A tentative “yes” from me.
Venky, the second.
On 10 May 2019, 14:23 +0530, Udhay Shankar N , wrote:
> Silkmeet on Fri May 24 then? Show of hands?
>
> --
> ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((via phone))
On 12 September 2015 at 10:44, Aditya Kapil <blue...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yup. Me too. Remedies anyone?
Umm.. block him? :D
- Venky (the Second).
On 7 September 2015 at 07:04, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote:
> OK, CBD it is. Shall we say Arbor Brewing Company on Magrath road at
> 6:30pm?
>
I'm in too.
Venky.
On Thursday, 6 December 2012 at 4:46 PM, Venky wrote:
I will _most probably_ be in town that day, and you guys are welcome
to come over if I am! Just want to make sure there is a backup in
case I'm out for the weekend. Will let you guys know for sure by
the middle of next week -- so, don't
having to make
alternate arrangements on the last day. :)
Venky (the Second).
On Thursday, 6 December 2012 at 4:20 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk wrote:
If there is enough bread, chilies, cheese and a toaster grill, I can help
make the cheese chilly toast. And bring some vodka. ;). But all
And since nobody has brought this up yet, my favourite example of the counter
intuitive probability puzzle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem
Venky, the Second.
On Saturday, 27 October 2012 at 3:17 PM, Landon Hurley wrote:
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Venky (the Second).
to our
new Ruler.”
Couldn't get through this. But I did go through Aakar Patel's response to it:
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?280609
Venky.
-libertarian -- your
property is yours to do as you see fit, and that includes giving it away. What
*is* anti-libertarian though, is forcing another man to give up his property
for a cause which *you* see as a just one.
Venky (the Second).
PS: No, I have no idea how this has anything at all to do
On Wednesday 2 May 2012 at 1:41 PM, Ingrid wrote:
On 2 May 2012 10:04, Venky ve...@duh-uh.com (mailto:ve...@duh-uh.com) wrote:
I'd say that is a straw man, except that definitions of libertarianism are
all over the place nowadays and I'm sure you can find a citation for just
Sounds good to me, if you and Surabhi are agreeable. Let's say Vinit's
place next to Biere Club at 7pm? Please email me or Vinit for phone
numbers etc.
Awfully far for me, but I'm in too. Will get directions from Vinit.
Venky (the Second).
badge?
So, calling the Times of India a newspaper is what you have trouble
with? Not the content but the fact that it calls itself a newspaper,
which by your definition it is not?
Venky.
On 13 December 2011 15:45, Kiran K Karthikeyan
kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote:
On 13 December 2011 11:57, Venky TV venky...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm a little confused. If the logic of giving people what they want
to pay for is grievously mistaken, I guess you are suggesting people
should
-- with the only
people free of guilt being the ones choosing the ice cream shop over
of the doctor as they are not burdened with having to take
responsibility for their own actions.
Venky (the Second).
are saying people are going to the doctor for medicine and are
being prescribed ice cream instead. (Yes, that would be unethical.)
I'm saying people are making a conscious choice to get ice cream
instead of medicine. And that's not the ice cream vendor's fault.
Venky (the Second).
will not, at the
moment, split hairs about who gets to define what this need is). So,
how is this going to be achieved? By -uh- censoring the ToI's of the
world?
Venky (the Second).
arbitrary? Does
it need to be at the level of a country? Is moving to a different
state or region where your job prospects are better cowardice too?
Are you being a traitor to your tough neighbourhood if you move from
it to one where your kids could play outdoors?
Venky (the Second).
has mass? I didn't even know they were catholic.)
How did the scientists at the Large Hard-on Collider ever find time
for this, by the way? I thought they had their hands full groping for
the elusive Higgs-Bosom.
Venky (the Second).
On 12 July 2011 11:50, Sruthi Krishnan srukr...@gmail.com wrote:
Hokai. Fri night.
