Re: [silk] New, Reusable Materials Could Pull CO2 Straight from Air

2012-01-17 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:56:36AM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: I like the first comment at the below URL. quote New, Reusable Materials Could Pull CO2 Straight from Air Yeah, they're called plants. Big ones are called trees. Let's say I want to dump renewable surplus during peak (wind

Re: [silk] Fwd: [ISN] Certified Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia Hacked by TGH

2012-01-17 Thread ss
On Monday 16 Jan 2012 12:59:49 pm Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay sankarshan.mukhopadh...@gmail.com wrote: Reputation is relative and fickle. And, those making serious money have always ignored the first group. Armpit Fraudia is

Re: [silk] Fwd: [ISN] Certified Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia Hacked by TGH

2012-01-17 Thread Thejaswi Udupa
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:08 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: Exactly what is it about Ankit Fadia that gets people's goats? The same reason why Arindam Ponytail gets people's goats.

Re: [silk] Fwd: [ISN] Certified Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia Hacked by TGH

2012-01-17 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Thejaswi Udupa [17/01/12 21:20 +0530]: On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:08 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: Exactly what is it about Ankit Fadia that gets people's goats? The same reason why Arindam Ponytail gets people's goats. please don't malign goats. i just had some delicious mutton biryani.

Re: [silk] Fwd: [ISN] Certified Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia Hacked by TGH

2012-01-17 Thread Anish Mohammed
Ankit Fadia's (in)abilities haven't been completely secret to a certain group of people and, his 'reputation' in that circle might be non-existent. However, there are circles where his abilities are talked about, revered and feted. And, these don't only including the various TV shows, they

Re: [silk] Hello

2012-01-17 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:35:28AM +0800, Chew Lin Kay wrote: What sweet things did you all grow up with? I can't be the only one preferring salty/fishy snacks (e.g. Harðfiskur, though I really don't care for most of Þorramatur), can I?

Re: [silk] Fwd: [ISN] Certified Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia Hacked by TGH

2012-01-17 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Anish Mohammed [17/01/12 16:25 +]: Think this is the classic case of folks who know about things are always ignored by TV shows. I have noticed this even with BBC, when they want to talk about security they would find someone who has interesting credentials in the space, to put in mildly.

Re: [silk] Fwd: [ISN] Certified Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia Hacked by TGH

2012-01-17 Thread Thejaswi Udupa
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: or soundbite types like bruce schneier - who isn't anywhere near as much of an expert in physical security as he is in crypto, and loves to make colorful and overly general points that fall apart once you dig

Re: [silk] Hello

2012-01-17 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: What sweet things did you all grow up with? I can't be the only one preferring salty/fishy snacks (e.g. Harðfiskur, though I really don't care for most of Þorramatur), can I? What no nice Surströmming?

Re: [silk] Fwd: [ISN] Certified Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia Hacked by TGH

2012-01-17 Thread Anish Mohammed
or soundbite types like bruce schneier - who isn't anywhere near as much of an expert in physical security as he is in crypto, and loves to make colorful and overly general points that fall apart once you dig deeper . funny you said that, all the crypto folks who i have worked with, three

Re: [silk] Fwd: [ISN] Certified Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia Hacked by TGH

2012-01-17 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Thejaswi Udupa [17/01/12 22:13 +0530]: On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: or soundbite types like bruce schneier - who isn't anywhere near as much of an expert in physical security as he is in crypto, and loves to make colorful and overly general

Re: [silk] Hello

2012-01-17 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:22:50PM +0530, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: What no nice Surströmming? The Russians actually used to have a lightly fermented version of that (Sardinops sagax melanosticta, not actually a herring, and now nearly extinct), and it's delicious!

[silk] Of Economic firebreaks, economic deserts and economic dead zones

2012-01-17 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
My photos normally don't make reading material for this list, but this one is possibly an exception. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheeni/6715593627/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheeni/6715606213/in/photostream/ Pulicat Lake, India, a glorious mammoth brackish water bio-preserve

Re: [silk] Of Economic firebreaks, economic deserts and economic dead zones

2012-01-17 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.comwrote: My photos normally don't make reading material for this list, but this one is possibly an exception. What a portrait of despair, Cheeni. I was happy that Pulicat Lake had been preserved as an ecosystem, but had never

Re: [silk] Of Economic firebreaks, economic deserts and economic dead zones

2012-01-17 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:22 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: My photos normally don't make reading material for this list, but this one is possibly an exception. What a portrait of despair, Cheeni. I

Re: [silk] Fwd: [ISN] Certified Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia Hacked by TGH

2012-01-17 Thread Biju Chacko
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:08 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday 16 Jan 2012 12:59:49 pm Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay sankarshan.mukhopadh...@gmail.com wrote: Reputation is relative and fickle. And, those making serious money

Re: [silk] Of Economic firebreaks, economic deserts and economic dead zones

2012-01-17 Thread ashok _
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: My photos normally don't make reading material for this list, but this one is possibly an exception. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheeni/6715593627/in/photostream/