Re: [silk] Recommended Reading for 2020
On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 6:32 PM Venkatesh H R wrote: > Books I have read over the past few months > > Ohh!! How is Ornit Shani's book? It's on my list to read. > It is an easy read. Insightful story of a colossal bureaucratic endeavor, at a time when they implemented an universal adult franchise. There are so many things I learned about participatory democracy and refugee, homeless inclusion into the voter lists. regards Ramky
Re: [silk] Recommended Reading for 2020
On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 12:43 AM Thaths wrote: > Silk listers, I used to turn to you for book recommendations around this > time of the year. But stopped this practice when I stopped seeing > engagement. But last year a handful of you said that you missed this annual > tradition. So here we go again! > Books I have read over the past few months 1. Churchill's Secret War by Madhusree Mukerjee 2. How India became Democratic by Ornit Shani 3. India's War: The Making of Modern South Asia by Srinath Raghavan Looking forward to reading. Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova - Ramky -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Silkmeet in Bangalore 18 Feb 2019
On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 4:01 PM Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Silklister Danese Cooper will be in town, possibly with Zaheda Bhorat and > Alolita Sharma. Let's use this as an opportunity to meet up. > > Show of hands? > I'm in. regards Ramky -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Disposing off film SLRs in Bangalore / Bay Area
On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 10:15 PM, Venkat <s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: > I gave away my old N65 here in Bangalore to a photography student. But, to > avoid fraud, I would recommend that you sell it for about INR 1500 or so. > Otherwise unscrupulous chaps will take it from you pretending to be a > student and sell it. I sold it using the facebook page Bangalore Camera/Buy > and Sell. Another virtual place I have sucessfully bought and sold used equipment in India, is on the JJmehta Forum. http://www.jjmehta.com/forum/index.php?board=8.0 . I do use keh.com to figure out the condition for purchasing and selling. regards Ramky -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 28 - bangalore
On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 7:24 PM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 12:21 AM, Deepak Shenoy < > deepakshe...@capitalmind.in > > wrote: > > Cool stuff - I will try and make it so I'm a maybe, will confirm on Tue. > > > > See you all tomorrow! > +1 I'll drop by too. But maybe a bit late. -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Gaurav Vaz - Introduction
On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Gaurav Vaz <gaurav@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone! > > I finally managed to join this amazing group after years of hearing and > reading about it. Thanks a lot Udhay for the invitation :) > Welcome to Silk, Unlurking myself. Proud to have known you buddy, right from the chaddi days in vyalikaval. > > I am a proper jack of all trades and I might have interacted with a few of > you in different capacities. I play the bass guitar and am the artist > manager for The Raghu Dixit Project, a contemporary folk band from > Bangalore and am quite active in the Indian indie music scene in different > capacities. > > I work as a web consultant with my start-up, The Random Lines, and am also > a very small scale angel investor who loves working with small businesses > and start-ups in various capacities. > > I am really looking forward to catching up with all of you at some point > and being part of some great conversations here. > > Thanks, > Gaurav > > -- > If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice! > > http://gauravvaz.com > -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Danese in Bangalore...time for a Meetup?
