Re: [silk] Hello!

[Mohit]

Pah! Some people are just jealous they weren't invited :-P
Regards,
Mohit



On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 7:48 PM Madhu Menon  wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 13:51, Mohit  wrote:
>
> > It's puns sir. Hardly something that warrants that much paranoia
> >
>
> Indeed. One can only hope the government shuts that group down. :P
>

Re: [silk] Hello!

[Madhu Menon]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 13:51, Mohit  wrote:

> It's puns sir. Hardly something that warrants that much paranoia
>

Indeed. One can only hope the government shuts that group down. :P

Re: [silk] Hello!

[Mohit]

It's puns sir. Hardly something that warrants that much paranoia

Regards,
Mohit

On Mon, 14 Jun, 2021, 12:19 Venkat Mangudi - Silk, 
wrote:

> You should move to Telegram or Signal. I'll be happy to join that group.
>
> On Mon, 14 Jun, 2021, 12:10 pm Mohit,  wrote:
>
> > Welcome Ameya
> >
> > My name is Mohit, I am from UP, lived a long time in Delhi, but have made
> > Hyderabad my home now :-)
> > I run a whatsapp group dedicated to puns & "mild/stupid jokes" :-)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mohit
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 3:45 PM Ameya Nagarajan 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone!
> > > I've heard a lot about this list and am very pleased to join.
> > > My name is Ameya (uh-MEY-a for those who would like to know). I am an
> > > editor, podcaster and occasional writer with a fabulous ability to herd
> > > cats :D This might have something to do with the two I have, who
> > frequently
> > > need herding.
> > > I am known for my love of good puns (delighted to argue about that
> > > definition any time), and interest in learning languages. I speak
> fluent
> > > Spanish and dabble in many more. I love arguing to better understand my
> > > position and that of the other person, but the goal is not conversion.
> I
> > am
> > > fascinated by people and patterns, and like few things more than
> > (potatoes
> > > and) sitting around watching people, heardin stories of people and
> > > formulating theories of how and why they think and do what they think
> and
> > > do.
> > > I am from Hyderabad, but live in Delhi (dil se dilliwali hoon, as I
> like
> > to
> > > say). I like to cook and can usually be found reading
> SOMETHING--ketchup
> > > bottles will do at a pinch. I have degrees in English, Latin American
> > > Studies and Business Administration, and cohost a podcast
> > > .
> > > I shall you all in discussions!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Cordially,
> > > Ameya Nagarajan
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Hello!

[Venkat Mangudi - Silk]

You should move to Telegram or Signal. I'll be happy to join that group.

On Mon, 14 Jun, 2021, 12:10 pm Mohit,  wrote:

> Welcome Ameya
>
> My name is Mohit, I am from UP, lived a long time in Delhi, but have made
> Hyderabad my home now :-)
> I run a whatsapp group dedicated to puns & "mild/stupid jokes" :-)
>
> Regards,
> Mohit
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 3:45 PM Ameya Nagarajan 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone!
> > I've heard a lot about this list and am very pleased to join.
> > My name is Ameya (uh-MEY-a for those who would like to know). I am an
> > editor, podcaster and occasional writer with a fabulous ability to herd
> > cats :D This might have something to do with the two I have, who
> frequently
> > need herding.
> > I am known for my love of good puns (delighted to argue about that
> > definition any time), and interest in learning languages. I speak fluent
> > Spanish and dabble in many more. I love arguing to better understand my
> > position and that of the other person, but the goal is not conversion. I
> am
> > fascinated by people and patterns, and like few things more than
> (potatoes
> > and) sitting around watching people, heardin stories of people and
> > formulating theories of how and why they think and do what they think and
> > do.
> > I am from Hyderabad, but live in Delhi (dil se dilliwali hoon, as I like
> to
> > say). I like to cook and can usually be found reading SOMETHING--ketchup
> > bottles will do at a pinch. I have degrees in English, Latin American
> > Studies and Business Administration, and cohost a podcast
> > .
> > I shall you all in discussions!
> >
> >
> >
> > Cordially,
> > Ameya Nagarajan
> >
> > 
> >
>

Re: [silk] Hello!

[Mohit]

Welcome Ameya

My name is Mohit, I am from UP, lived a long time in Delhi, but have made
Hyderabad my home now :-)
I run a whatsapp group dedicated to puns & "mild/stupid jokes" :-)

Regards,
Mohit



On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 3:45 PM Ameya Nagarajan  wrote:

> Hi everyone!
> I've heard a lot about this list and am very pleased to join.
> My name is Ameya (uh-MEY-a for those who would like to know). I am an
> editor, podcaster and occasional writer with a fabulous ability to herd
> cats :D This might have something to do with the two I have, who frequently
> need herding.
> I am known for my love of good puns (delighted to argue about that
> definition any time), and interest in learning languages. I speak fluent
> Spanish and dabble in many more. I love arguing to better understand my
> position and that of the other person, but the goal is not conversion. I am
> fascinated by people and patterns, and like few things more than (potatoes
> and) sitting around watching people, heardin stories of people and
> formulating theories of how and why they think and do what they think and
> do.
> I am from Hyderabad, but live in Delhi (dil se dilliwali hoon, as I like to
> say). I like to cook and can usually be found reading SOMETHING--ketchup
> bottles will do at a pinch. I have degrees in English, Latin American
> Studies and Business Administration, and cohost a podcast
> .
> I shall you all in discussions!
>
>
>
> Cordially,
> Ameya Nagarajan
>
> 
>

Re: [silk] Hello!

[Radhika, Y.]

Hi Ameya! Good to see another Spanish speaker here. Welcome.
Radhika

El dom., 13 jun. 2021 3:15 a. m., Ameya Nagarajan 
escribió:

> Hi everyone!
> I've heard a lot about this list and am very pleased to join.
> My name is Ameya (uh-MEY-a for those who would like to know). I am an
> editor, podcaster and occasional writer with a fabulous ability to herd
> cats :D This might have something to do with the two I have, who frequently
> need herding.
> I am known for my love of good puns (delighted to argue about that
> definition any time), and interest in learning languages. I speak fluent
> Spanish and dabble in many more. I love arguing to better understand my
> position and that of the other person, but the goal is not conversion. I am
> fascinated by people and patterns, and like few things more than (potatoes
> and) sitting around watching people, heardin stories of people and
> formulating theories of how and why they think and do what they think and
> do.
> I am from Hyderabad, but live in Delhi (dil se dilliwali hoon, as I like to
> say). I like to cook and can usually be found reading SOMETHING--ketchup
> bottles will do at a pinch. I have degrees in English, Latin American
> Studies and Business Administration, and cohost a podcast
> .
> I shall you all in discussions!
>
>
>
> Cordially,
> Ameya Nagarajan
>
> 
>

Re: [silk] Hello!

[Venkat Mangudi - Silk]

Welcome to Silk. We have some punsters here, expecting a thread drift soon.

Cheers

On Sun, 13 Jun, 2021, 3:45 pm Ameya Nagarajan,  wrote:

> Hi everyone!
> I've heard a lot about this list and am very pleased to join.
> My name is Ameya (uh-MEY-a for those who would like to know). I am an
> editor, podcaster and occasional writer with a fabulous ability to herd
> cats :D This might have something to do with the two I have, who frequently
> need herding.
> I am known for my love of good puns (delighted to argue about that
> definition any time), and interest in learning languages. I speak fluent
> Spanish and dabble in many more. I love arguing to better understand my
> position and that of the other person, but the goal is not conversion. I am
> fascinated by people and patterns, and like few things more than (potatoes
> and) sitting around watching people, heardin stories of people and
> formulating theories of how and why they think and do what they think and
> do.
> I am from Hyderabad, but live in Delhi (dil se dilliwali hoon, as I like to
> say). I like to cook and can usually be found reading SOMETHING--ketchup
> bottles will do at a pinch. I have degrees in English, Latin American
> Studies and Business Administration, and cohost a podcast
> .
> I shall you all in discussions!
>
>
>
> Cordially,
> Ameya Nagarajan
>
> 
>

[silk] Hello!

[Ameya Nagarajan]

Hi everyone!
I've heard a lot about this list and am very pleased to join.
My name is Ameya (uh-MEY-a for those who would like to know). I am an
editor, podcaster and occasional writer with a fabulous ability to herd
cats :D This might have something to do with the two I have, who frequently
need herding.
I am known for my love of good puns (delighted to argue about that
definition any time), and interest in learning languages. I speak fluent
Spanish and dabble in many more. I love arguing to better understand my
position and that of the other person, but the goal is not conversion. I am
fascinated by people and patterns, and like few things more than (potatoes
and) sitting around watching people, heardin stories of people and
formulating theories of how and why they think and do what they think and
do.
I am from Hyderabad, but live in Delhi (dil se dilliwali hoon, as I like to
say). I like to cook and can usually be found reading SOMETHING--ketchup
bottles will do at a pinch. I have degrees in English, Latin American
Studies and Business Administration, and cohost a podcast
.
I shall you all in discussions!



Cordially,
Ameya Nagarajan

Re: [silk] Hello

[Ram Sekar]

Great - thanks Shenoy.  Ping me anytime.