I'm in too. Will be slightly late, though.
Venky (the Second).
On 20 June 2011 13:37, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote:
blank pun
My response is on this mailing list:
that! Seriously?! Let me pitch in too.
Think the whole thing is a load of carp.
Venky (the Second).
as not to break the flow of the argument? That's
something I can understand, and maybe even agree with. Or are you
instead saying that an overarching theoretical response (whatever
that is) necessarily needs to be top-posted?
Venky (the Second).
PS: I don't think Eugen meant one needs an understanding
On 7 February 2011 22:22, Anand Manikutty manikuttyan...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi Venky :
I think there has been some confusion/miscommunication. The List (capital
L) I am referring to is this one :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indo-euro-americo-asian_list/messages
Since it appears that you have
, the fact that we
are both skeptical about the concept having arrived at our conclusions
independently should provide indirect evidence that there may not be much to
this.
Don't you think dropping the Chomsky name twice in the same context in the same
discussion is a bit much? :)
Venky
makes me think you don't understand the
hypothetical concept of a singularity.
Venky (the Second).
.
Venky (the Second).
Count me in too. Might be slightly late as I have a call to attend in
the evening.
Cheers,
Venky (the Second).
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:34 AM, savita rao savita.s@gmail.com wrote:
Friday works for me, can't make it on Saturday.
Savita
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Madhu Menon c
well, at least the timing is appropriate.
Venky (the Second).
books too. (Have lots of trouble parting with them.)
Now. Where are we meeting, then? Shiok? Jaaga?
Jaaga is closer for me, but either works.
Venky (the Second).
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Kiran K Karthikeyan
kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote:
I do a lot of interviews, both for Product Managers and for Tech profiles.
I've had two questions which I've continuously asked, but need to change.
I've enjoyed the responses of various candidates for
credit card). To get
books on to the Kindle, you need to download them using 1-click and
use USB sync to transfer them to the device.
http://www.nerdgirl.com/2009/03/20/amazon-kindle-outside-the-us/
Venky.
cramped, we could meet at
my apartment on Lavelle Road.
Cheers,
Venky (the Second).
--
One hundred thousand lemmings can't be wrong.
and extremely ugly. But it is not a rights violation any more than
personal discrimination is as long as it applies to private property.
Venky (the Second).
--
One hundred thousand lemmings can't be wrong.
would be a terrible shame.
As for MySQL, I just don't know. It is kind of like the Vatican
picking up Playboy, Inc. It might make sense to keep it going from a
business perspective, but something *just* does not seem right.
Venky (the Second).
--
One hundred thousand lemmings can't be wrong.
away.
I'm a little confused. The same goons who have no qualms about giving
up their lives just to show women their place in society would give up
and go away because we refuse to acknowledge them?!
Venky.
--
One hundred thousand lemmings can't be wrong.
be among the safest people to carry them! All this seems very
similar to (I hate that term!) the moral police, who are so
convinced of their inability to control themselves in the presence of
naked skin that they want to force everybody to cover up for their own
good! :)
Venky.
session?
It shows up as question marks because I dont particularly care to type or
read anything other than english in email, so cant be arsed to configure
putty to display it.
Same here. Works fine for me. Identical setup - mutt (1.5.18
though) in an ssh screen session.
Venky.
in the region? Maybe, maybe not.
Either has no bearing on the fact that holding a people against
their will is, at least in my book, a crime.
Venky (the Second).
--
One hundred thousand lemmings can't be wrong.
to the
Classics corridor in search of something she could not define and
finding this quote. She must have taken a wrong turn and ended up in
the existential psychotherapy corridor instead! :D
Venky, the Second.