I'm in . I just relocated back to Bangalore regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
[silk] The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work
Rogway tries to describe the moral responsibilities of the cryptographic community — responsibilities that, he believes, that community has failed to live up to. Worth a read. "We need to erect a much expanded commons on the Internet. We need to realize popular services in a secure, distributed, and decentralized way, powered by free software and free/open hardware. We need to build systems beyond the reach of super-sized companies and spy agencies. Such services must be based on strong cryptography. Emphasizing that prerequisite, we need to expand our cryptographic commons." http://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/papers/moral.html -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Legal adulthood
On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk <s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: > I'll be there. > On Dec 1, 2015 11:08 AM, "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <sur...@hserus.net> wrote: > >> Date? I’ll travel over. +1. I'll travel over too. -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Beer and bites this Friday in Bombay
Congratulations on the half century and wish you Happy Birthday Dear Mahesh. Also coincidentally. I'm in Bombay, to attend a friends kids first birthday on the same day. Will drop by for a while. Ramky On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Rajesh Mehar <rajeshme...@gmail.com> wrote: > Happy birthday Mahesh! Congratulations on 50. With the aid of scientific > advances and good sense, here's to another 75 maybe? > > On Tue, 8 Sep 2015 at 12:27 Venkatesh Hariharan <ven...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Mahesh, >> >> I will drop in for a while. It's been a long while since we last met. >> Congrats on the half-century :-) >> >> Venky >> >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 11:46 AM Mahesh Murthy <mahesh.mur...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Hey folks, I'm turning 50 this weekend. >> > >> > Given the rise in global warming, onion prices and pollution and my >> general >> > disregard for the RSS, Taliban and common decency, I'm told reaching this >> > far is a feat worth celebrating. >> > >> > So please join me at Doolally Taproom, Candies Lane, opposite Lilavati >> > Hospital, Bombay for beer and bites. Friday Sep 11 from 7pm till late. >> > >> > No gifts please - though if you're feeling generous there will be a >> couple >> > of charities around. >> > >> > Thanks, hope to see you! Sorry for a group invite, but there's no one >> here >> > I would not like to have around :-) >> > >> > Please email my assistant Aarti, copied here if you can make it! >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > >> > Mahesh >> > >> -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] best indian whisky and rum ?
- Amrut Single Malt - Old Monk - Desmondji Agave spirits http://www.desmondji.com/home.php On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Nikhil Mehra nikhil.mehra...@gmail.com wrote: And there is no rum quite like Old Monk anywhere else in the world. On 8 Dec 2014 14:57, Lahar Appaiah thew...@gmail.com wrote: Amrut Fusion Single Malt. On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 2:32 PM, harry listmans...@gmail.com wrote: Any recommendations on good indian whisky and rum (I don't want the scotch blended stuff) ? I want to give it as a gift to some wine drinkers, but since Indian wine is so terrible I would rather give alcohol. Unfortunately, I am a bit out of date with whats current ... -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Linguistics query
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 7:21 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Idly wondering, and I thought the folks here might have some insight: Does the alphabet used by any Indian language have the concept of upper and lower case? (for the purposes of this query, let us explicitly exclude the Roman alphabet) Indic Scripts does not make a distinction of Upper and Lower Case. I.e Writing systems which have its roots in Brahmic script. CJKV languages do not make this distinction too -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Anyone who works 40-hour weeks?
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 7:39 AM, Bharat Shetty bharat.she...@gmail.com wrote: 2. Culture and such. Depends on the environment in your company or work place. Sometimes you need support from others to finish tasks asap. Any laxness on others part (for eg: late reviews, late discussions etc) makes it only tougher for you etc. Company Culture can be very misleading, I used to put in more than 70+ hours/ Week. Spend Weekends at work, a place I admired a lot for its hackers. Culture so misleading, at one given point of time had taken a health club membership just a few buildings away from my work, just to take a shower and save time. There were way too many rockstars Hackers in the company and work environment encouraged one to be. I though I need be one or I would perish. It more had a chained reaction. Just about the first 3 years I could feel the burn out, series of rejections by bosses and peers in just about anything I did or proposed. No social life except for the dinners at various open source conferences around the world or the occasional FoU camp/ meet ups. Even worse no friends outside work. It took me quite a while and hard work to change these habits. I remember seeing a poster at a former colleagues cubicle at Yahoo! guess its from Futurama You're not paid to think. A mindless worker is a happy worker. Shut Up and Do your Job. I could see he was going through the same. Intra company work cultures drastically differ from its American Counterparts. Here are my observations on it. 0. When a company is making profits and is successful, no one within gives a damn about its culture. Or the ratio of its rockstars to employees feeling like second grade citizens. Its only when they have have a bad year, quarter they would do some soul searching. 1. Just following orders worked well for me. This one drastically cut my work hours, it was like an epiphany. 2. Hanging out with people within your age group. I was in for a reality check when I did this. Does change your social life. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:67E226F5 Fingerprint = BA51 9241 72B9 7DBD 1A9A E717 ABB2 9BAD 67E2 26F5
Re: [silk] Prank paper of the day
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: I like the abstract. Bonus points for the first response to link it to Stephen King. :) Quitters Inc ? Blood and Smoke ? -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Diaspora
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: I have a few invites, for those of you who want to play with this. First come, first served. Sure. I would love to try it - Ramky -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Silk meet in Bangalore
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Vinit Bhansali vi...@bhansalimail.com wrote: [ ...] Just called, spoke with Hari at the pub (080-22258847) and confirmed for about 15 people starting at 7:30pm Reservation in the name of Silk List Make it +1, I will drop by too. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Valsa Williams valsa.willi...@gmail.com wrote: If all this is true I shudder to think of the enormity of such a project. GoI does not realise that security can always be bypassed, and that is something they have to live with. Considering sending emails to chief minister, Member of Parliament as a security breach, Perhaps some one has been watching too much of Jason Bourne / James Bond in the Ministry play the blame on the Internet. Of all the Internet security research taking place in CDAC , W3C India office and most of these organizations have their own downstream versions of GNU distributions none of them provide any responsible disclosure of any vulnerability issues to the vendor-sec list. The other problem is that most of these downstream distributions fork some of the upstream ones at some point of time and forget to pull in the security updates for the subsequent releases and then release gem of a project like the $40/ $10 laptop which leads to nothing but mockery on slashdot and rediff forums . -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] How does one unregister from Hinduism?