Ram

On Fri, 21 May 2021, 20:43 Shenoy N,  wrote:

> This is great to know. I think I'll buy BLDC fans for the factory.
>
> We changed our acs to Daikin 5 star a couple of years ago. I think we've
> recovered the money already from the savings
>
> Thanks and regards
>
> Narendra Shenoy
>
>
>
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 20:20,  wrote:
>
> > Not sure I've scanned the full list.  I have Daikin 5-star efficiency ACs
> > (1.5t and 2.0t).
> >
> > The other energy efficiency thing is to circulate the air better, and
> hold
> > the temperature of the air conditioner than one would otherwise do.
> >
> > Ram
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: silklist  On
> > Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> > Sent: 27 April 2021 19:01
> > To: Intelligent Conversation 
> > Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
> >
> > Any air conditioners you would recommend?
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:53 PM  wrote:
> >
> > > Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.
> > >
> > > Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg
> > > mentioned below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self
> > > promotion)
> > >
> > > Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which
> > > you'll get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel,
> > > mild steel and copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through
> > > a long chain.
> > >
> > > Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is
> > > enough to pay back for a new fan in less than two years, typically -
> > > shows the quantum  of waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air
> > conditioners.
> > >
> > > Ram
> > >
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: silklist  On
> > > Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> > > Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
> > > To: Intelligent Conversation 
> > > Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
> > >
> > > Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old
> > > (less energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling
> > > for BLDC fans now, to understand what they are.
> > >
> > > OK, read this:
> > >
> > >
> > > https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-norm
> > > al-induction-ceiling-fan/
> > >
> > > Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be
> > > adding to the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be
> > > passing the buck as well as the fan?
> > >
> > > I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old
> vs.
> > > retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always
> > > on the latter side.
> > >
> > > Deepa.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Huda,
> > > >
> > > > Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
> > > >
> > > > 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones
> > > > available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption -
> > > > replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and
> > > > all refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> > > > 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what
> > > > they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old
> > > > inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> > > > 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high
> > > > power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
> > > >
> > > > I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> > > > Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the
> > > > state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for
> > > > adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
> > > >
> > > > The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from
> > > > non-fossil sources.
> > > >
> > > > For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof
> > > > that lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden
> > > > use.  I have a lot more to think about in terms 

Re: [silk] Hello

[sur...@hserus.net]

The fun (or not so fun) part about Daikin five stars, having bought 4 for my 
apartment back in 2012, is that while they perform, they perform like champs. 
However if something goes wrong, they cannot be “serviced” as such – main board 
replacement is the usual thing.  The older, cheaper models can usually get 
their boards repaired locally.

The other part is they are extraordinarily sensitive to power fluctuations.  
The old fashioned two or three star ones with copper coils are not energy 
efficient, but they cool a lot better and are a lot cheaper to maintain when 
they go wrong.  Whether that is offset by power bill savings is something to be 
determined, we wouldn’t use all the ACs to the extent that they’d be used in a 
factory.

From: silklist  on behalf 
of Shenoy N 
Date: Friday, 21 May 2021 at 8:42 PM
To: silklist@lists.hserus.net 
Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
This is great to know. I think I'll buy BLDC fans for the factory.

We changed our acs to Daikin 5 star a couple of years ago. I think we've
recovered the money already from the savings

Thanks and regards

Narendra Shenoy



On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 20:20,  wrote:

> Not sure I've scanned the full list.  I have Daikin 5-star efficiency ACs
> (1.5t and 2.0t).
>
> The other energy efficiency thing is to circulate the air better, and hold
> the temperature of the air conditioner than one would otherwise do.
>
> Ram
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On
> Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> Sent: 27 April 2021 19:01
> To: Intelligent Conversation 
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Any air conditioners you would recommend?
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:53 PM  wrote:
>
> > Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.
> >
> > Please look at www.airzon.in<http://www.airzon.in> for BLDC ceiling in 
> > place of atomberg
> > mentioned below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self
> > promotion)
> >
> > Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which
> > you'll get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel,
> > mild steel and copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through
> > a long chain.
> >
> > Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is
> > enough to pay back for a new fan in less than two years, typically -
> > shows the quantum  of waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air
> conditioners.
> >
> > Ram
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: silklist  On
> > Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> > Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
> > To: Intelligent Conversation 
> > Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
> >
> > Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old
> > (less energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling
> > for BLDC fans now, to understand what they are.
> >
> > OK, read this:
> >
> >
> > https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-norm
> > al-induction-ceiling-fan/
> >
> > Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be
> > adding to the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be
> > passing the buck as well as the fan?
> >
> > I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
> > retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always
> > on the latter side.
> >
> > Deepa.
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Huda,
> > >
> > > Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
> > >
> > > 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones
> > > available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption -
> > > replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and
> > > all refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> > > 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what
> > > they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old
> > > inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> > > 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high
> > > power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
> > >
> > > I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> > > Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the
> > > state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for
> > > adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
> > >
> > > The goal is to have all electrici

Re: [silk] Hello and Introduction

[Shenoy N]

Great to know so many MITians are on the list! Deepak Misra and I did our
stretch from '82 to 86 and with the exception of my marriage with a
wonderful angel in human form, the best thing that ever happened to me

Thanks and regards

Narendra Shenoy



On Fri, 7 May 2021 at 09:37, Ashwin  wrote:

> Mighty Mighty MIT :)
>
> On Thu, May 6, 2021, at 19:20, Sundar Narayanan wrote:
> > Thank you Subodh and Gabingreat to see more MITians here.
> > On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 08:10:58 PM CDT, gabin kattukaran <
> gkattuka...@gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 18:10, Subodh Sankar  > wrote:
> >
> > > Welcome Sundar. I have known Sundar since the late 80s, when we were
> > > roommates in college for 3 years. Great to have you on the group,
> though
> > > I have been a lurker these past years !!!
> >
> > Another Manipal product, eh?
> > Hey Sundar, there are several MIT survivors here. I'm one too.
> >
> > -gabin
> >
> > --
> >
> > Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up.
> >
> >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Hello

[Shenoy N]

This is great to know. I think I'll buy BLDC fans for the factory.

We changed our acs to Daikin 5 star a couple of years ago. I think we've
recovered the money already from the savings

Thanks and regards

Narendra Shenoy



On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 20:20,  wrote:

> Not sure I've scanned the full list.  I have Daikin 5-star efficiency ACs
> (1.5t and 2.0t).
>
> The other energy efficiency thing is to circulate the air better, and hold
> the temperature of the air conditioner than one would otherwise do.
>
> Ram
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On
> Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> Sent: 27 April 2021 19:01
> To: Intelligent Conversation 
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Any air conditioners you would recommend?
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:53 PM  wrote:
>
> > Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.
> >
> > Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg
> > mentioned below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self
> > promotion)
> >
> > Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which
> > you'll get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel,
> > mild steel and copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through
> > a long chain.
> >
> > Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is
> > enough to pay back for a new fan in less than two years, typically -
> > shows the quantum  of waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air
> conditioners.
> >
> > Ram
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: silklist  On
> > Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> > Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
> > To: Intelligent Conversation 
> > Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
> >
> > Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old
> > (less energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling
> > for BLDC fans now, to understand what they are.
> >
> > OK, read this:
> >
> >
> > https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-norm
> > al-induction-ceiling-fan/
> >
> > Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be
> > adding to the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be
> > passing the buck as well as the fan?
> >
> > I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
> > retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always
> > on the latter side.
> >
> > Deepa.
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Huda,
> > >
> > > Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
> > >
> > > 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones
> > > available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption -
> > > replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and
> > > all refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> > > 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what
> > > they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old
> > > inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> > > 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high
> > > power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
> > >
> > > I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> > > Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the
> > > state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for
> > > adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
> > >
> > > The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from
> > > non-fossil sources.
> > >
> > > For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof
> > > that lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden
> > > use.  I have a lot more to think about in terms of treatment and
> > > reuse of grey
> > water ...
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Ram
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: silklist 
> > > On Behalf Of Huda Masood
> > > Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> > > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> > > Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
> > >
> > > Hi Ram!
> > >
> > > Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to
> > > hear about how you're incorporating tech and pol

Re: [silk] Hello and Introduction

[Ashwin]

Mighty Mighty MIT :) 

On Thu, May 6, 2021, at 19:20, Sundar Narayanan wrote:
> Thank you Subodh and Gabingreat to see more MITians here.
> On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 08:10:58 PM CDT, gabin kattukaran 
> mailto:gkattukaran%40gmail.com>> wrote:  
>  
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 18:10, Subodh Sankar  > wrote:
> 
> > Welcome Sundar. I have known Sundar since the late 80s, when we were
> > roommates in college for 3 years. Great to have you on the group, though
> > I have been a lurker these past years !!!
> 
> Another Manipal product, eh?
> Hey Sundar, there are several MIT survivors here. I'm one too.
> 
> -gabin
> 
> -- 
> 
> Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up.
> 
>   
> 

Re: [silk] Hello and Introduction

[Sundar Narayanan]

 Thank you Subodh and Gabingreat to see more MITians here.
On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 08:10:58 PM CDT, gabin kattukaran 
 wrote:  
 
 On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 18:10, Subodh Sankar  wrote:

> Welcome Sundar. I have known Sundar since the late 80s, when we were
> roommates in college for 3 years. Great to have you on the group, though
> I have been a lurker these past years !!!

Another Manipal product, eh?
Hey Sundar, there are several MIT survivors here. I'm one too.

-gabin

-- 

Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up.

  

Re: [silk] Hello and Introduction

[gabin kattukaran]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 18:10, Subodh Sankar  wrote:

> Welcome Sundar. I have known Sundar since the late 80s, when we were
> roommates in college for 3 years. Great to have you on the group, though
> I have been a lurker these past years !!!

Another Manipal product, eh?
Hey Sundar, there are several MIT survivors here. I'm one too.

-gabin

-- 

Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up.

Re: [silk] Hello

[ram612]

Not sure I've scanned the full list.  I have Daikin 5-star efficiency ACs (1.5t 
and 2.0t).  

The other energy efficiency thing is to circulate the air better, and hold the 
temperature of the air conditioner than one would otherwise do.

Ram


-Original Message-
From: silklist  On Behalf 
Of Deepa Mohan
Sent: 27 April 2021 19:01
To: Intelligent Conversation 
Subject: Re: [silk] Hello

Any air conditioners you would recommend?

