[silk] No more hard drives?

Interesting collection of web based tools. http://www.tzunami.com/No-More-Harddrive.php

Re: [silk] The Top 237 Reasons of Why we Have Sex

Thanks, both of you... Just experienced xkcd. Here is something I felt was quite funny... http://xkcd.com/232/ Venkat Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote: > i may have said this before, but i love xkcd. this one [1] is just so > sweet. > > -rishab > 1. http://xkcd.org/162/ > > On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 13:07

Re: [silk] BS Detection

Raj Shekhar wrote: > > Heh! I had already used up rajlist@ and rajlist2@ email ids for > subscribing to usenet groups. spamme@ came up when I wanted to use some > other email id to subscribe to mailing lists that I would read once > every day. Since you own the domain, why not silk@ ???

Re: [silk] Eudora, mail clients, etc

Binand Sethumadhavan wrote: > Thunderbird sucks at various levels. :) How many? Which are these?

Re: [silk] Eudora, mail clients, etc

Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > 3. I've been meaning to move away from Eudora for ages - but haven't > found a MUA to replace it for me. Thunderbird comes close, but the > Tried Evolution?

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: > And why is TED a good thing? I always felt the banner about a > "collection of the world's finest minds coming under one roof" that Right-ho! "Finest minds" by whose standards?

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

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 really not be silk-like. FoU, I would attend... Venkat

Re: [silk] BS Detection

Raj Shekhar wrote: > in infinite wisdom Venkat Mangudi spoke thus On 08/02/2007 12:49 PM: ^^^ I wish! What interests me more is your email address... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is that an invitation or a challenge? Venkat

[silk] BS Detection

I came across this wonderful piece of work that I feel compelled to share with the list. http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/53-how-to-detect-bullshit/

Re: [silk] Of blogs

Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: > > http://whenhernameyouwriteyoublot.blogspot.com/2007/07/xx-xxx---xxx-xxx-26.html > Absolutely loved it. Reminds me of Wodehouse... Venkat

Re: [silk] Rapture

Thaths wrote: > Some years ago, I read Amar Chitra Katha's Dasa Avatar series. It was > a very nice work of fiction, at best I was literally ROFL reading > the last book because this Kali avatar is supposed to just kill his > enemies in assuming the shape of some weird animal. Whether he talks

[silk] Rapture

About a year ago, I read the "Left Behind" series. It was a very nice work of fiction, at best. After the second or third book, it had a very strong similarity to all the God Vs Devil (or your favorite demon) like the numerous Bollywood/vernacular Indian movies. I was literally ROFL reading the las

[silk] 3 chick flicks and a message

http://www.uwgb.edu/DutchS/PSEUDOSC/ATMOVIE3Chick.HTM

Re: [silk] Readings on Indian History (and other obscure works)

Abhishek Hazra wrote: >> And also Eco's _Foucault's Pendulum_, at the risk Could I borrow any of the books mentioned in the "didn't get it" list in this thread? Very curious now... Venkat

Re: [silk] bacteria-eating synthetic viruses

Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Bioengineered viruses kill bacteria > So who/what will contain these viruses? You cannot, after all, assume that these would be entirely good for us human. With due respect to the scientists, I suspect anything bioengineered, possibly influenced by too many books/movies/g

Re: [silk] Readings on Indian History

ashok _ wrote: > On 7/18/07, shiv sastry wrote: >> Let me end this post with a barbed semi insult - even if it is >> flamebait to >> jog minds. is it possible at all that my thoughts are more advanced >> than those >> of a lot of people on this issue in that I do not seek to dispute or >> fight, >

[silk] Laws of software development

Nice compilation... http://haacked.com/archive/2007/07/17/the-eponymous-laws-of-software-development.aspx

Re: [silk] buying off-brand camera batteries

Madhu Menon wrote: > Deepa Mohan wrote: >> And the other thing is, these kind of >> cameras do not have the long-life batteries that the higher-end DSLR's >> carry. > > Buy higher capacity rechargeable batteries perhaps? My Canon A95 runs on > 4 AA batteries, and the ones I use have a 2300 mAh cha

[silk] Diamonds are for ever(y) bride?

