On 01-Feb-07, at 1:24 PM, Ingrid wrote:
personally, i think bollywood and fairness creams exacerbate ''the
fair is
lovely'' bias far more than beauty pageants do. not that we needed
any help
in that direction given age-old indian cultural biases.
Aren't they merely capitalising on an
The _Harvard Business Review_'s take on emerging
ideas that will affect business this year. More detail on each item at the URL.
Udhay
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbrsa/en/issue/0702/article/R0702A.jhtml
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On Thursday 01 Feb 2007 9:28 am, Thaths wrote:
On 1/31/07, Carey Lening [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've posted! And I still believe I've a woman, at least anatomically.
We're not all lurkers.
I apologize. For some reason I only read the beginning of your name
and thought you were Casey,
further enhance her
unIndianness by thoroughly making her over
See that's my problem. By claiming that there is something that is unIndian
- (that is, something that negates the concept), people assert that there is
something Indian in the first place. So those of us who are not lanky,
lovely or
Neha Viswanathan wrote [at 02:46 PM 2/1/2007] :
I used to love Thursdays.
Like Arthur Dent?
Udhay
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((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 09:00:32AM +0530, Sthitaprajna wrote:
Build a desktop application, like Microsoft Money, or Quicken. These allow
you to login to your preferred bank(mostly US based), and fetch your latest
account details. If you want to initiate a transaction from the desktop,
Like Arthur Dent?
You miserable Geek. :)
As for Kiran's comment on the market cashing in on an existing cultural bias
- I couldn't agree more. I get annoyed when (Fair and Lovely) FL is blamed.
Or when someone with a cloying sense of virtue tells me My maid would
rather buy FL for 26 rupees
So I've tried MTR, Dakshin, Sahib Sindh Sultan, Sikander, and Nandhini
Paradise. I know I have to visit Shiok. Any other recommendations? I
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?
Coconut
i laughed three thrice when i read that :-)
On 2/1/07, Neha Viswanathan wrote:
So those of us who are not lanky,
lovely or lassy enough to be unIndian in a good way will become unIndian in
a bad way.
here (and in many parts of africa) fatness is a kind of Africanness.
i have met some
men
Hi Udhay,
I am curious can u give me a bit more details on DDOS incident :-)
regards
Anish
On 2/1/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Biju Chacko wrote: [ on 01:19 PM 1/31/2007 ]
For some odd reason, this didn't turn up the regular way
Silk was down for half a day yesterday,
Hi Shyam,
welcome, btw are u the shyam from JIPMER who was on aduni ?
regards
Anish
On 1/30/07, Shyam Visweswaran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello all,
Should have posted this sometime back. Now seeing
the recent intros I better do so.
My name is Shyam and my only connection with
Bangalore is
On 2/1/07, Neha Viswanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The market doesn't have to have a conscience.
why not?
--
The future is here; it's just not widely distributed yet. - William Gibson
why not?
Because the questions of good and bad are always subjective. As long as
they don't violate anyone's rights - they are only exercising their right to
make a profit.
--
Neha Viswanathan
+44(0) 77695 65886
London, UK
http://withinandwithout.com |
http://globalvoicesonline.org
On 01/02/07, Neha Viswanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
why not?
Because the questions of good and bad are always subjective. As long as
they don't violate anyone's rights - they are only exercising their right to
make a profit.
Well put.
-- b
Yahoogroups is having big problems. I'm about to jump ship on
them -- this time for real, if they don't fix it.
What Yahoogroups does is to act as a spam and malware conduit,
and flagging account bounces (because the email account owners rightfully
deny malware and spam delivery) as inactive.
At 06:20 PM 2/1/2007, Eugen Leitl 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'm not sure that Yahoo actually knows what it wants to do with
Yahoogroups. I had this impression even when I was actually working
On 1/31/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
However, you have to admit that Carey is one of those unisex names
like Jean or Madhu. :)
Or Casey.
The journal where I'm an editorial assistant I frequently am emailed
as Ms. O'Donnell. I don't mind. I do feel a bit bad about the day I
meet
On 01/02/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What's the problem with mailman? I've run lists with smartlist,
ezmlm, sympa, lyris, listcaster, majordomo, mailman and a few
anonymous others, and mailman seems to be not very different fron any
of the others on the list.
Except smartlist.
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 06:46:54PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
What's the problem with mailman? I've run lists with smartlist,
I think I'm just mailman-'tarded. Could never get it to work
with postfix, but then, I never tried long enough.
Once it runs, it does reasonably okay.
Btw --
...but only in French, for the moment
http://www.moulinwiki.org/
Basically, moulin is a fully interactive, offline version of the
entire Wikipedia (without pictures) on a CD. The initial French
version consists of the entire French Wikipedia: 404,903 articles all
fitting on an ISO 554MBs
On 01/02/07 15:12 +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote:
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 06:46:54PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
What's the problem with mailman? I've run lists with smartlist,
I think I'm just mailman-'tarded. Could never get it to work
with postfix, but then, I never tried long enough.
On 2/1/07, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.moulinwiki.org/
Basically, moulin is a fully interactive, offline version of the
entire Wikipedia (without pictures) on a CD. The initial French
version consists of the entire French Wikipedia: 404,903 articles all
fitting on an ISO 554MBs
On 2/1/07, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...but only in French, for the moment
http://www.moulinwiki.org/
Basically, moulin is a fully interactive, offline version of the
entire Wikipedia (without pictures) on a CD. The initial French
version consists of the entire French Wikipedia:
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
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.
snip
I'd really hate to learn mailman (apt-get install mailman is easy enough,
but afterwards), but apparently this is what I have
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.
snip
I'd really hate to learn mailman (apt-get install mailman is easy
enough,
but afterwards), but apparently this
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 06:25:41AM -0800, Thaths wrote:
I'd really hate to learn mailman (apt-get install mailman is easy enough,
but afterwards), but apparently this is what I have to do.
