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

Eugen Leitl wrote: [ on 05:50 PM 6/2/2007 ] The linguistic compartments on the world wide web, the character set input (though, once you prime the pump cut & paste will do) is a threshold, even if you speak the tongue. True, and I suspect this will become an area of focus over the next few yea

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

On Sat, Jun 02, 2007 at 05:41:35PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Eugen Leitl wrote: [ on 05:30 PM 6/2/2007 ] > > >But the compartments seem to be quite stable, it takes > >a conscious effort to see them. > > Expand on this, please? The linguistic compartments on the world wide web, the charact

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

Eugen Leitl wrote: [ on 05:30 PM 6/2/2007 ] But the compartments seem to be quite stable, it takes a conscious effort to see them. Expand on this, please? Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

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On Sat, Jun 02, 2007 at 05:08:51PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > >What's the chance of Mandarin being the next lingua franca? > > Low, I think. But any number of events could prove me wrong. I hope you're right, I'm getting to old to learn another language, especially non-indoeuropean one. Bu

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

Eugen Leitl wrote: [ on 04:52 PM 6/2/2007 ] What's the chance of Mandarin being the next lingua franca? Low, I think. But any number of events could prove me wrong. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

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On Sat, Jun 02, 2007 at 11:12:38AM +0530, Alok G. Singh wrote: > Judging by the comments on /., digg and others, there are precious few > of them worldwide. (People using English 'well' worldwide, not Indians > who have above average facility with the language). What's the chance of Mandarin bein

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On 6/2/07, Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 2007-06-02 11:32:47 +0430, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Two really interesting, intriguing pieces of software..could I hear > more about them (or at least, ams's code) please? is a web site where y

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At 2007-06-02 11:32:47 +0430, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Two really interesting, intriguing pieces of software..could I hear > more about them (or at least, ams's code) please? is a web site where you can paste text, and it guesses the gender of the author

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looks like another case of me-too disease (previous incidents were related to stone statues drinking milk, and sea water turning curatively sweetand at least one incident of a boy with magic powers, you could poke his arm with a pin and he could feel no pain - it was only later his followers r

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On 6/2/07, Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I tried to write some code that guesses the nationality of an author by looking at some text, but it is (not surprisingly) a very hard problem, much harder than the gender-guessing thing someone posted once. Two really interesting, intrig

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At 2007-06-01 11:03:26 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Seriously, though. The English in which almost all the 'me too' > replies are written on that board is terrible. I'm surprised that this surprises you, really. > There are quite a few Indians who write pretty good English. My vague stati

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On 1 Jun 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There are quite a few Indians who write pretty good English. Judging by the comments on /., digg and others, there are precious few of them worldwide. (People using English 'well' worldwide, not Indians who have above average facility with the language).

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I did cover my behind saying 'almost'. :-) Seriously, though. The English in which almost all the 'me too' replies are written on that board is terrible. I do not subscribe to ams' view that this is the sort of English that a majority writes (What I call the "we are like that only" school of expl

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At 2007-06-01 07:08:32 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These UFOs must, apparently, somehow affect our language centers. Almost every one of these eyewitness reports is written in crappy English. Thaths...here's an exception to your rule ** Email Address: [EMA

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At 2007-06-01 07:08:32 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > These UFOs must, apparently, somehow affect our language centers. > Almost every one of these eyewitness reports is written in crappy > English. Then it's true, they must have started acting on ancient India, because this is pretty much ho

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On 01-Jun-07, at 4:53 PM, Gautam John wrote: Looks like the UFO did some travelin'! I can't recall seeing anything, but I'm sure if I read some more reports, my memory will come back. Must be the work pressure. Darn thing. Can no longer even remember what I was supposed to be working on.

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On 6/1/07, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Looks like the UFO did some travelin'! *Srinivasa Rao writes: * *Sujith says:* *Ramani from West Mambalam, Chennai: * *Animesh writes:* *Hemachandra Kavoor writes:* *Swaroop R writes:* These UFOs must, apparently, somehow affect our language ce

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Does stealth need bright lights? Adit. On 6/1/07, Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But strangely, it looks like a stealth fighter to me. Anyone else thinks so?

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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

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On 6/1/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I seem to recall some small item in the newspaper saying this was a hoax, but can't find it now. Does anybody here know more? Udhay I also recall seeing an article when such a "UFO sighting" was reported. I saw it last time. It was a light

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Looks like the UFO did some travelin'! *Srinivasa Rao writes: * *My Name is Srinivasa Rao, working as a software engineer in Lifetree Convergence. Yesterday when we are coming home (with my borther) on a bike, I saw the special bluish colour object traveling at a high speed towards the earth. I

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

On 6/1/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I seem to recall some small item in the newspaper saying this was a hoax, but can't find it now. Does anybody here know more? Oooh... well isn't there supposed to be some historian school of thought that records space ship flights in ancient

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On 6/1/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I seem to recall some small item in the newspaper saying this was a hoax, but can't find it now. Does anybody here know more? Udhay >Reported in Bangalore. > >http://www.ibnlive.com/news/spotted-ufo-in-bangalore-sky/41661-11.html On Tue

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

I seem to recall some small item in the newspaper saying this was a hoax, but can't find it now. Does anybody here know more? Udhay Reported in Bangalore. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/spotted-ufo-in-bangalore-sky/41661-11.html -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com