http://www.slate.com/id/2167870/

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > I said it was a toss up, and that religion was one of the factors that > might influence the protection pilgrims received. Let me get this straight... Your conjecture is that there were guards/soldiers/police/protectors provided to travelers on the road. And if the road

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > > I said pilgrims were preyed upon by bandits where they were not > protected by the local ruler. You said "I don't think that this > was something specific to this part of the world". You also said that this was because the pilgrims did not believe the same God the rul

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Thaths wrote: > On 7/13/07, Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > have you read Romila Thapar's book about Somnath? It's very good. >> ISBN number would be appreciated. > > http://www.amazon.com/Somanatha-Voices-History-Romila-Thapar/dp/18446702

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > OK, I'll try to remember that the next time I want to call a people > hostile. But what relevance does it have to what I actually wrote in > *this* discussion? *** Whether a given ruler treated them well seems to have been a toss up, and often did depend on the religion

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > Er, yes. I didn't say it was. But so what if it wasn't? The fact remains > that pilgrimages could not be depended upon to be "free", either in the > monetary sense or in terms of security and easy passage. But the point is that you cannot call a people hostile based on t

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > At 2007-07-13 12:01:51 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Considering how tolerant the religion is, not to be confused with the >> people who purportedly practise it, there is no attack. > > Ah yes, the "good religion, bad practitioners" argument again. > Yes, you hit

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Aaah, the much awaited addition of arguments to the thread. ;-) Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > At 2007-07-13 09:37:29 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> All were just "people" who had (as far as I know) free access >> to travel to areas that they felt they needed to travel to on >> pilgrimage no matte

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Charles Haynes wrote: > Are there not Hindus who believe Hinduism is under attack and needs > active protection by humans? It certainly appears so from here. I > would certainly call the destruction of the Babri Masjid "active." Yes, there are fanatics who believe that Hinduism needs protection.

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Charles Haynes wrote: > But national, religious, ethnic or cultural borders are necessarily > fluid in time and space. It's all too easy to pick the time and place > that suits one's agenda. Unfortunately it's also easy for people who > disagree with you to pick equally convincing times and places

Re: [silk] OpenMoko - Thoughts?

Eugen Leitl wrote: > > The better ones are good enough for family-type events and > snapshots. You can't beat the law of optics, but I'm not going > to lug a kg of glass, metal and electronics around, unless I'm > on quest. > Quite agree with you there. But what about small discrete functionally

Re: [silk] Outlook feature on S. India

Binand Sethumadhavan wrote: > "Consider this case. A popular actor/chief minister dies. His wife and > his concubine contest his legacy and fight the election. The people > vote the concubine as his heir. By what yardstick do you call this > cultural conservatism?" Is there any mention to the fac

[silk] Dave Barry's list of lessons learned (from del.icio.us)

http://www.langston.com/Fun_People/1998/1998AWJ.html Venkat

[silk] Hits a little too close to home, this one...

http://www.wellingtongrey.net/miscellanea/archive/2007-06-03--this-modern-life.png

Re: [silk] Douglas Adams

Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: > Another Venky on this list? Reminds me of the time when I worked in a > cubicle farm for Citicorp way back in 1992. When someone shouted "Venky," > five heads would pop up :-) You could shout "Subbu" with the same results. > > Welcome to Silk List. > > Venky (The orig

[silk] Do we really need government issued ID to fly in the United States? Evidently not...

http://www.thetraveljunkie.ca/articles.php?articleid=146 I am not sure if other governments have passed any regulations in this matter. Does anybody know? Venkat

[silk] Does the universe repeat once every trillion years?

This is an interesting piece doing the rounds on http://del.icio.us http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2007/07/a_cyclic_universe.php Venkat

Re: [silk] Freebase

I have 5 too... private mail please... Venkat Deepak Misra wrote: > I have some too. let me know by email if anyone wants some > > Deepak > > On 6/28/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Some more freebase invites available. You know the drill - ask in >> private mail, please.