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:53 PM  wrote:

> Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.
>
> Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg 
> mentioned below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self
> promotion)
>
> Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which 
> you'll get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel, 
> mild steel and copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through 
> a long chain.
>
> Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is 
> enough to pay back for a new fan in less than two years, typically - 
> shows the quantum  of waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air 
> conditioners.
>
> Ram
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On 
> Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
> To: Intelligent Conversation 
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old 
> (less energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling 
> for BLDC fans now, to understand what they are.
>
> OK, read this:
>
>
> https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-norm
> al-induction-ceiling-fan/
>
> Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be 
> adding to the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be 
> passing the buck as well as the fan?
>
> I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
> retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always 
> on the latter side.
>
> Deepa.
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:
>
> > Hi Huda,
> >
> > Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
> >
> > 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones 
> > available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - 
> > replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and 
> > all refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> > 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what 
> > they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old 
> > inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> > 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high 
> > power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
> >
> > I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> > Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the 
> > state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for 
> > adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
> >
> > The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from 
> > non-fossil sources.
> >
> > For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof 
> > that lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden 
> > use.  I have a lot more to think about in terms of treatment and 
> > reuse of grey
> water ...
> >
> > Best,
> > Ram
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: silklist  
> > On Behalf Of Huda Masood
> > Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> > Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
> >
> > Hi Ram!
> >
> > Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to 
> > hear about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
> >
> > What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can 
> > apply immediately to our routines?
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > Huda M
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd 
> > > like to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me 
> > > to
> Silklist.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the 
> > > founder of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that 
> > > builds super high efficien

Re: [silk] Hello

[Jaideep Vivekanand]

We have been using Airzon BLDC fans in our (Green Evolution's) residential and 
institutional projects since 2017. These fans are extremely energy efficient - 
about 32W at highest speed when compared to over 50W for 5 Star rated 
conventional fans. Our clients are very happy with these fans. 
CheersJaideep


 
 
  On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 2:53 PM, ram...@gmail.com wrote:   
Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.

Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg mentioned 
below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self promotion)

Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which you'll 
get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel, mild steel and 
copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through a long chain.  

Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is enough to pay 
back for a new fan in less than two years, typically - shows the quantum  of 
waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air conditioners.

Ram


-Original Message-
From: silklist  On Behalf 
Of Deepa Mohan
Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
To: Intelligent Conversation 
Subject: Re: [silk] Hello

Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old (less 
energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling for BLDC fans 
now, to understand what they are.

OK, read this:

https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-normal-induction-ceiling-fan/

Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be adding to 
the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be passing the buck as 
well as the fan?

I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always on the 
latter side.

Deepa.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:

> Hi Huda,
>
> Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
>
> 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones 
> available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - 
> replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all 
> refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what 
> they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old 
> inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high 
> power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
>
> I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the 
> state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for 
> adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
>
> The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from 
> non-fossil sources.
>
> For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that 
> lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I 
> have a lot more to think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey water 
> ...
>
> Best,
> Ram
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On 
> Behalf Of Huda Masood
> Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Hi Ram!
>
> Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to 
> hear about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
>
> What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can 
> apply immediately to our routines?
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Huda M
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like 
> > to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
> >
> >
> >
> > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the 
> > founder of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that 
> > builds super high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under 
> > the Airzon brand (www.airzon.in <http://www.airzon.in> ).  Prior to 
> > this, I spent 14 years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, 
> > associated with the Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving 
> > clients in Metals &
> Mining and Electricity.
> > I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in 
> > finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the 
> > intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm 
> > passionate about energy and water conservation.
> >
> >
> >
> > I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all 
> > racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading 
> > non-fiction.
> >
> >
> >
> > I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing 
> > meaningfully
> > (hopefully) as well.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Ram C. Sekar
> >
> >
>
>
>


  

Re: [silk] Hello

[Deepa Mohan]

Any air conditioners you would recommend?

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:53 PM  wrote:

> Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.
>
> Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg
> mentioned below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self
> promotion)
>
> Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which
> you'll get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel, mild
> steel and copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through a long
> chain.
>
> Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is enough
> to pay back for a new fan in less than two years, typically - shows the
> quantum  of waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air conditioners.
>
> Ram
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On
> Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
> To: Intelligent Conversation 
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old
> (less energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling for
> BLDC fans now, to understand what they are.
>
> OK, read this:
>
>
> https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-normal-induction-ceiling-fan/
>
> Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be
> adding to the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be
> passing the buck as well as the fan?
>
> I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
> retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always on
> the latter side.
>
> Deepa.
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:
>
> > Hi Huda,
> >
> > Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
> >
> > 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones
> > available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption -
> > replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all
> > refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> > 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what
> > they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old
> > inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> > 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high
> > power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
> >
> > I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> > Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the
> > state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for
> > adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
> >
> > The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from
> > non-fossil sources.
> >
> > For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that
> > lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I
> > have a lot more to think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey
> water ...
> >
> > Best,
> > Ram
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: silklist  On
> > Behalf Of Huda Masood
> > Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> > Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
> >
> > Hi Ram!
> >
> > Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to
> > hear about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
> >
> > What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can
> > apply immediately to our routines?
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > Huda M
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like
> > > to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to
> Silklist.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the
> > > founder of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that
> > > builds super high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under
> > > the Airzon brand (www.airzon.in <http://www.airzon.in> ).  Prior to
> > > this, I spent 14 years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai,
> > > associated with the Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving
> > > clients in Metals &
> > Mining and Electricity.
> > > I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in
> > > finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the
> > > intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm
> > > passionate about energy and water conservation.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all
> > > racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading
> > > non-fiction.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing
> > > meaningfully
> > > (hopefully) as well.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Ram C. Sekar
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello and Introduction

[Subodh Sankar]

On 26-04-2021 18:35, Sundar Narayanan wrote:

Hello everyone,
I wanted to say a quick hello and introduce myself.  I joined Silklist 
yesterday.  I would like to firstly thank Sumanth Cidambi for the introduction 
and Udhay Shankar for his willingness to include me.  I look forward to 
learning from this forum and growing as a result.
A little bit about myself.  I grew up in Chennai/Mumbai and currently reside in 
Dallas, Texas.  I currently work at Microsoft leading their global risk, quality 
and compliance team.  My educational background is Electrical Engineering and 
Business Administration and my 25 year career so far has been entirely in 
Management/Technology consulting at Ernst & Young, Capgemini and Microsoft 
working with global customers.  I am married with 2 teenage kids.  I am an avid 
cricket/tennis fan and of course like so many others, played during my school and 
college days. My reading interests are around political history, foreign policy, 
global socio-economic changes, brand management, marketing and psychology.
Thank you again for including me.
Regards,
Sundar NarayananSundar Narayanan | LinkedIn

Welcome Sundar. I have known Sundar since the late 80s, when we were 
roommates in college for 3 years. Great to have you on the group, though 
I have been a lurker these past years !!!

Re: [silk] Hello

[ram612]

Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.

Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg mentioned 
below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self promotion)

Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which you'll 
get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel, mild steel and 
copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through a long chain.   

Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is enough to pay 
back for a new fan in less than two years, typically - shows the quantum  of 
waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air conditioners.

Ram


-Original Message-
From: silklist  On Behalf 
Of Deepa Mohan
Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
To: Intelligent Conversation 
Subject: Re: [silk] Hello

Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old (less 
energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling for BLDC fans 
now, to understand what they are.

OK, read this:

https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-normal-induction-ceiling-fan/

Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be adding to 
the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be passing the buck as 
well as the fan?

I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always on the 
latter side.

Deepa.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:

> Hi Huda,
>
> Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
>
> 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones 
> available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - 
> replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all 
> refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what 
> they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old 
> inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high 
> power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
>
> I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the 
> state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for 
> adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
>
> The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from 
> non-fossil sources.
>
> For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that 
> lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I 
> have a lot more to think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey water 
> ...
>
> Best,
> Ram
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On 
> Behalf Of Huda Masood
> Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Hi Ram!
>
> Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to 
> hear about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
>
> What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can 
> apply immediately to our routines?
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Huda M
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like 
> > to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
> >
> >
> >
> > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the 
> > founder of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that 
> > builds super high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under 
> > the Airzon brand (www.airzon.in <http://www.airzon.in> ).  Prior to 
> > this, I spent 14 years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, 
> > associated with the Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving 
> > clients in Metals &
> Mining and Electricity.
> > I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in 
> > finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the 
> > intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm 
> > passionate about energy and water conservation.
> >
> >
> >
> > I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all 
> > racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading 
> > non-fiction.
> >
> >
> >
> > I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing 
> > meaningfully
> > (hopefully) as well.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Ram C. Sekar
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello

[Deepa Mohan]

Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old
(less energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling for
BLDC fans now, to understand what they are.

OK, read this:

https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-normal-induction-ceiling-fan/

Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be adding
to the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be passing the
buck as well as the fan?

I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always on
the latter side.

Deepa.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:

> Hi Huda,
>
> Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
>
> 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones
> available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - replaced
> existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all refrigerators
> and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what they
> were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old inverter and
> excess batteries to a different location.
> 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high power
> devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
>
> I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the state
> of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for adoption.  I hope
> to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
>
> The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from non-fossil
> sources.
>
> For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that lead
> to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I have a lot
> more to think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey water ...
>
> Best,
> Ram
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On
> Behalf Of Huda Masood
> Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Hi Ram!
>
> Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to hear
> about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
>
> What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can apply
> immediately to our routines?
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Huda M
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like
> > to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
> >
> >
> >
> > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the founder
> > of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that builds super
> > high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under the Airzon brand
> > (www.airzon.in <http://www.airzon.in> ).  Prior to this, I spent 14
> > years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, associated with the
> > Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving clients in Metals &
> Mining and Electricity.
> > I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in
> > finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the
> > intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm
> > passionate about energy and water conservation.
> >
> >
> >
> > I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all
> > racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading
> > non-fiction.
> >
> >
> >
> > I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing
> > meaningfully
> > (hopefully) as well.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Ram C. Sekar
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello

[ram612]

Hi Huda,

Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:

1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones available 
after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - replaced existing fans 
with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all refrigerators and air 
conditioners are the most energy efficient.  
2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what they were 
earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old inverter and excess 
batteries to a different location.  
3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high power 
devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.  