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Kiran Jonnalagadda j...@pobox.com wrote: Mahesh Shantaram did that many years ago. Here it is: http://bbs.seacrow.com/cix/106/829 http://bbs.seacrow.com/cix/106/881 Thanks, I am sure that this is the most practical solution, even if I have to repeat some variant of it in every country I reside in. Yes, Mahesh Shantaram did that many years ago, it costed him Rs 25/- . But it also got me curious, If one does not have a religion, does it automatically qualify him for a religious minority or any minority status in India. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Writing with the pack
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: Why do reporters report in a pack? And this is not specific to India. They can always see a trending topic very fast, localized to a region, to know the sensation of a story. Reporting in pack is pretty vibrant among celebrity gossip columns. With celebrities tweeting , there is no need for new agencies to hire those elite page 3 reporters for gossip any more :P regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] For Googlers
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Dr. John Marshall Johnson johnso...@gmail.com wrote: Udhay, and anyone else out here who still have an extra invite, please pass it on to me. I have got my second set of wave invites.I have about 10 invitations. Please send me a mail off list regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Sibal on Education
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Gautam Johngkj...@gmail.com wrote: While scrapping the 10th Standard exams is all well and fine, in the Govt. school system it is the only public examination that children face. Without this, there really is no way to figure out how the school system is doing. So I'm a little unsure of this. The decision is getting mixed reactions. Good to see a thought of education reforms coming up from the ministry. Are we heading towards a Credit Score Based Education system? The reasoning is quite true that it puts a lot of pressure on the students. Though we need to have exams at some point. It has cultural aspect too. I grewup in contrast of two cultures, I was a Josephite in Bangalore. As a student I used to think If I could get a seat into St Joseph Arts and Science College or College Of Commerce. Well my cousins in Andhra used to worry about getting into coaching centers entrances for IIT/JEE or AIIMS . I used think if I get into to the school cricket A team. That would be a ticket to college of commerce. During my 10th, my dad got transferred to Mysore, I joined a school called Sadvidya, got a total culture shock, from a Jesuit catholic school to a brahmin School, where a select group of students are put in something called the cream section and they are grilled from morning 8 to night 8 with special notes and special exams. You would surely feel left out of the crowd , if you did not belong cream section. As for the rest, I'm all for private schools both primary and secondary. The market does a far a better job than the Govt. ever could. Privatization of schools has lead to competition among schools. Earlier this year I took a trip to uttarkhand, at least every village seemed to have a government primary school. I 'm impressed with the effort government has put into primary education. Thought, not open many private schools in Andhra and Jharkand have mass copying system in place,for state ranks. Now the ranking system has been abolished in Karnataka . It would be great if college accept students who are home schooled or have been through open schooling. If the government can standardise on a nationwide SAT kinda examination. It will be tough to crack to get a competitive exam without ranking system at the school level. Privatization has its advantages of getting reforms in education reservation system. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Why do we have sex?
