[silk] Data Storing Bacteria Could Last Millennia

2007-03-01 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
This is very interesting, have we just discovered a building block of nano-storage? Cheeni Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/01/0113240 Posted by: samzenpus, on 2007-03-01 05:08:00 [1]PetManimal writes Computerworld has a story about a new technology developed by Keio

[silk] A return to the classics

2007-03-01 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Because I'm in a Douglas Adams mood, I forward this classic from my inbox archives (note date). I don't remember the chain of events that led to me getting this message, but it cheers me up when I see it, which is all one can really ask for. Thanks for all the fish. Udhay To: [EMAIL

Re: [silk] Data Storing Bacteria Could Last Millennia

2007-03-01 Thread Dave Long
The researchers say While the technology would most likely first be used to track medication, it could also be used to store text and images for many millennia, thwarting the longevity issues associated with today's disk and tape storage systems ... Which is more

Re: [silk] Data Storing Bacteria Could Last Millennia

2007-03-01 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Dave Long [01/03/07 18:25 +0100]: Which is more likely, bacteria as civilization archive, or bacteria with their genomes overwhelmed with ads for US green cards and cars for sale in New Jersey? (looking back on it now, the early spammers weren't as virulent -- is there a Gresham's law for

Re: [silk] Data Storing Bacteria Could Last Millennia

2007-03-01 Thread Devdas Bhagat
On 01/03/07 09:47 -0800, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Dave Long [01/03/07 18:25 +0100]: Which is more likely, bacteria as civilization archive, or bacteria with their genomes overwhelmed with ads for US green cards and cars for sale in New Jersey? (looking back on it now, the early

Re: [silk] Data Storing Bacteria Could Last Millennia

2007-03-01 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 01:04:46AM +0530, Devdas Bhagat wrote: Industrial Revolution, its called. Or perhaps evolution. Or in this case, intelligent design? I presume the idea was tongue in cheek. DNA doesn't like dead luggage, especially in primitive critters with a high mutation rate.

Re: [silk] Data Storing Bacteria Could Last Millennia

2007-03-01 Thread Thaths
On 3/1/07, Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As to density, dry DNS might be dense, but if you factor in the solvent and the reader biomachinery, molecular memory will run rings about it. And there's just nothing beating like encoding things as crystal lattice defects -- but the random access

[silk] Two tix to Two Maestros Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Ustad Zakir Hussain's Live Concert

2007-03-01 Thread Charles Haynes
I've got two Rs 1000 tickets to this for sale - I accidentally got duplicates. 99 007 55622 (or email) -- Charles From: Arundhai Biswas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sharmila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:17:42 +0530 Subject: Two Maestros Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Ustad Zakir Hussain's Live

Re: [silk] Two tix to Two Maestros Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Ustad Zakir Hussain's Live Concert

2007-03-01 Thread Charles Haynes
Sold! That was fast. -- Charles On 3/2/07, Charles Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got two Rs 1000 tickets to this for sale - I accidentally got duplicates. 99 007 55622 (or email) -- Charles From: Arundhai Biswas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sharmila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007

[silk] One hand clapping (was: contracts vs. copyright)

2007-03-01 Thread Alok G. Singh
On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 08:32:23AM -0800, Thaths wrote: So, am I left alone in an echo-y silklist chanber listening to the sound of one hand clapping? On 27 Feb 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happens to me all the time. I recently found that the phenomenon even has a name: being Warnocked