I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.  Haven't 
done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the state of Tamil Nadu 
- serious bottlenecks and disincentives for adoption.  I hope to get it down 
once the lockdowns ease off.

The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from non-fossil 
sources.  

For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that lead to 
rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I have a lot more to 
think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey water ...

Best,
Ram




-Original Message-
From: silklist  On Behalf 
Of Huda Masood
Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
Subject: Re: [silk] Hello

Hi Ram!

Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to hear about 
how you're incorporating tech and policy.

What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can apply 
immediately to our routines?

Warm regards,

Huda M


On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like 
> to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
>
>
>
> My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the founder 
> of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that builds super 
> high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under the Airzon brand 
> (www.airzon.in <http://www.airzon.in> ).  Prior to this, I spent 14 
> years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, associated with the 
> Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving clients in Metals & Mining and 
> Electricity.
> I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in 
> finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the 
> intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm 
> passionate about energy and water conservation.
>
>
>
> I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all 
> racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading 
> non-fiction.
>
>
>
> I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing 
> meaningfully
> (hopefully) as well.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Ram C. Sekar
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello

[Huda Masood]

Hi Ram!

Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to hear
about how you're incorporating tech and policy.

What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can apply
immediately to our routines?

Warm regards,

Huda M


On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like to
> thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
>
>
>
> My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the founder of an
> early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that builds super high
> efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under the Airzon brand
> (www.airzon.in  ).  Prior to this, I spent 14 years
> with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, associated with the Corporate Finance
> & Strategy practices serving clients in Metals & Mining and Electricity.
> I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in
> finance/business
> development roles.Working on areas at the intersection of technology and
> policy is my passion, and I'm passionate about energy and water
> conservation.
>
>
>
> I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all
> racquet
> sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading non-fiction.
>
>
>
> I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing meaningfully
> (hopefully) as well.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Ram C. Sekar
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello and Introduction

[sumanth cidambi]

Hello both :). Great to have you here (am just an avid lurker though) :))


Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone


On Monday, April 26, 2021, 19:21, Venkatesh Hariharan  wrote:

Welcome Sundar

On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 7:18 PM sur...@hserus.net  wrote:

> Wow and I thought Silk was dormant. Welcome.
>
> -srs
>
> From: silklist  on
> behalf of Sundar Narayanan 
> Date: Monday, 26 April 2021 at 6:36 PM
> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net 
> Subject: [silk] Hello and Introduction
> Hello everyone,
> I wanted to say a quick hello and introduce myself.  I joined Silklist
> yesterday.  I would like to firstly thank Sumanth Cidambi for the
> introduction and Udhay Shankar for his willingness to include me.  I look
> forward to learning from this forum and growing as a result.
> A little bit about myself.  I grew up in Chennai/Mumbai and currently
> reside in Dallas, Texas.  I currently work at Microsoft leading their
> global risk, quality and compliance team.  My educational background is
> Electrical Engineering and Business Administration and my 25 year career so
> far has been entirely in Management/Technology consulting at Ernst & Young,
> Capgemini and Microsoft working with global customers.  I am married with 2
> teenage kids.  I am an avid cricket/tennis fan and of course like so many
> others, played during my school and college days. My reading interests are
> around political history, foreign policy, global socio-economic changes,
> brand management, marketing and psychology.
> Thank you again for including me.
> Regards,
> Sundar NarayananSundar Narayanan | LinkedIn
>

[silk] Hello

[Jaideep Vivekanand]

Hello All,
This is Jaideep Vivekanand from Chennai. Thanks to Udhay for adding me to this 
group. 
I run an architecture firm in Chennai called Green Evolution 
(http://www.greenevolution.in/) with my better half, Anupama Mohanram. We 
specialize in environmentally sustainable design and construction. Anu and I 
have two daughters and cat that make up our home.
I am also a part-time musician - specifically a guitar player - and am part of 
a couple of bands in Chennai. Other interests include running and cooking. 

Glad to be added to this group and hope to add value!
Warm regards,Jaideep

[silk] Hello and Introduction

[Sundar Narayanan]

Hello everyone,
I wanted to say a quick hello and introduce myself.  I joined Silklist 
yesterday.  I would like to firstly thank Sumanth Cidambi for the introduction 
and Udhay Shankar for his willingness to include me.  I look forward to 
learning from this forum and growing as a result.
A little bit about myself.  I grew up in Chennai/Mumbai and currently reside in 
Dallas, Texas.  I currently work at Microsoft leading their global risk, 
quality and compliance team.  My educational background is Electrical 
Engineering and Business Administration and my 25 year career so far has been 
entirely in Management/Technology consulting at Ernst & Young, Capgemini and 
Microsoft working with global customers.  I am married with 2 teenage kids.  I 
am an avid cricket/tennis fan and of course like so many others, played during 
my school and college days. My reading interests are around political history, 
foreign policy, global socio-economic changes, brand management, marketing and 
psychology.
Thank you again for including me.
Regards,
Sundar NarayananSundar Narayanan | LinkedIn

Re: [silk] Hello

[Udhay Shankar N]

On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 7:27 PM Jaideep Vivekanand 
wrote:

This is Jaideep Vivekanand from Chennai. Thanks to Udhay for adding me to
> this group.
> I run an architecture firm in Chennai called Green Evolution (
> http://www.greenevolution.in/) with my better half, Anupama Mohanram. We
> specialize in environmentally sustainable design and construction. Anu and
> I have two daughters and cat that make up our home.
> I am also a part-time musician - specifically a guitar player - and am
> part of a couple of bands in Chennai. Other interests include running and
> cooking.
>

Trivia: Jaideep used to play in a band called "Shakuni and the birds of
prey" along with Prasanna, whom some of you know, a few decades ago.

And, for his sins, is a cousin of mine.

Udhay

-- 

((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] Hello and Introduction

[Venkatesh Hariharan]

Welcome Sundar

On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 7:18 PM sur...@hserus.net  wrote:

> Wow and I thought Silk was dormant. Welcome.
>
> -srs
>
> From: silklist  on
> behalf of Sundar Narayanan 
> Date: Monday, 26 April 2021 at 6:36 PM
> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net 
> Subject: [silk] Hello and Introduction
> Hello everyone,
> I wanted to say a quick hello and introduce myself.  I joined Silklist
> yesterday.  I would like to firstly thank Sumanth Cidambi for the
> introduction and Udhay Shankar for his willingness to include me.  I look
> forward to learning from this forum and growing as a result.
> A little bit about myself.  I grew up in Chennai/Mumbai and currently
> reside in Dallas, Texas.  I currently work at Microsoft leading their
> global risk, quality and compliance team.  My educational background is
> Electrical Engineering and Business Administration and my 25 year career so
> far has been entirely in Management/Technology consulting at Ernst & Young,
> Capgemini and Microsoft working with global customers.  I am married with 2
> teenage kids.  I am an avid cricket/tennis fan and of course like so many
> others, played during my school and college days. My reading interests are
> around political history, foreign policy, global socio-economic changes,
> brand management, marketing and psychology.
> Thank you again for including me.
> Regards,
> Sundar NarayananSundar Narayanan | LinkedIn
>

[silk] Hello

[ram612]

Hi everyone,

 

I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like to
thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.

 

My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the founder of an
early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that builds super high
efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under the Airzon brand
(www.airzon.in  ).  Prior to this, I spent 14 years
with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, associated with the Corporate Finance
& Strategy practices serving clients in Metals & Mining and Electricity.
I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in finance/business
development roles.Working on areas at the intersection of technology and
policy is my passion, and I'm passionate about energy and water
conservation.  

 

I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all racquet
sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading non-fiction.  

 

I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing meaningfully
(hopefully) as well.  

 

Best,

Ram C. Sekar

Re: [silk] Hello and Introduction

[sur...@hserus.net]

Wow and I thought Silk was dormant. Welcome.

-srs

From: silklist  on behalf 
of Sundar Narayanan 
Date: Monday, 26 April 2021 at 6:36 PM
To: silklist@lists.hserus.net 
Subject: [silk] Hello and Introduction
Hello everyone,
I wanted to say a quick hello and introduce myself.  I joined Silklist 
yesterday.  I would like to firstly thank Sumanth Cidambi for the introduction 
and Udhay Shankar for his willingness to include me.  I look forward to 
learning from this forum and growing as a result.
A little bit about myself.  I grew up in Chennai/Mumbai and currently reside in 
Dallas, Texas.  I currently work at Microsoft leading their global risk, 
quality and compliance team.  My educational background is Electrical 
Engineering and Business Administration and my 25 year career so far has been 
entirely in Management/Technology consulting at Ernst & Young, Capgemini and 
Microsoft working with global customers.  I am married with 2 teenage kids.  I 
am an avid cricket/tennis fan and of course like so many others, played during 
my school and college days. My reading interests are around political history, 
foreign policy, global socio-economic changes, brand management, marketing and 
psychology.
Thank you again for including me.
Regards,
Sundar NarayananSundar Narayanan | LinkedIn

Re: [silk] Hello from Shreyasee

[Charles Haynes]

Welcome to Silk Shreyasee!

Interactional economics and women's property ownership! I look forward to
hearing more.

I'm currently in Cleveland, thus the relatively timely reply. :)

Cheers,
-- Charles

Re: [silk] Hello from Shreyasee

[landon hurley]

Welcome to the list Shreyasee! From a lurker who (ashamedly) only rarely
does more than appreciate the discussions of the list from afar, we have
some excellent fantasy (though the last one I think was non-fictional)
book recommendation discussions that rise up. Admittedly, it seems that
the science fiction ones are those that come to mind, but that might be
a personal bias.