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Udhay Shankar Nud...@pobox.com wrote: Udhay Shankar N wrote, [on 6/18/2009 1:59 PM]: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227121.600-has-the-mystery-of-sex-been-explained-at-last.html?full=trueprint=true Hm. Did anyone else see two copies of this message? No, Just a single copy. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Archie proposes to Veronica next month ..
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:07 AM, lukhman_khan lukhman_k...@yahoo.com wrote: Can anyone tell me where i can find the whole TINTIN and Asterix set? (on the net) http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3691369/Tintin_Comic_(Complete_25_Issues_in_.JPG_High_Quality) lol!!! this could further justify King Kong defense in the pirate bay trial . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_kong_defense#.22King_Kong.22_defense . [OT] There is this deal in bsbazaar that if you buy all the asterix collection you get all the tintin editions for free. They claim it to be individual editions.So all you TinTin fans who want the collection. Im not a great fan of TinTin anyway , so Iam willing to breakup 50-50 % for the asterix collection. Contact me offlist. http://www.bsbazaar.com/books/all/ASTERIXTIN/ipcollections/the-asterix-and-tintin-collection.htm regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Oracle Agrees to Acquire Sun
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/technology/companies/21sun.html?ref=business Well ... what to the Sun and ex-Sun folks on the list think of this? Oracle hasn't done bad in the past few years on Linux. Their contributions to the kernel have been pretty active. I'm more concerned on the vast patent portfolio Sun has. Hopefully they do not see anything capitalistic out of it and open it up ;-). But how much of the patent portfolio does matter in this kinda acquisition ? regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Daring trains..
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Gautam John gkj...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: Gautam asked what'd happen if this were to take place in India. That apart, any train buffs on the list? Do Indian locos and compartments have sufficient clearance to attempt this? unlurking But I did come across one incident where a person slipped between the tracks, one of days during monsoon in Bombay. while changing platforms desi way, i.e instead of using the pedestrian bridge. The local train just passes over him. Most of them at the station freaked out. As soon as the train passes by this person gets up and starts running. A bunch of cops catch this guy and start hitting him. Felt sorry for him. Somedays later I wished I had a camera then or a mobile phone with video recording facility and Internet. Must have got good ratings on youtube. could also have tweeted the incident :P Speaking about trains, train buffs. http://www.seat61.com/ gives you options of doing London to New Delhi via trains. Also, gives you the option of around the world by land and sea. One on my to-do list. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
[silk] Facebook's New Terms Of Service: We Can Do Anything We Want With Your Content. Forever.
Facebook's New Terms Of Service: We Can Do Anything We Want With Your Content. Forever. By Chris Walters, 6:14 PM on Sun Feb 15 2009, Source :: http://consumerist.com/5150175/facebooks-new-terms-of-service-we-can-do-anything-we-want-with-your-content-forever Facebook's terms of service (TOS) used to say that when you closed an account on their network, any rights they claimed to the original content you uploaded would expire. Not anymore. Now, anything you upload to Facebook can be used by Facebook in any way they deem fit, forever, no matter what you do later. Want to close your account? Good for you, but Facebook still has the right to do whatever it wants with your old content. They can even sublicense it if they want. You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any User Content you (i) Post on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof subject only to your privacy settings or (ii) enable a user to Post, including by offering a Share Link on your website and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof. That language is the same as in the old TOS, but there was an important couple of lines at the end of that section that have been removed: You may remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If you choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will automatically expire, however you acknowledge that the Company may retain archived copies of your User Content. Furthermore, the Termination section near the end of the TOs states: The following sections will survive any termination of your use of the Facebook Service: Prohibited Conduct, User Content, Your Privacy Practices, Gift Credits, Ownership; Proprietary Rights, Licenses, Submissions, User Disputes; Complaints, Indemnity, General Disclaimers, Limitation on Liability, Termination and Changes to the Facebook Service, Arbitration, Governing Law; Venue and Jurisdiction and Other. Make sure you never upload anything you don't feel comfortable giving away forever, because it's Facebook's now. Oh, you also agree to arbitration, naturally. Have fun with that. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090 If you're going to get mad at me every time I do something stupid, then I guess I'll just have to stop doing stupid things! - Homer simpson
Re: [silk] Silk HYD meet - Thursday evening 7pm
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 6:02 AM, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I gather that there are a whole bunch of you in town this week. I was hoping that we could meet on Thursday evening, 4th Dec for drinks dinner. The best places as I mentioned are around Road #1, Banjara Hills. We could hang out at Firangi Pani and head to dinner next door at Aromas of China / Sahib Sindh Sultan. I'm in Hyderabad for the IGF and also attending a cousins wedding on the 5th. Will try to make it to the meet. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Bangalore meetup?