Re: [silk] Looking for some material on Linux

Deepak, If you do get something, would you mind sharing it with me? I have been looking for similar information for a little while now. Venkat Deepak Misra wrote: > I am looking for some material on "The importance of Linux in India". > > Content is basically market size potential etc and why i

Re: [silk] The most annoying words on the web

Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > "blog" is my #1 on the annoyance scale .. funny thing, sounds like > "blob" in the sense of something sticky and loathsome you step on > without warning, and its sound, the way it is pronounced, sounds > similarly disgusting too (diarrhetic, almost) > Given the verb

Re: [silk] Introduction

Jeremy Bornstein wrote: > On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 11:02:11PM +0530, Venkat Mangudi wrote: >> Welcome, Jeremy. I'll bite... why don't you like long walks on the beach? > > I included that bit of information because, in personal ads (at least > in the US), "long

Re: [silk] Introduction

Danese Cooper wrote: > Hi Jeremy. Nice to see you here. We really should have lunch soon, > man. Everybody in India is sleeping now (but you'll get some pings from Just some of us night owls up, eh? > > On Jun 19, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Jeremy Bornstein wrote: > >> Greetings all! I just joined

Re: [silk] Silkmeet in Mumbai on Sunday 24th June?

If you want some tasty food check out Crystal near Wilson college across from the beach. No drinks, mostly college crowd the food is awesome. So are the old hindi tunes... Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: > Mee too. Will be there. Not too familiar with Bandra but Just Around the > Corner is a good p

Re: [silk] Forbes editorial on the future of urban surveillance

Eugen Leitl wrote: > If our Ops/J ratio is horrible, it's because we're not doing > things right. We're a long way from KT ln 2, and even that > is not really a hard limit. I don't usually say this, but that waay over my head! I would love to learn more, though. > I'm running two nodes, and

[silk] The truth about recycling

Interesting article in "The Economist" http://economist.co.uk/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9249262 The truth about recycling Jun 7th 2007 >From The Economist print edition As the importance of recycling becomes more apparent, questions about it linger. Is it worth the effort? How does it work? Is re

Re: [silk] What's the best camera I can buy for $300?

Udhay Shankar N wrote: This is, at the moment, more a thought experiment than anything else - I was looking to see if it was worth replacing my ~3yr old Olympus MJU-410 point-and-shoot camera. I am about as far from a camera / photography geek as it is possible to get - my pictures are mostly

Re: [silk] game theoretic analysis of leaving the toilet seat down

Chris Kantarjiev wrote: Though, I'm firmly in agreement with others -- why is it that guys can't just make the freakin bowl when they urinate? Is it that hard? the problem is not so much aim but managing flow transitions, especially descending flow. i.e., dribble ... hence the invention

Re: [silk] Fwd: Did you happen to catch the UFO?

Gautam John wrote: *Swaroop R writes:* *Very happy that someone had their cameras ready when this thing flew past! Infact, I had seen the similar thing in 2004 November 5 and when I had called the newspaper offices, they laughed and ridiculed me and advised me to stop calling. However, I did

Re: [silk] Silkmeet, Charles's house Wed May 16 [food from Impys]

Charles Haynes wrote: I'll have beer and wine, but if people have preferred tipples it would I'll bring some wine as well? Venkat

Re: [silk] Silkmeet, Charles's house Wed May 16 [food from Impys]

shiv sastry wrote: I'll wear my best saffron robes.. shiv This is going to be fun!

Re: [silk] Silkmeet, Charles's house Wed May 16 [food from Impys]

Charles Haynes wrote: Hi, I'm offering my place as a place for us to get together, have some takeout from Imperial, swap books, have a few drinks. My house, Wed May 16, food at 8pm, show up any time after 7pm. RSVP for directions so I can get an idea of how much food I should send Udhay out for

Re: [silk] Art, or what

Chirayu wrote: There may be many different majority beliefs and morals and with a large enough group, you'll likely always be a part of the majority for a bunch of beliefs/opinions and in the minority for a bunch of others. How important is it that the whole group should genuflect to the majority

Re: [silk] What fun! Create your own Open Source Cinema

Thaths wrote: On 5/15/07, Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://opensourcecinema.org/ How is this different from a liberally CC licensed collection of work? I think the difference is that everyone can be a part of creating the cinema. As I understand it, they have reques

[silk] What fun! Create your own Open Source Cinema

http://opensourcecinema.org/ Will this be destructive or constructive? Going by the open source revolution, it is surely going to change the way audio-visual art is being sold/presented to the world. -Venkat

[silk] The answer is not always C

Remember those objective question papers and the myriad of techniques to get through without reading anything? One student seems to have "stumbled" on the truth of one of those techniques. ;-) http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1730017 His professor sent him an e-mail the following day: De

Re: [silk] Apols again...