I know Temple University well; a friend (just) received her doctorate in
neuroscience in your Psych department, and I spent a few weeks back in
August with your Biostats department before moving back to New Haven.
Admittedly, I never really came to understand how Philly was cheaper,
but then again I may have always been fixated upon attempting to
navigate the public transportation there. The NYC MTA always seemed so
logical in comparison.

best,

landon
On 5/18/20 1:46 PM, Shreyasee Das wrote:
> Good afternoon folks,
> 
> 
> 
> Shreyasee (pronounced “sray-o-she”) here, the newest “find” of Udhay. Udhay
> said I owed all of you an introduction, and to be honest it makes me
> nervous every time someone asks me to do this. Among many other things, I
> never know what level of information is the most optimal, but here’s me
> trying my best to accomplish this.
> 
> 
> 
> You may be wondering why the *afternoon*? I currently reside in
> Philadelphia the city that’s supposed to be “always sunny” (it’s
> approximately 1:45 PM here). Philly is often also known as the cheaper New
> York, my bank balance often appreciates this description. Why am I in
> Philly? I am an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Economics at Temple
> University. Prior to that, I was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the
> University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, one of the campuses under the
> University of Wisconsin System. I got my Doctoral degree, my Master degree,
> my Bachelor degree, all in Economics, all at the University of Houston.
> 
> 
> 
> My dissertation was on water allocation rules (for example, the Krishna
> Basin allocation rules) and how it impacted agricultural output in the
> region. I’ve since moved away but have been trying to come back to access
> to water and tying it with my current research interests. Currently, my
> main theme of interest is Gender Economics, more specifically, women’s
> access to property in India and how it could be a mechanism to empower
> them. Working on this topic has introduced me to the many pitfalls of
> Economics, the most important being the lack of intersectionality in how we
> conduct our work. This is something that I strive to improve upon in my own
> work, both scholarly work and pedagogically.
> 
> 
> 
> Who am I outside of the above? In no particular order of timeline:
> 
> 
> 
> Home for me is Hyderabad. I visit every year, sometimes twice a year. This
> year is a whole different story. I did one year of high school (12thgrade)
> in the US (in a small town – Lubbock, Texas, home of Buddy Holly) and that
> was a culture shock, to say the least. I’ve dabbled in dance and want to
> get back to it as soon as I can. I’ve forgotten a lot of my training and
> really do want to master the art form again. I haven’t read works of
> fiction since 3rd year of grad school, and this is the year to fix that, or
> so I claim.
> 
> 
> 
> I’ll stop here.
> 
> 
> 
> I look forward to engaging with all of you, virtually and face-to-face
> (when the opportune moment arises)
> 
> 
> 
> Best
> 
> Shreyasee
> 
> 
> 
> Shreyasee Das, Ph.D.
> 
> Assistant Professor-Instructional
> 
> Department of Economics, Temple University
> 
> Website: https://sites.google.com/site/shreyaseedas
> 


-- 
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

[silk] Hello from Shreyasee

[Shreyasee Das]

Good afternoon folks,



Shreyasee (pronounced “sray-o-she”) here, the newest “find” of Udhay. Udhay
said I owed all of you an introduction, and to be honest it makes me
nervous every time someone asks me to do this. Among many other things, I
never know what level of information is the most optimal, but here’s me
trying my best to accomplish this.



You may be wondering why the *afternoon*? I currently reside in
Philadelphia the city that’s supposed to be “always sunny” (it’s
approximately 1:45 PM here). Philly is often also known as the cheaper New
York, my bank balance often appreciates this description. Why am I in
Philly? I am an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Economics at Temple
University. Prior to that, I was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, one of the campuses under the
University of Wisconsin System. I got my Doctoral degree, my Master degree,
my Bachelor degree, all in Economics, all at the University of Houston.



My dissertation was on water allocation rules (for example, the Krishna
Basin allocation rules) and how it impacted agricultural output in the
region. I’ve since moved away but have been trying to come back to access
to water and tying it with my current research interests. Currently, my
main theme of interest is Gender Economics, more specifically, women’s
access to property in India and how it could be a mechanism to empower
them. Working on this topic has introduced me to the many pitfalls of
Economics, the most important being the lack of intersectionality in how we
conduct our work. This is something that I strive to improve upon in my own
work, both scholarly work and pedagogically.



Who am I outside of the above? In no particular order of timeline:



Home for me is Hyderabad. I visit every year, sometimes twice a year. This
year is a whole different story. I did one year of high school (12thgrade)
in the US (in a small town – Lubbock, Texas, home of Buddy Holly) and that
was a culture shock, to say the least. I’ve dabbled in dance and want to
get back to it as soon as I can. I’ve forgotten a lot of my training and
really do want to master the art form again. I haven’t read works of
fiction since 3rd year of grad school, and this is the year to fix that, or
so I claim.



I’ll stop here.



I look forward to engaging with all of you, virtually and face-to-face
(when the opportune moment arises)



Best

Shreyasee



Shreyasee Das, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor-Instructional

Department of Economics, Temple University

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/shreyaseedas

Re: [silk] Hello

[Deepa Mohan]

Or, "on seeing the enemy drawing their swords, the warriors druthers."

On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 2:47 PM, Lahar Appaiah  wrote:

> Like, "Gun Fanatics are Druthers in Arms".
>
>1.
>2. On Wed, May 23, 2018, 2:37 PM Deepa Mohan 
>wrot
>
> > Googling for "druthers" now.
> >




> if I had my druthers, I'd rather be bike riding through the back country
>


> > > Rahul
> > >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Hello

[Lahar Appaiah]

Like, "Gun Fanatics are Druthers in Arms".

On Wed, May 23, 2018, 2:37 PM Deepa Mohan  wrote:

> Welcome to all the Interesting People Udhay has added.
>
> Googling for "druthers" now.
>
> Deepa.
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 2:23 PM, Hariharan Rahul 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > This is Rahul. Thanks, Udhay, for inviting me to this list. I know Udhay
> > from the online world, through another mailing list with allusions to
> > sheer, soft textiles.
> >
> > I'm a computer scientist/engineer based in Boston/Cambridge. I work on a
> > broad swath of systems ranging from wired and wireless networks up from
> the
> > signal layer to server side and distributed systems. I've been orbiting
> > academia for years as a graduate student, and working on startups based
> on
> > my academic work. After all, what's entrepreneurship but a $10 word
> saying
> > that you can't find anybody willing to employ you?
> >
> > Work tends to be all consuming most days - yeah, I'm boring, I know - but
> > if I had my druthers, I'd rather be bike riding through the back country
> or
> > hiking up in New Hampshire.
> >
> > Look forward to listening to all you people here on the list, and hope I
> > can contribute!
> >
> > Rahul
> >
>

Re: [silk] Hello

[Deepa Mohan]

Welcome to all the Interesting People Udhay has added.

Googling for "druthers" now.

Deepa.

On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 2:23 PM, Hariharan Rahul  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> This is Rahul. Thanks, Udhay, for inviting me to this list. I know Udhay
> from the online world, through another mailing list with allusions to
> sheer, soft textiles.
>
> I'm a computer scientist/engineer based in Boston/Cambridge. I work on a
> broad swath of systems ranging from wired and wireless networks up from the
> signal layer to server side and distributed systems. I've been orbiting
> academia for years as a graduate student, and working on startups based on
> my academic work. After all, what's entrepreneurship but a $10 word saying
> that you can't find anybody willing to employ you?
>
> Work tends to be all consuming most days - yeah, I'm boring, I know - but
> if I had my druthers, I'd rather be bike riding through the back country or
> hiking up in New Hampshire.
>
> Look forward to listening to all you people here on the list, and hope I
> can contribute!
>
> Rahul
>

[silk] Hello

[Hariharan Rahul]

Hello all,

This is Rahul. Thanks, Udhay, for inviting me to this list. I know Udhay
from the online world, through another mailing list with allusions to
sheer, soft textiles.

I'm a computer scientist/engineer based in Boston/Cambridge. I work on a
broad swath of systems ranging from wired and wireless networks up from the
signal layer to server side and distributed systems. I've been orbiting
academia for years as a graduate student, and working on startups based on
my academic work. After all, what's entrepreneurship but a $10 word saying
that you can't find anybody willing to employ you?

Work tends to be all consuming most days - yeah, I'm boring, I know - but
if I had my druthers, I'd rather be bike riding through the back country or
hiking up in New Hampshire.

Look forward to listening to all you people here on the list, and hope I
can contribute!

Rahul

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Charanya Chidambaram]

Welcome home Peter :)

On 14-Oct-2017 4:04 AM, "Udhay Shankar N"  wrote:

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 5:39 PM, Amitha Singh  wrote:


> Oops sorry Deepa! My bad, TGP = The Goa Project 
> One of Udhay's many babies :)


​This makes me sound somewhat louche. :)​

​Udhay​

--

((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Udhay Shankar N]

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 5:39 PM, Amitha Singh  wrote:


> Oops sorry Deepa! My bad, TGP = The Goa Project 
> One of Udhay's many babies :)


​This makes me sound somewhat louche. :)​

​Udhay​

-- 

((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Peter Griffin]

Thank you for the welcomes, folks.

_Waves to Ingrid and Mash_ Fancy seeing you here!

@ Rajesh Mehar: I shall be mindful of that silken leash : )

@ Amitha Singh: For sure. And glad you liked the pix,

@ Just: But of course. I'm only a legend on my own laptop, and mildly
notorious in a forgotten corner of Blogger Pradesh and Poschim
Twitterstan.

@ Deepa Mohan: Yes, chalk is tough to work with, but I like the
challenges of its texture, the size and shape (I use ordinary
blackboard chalk). I Since I just promised not to flood this place
with photos, may I point you to a link?
https://www.facebook.com/1977464702465472/photos/?tab=album_id=1978289822382960

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Mahesh Murthy]

Yo Pete, welcome aboard.