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Devdas Bhagat wrote, [on 10/14/2008 8:41 PM]: In which case, I am in Bangalore from the 24th evening to early morning on the 1st. I suggest the weekend of the 29th/30th. When/where is this meetup, I say? I'm fine with 27th,28th. Might go to mysore over the weekend. Place I'm not sure, but anyplace is fine. Koshys, Coffee House.. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
[silk] [Silk-List] Meetup in Bangalore next week
Hey Folks $Subject. Anybody for a silk-list meetup in Bangalore next week. In Bangalore for FSCK.IN. (Err.. I mean Foss.in). Devdas, Jace, Venky and Biju might be the usual silkers at the conference. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Redhat intrusion
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:48 AM, Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How is that remarkable? Compromises of diverse distro depositories happen quite regularly. Now if this was OpenBSD... Folks who keep their systems updated using Red Hat Network are not at risk. Atleast Red Hat confirms that. To use the GPG signature key to verify the integrity and authenticity of the scripts please follow the instructions below: * Download the Red Hat Security Response Team public key: wget -c https://www.redhat.com/security/650d5882.txt * Import the Red Hat Security Response Team public key: gpg --import 650d5882.txt * Verify the script signature matches that of the Security Response Team: gpg --verify openssh-blacklist-1.0.sh.asc P.S :: Not speaking for my employer :-) regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Having solved hunger, Maharashtra plans to build a Statue of Liberty equivalent
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:01 PM, ss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And guess the name of the world's tallest tower that they will build in Bangalore? mmm Let me guess. o The Kempe State o The Kempe Capitol o Kempefeller towers regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Bay area silkmeet?
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:50 AM, Thaths [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If either of you are up for a lunch at and tour of the Googleplex tomorrow, let me know. Does that include a complimentary Lava lamp too ?! ;-) regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
[silk] Finger Lengths Predict musical and athletic ability
says, one country hopes the tool will help identify future athletes. He is working with Qatar's Aspire Sports Academy, whose vision, according to its website, is to discover the best young sporting talent … and transform them into world-renowned champions. Manning's goal: to prove that finger ratio at age 10 predicts athletic ability at age 18. -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] WiMax in Bangalore?
On Jan 16, 2008 1:53 PM, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://reliance.wimax.googlepages.com/ Anyone used this? I use this connection here in Pune. Its pretty reliable and speed is decent enough. Need to take care of the antenna, sight change in the position can give you nightmares. Esp. when the children next door , use the antenna as an extra 8 runs :D -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] FoU Camp V3 Pictures
On Dec 13, 2007 11:03 PM, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 13, 2007 10:05 PM, Danese Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uhm...I don't have permission to view the page. Do you need to friend me on Flickr or something? I'm DivaDanese. Me too...what do you/ I have to do? /Me too.can't view the pics. I guess , vinit has made it a private set. BTW is there a Silklist group on flickr, all the tagged pics can be grouped there. Cheers -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
[silk] FoU Camp V3 Pictures
Hey Silkers Moods and Dudes at the FoUCamp V3. These are a few pictures through my lens http://flickr.com/photos/ramkrsna/sets/72157603413659484/ My favorite picture is the Coconut and the Vodka. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] 10th Anniversary silkmeet
On Dec 10, 2007 9:12 PM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bharath Chari wrote: Shiv, Come on - I am sure we will let you go back home before the 18th or thereabouts. This was planned at my place on the 17th :-) OK, I give. Let's do it on the 17th at your place. Who else is in? I'm In, if its on the 17th, I'll be leaving to Pune on the 18th morning. So 17th is confirmed right ? -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] To FOU or not to FOU