Josey John wrote: For the second time in the last couple of months, on a mail from Silklist I pressed the 'Junk' button, which is dumbly placed next to the 'Delete' button in the Hotmail UI. I think this is one time when I will not blame Microsoft. Thunderbird has those two next to each other

Re: [silk] India 2.0

Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Funny, funny .. I've not heard of 90% of these portals. And they missed out probably the best new kid on the block - cleartrip.com Far far better than what passes for an online ticketing site in india (makemytrip.com, yatra.com etc suck bad, have more than their sh

[silk] Any silk lister attending JAX 2007?

Just heard about this on the radio. Looks like an interesting conference. Before I register, is there a chance for a mini silk meet? Any experience with attending this conference in the past would be appreciated. Venkat

Re: [silk] HD-DVD and Digg

Gautam John wrote: Via Slashdot: "An astonishing number of stories related to HD-DVD encryption keys have gone missing in action from digg.com, in many cases along http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/05/02/0235228.shtml http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/04/30/spread-this-number/ Related story. The

[silk] How much is too much?

Nice things this guy learnt from random stock pictures. Enjoyed everyone of them and I think it is hard to just notice these things if you are not looking for it. I am sure that I will look at the pictures in ads with more interest now. :-) http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=stock

[silk] If you've ever been lost reading the NYC subway map...

There's light at the end of the tunnel. :-) (Images have been deleted in the post. But you have to see it to be convinced) http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/396-helpful-distortion-at-nyc-london-subway-maps Eddie Jabbour, graphic designer for Kick Design, is obsessed with replacing the confu

[silk] Where is the US economy heading?

http://bullnotbull.com/archive/dow13k-1.html Inflation, Dow 13K and the Second Great Depression April 26, 2007 Michael Nystrom, MBA When I was about 9 years old, my father took my elder sister and I to see a performance by a famous magician called Blackstone

Re: [silk] in the eye of the beholder

It feels nice that one can get so much good information to understand art... Being rather art-illiterate (I can appreciate good landscapes, is all), I have newfound respect for art. But, I still do not understand art any better than I did yesterday. I guess this is how my wife feels when I keep

[silk] How much of this is fact, I wonder?

Came across this on Del.icio.us. Certainly explains the middle east conflict to a great extent. http://eatliver.com/i.php?n=1305 Point is, how much of this is true, I wonder

[silk] "Smoke"Canvas?

Came across this set of nice pictures. What is more interesting are the comments after the pictures. http://amazingfiltered.blogspot.com/2007/04/creative-sculptures-made-with-smoke.html Venkat

Re: [silk] indian budget airlines

Binand Sethumadhavan wrote: On 05/04/07, Madhu Menon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Danese Cooper wrote: > I had the scariest ride ever on an airplane on one of these two (and I > forget which because their names are too similar, IMHO). Must be Air India. Alcohol is not served on domestic flights.

Re: [silk] Introduction: Wilfried De Wever

Welcome to Silk, and to Bangalore. If you ever feel the need to quench your thirst with a Riesling during your Bangalore trip, look me up. Picked one up in FRA the last time I was there... Cheers, Venkat voornaam achternaam wrote: Hi, I was accepted to join silklist about a month ago and w

Re: [silk] Freebase

Will one of the 5 silklisters who used Udhay's invite please invite me? Thanks, Venkat Udhay Shankar N wrote: Udhay Shankar N wrote: [ on 10:13 AM 3/16/2007 ] This is a VERY interesting (note that it is still in alpha) attempt to leverage "folksonomies" on a grander scale than has yet been at

Re: [silk] The Xbox Auteurs

ashok _ wrote: true... my point was that turning video games into movies does not really result in good movies. it is like watching a fat pimply teenager sitting on a sofa, playing the video game for me, and me being forced to watch it. But if the player is really good at it and better than yo

Re: [silk] Speaker Series Bangalore, Vint Cerf

Charles Haynes wrote: On 2/10/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > There is a suspicious silence from the person who is involved in the > organization of this event. ;-) Personalized invites based on work-ex make it sound suspiciously like GOOG's on