Mahesh

On 12-Oct-2017 4:23 PM, "Peter Griffin"  wrote:

> Hi All
>
> (This feels like the first day of school)
>
> Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.
>
> I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
> of the etiquette of the list.
>
> Meanwhile, the quick About Me:
>
> I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
> and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
> very much about any single thing,
>
> The longer version:
>
> I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
> advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
> newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
> includes blogging and poetry.
>
> I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
> culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
> cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
> moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
> non-profits and help others when I can.
>
> I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
> you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
> lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
> groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.
>
> best
>
> ~peter
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Mohit Mohit]

Sorry. 
Some of us obviously spend far too much time online than is healthy. :)

Regards,
Mohit

> On 12-Oct-2017, at 17:37, Deepa Mohan  wrote:
> 
> er, yes, I don't know Peter Griffin, so he did need an introduction. I am a
> defnite ignorantosaurus.
> 
> Deepa.
> 
>> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Mohit  wrote:
>> 
>> some people, i tell you...
>> 
>> as if Peter Griffin needs an introduction!
>> 
>> Regards,
>> ​(Just) ​
>> Mohit
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Peter Griffin 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi All
>>> 
>>> (This feels like the first day of school)
>>> 
>>> Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.
>>> 
>>> I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
>>> of the etiquette of the list.
>>> 
>>> Meanwhile, the quick About Me:
>>> 
>>> I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
>>> and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
>>> very much about any single thing,
>>> 
>>> The longer version:
>>> 
>>> I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
>>> advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
>>> newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
>>> includes blogging and poetry.
>>> 
>>> I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
>>> culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
>>> cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
>>> moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
>>> non-profits and help others when I can.
>>> 
>>> I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
>>> you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
>>> lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
>>> groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.
>>> 
>>> best
>>> 
>>> ~peter
>>> 
>>> 
>> 

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Amitha Singh]

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 5:36 PM, Deepa Mohan  wrote:

> Welcome, Peter. You definitely fit Udhay's criterion of being an Interestng
> Person!
>
> Could we have some photos of your chalk and clay work? Chalk is such a
> difficult medium (I think)!
>
> And...what is TGP? I used to visit St.Louis, Mo., for many years, and there
> it stood for Tower Grove Park :D
>
Oops sorry Deepa! My bad, TGP = The Goa Project 
One of Udhay's many babies :)
An unconference like none other I've been exposed to.

>
> Cheers, Deepa.
>
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Peter Griffin 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All
> >
> > (This feels like the first day of school)
> >
> > Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.
> >
> > I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
> > of the etiquette of the list.
> >
> > Meanwhile, the quick About Me:
> >
> > I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
> > and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
> > very much about any single thing,
> >
> > The longer version:
> >
> > I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
> > advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
> > newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
> > includes blogging and poetry.
> >
> > I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
> > culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
> > cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
> > moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
> > non-profits and help others when I can.
> >
> > I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
> > you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
> > lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
> > groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.
> >
> > best
> >
> > ~peter
> >
> >
>



-- 
*amithasingh.com *
*"Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or
because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders
progress." -- MK Gandhi*

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Deepa Mohan]

er, yes, I don't know Peter Griffin, so he did need an introduction. I am a
defnite ignorantosaurus.

Deepa.

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Mohit  wrote:

> some people, i tell you...
>
> as if Peter Griffin needs an introduction!
>
> Regards,
> ​(Just) ​
> Mohit
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Peter Griffin 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All
> >
> > (This feels like the first day of school)
> >
> > Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.
> >
> > I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
> > of the etiquette of the list.
> >
> > Meanwhile, the quick About Me:
> >
> > I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
> > and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
> > very much about any single thing,
> >
> > The longer version:
> >
> > I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
> > advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
> > newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
> > includes blogging and poetry.
> >
> > I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
> > culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
> > cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
> > moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
> > non-profits and help others when I can.
> >
> > I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
> > you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
> > lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
> > groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.
> >
> > best
> >
> > ~peter
> >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Deepa Mohan]

Welcome, Peter. You definitely fit Udhay's criterion of being an Interestng
Person!

Could we have some photos of your chalk and clay work? Chalk is such a
difficult medium (I think)!

And...what is TGP? I used to visit St.Louis, Mo., for many years, and there
it stood for Tower Grove Park :D

Cheers, Deepa.

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Peter Griffin 
wrote:

> Hi All
>
> (This feels like the first day of school)
>
> Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.
>
> I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
> of the etiquette of the list.
>
> Meanwhile, the quick About Me:
>
> I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
> and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
> very much about any single thing,
>
> The longer version:
>
> I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
> advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
> newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
> includes blogging and poetry.
>
> I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
> culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
> cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
> moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
> non-profits and help others when I can.
>
> I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
> you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
> lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
> groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.
>
> best
>
> ~peter
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Ingrid Srinath]

> On 12 Oct 2017, at 16:22, Peter Griffin  wrote:
> 
> Hi All
> 
> (This feels like the first day of school)
> 
> Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.
> 
> I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
> of the etiquette of the list.
> 
> Meanwhile, the quick About Me:
> 
> I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
> and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
> very much about any single thing,
> 
> The longer version:
> 
> I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
> advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
> newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
> includes blogging and poetry.
> 
> I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
> culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
> cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
> moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
> non-profits and help others when I can.
> 
> I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
> you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
> lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
> groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.
> 
> best
> 
> ~peter

Hey, Peter! Nice to have another connection to you.

Ingrid

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Mohit]

some people, i tell you...

as if Peter Griffin needs an introduction!

Regards,
​(Just) ​
Mohit


On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Peter Griffin 
wrote:

> Hi All
>
> (This feels like the first day of school)
>
> Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.
>
> I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
> of the etiquette of the list.
>
> Meanwhile, the quick About Me:
>
> I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
> and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
> very much about any single thing,
>
> The longer version:
>
> I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
> advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
> newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
> includes blogging and poetry.
>
> I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
> culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
> cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
> moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
> non-profits and help others when I can.
>
> I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
> you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
> lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
> groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.
>
> best
>
> ~peter
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Amitha Singh]

Hi Peter,

Welcome! Saw you at TGP over the weekend but couldn't connect... may be
we'll cross paths again here! :)

BTW, you made some pretty cool captures of TGP.

Ciao!
Amitha

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Peter Griffin 
wrote:

> Hi All
>
> (This feels like the first day of school)
>
> Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.
>
> I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
> of the etiquette of the list.
>
> Meanwhile, the quick About Me:
>
> I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
> and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
> very much about any single thing,
>
> The longer version:
>
> I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
> advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
> newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
> includes blogging and poetry.
>
> I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
> culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
> cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
> moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
> non-profits and help others when I can.
>
> I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
> you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
> lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
> groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.
>
> best
>
> ~peter
>
>


-- 
*amithasingh.com *
*"Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or
because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders
progress." -- MK Gandhi*

Re: [silk] Hello silklist

[Rajesh Mehar]

Hi Peter, welcome to Silk. Many fellow quiet readers and observers here.
Don't worry. But do jump in whenever you feel like it. Everyone gets a long
leash on Silk. :-)

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 16:23 Peter Griffin  wrote:

> Hi All
>
> (This feels like the first day of school)
>
> Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.
>
> I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
> of the etiquette of the list.
>
> Meanwhile, the quick About Me:
>
> I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
> and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
> very much about any single thing,
>
> The longer version:
>
> I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
> advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
> newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
> includes blogging and poetry.
>
> I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
> culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
> cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
> moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
> non-profits and help others when I can.
>
> I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
> you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
> lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
> groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.
>
> best
>
> ~peter
>
>

[silk] Hello silklist

[Peter Griffin]

Hi All

(This feels like the first day of school)

Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay.

I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel
of the etiquette of the list.

Meanwhile, the quick About Me:

I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done
and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not
very much about any single thing,

The longer version:

I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in
advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a
newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing
includes blogging and poetry.

I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online
culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some
cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and
moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of
non-profits and help others when I can.

I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if
you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with
lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off
groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here.

best

~peter

[silk] Hello

[Vasanth Kamath]

hi everyone,

a student here, wanting to be in no doubts,
searching for classmates who can teach the art of questions and expressions
a strong believer & operate with the notion of "we are being simulated"
I try to see/feel dimensions in Zero & One and many aspects between them..
wander a lot here. --- my enquiries are to their workings - downthrow and
upheaval... Say between  magic and logic, male and female, anion & cation,
matter and space..
a musician in spare time , love learning and relearning..

coming to existential realities, I just quit my job @ Target where I was
leading innovation in food and investments in food tech with Target
accelerator prog.
.. currently learning mixology and trying to concoct my new venture
...(welcome any thoughts or questions around India & bharat - what does it
take to get more women on the table (Board & Bar) .. what opportunities are
lurking with the ban on liquor in many states.. and world wide liquor
consumption also coming down..

glad to be joining silk list - thanks Uday & Sharat.
wanting to learn more
-- 
Regards,
Vasanth

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

[Advaith Mohan]

@Udhay - we should definitely jam still!

@Ashwin - Thank you for that track. Was pretty mad :D

On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Ashwin Kumar  wrote:

>
> > I'm currently also working on another long term project. It's a musical
> > interpretation of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, set in a post modern
> context.
> > Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We're still ideating the exact
> > structure of the project.
>
> Welcome to the Madness Advaith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
> v=qGEhsjik1kU
> Hesse is one of my favourite authors.
> ~ashwin

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

[Ashwin Kumar]

> I'm currently also working on another long term project. It's a musical
> interpretation of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, set in a post modern context.
> Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We're still ideating the exact
> structure of the project.