On Nov 19, 2007 11:39 AM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 17, 2007 9:57 AM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And we're awaiting confirmation from Fireflies on the availability. This is what I received from Fireflies: q Dear Mr. Udhay, Sorry for the delay. I am happy to block the dates required by you on 1st and 2nd of December'07. I have sent mail to Jessica regarding your booking. I think if you go on twin sharing basis accomodation it will help us, because we have another workshop at the same time but that is yet to confirm. If that workshop postphone we will be able to give you single accomodation. Kindly confirm immediately With Best Regards Manjula /q So, I think it should be all right to go with twin-sharing, yes? No Problem with me. Show of hands of who's staying overnight? +1 :: Ramky -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] To FOU or not to FOU
On Nov 11, 2007 11:14 AM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Danese Cooper wrote: [ on 01:07 AM 11/11/2007 ] Okay, so now I must book my airline tix for trip to India. I still haven't seen consensus on FOU (when, where, to what extent???). Well - I've been meaning to post about this for a while now. Thanks to Danese for prodding. Dates: Dec 1-2 (Saturday and Sunday, in other words) Venue: 2 venues are frontrunners so far, we need to pick one. possibility 1: do it in Fireflies once again. pro: easy to reach (~1hr from Bangalore), easy to book, low cost (~ Rs 500/head/day) con: been there, done that possibility 2: BR Hills pro: forest surroundings, safari included in price, Kallu can get us a 10% discount con: will need to drive 3.5 hours to get there each way, need to book in advance (which means we need to know exactly how many people are coming, IN ADVANCE), costs (Rs 1500/head/day) A show of hands, please? Who's coming, and which location do you prefer? I'm in. Open to both locations , BR hills seems more interesting. but will be helluva travel over the weekend. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Spirit of the Land
On 10/23/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warning: wanderlust inducer. -- b http://www.spirit-of-the-land.com/ Gives me an 509 error Bandwidth Limit Exceeded The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later. Apache/1.3.37 Server at www.spirit-of-the-land.com Port 80 -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Techie released by police
On 10/25/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/25/07, Badri Natarajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not worth it. Amount of money he's likely to get at court will be tiny. An EFF for India anyone? Not sure but isn't there an Alternative Law Forum in Bangalore. Which deals with stuff like these? -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Indian grooms for Russian brides
On 9/12/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/12/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So someone is trying to start a Russian mail order brides business in India? It is already a notorious scam in the USA .. Looks like someone in Russia is trying to start an Indian mail order grooms. Which will, undoubtedly, gain notoriety. . that calls for shaadi.ru simplymarry.ru bharatmatrimony.ru :D -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Illustrated Coffee Guide
On 8/27/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I currently use Kalmane's Mysore nuggets which is delivered home when I call and ask. +1 , I kinda found it pretty strong . I used to like Kothas Coffee, not sure if you are getting the kinda beans they used to supply a few years back -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Seeking man-sized wheels
Well my heart is really set on this thing called a Tempo Cruiser Classic made by Force motors - they tell me its very popular in rural / farm areas. Great sheet metal - I heard it was a Merc design. Anyone had experience driving one? Or any other like driving suggestions? (fyi... The wife said ok on this one!) Oh! Yeah, Tempo Cruiser is one helluva SUV, though causes traffic jams in lesser known towns. One of the Cruisers from force is definitely for the country roads, its called the Judo, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL10yf5x_V8 .and it kinda fits in the Indian Army bill. I heard it has an Merc's Diesel engine too. P.S :: Welcome to Bangalore, make yourself familiar with the famous potholes of the city, for safer driving Regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] FoU v3
On 8/8/07, Ramakrishnan Sundaram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Udhay Shankar N said the following on 08/08/2007 14:53: So, what time suits everyone else? In the next few months? End of the year? January 2008? The earlier the better for me. How's September? When are all these international shindigs happening? So whens the foUv3, going to be ? foss.in is in early december ( 4 - 8 th dec). -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] FoU v3