Re: [silk] heh, heh

Udhay Shankar N wrote: http://www.workfriendly.net/browse/Office2003Blue//http/silk.arachnis.com/ Note the button at the top left. Udhay I like what the button does. Interesting read on procrastination. :-) Venkat

Re: [silk] yahoogroups is eating itself

Thaths wrote: On 2/1/07, Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yahoogroups is having big problems. I'm about to jump ship on them -- this time for real, if they don't fix it. I'd really hate to learn mailman (apt-get install mailman is easy enough, but afterwards), but apparently this is

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction + Veena Stores

Biju Chacko wrote: easy to miss. The food there tends to finish quickly, so before 9am or between 4pm and 6pm are the best times to go. This seems to have changed... The last time I ate there was around 11am on a weekday and the idlis were still piping hot. Another great place for Idlis used

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction

Charles Haynes wrote: I've tried a few of the wines, not so many yet though with import prices the way they are I'm sure I will come to love them pretty quickly! One thing that has me greatly confused though is a distinct lack of any beers other than light lagers (and the occasional Guiness.) As

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction

Anil Kumar wrote: Anybody been to Vidyarthi Bhavan lately? I believe VB quality has come down significantly. I also noticed that Dwarka on Bull Temple Road has closed. They used to serve awesome set dosas.

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction + Veena Stores

Udhay Shankar N wrote: Perhaps you mean Karavali at the Gateway on Residency Road? Karavali is fantastic. Try the Pomfret wrapped in a banana leaf. Mouth watering...

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction + Veena Stores

Thaths wrote: Veena stores: Start at the 18th cross end (i.e., near Sankey Tank) of Margosa road. Walk along the direction of the traffic (Margosa road is one way). In about 4 or 5 blocks you will see Veena Stores to your left. In the mornings you will usually see a bunch of people standing and e

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction

Thaths wrote: There is also an excellent Dosa place on Margosa road near the playground opposite Malleshwaram club. I was just going to recommend this place. I think it is called Shree sagar or something like that. Be prepared to wait, sometimes upto half an hour. Another great place for dos

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction

Biju Chacko wrote: Good Grief! Are you trying to kill him? Even I've stopped going there. Kairali near Christ College is a better restaurant at the greasy spoon range of the market. On a different note, did you study at Christ College? :-)

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction

Biju Chacko wrote: On 30/01/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Look for the Imperial on residency road. Cheap, tasty food - famous for kerala muslim meat dishes .. hot enough to require a stomach lined with cast iron .. probably not the most hygeinic place but well, it might

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction

Charles Haynes wrote: eat anything, I thought the Andhara food at Nandhini was nicely hot but I prefer hotter... Who has favorite places to recommend to the newbie? Looks like we belong to the same category. Come home sometime and I will cook something real hot. My wife and kids will not touch

Re: [silk] Legal wrangle puts India's generic drugs at risk

Another petition. Please pass it on to your friends. Maybe we can make a difference. http://www.petitiononline.com/Novartis/petition.html Venkat Eugen Leitl wrote: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11053 Legal wrangle puts India's generic drugs at risk * 15:52 29 January 2007

Re: [silk] Legal wrangle puts India's generic drugs at risk

Please sign if you think Novartis is not doing the "right thing". http://www.gopetition.com/online/10972.html Eugen Leitl wrote: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11053 Legal wrangle puts India's generic drugs at risk * 15:52 29 January 2007 * NewScientist.com news service

Re: [silk] My intro

shiv sastry wrote: "nerves daktar" Is this similar to "chainees" fried rice and "selves less tap"? Kinda, sorta reminds of a picture Udhay once sent; it was a crudely painter store sign that proclaimed "child bear" was available. Venkat

Re: [silk] test

Deepa Mohan wrote: To add to what Biju said: 4)Your spelling of choice is wrong. So you are actually saying, "Fail", right?

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction

Welcome to Silk, Charles. Charles Haynes wrote: Hi everyone, I just joined silklist and Udhay asked me to post an introduction. I'm Charles Haynes, I'm an engineering manager at Google. I've known Chris Kantarjiev for, well, a few decades now. I've worked for Apple, Xerox, DEC, various startups

Re: [silk] How stupid..