On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Danese Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:09 PM, ss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday 24 Jun 2008 2:35:38 pm Venky TV wrote:
What
we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
Uncle Google lists this in pages containing quotes by Plutarch
So, she was not the only one who got caught out by this, eh
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:09 PM, ss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday 24 Jun 2008 2:35:38 pm Venky TV wrote:
What
we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
Uncle Google lists this in pages containing quotes by Plutarch
So, she was not the only one who got caught out by this, eh
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 04:59:56PM +0530, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan wrote:
Um, Ludlum, IMO, is a garrulous fool!
^^
Was. Interestingly though, he has not let his death get in the
way of churning out novels.
Venky.
--
One hundred thousand lemmings can't be wrong.
Dyslexia Association too? I'd just
heard of DNA, the National Dyslexia Association.
Venky.
me more than
individually xeonophobia, is the apparent rise in isolationism
globally.
Amen to that.
Venky, the Second.
is
quite definitely the United States right now.
Venky, the Second.
for phone calls. Everything else
(WIFI, etc.) work fine.
Venky, the Second.
[1] http://iphone.unlock.no/
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=029e27cc-99df-4664-8aba-ab8a6b43b2eeHeadline=Counterpoint%3a+Mind+Your+Language
Vir Sanghvi, Hindustan Times
December 15, 2007
Mind Your Language
Am I glad that I no longer edit a magazine or a newspaper? You bet!
It isn't that I mind
like a strawman to me. Both right wing
Hindus and Muslims are being blamed here. I don't really see a case
for religion-based discrimination.
Venky.
the phrase terrorists have no religion but
definitely not as often as the term Islamic fundamentalists or
Muslim extremists. Most bomb blast reports in India routinely blame
Muslim militants anyway[1][2].
Venky.
[1]
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
I'm in.
Venky, the Second.
On Dec 9, 2007 8:34 PM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The first message on Silklist [1] was sent on 19 December 1997. Next
Wednesday, it'll be 10 years since that happened. Many generations in
internet time, or even in dog years.
Anybody wants to do
being lost alone.
Venky, the Second.
On Nov 27, 2007 3:05 PM, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Nov 27, 2007 2:56 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Nov 27, 2007 2:38 PM, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
But seriously, Koramangala, BTM Layout or JP Nagar
Just talked to Udhay. The plan is for people who need transportation
and are close to that part of town to meet at Udhay's place. Will
pick up people from there.
Venky.
On Nov 27, 2007 7:37 PM, Venky TV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll be able to make it on the first day. Which means
. Will not be able to confirm BR Hills, though I'd
personally prefer that venue.
Venky.
a day, they figure out that phishing is a
con, and they ignore it.
But if you teach a man to phish, you feed him for a lifetime! :)
Venky.
Oops! Sorry about the multiple posts! After all the talk about the
iPhone, I decided to pick one up after all! And it looks like if you
save a mail as draft on the iPhone, it decides to post a copy anyway,
as insurance! :)
Venky.
On 11/3/07, Venky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Nov 3, 2007
.
Surprised nobody has mentioned Psychiohistory yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psychohistory_%28fictional%29oldid=168201534
Not quite the same, but close enough.
Venky.
and the nervous system./quote[1]
Sounds slightly new-age to me!
Venky.
[1] http://www.traumahealing.com/intro.html
with all GSM networks, so I guess Apple was
not able to pull off an exclusive deal with any carrier here.
Venky.
On 10/30/07, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Oct 30, 2007 5:44 PM, Venky TV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
http://www.deals4all.net/citinew/apple%20i%20phone.html
Took me quite by surprise. I was not expecting it here until mid-2008.
Interesting, the ones in my workplace
orders for it right now and promising to deliver in 15
days! Something does seem rotten here. Can't figure out what.
Venky.
. This is bound to be illegal. Still
amazed that something like this made it into Citibank's offers to its
cardmembers!
Venky.
a lot more to lose from actions like these. Apple
would find it much more difficult to go after the small time crooks as
compared to a Citibank partner. I'm sure there would be a lot of
small print absolving Citibank of any actual responsibility, but some
of the mud is bound to stick.