Have you considered Google groups? Also, if you buy your hosting space
No, because I want to keep
On 2/1/07, Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 06:25:41AM -0800, Thaths wrote:
Have you considered Google groups? Also, if you buy your hosting space
No, because I want to keep control over my stuff.
With due respect, are you not currently running your mailing lists
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 09:13:53AM -0800, Thaths wrote:
With due respect, are you not currently running your mailing lists off
This is precisely my predilection, and the reason why I've learned
to never rely on other people, especially on what other people
give you for free. Oh, and it's list,
On 01/02/07, Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ezmlm, mailman seems to the most actively developed.
Yes, there's really no major alternative to Mailman as far as I can see.
There's couriermlm, which doesn't have a web interface - relies solely
on email-based administration. Quite actively
OK, self-confessed male lurker speaks... Udhay I hope you were sitting down
when you read this...
At least call centre employees are consciously made to sound like someone from
another country, as opposed to being a representative of his/her own...
TBH, I tend to agree that the article could
Ah, but they only make a profit because we, the consumers, let them, so in that
sense, we are the conscience...
An example that I can relate to is the classic MGB sports car - in 1974 they
changed from having chrome bumpers to rubber bumpers with a higher ride height
in the name of safety.
On 2/1/07, Neha Viswanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of course, the word conscience continues to bother me. So does the word
Spiderman. :)
Not that anyone would really want to anyway, but best not read my
dissertation. I've been working some folks working on a game that
might be related to
i'm curious. is there any other human institution that is licensed to be
sociopathic?
On 2/2/07, Neha Viswanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Still, the seller doesn't have a conscience on his or her own. Only the
astuteness to perceive the consumer's conscience.
--
The future is here; it's
i'm curious. is there any other human institution that is licensed to be
sociopathic?
I believe most governments aren't licensed to be so - which explains the
mess in the world. :)
--
Neha Viswanathan
+44(0) 77695 65886
London, UK
http://withinandwithout.com |
http://globalvoicesonline.org
Hi Anish,
Yup. I was in aduni's one and only graduating
class. Aduni's experiment was to teach core
undergraduate CS material in 11 months to folks
who already had an advanced degree in a
completely unrelated field. The class consisted
of a motley crowd of lawyers, teachers,
anthropologists, etc.
--- Anish Mohammed [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I have come across that sentiment in India
but not in the US.
From my experience Indians are not alone it
does exist in Europe, I could
vouch for atleast two or more European
countries.
Do these European education systems allow one to
go
On 02/02/07, Neha Viswanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of course, the word conscience continues to bother me. So does the word
Spiderman. :)
With a great vocabulary comes great responsibility to be nit-picky. :)
Personally, I've always thought that 'conscience' ought to mean the
study of
Isn't this now the standard Corporate Social Responsibility argument?
As to whether it's all eyewash or a profit maximizing exercise or
noble intentions for the greater common good?
There's an interesting Economist article [1] on how corporations are
essentially psychopaths as also a documentary
Near BMS..
Kamat Bugle Rock
serving jolada rotti meals, on the roof top
with the local traditional musicians signing up for playing
Each day of the week has a theme..
Sometimes it drizzles and sometimes there are flowers
falling off the tall trees next door
onto the open center between
On 02/02/07, Ingrid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If corporate entities enjoy the rights and protections of citizens they can
and should, IMO, carry commensurate responsibility.
Oh, I agree with you. What I was trying to say is that with
individuals appealing to their consciences has some chance of
On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 02:04:56PM -, Shyam Visweswaran wrote:
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Srini RamaKrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Welcome to Silk, I am an ex-burgh, ex-bangalore, now in HYD person.
Where do you spend your day? At school? Work?
Ah ex-burgher! I am in school at
Neha Viswanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Still, the seller doesn't have a
conscience on his or her own. Only the
astuteness to perceive the consumer's conscience.
Of course, the word conscience continues to bother me. So does the word
Spiderman. :)
--
Neha Viswanathan
+44(0) 77695 65886
On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 09:47:28PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
[...]
Will think of more by and by.
I am surprised that Udhay hasn't mentioned Fanoos so far, I remember it being a
favorite of his. I
can't add a surprise location, other than second what everyone else has
mentioned so far.
An aggregate of human judgment is not the same as one human making a choice.
I perfectly understand how one human being can be altruistic. For their own
selfish reasons or otherwise. Through our actions, we hope to achieve what
we think we are capable of. You cannot take the self out of any
Yes, but their 'bonda rasam' is superb.
Adit.
On 2/1/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 31/01/07, Badri Natarajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I liked the authenticity of Kadambam - some of the dishes and atmosphere
really did feel like homecooked south Indian food. Branch in
Pity!
A.
On 2/2/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Toms: I was told that was good, but when I visited it, it had the
standard menu of a low end multi-cuisine restaurant.
Biju Chacko wrote [at 12:59 PM 2/2/2007] :
Toms: I was told that was good, but when I visited it, it had the
standard menu of a low end multi-cuisine restaurant.
Tom's has undergone at least 2 changes of management, and kitchen
staff, since the time Adit is talking about. It is not a place
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