one example, some generic drugs are 10% of the price in india

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On Thursday 24 February 2011 07:00 AM, mark seiden wrote: i like a specific flavor of large size soap made by roger-gallet, a french company. not imported to the US in that size, and a lot more expensive too than in france. Oh lord. Horrifically expensive even in france and my favorite when I

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Devdas Bhagat
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 06:03:14PM +, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Can some kind soul coming back from stateside / the asiapac stop by a pharmacy or a whole foods / trader joes type store and buy me a large (1000 pill) bottle of fish oil? (not cod liver oil, this is oil from the whole

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread mark seiden
On Feb 23, 2011, at 6:59 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: On Thursday 24 February 2011 07:00 AM, mark seiden wrote: i like a specific flavor of large size soap made by roger-gallet, a french company. not imported to the US in that size, and a lot more expensive too than in france. Oh

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On Thursday 24 February 2011 09:19 AM, mark seiden wrote: the two fragrances i urge you all to check out are vetyver eoe US controls on bringing plant material into the country .. you can buy vetiver leaves quite easily at herb / vegetable stores here in chennai. Usual recipe for ice cold

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Feb 23, 2011 8:38 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda j...@pobox.com wrote: To pile on: I figured my shoes are the responsible for my running injuries and want to try Vibram Five Fingers. My feet are 10, KSO size 39 on their charts. Can someone carry a pair in for me? I recommend against remote

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 06:03:14PM +, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Can some kind soul coming back from stateside / the asiapac stop by a pharmacy or a whole foods / trader joes type store and buy me a large (1000 pill) bottle of fish oil? (not cod liver oil, this is oil from the whole

Re: [silk] Anybody coming back from abroad

2011-02-23 Thread Madhu Menon
On 24-02-2011 06:45, Udhay Shankar N wrote: [1] http://www.20north.com/pages/view/about_us The shipping costs will kill you on that site. -- Madhu Menon http://twitter.com/madmanweb MCorp Hospitality Consulting: http://mcorphospitality.com