One needs an honest review of the broadband providers in Bangalore. I am moving this week and have to decide my phone line and broadband provider. Should I stay away from VSNL? Although most machines at home run Ubuntu, my kids' desktop still runs WinDoze. Your suggestions greatly appreciated.

Re: [silk] Enthu Cutlets

Vinayak Hegde wrote: On 1/21/07, Anil Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: memories of college days in Bangalore. It is real nice to see South Indian lingo in North Indian news papers. It is nice to see South India specific programmes on television. Thankfully, generalizing all South Indians as

Re: [silk] website o' the day

Aditya Kapil wrote: 4-word reviews. Witty. www.fwfr.com On 1/18/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Exactly what it says: http://thetenwordreview.com/ http://www.angryalien.com/ Along the same lines... very funny... Venkat

Re: [silk] rishab in blr saturday

Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote: so i'll get to the mg road area around 20:00, i guess (leaving doddi's around 6 pm, iguess that hour has bad traffic) - so who wants to pick a place to meet? i eat anything. Why don't we meet at Shiok? Madman, you think it'll be possible to entertain a bunch of

Re: [silk] speaking of SEO etc

Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Yeah .. he could be out impacting the community in surat (for example by joining narendra modi's ruffians on one of their periodic riots maybe?) OTOH, he might be not. Who are we to judge somebody we don't know? I do not condone spammers, I have trouble with the

Re: [silk] Bangalore in all its glory on maps.google.com

shiv sastry wrote: At least some of the labelling is inaccurate. In an map - that is a serious drawback. s Is it possible that some of the information might have been made by the users of Google Earth? Maybe Thaths can find out...

[silk] Bangalore in all its glory on maps.google.com

As Galahad would say, "Capital!". I am amazed at the detail available in this map right now... The best map for Bangalore I have seen so far. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Bangalore+India&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=12.985155,77.560043&spn=0.138835,0.346069&om=1

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: I suggest not wasting (my!) money on voodoo forensic mumbo jumbo. I agree completely. But this is just what the rest of the world is doing. At least we are better off than other third world countries where this might not have seen the light of day. Unless we are abl

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: Hooray for not-quite-modern forensic not-quite-science. -- ams Can you suggest some alternatives? I do not condone these methods, but I suspect India is a few years away from CSI style forensics. But the story is getting weirder everyday. Most of the organs are missi

Re: [silk] feeling no pain

Udhay Shankar N wrote: Dave Long wrote: [ on 08:27 PM 1/9/2007 ] Is southern indian cuisine as dairy-heavy as northern? Not really. The only dairy products in everyday food in most South Indian cuisines are curd (yogurt) and ghee. Though there do exist lots of heavy sweets made from milk.

Re: [silk] congrats Biju...

Biju Chacko wrote: . This is very similar to many TamBram names... Now, you don't want to know my full name. ;-) I was so upset with my parents when I went to the US and had to struggle with four words in my name, non-hyphenated. I am seriously contemplating changing my name to V

Re: [silk] What is all this ??

Udhay Shankar N wrote: PS: Making the best of the situation, I've got a fair amount of entertainment from some of the text in spam of late. Some of them have random passages from actual books, I think.

Re: [silk] What is all this ??

Deepak Misra wrote: I keep getting such mails. Are these some probes to test spam filters or are they to confuse them ?? Anyone have any clues ?? You are being spammed. It is passing through your spam filter because it has meaningless garbled text. It is possible that the text had a URL embe

Re: [silk] congrats Biju...

gabin kattukaran wrote: Going by the old "combine names while mixing chromosomes" rule that should probably be Benju Many of my mallu friends have siblings who are common syllables in their names viz. Sheeba, Shibu and Shiju :-) Biju, getting tired of this thread focusing on the name?

Re: [silk] congrats Biju...

Biju Chacko wrote: The baby is currently not showing any preference between vi and emacs -- no doubt this will become more clear in the days ahead. Any musical preference yet? My daughter went through a wide range... Kenny G and Adnan Sami figured quite prominently. Now, at 5 and a half, she

Re: [silk] congrats Biju...

Ramakrishna Reddy wrote: P.S :: PhilipOase KariLaAl Joseph is Biju's real name. Biju, Congratulations. Now I am really trying to figure out the equation "Philipoase Karilaal Joseph = Biju Chacko". Please help!

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