On 8/2/07, Thaths [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is time to kick off a discussion about a IRL silklist meet. For lack of imagination, we began calling these things FoU (Friends of Udhay; also means crazy in French). We started with a really small meet in Coonoor in 2005 and followed it up with a slightly larger meet in Bangalore last year. It is now time for us to start thinking about a FoU this year. 1. Where should it be held? Close to a metropolis is usually good. Lonavala , Near to both Mumbai / Pune . Mysore , 2-3Hrs from B'lore 2. When should it be held? A three day weekend is usually good (except for Biju if the three day weekend happens to be Easter). mmm... not sure, in sync with foss.in, like last year Thaths -- Homer: He has all the money in the world, but there's one thing he can't buy. Marge: What's that? Homer: (pause) A dinosaur. -- Homer J. Simpson Sudhakar ChandraSlacker Without Borders -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Booze lovers unite in Kerala
LOL!!! I saw this on TV. with the Spokesperson standing in front of a country liquor shop. Talking something like this The plight of an average malayali.. Booze contributes 2nd highest income after tourism in kerala On 3/22/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=Nationalid=102373 Booze lovers unite in Kerala Nandagopal Tuesday, March 20, 2007 (Thiruvananthpuram): Alcohol consumers from across Kerala have come together to form the All Kerala Liquor Consumers' Welfare Association. The association has acquired over 68,000 members from across the state within just two months of its formation and the numbers are growing. With a per capita alcohol consumption of 8.3 litres, Kerala has the dubious distinction of being India's liquor capital. The association has a list of 15 demands for the state government. Its a tall order on most counts asking for liquor through ration shops, bar homes where people can have a drink without police harassment, pension for the liquor consumer's family, no dry days and a crackdown on adulteration of liquor. Earlier we used to get country liquor for Rs 10. We would get intoxicated and be happy. Now even if we pay Rs 200, we don't get a kick. What sort of liquor is that? It is not good at all, said Adinad Sashi, President, All Kerala Liquor Consumers' Welfare Associaion. Source of revenue The response to the association has been overwhelming with over 68,000 members in just two months. It now plans to go international for the benefit of expat Malayalis. People are calling us from Dubai, Bahrain and Kuwait to set up units of our association there. They are willing to meet all our expenses, said Vauvakavu Basheer, Convenor, All Kerala Liquor Consumers' Welfare Association. After tourism, alcohol is the second biggest source of revenue for the state government and for a state with debts to the tune of Rs 50, crore, it is difficult to do away with the drinking habit. -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] congrats Biju...
[1] Yes, that's his full name. The reason why he doesn't have the same last name as me is lost somewhere in the mists of bizarre family tradition. Wld that be PhilipOase KariLaAl Joseph Jr. in family tradition :D P.S :: PhilipOase KariLaAl Joseph is Biju's real name. -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] Google can't find enough people in India
And other companies are willing to pay a lot more for the same people. Google is trying to get the I work for google thing working, but stock options don't look good at the moment and they pay significantly below market rates for talent. :-O, I thought they paid out-of-the world pay packages...nywayz its not only google, every company faces shortage of skilled guys. Google is one company with many celebrities of the computer world joining them in the recent times, so the rule are simple o. Either be a Rob Pike, Andew Morton, Guido, Vinton cerf get invited o. Build a youTube alike, web 2.0..oops a 2.1 and be acquired by google o. Or do math :D :: Ramky
Re: [silk] Choosing where to die
On 8/7/06, Yazad Jal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Manish Jethani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to die in: Bombay (Bandra, to be specific, preferably in the Linking Road-Hill Road-Pali Hill area) I have Grand plans , I wanna die in Hawai, during Sunset :D I know a friend who has a family burial plot in the St. Andrew's churchyard (end of Hill Road, just before bandstand). You can see the sea from there. But it's a bit creepy when a 20 something shows you her final resting place! On another note, JRD Tata always wanted to die abroad (all the Chairmen of Tata Sons had died abroad) so that there would be less hassle in India. He got his wish when he was in Switzerland in 1993. (Source: Beyond the Last Blue Mountain, R. M. Lala) -yazad -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
Re: [silk] motorcycles
On 8/2/06, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe that I used to enjoy driving once. Hehe.. Nice statement, I could perhaps share with my childern... Long Long time ago...I used to enjoy driving. -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090