Welcome to the Madness Advaith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGEhsjik1kU
Hesse is one of my favourite authors. 
~ashwin   

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

[Udhay Shankar N]

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Advaith Mohan 
wrote:

I joined a metal band called The Down Troddence
>  in Bangalore, and released an
> album  with them in 2014 (working
> on the next one currently).
>

​I finally got to listening to this. It was great fun. Now feeling bad we
didn't get to do that jam.​

​Udhay​
-- 

((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

[Amitha Singh]

Welcome Advaith! Happy Silking... My short tryst with the Bangalore music
scene came about around 6 years ago when I was consulting for and launched
a project called Kyra Theatre in Bangalore... brilliant concept that didn't
last long for various reasons, which I won't go in to right now.
Today, my music scene is completely influenced by suggestions and moods of
my musically-inclined 14 year old daughter! :)

Regards,
Amitha

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Advaith Mohan 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> This is my first day on Silk, and I'm quite excited to be a part of it's
> continuing tradition. I'm just writing down a little bit about my life so
> far to give you guys some context.
>
> I have existed in my current form on this planet for the last 26 years.
> Growing up in Trivandrum, I subsisted on a regular diet of rice, fish
> curry, books, and quizzes. At the age of 15, I decided to give music a shot
> and found my first true love in my (Pluto) guitar. Over the next 7 years, I
> managed to balance my love of (supposedly) engineering, quizzing, and music
> , and graduated from IIT Madras (barely) having mostly learnt very little
> engineering and a lot of music and random trivia. The next 3 years were
> spent roaming around the hallways of Flipkart supposedly doing marketing.
> Simultaneously, I joined a metal band called The Down Troddence
>  in Bangalore, and released an
> album  with them in 2014 (working
> on the next one currently). After deciding last year that my calling in
> life lay somewhat far away from e-commerce, I resigned and have been
> working on building a product called Wagr  to make
> dog-parenting easier (I adopted a puppy while I was working, and went
> through hell taking care of it alone). I met Udhay at Axilor where we were
> being accelerated over the last 3 months :)
>
> I'm currently also working on another long term project. It's a musical
> interpretation of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, set in a post modern context.
> Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We're still ideating the exact
> structure of the project.
>
> Apart from the music and Wagr, I spent the rest of my time reading as much
> as possible on the subjects of AI, consciousness, and reality (quite
> convinced that we are pretty much in a simulation)
>
> Really looking forward to taking part in all the discussions here!
>
> PS - You can find some of the other music I've worked on here
>  and here
> .
>
> Cheers,
>   Advaith Mohan
>



-- 
*amithasingh.com *
*"Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or
because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders
progress." -- MK Gandhi*

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

[Advaith Mohan]

Thanks Venkatesh. I'm pretty sure we would have friends in common. The
metal scene in India is definitely small and tightly-knit.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Venkatesh H R  wrote:

> Welcome Advaith. I know a few people in the metal circuit of B'lore, who
> knows we might have some friends in common.
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Advaith Mohan 
> wrote:
>
> > @Deepa - That particular clip is from a time when I thought that music
> gets
> > better with increasing complexity. That has definitely changed, and
> > hopefully new material will be more coherent :D
> >
> > @Vinayak - Really glad to hear that!
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Vinayak Hegde 
> wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Advaith Mohan <
> advaithmoha...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I have existed in my current form on this planet for the last 26
> years.
> > > > Growing up in Trivandrum, I subsisted on a regular diet of rice, fish
> > > > curry, books, and quizzes. At the age of 15, I decided to give music
> a
> > > shot
> > > > and found my first true love in my (Pluto) guitar. Over the next 7
> > > years, I
> > > > managed to balance my love of (supposedly) engineering, quizzing, and
> > > music
> > > > , and graduated from IIT Madras (barely) having mostly learnt very
> > little
> > > > engineering and a lot of music and random trivia. The next 3 years
> were
> > > > spent roaming around the hallways of Flipkart supposedly doing
> > marketing.
> > > > Simultaneously, I joined a metal band called The Down Troddence
> > > >  in Bangalore, and
> released
> > > an
> > > > album  with them in 2014
> > > (working
> > > > on the next one currently).
> > >
> > > Love your music. Bought your Album off OKlisten and have been listening
> > to
> > > it
> > > quite often since last couple of years. Along with Parvaaz and Agam you
> > are
> > > one of the few new Indian Indie bands with a unique sound.
> > >
> > > > I'm currently also working on another long term project. It's a
> musical
> > > > interpretation of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, set in a post modern
> > > context.
> > > > Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We're still ideating the
> > exact
> > > > structure of the project.
> > >
> > > Looking forward to this.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> H R Venkatesh
> Founder-Editor, NetaData 
> Tow-Knight Fellow 2016, New York
> Co-organiser, Hacks/Hackers New Delhi
> Ph: +91 9811824503
> Twitter: @hrvenkatesh
> Subscribe to my weekly newsletter
>  a4e98017c06ba7d53051d9510=fc06d2b1bf>
> NetaGiri!
>

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

[Venkatesh H R]

Welcome Advaith. I know a few people in the metal circuit of B'lore, who
knows we might have some friends in common.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Advaith Mohan 
wrote:

> @Deepa - That particular clip is from a time when I thought that music gets
> better with increasing complexity. That has definitely changed, and
> hopefully new material will be more coherent :D
>
> @Vinayak - Really glad to hear that!
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Vinayak Hegde  wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Advaith Mohan 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I have existed in my current form on this planet for the last 26 years.
> > > Growing up in Trivandrum, I subsisted on a regular diet of rice, fish
> > > curry, books, and quizzes. At the age of 15, I decided to give music a
> > shot
> > > and found my first true love in my (Pluto) guitar. Over the next 7
> > years, I
> > > managed to balance my love of (supposedly) engineering, quizzing, and
> > music
> > > , and graduated from IIT Madras (barely) having mostly learnt very
> little
> > > engineering and a lot of music and random trivia. The next 3 years were
> > > spent roaming around the hallways of Flipkart supposedly doing
> marketing.
> > > Simultaneously, I joined a metal band called The Down Troddence
> > >  in Bangalore, and released
> > an
> > > album  with them in 2014
> > (working
> > > on the next one currently).
> >
> > Love your music. Bought your Album off OKlisten and have been listening
> to
> > it
> > quite often since last couple of years. Along with Parvaaz and Agam you
> are
> > one of the few new Indian Indie bands with a unique sound.
> >
> > > I'm currently also working on another long term project. It's a musical
> > > interpretation of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, set in a post modern
> > context.
> > > Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We're still ideating the
> exact
> > > structure of the project.
> >
> > Looking forward to this.
> >
> >
>



-- 
H R Venkatesh
Founder-Editor, NetaData 
Tow-Knight Fellow 2016, New York
Co-organiser, Hacks/Hackers New Delhi
Ph: +91 9811824503
Twitter: @hrvenkatesh
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter

NetaGiri!

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

[Advaith Mohan]

@Deepa - That particular clip is from a time when I thought that music gets
better with increasing complexity. That has definitely changed, and
hopefully new material will be more coherent :D

@Vinayak - Really glad to hear that!

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Vinayak Hegde  wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Advaith Mohan 
> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I have existed in my current form on this planet for the last 26 years.
> > Growing up in Trivandrum, I subsisted on a regular diet of rice, fish
> > curry, books, and quizzes. At the age of 15, I decided to give music a
> shot
> > and found my first true love in my (Pluto) guitar. Over the next 7
> years, I
> > managed to balance my love of (supposedly) engineering, quizzing, and
> music
> > , and graduated from IIT Madras (barely) having mostly learnt very little
> > engineering and a lot of music and random trivia. The next 3 years were
> > spent roaming around the hallways of Flipkart supposedly doing marketing.
> > Simultaneously, I joined a metal band called The Down Troddence
> >  in Bangalore, and released
> an
> > album  with them in 2014
> (working
> > on the next one currently).
>
> Love your music. Bought your Album off OKlisten and have been listening to
> it
> quite often since last couple of years. Along with Parvaaz and Agam you are
> one of the few new Indian Indie bands with a unique sound.
>
> > I'm currently also working on another long term project. It's a musical
> > interpretation of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, set in a post modern
> context.
> > Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We're still ideating the exact
> > structure of the project.
>
> Looking forward to this.
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

[Vinayak Hegde]

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Advaith Mohan  wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have existed in my current form on this planet for the last 26 years.
> Growing up in Trivandrum, I subsisted on a regular diet of rice, fish
> curry, books, and quizzes. At the age of 15, I decided to give music a shot
> and found my first true love in my (Pluto) guitar. Over the next 7 years, I
> managed to balance my love of (supposedly) engineering, quizzing, and music
> , and graduated from IIT Madras (barely) having mostly learnt very little
> engineering and a lot of music and random trivia. The next 3 years were
> spent roaming around the hallways of Flipkart supposedly doing marketing.
> Simultaneously, I joined a metal band called The Down Troddence
>  in Bangalore, and released an
> album  with them in 2014 (working
> on the next one currently).

Love your music. Bought your Album off OKlisten and have been listening to it
quite often since last couple of years. Along with Parvaaz and Agam you are
one of the few new Indian Indie bands with a unique sound.

> I'm currently also working on another long term project. It's a musical
> interpretation of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, set in a post modern context.
> Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We're still ideating the exact
> structure of the project.

Looking forward to this.

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

[Deepa Mohan]

Welcome, Mr Not-Two.

The profiles of people on this list are enough to give me a huge
inferiority complex, if I were built that way. But since I find people
fascinating, I like Udhay's practice of CIP (Collecting Interesting
People).

Listening to the clip as I type.