Venky.
a lot. Which is why I would have
expected them to be a little more careful than they seem to have been
here.
Venky.
in the name of those beliefs that mischief brews.
This make a leap from gullibility to being a menace to society. I did
not see any such correlation implied here.
Venky (the Second).
religious
believers to be of the former kind. Like the ones who ignore evidence
to the contrary and continue believing that the world was created in 7
days or that Adam's bridge was built by humans, just because a holy
book says so.
Venky (the Second).
I think you'd be Venky (the Third) because
Rosling's (extremely interesting) TED talks[2][3]
seem to indicate otherwise. From what I can see, the world is
getting to be a better place -- for almost everybody.
Venky (the Second).
[1] http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/bg1713.cfm
[2] http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/92
[3] http
richer - though at a slower pace than the
rest of the country -- which was the original point.
Venky.
This should make for an interesting discussion! :)
Venky (the Second)
http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=090507A
Diversity's Dark Side
By John Luik : 11 Sep 2007
For at least the last twenty years the cultural and political
elites of the United States have championed the cause
On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 10:42:42AM +0530, shiv sastry wrote:
On Monday 10 Sep 2007 10:05 am, Venky wrote:
Forgive me for a couple of naive questions - but just to clarify
things - are you actually okay with the government recording the
keystrokes of every person using a cyber cafe, and more
How much more of a warning can you get than a link which says
Clitoris.jpg in it?
I don't know..
http://www.itscupid.com/images/Manwithbigcock.jpg
Venky.
one of two main community-developed
OpenSolaris distributions around - along with Nexenta[1], a
GNU-userland-on-OpenSolaris distribution based on the Debian
packaging framework.
Venky.
References:
[1] http://www.gnusolaris.org/gswiki
Schillix has not been updated for a long time and Joerg seems to have
lost interest in maintaining it.
(Psst. I was kidding.)
And I bite! (Kicking myself.) Some of today's jokes have been
too subtle for me. I didn't get Udhay's either.
Venky.
Hey Jim,
Welcome to Silk! We've talked often on the OpenSolaris mailing lists.
Looking forward to meeting you at FOSS.IN. I could certainly use
some help getting some of the Linux zealots here to try out
OpenSolaris! :) (Biju, you there?!)
Venky.
On 8/22/07, Jim Grisanzio [EMAIL PROTECTED
On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 09:39:17PM +0530, Venkat Mangudi wrote:
Venky TV wrote:
Hey Jim,
Welcome to Silk! We've talked often on the OpenSolaris mailing lists.
Looking forward to meeting you at FOSS.IN. I could certainly use
some help getting some of the Linux zealots here to try out
Charles has kindly offered his place, this Saturday evening. Who's up
for an impromptu evening of food and drink and chatter?
Cool! I'm in.
Venky.
struck
me as spot on in terms of its description of the effect special interests
have in the DC political/policymaking space.
I would contend this would hold for both sides of the debate.
Also FWIW, I thought the Noel Sheppard article was
nonsense, pretty much
Which parts?
Venky.
References:
[1
us directly and there are really no reasons why
we should not be working to contain chemical emissions. Whether
it is affecting the planet as a whole still remains to be seen,
in my opinion.
Venky.
References:
[1] http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1599714,00.html
[2] http
bulbs with CFLs, harnessing solar energy, etc.
The only problem with accepting the current global warming theory
without debate and more research is that we could end up scaring
ourselves enough to lose perspective. Bjorn Lomborg's TED
talk[3] does a good job of addressing this.
Venky
1. Kiran is right - Eudora is screwing up display
of some posts, such as Divya's post [1] that
started this exchange. It seems that Eudora is
not recognising line breaks in some posts properly. Any ideas why?
Lack of UTF-8 support? Divya's posts have newlines encoded as
=0A.
Venky
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.
Oh yeah! That happens all the time! I have a slightly more
interesting problem
- but sorry, I'm terrible at 'em.
Venky.
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