Deepa.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Advaith Mohan  wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> This is my first day on Silk, and I'm quite excited to be a part of it's
> continuing tradition. I'm just writing down a little bit about my life so
> far to give you guys some context.
>
> I have existed in my current form on this planet for the last 26 years.
> Growing up in Trivandrum, I subsisted on a regular diet of rice, fish
> curry, books, and quizzes. At the age of 15, I decided to give music a shot
> and found my first true love in my (Pluto) guitar. Over the next 7 years, I
> managed to balance my love of (supposedly) engineering, quizzing, and music
> , and graduated from IIT Madras (barely) having mostly learnt very little
> engineering and a lot of music and random trivia. The next 3 years were
> spent roaming around the hallways of Flipkart supposedly doing marketing.
> Simultaneously, I joined a metal band called The Down Troddence
>  in Bangalore, and released an
> album  with them in 2014 (working
> on the next one currently). After deciding last year that my calling in
> life lay somewhat far away from e-commerce, I resigned and have been
> working on building a product called Wagr  to make
> dog-parenting easier (I adopted a puppy while I was working, and went
> through hell taking care of it alone). I met Udhay at Axilor where we were
> being accelerated over the last 3 months :)
>
> I'm currently also working on another long term project. It's a musical
> interpretation of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, set in a post modern context.
> Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We're still ideating the exact
> structure of the project.
>
> Apart from the music and Wagr, I spent the rest of my time reading as much
> as possible on the subjects of AI, consciousness, and reality (quite
> convinced that we are pretty much in a simulation)
>
> Really looking forward to taking part in all the discussions here!
>
> PS - You can find some of the other music I've worked on here
>  and here
> .
>
> Cheers,
>   Advaith Mohan

[silk] Hello From Advaith

[Advaith Mohan]

Hi everyone,

This is my first day on Silk, and I'm quite excited to be a part of it's
continuing tradition. I'm just writing down a little bit about my life so
far to give you guys some context.

I have existed in my current form on this planet for the last 26 years.
Growing up in Trivandrum, I subsisted on a regular diet of rice, fish
curry, books, and quizzes. At the age of 15, I decided to give music a shot
and found my first true love in my (Pluto) guitar. Over the next 7 years, I
managed to balance my love of (supposedly) engineering, quizzing, and music
, and graduated from IIT Madras (barely) having mostly learnt very little
engineering and a lot of music and random trivia. The next 3 years were
spent roaming around the hallways of Flipkart supposedly doing marketing.
Simultaneously, I joined a metal band called The Down Troddence
 in Bangalore, and released an
album  with them in 2014 (working
on the next one currently). After deciding last year that my calling in
life lay somewhat far away from e-commerce, I resigned and have been
working on building a product called Wagr  to make
dog-parenting easier (I adopted a puppy while I was working, and went
through hell taking care of it alone). I met Udhay at Axilor where we were
being accelerated over the last 3 months :)

I'm currently also working on another long term project. It's a musical
interpretation of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, set in a post modern context.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We're still ideating the exact
structure of the project.

Apart from the music and Wagr, I spent the rest of my time reading as much
as possible on the subjects of AI, consciousness, and reality (quite
convinced that we are pretty much in a simulation)

Really looking forward to taking part in all the discussions here!

PS - You can find some of the other music I've worked on here
 and here
.

Cheers,
  Advaith Mohan

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Venkatesh H R]

Thank you Thaths for figuring this out. I will find it very useful to tell
others. Phew.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 1:01 PM Thaths  wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 11:20 AM Thaths  wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 9:53 PM Venkatesh H R 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Thaths - thanks. I'd have been happy to send you the RSS feed, only if I
> >> knew how to set one up. This is embarrassing, but feeds are always
> >> something I've kept for later. I guess I should just do it now. I'm
> >> assuming a Google search will tell me how to set one up?
> >>
> >
> > How you setup an RSS/Atom feed will depend on the platform/software you
> > use to build the netadata.in site.
> >
>
> It turns out that Medium sites come with RSS feed support pre-built
> <
> https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/214874118-RSS-Feeds-of-publications-and-profiles
> >
> .
>
> Netadata's RSS feed, for those of you interested, is:
> https://netadata.in/feed
>
> Thaths
>

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Rajeev Chakravarthi]

Hello Venky

I trust you remember an old friend from 16 years back? 

Regards

Rajeev 

> On Aug 4, 2016, at 11:08, Venkatesh Hariharan  wrote:
> 
> Venkatesh, we might have met while I was at Red Hat. I am currently
> Director of Fintech for iSPIRT (see www.ispirt.in and www.productnation.in)
> and am based in Mumbai. I used to edit Express Computers and spent many
> years in journalism before making the transition to leading the Public
> Policy teams of Red Hat and Google. In my current role, I work with a few
> banks to help them adopt the India Stack (www.indiastack.org), which is an
> architecture for financial inclusion that enables cashless, presenceless
> and paperless transactions with a consent network on top.
> 
> Venky
> 
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 8:20 AM Venkat Mangudi - Silk 
> wrote:
> 
>>> On Thursday 4 August 2016, Shenoy N  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I run a small metal parts manufacturing factory in Mumbai and spend my
>>> free time listening to hindustani classical music (Mallikarjun Mansur
>> being
>>> my all time favorite) and following chess with manic passion, despite
>> being
>>> completely hopeless at it.
>> 
>> 
>> Chess Nice. Do you play on chess.com? If you don't, you should. If you
>> are, I'm easy to find. Let's play.
>> 
>> Venkatmangudi on chess.com
>> 

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Venkatesh H R]

Amit - many thanks, will definitely mail/DM you when I'm in Bombay, which
is likely in October. Maybe we can have that Silk-meet, and yes, someday I
hope to write a book on journalism.

Narendra - I enjoyed reading through your blog, especially the piece about
your father completing 50 years as a doctor.

Thaths - I'm using Medium to publish netadata.in - I think of it as a quick
fix for now. Easy to find an audience, easy interface, classy design. Hard
to monetise though, but I'm going to think of a different CMS/platform only
comes when I'm in a position to pay people!

Venky - yes we might have met! I'm quite interested in how the India Stack
is built (having just seen Nandan Nilekani's address on it at Microsoft
Think Next...)




On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Shenoy N  wrote:

> I exited chess.com and deleted the damned account because I was getting
> obsessed with chess. My rating, which hovered around 1200 - on good days it
> would climb to the upper 1300s but on other days it would plunge below
> 1100. I would keep losing, on some days, to people whose ratings were way
> lower than mine but who would totally whup me. This began to cause
> depression. I would go around morose, snapping at people for no reason,
> which was fine but then I found myself snapping at my wife, an angel in
> human form, possessing the kindest heart and great love for me, as also a
> pretty fierce temper and I realized chess had to go. I've been straight for
> about a year now, and only play chess in person, which is mostly with Amit
> Varma, whenever we meet. He usually whups me but every now and then, he
> becomes overconfident and gives me time odds and then I draw, or very very
> occasionally, win
>
> I still love chess though, and derive much joy from chess studies and
> tactical puzzles. I keep posting whatever I find interesting on my Twitter
> or Facebook.
>
> Hope to meet you and play in person. If you ever find yourself in Bombay,
> holler
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> On 4 August 2016 at 08:20, Venkat Mangudi - Silk 
> wrote:
>
> > On Thursday 4 August 2016, Shenoy N  wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >  I run a small metal parts manufacturing factory in Mumbai and spend my
> > > free time listening to hindustani classical music (Mallikarjun Mansur
> > being
> > > my all time favorite) and following chess with manic passion, despite
> > being
> > > completely hopeless at it.
> >
> >
> > Chess Nice. Do you play on chess.com? If you don't, you should. If
> you
> > are, I'm easy to find. Let's play.
> >
> > Venkatmangudi on chess.com
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Narendra Shenoy
> http://narendrashenoy.blogspot.com
>



-- 
H R Venkatesh
Founder-Editor, NetaData 
Tow-Knight Fellow 2016, New York
Co-ordinator, Hacks/Hackers New Delhi
Ph: +1 646-874-9924
Twitter: @hrvenkatesh

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Venkat Mangudi - Silk]

On Thursday 4 August 2016, Shenoy N  wrote:

>
>
>  I run a small metal parts manufacturing factory in Mumbai and spend my
> free time listening to hindustani classical music (Mallikarjun Mansur being
> my all time favorite) and following chess with manic passion, despite being
> completely hopeless at it.


Chess Nice. Do you play on chess.com? If you don't, you should. If you
are, I'm easy to find. Let's play.

Venkatmangudi on chess.com

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Thaths]

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 11:13 PM Venkatesh H R  wrote:

> What really killed it for me was 26/11 when we were required to
> sustain non-stop coverage of the attacks for 48 hours, without breaks. So
> we took turns as anchors, basically saying the same thing over and over
> again. 2008 was really when things got worse. Reporting was cut short.
> People realised it is cheapest to call 4 guests to a studio and have a
> shouting match. I can go on and on
>
>
The same could be said about the US and UK TV news channels (except for
outliers like public broadcasters). I suspect TV news channels (and
newspapers, coming to think of it) that want to appeal to a broad audience
have to appeal to the least common denominator.

I have started noticing that Indians have began to realize the baits and
traps that "breaking news" channels lay in their path.

Thaths

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Amit Varma]

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 11:12 PM, Venkatesh H R 
wrote:

> Amit - hello! I should tell you - your blog was responsible for sparking my
> interest in economics, Lee Child and James Elroy, and much more. Still
> occasionally pop in to read it.
>

Thanks. Sadly I'm not regular, mostly just use it as a dump for whatever I
write on MSM, though I keep intending to resume, but Twitter and FB have
mostly made blogging redundant anyway. Buzz me if you're ever in Bombay,
should do coffee or beer, or even a Silkmeet. Enjoyed your thoughts on TV
news, would love to see you write a longread or even a quick book on the
subject, would be fascinating.


-- 
Amit Varma
http://www.indiauncut.com
http://www.twitter.com/amitvarma

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Venkatesh H R]

Venkat, asking those sort of questions usually sets me off on a rant :)
maybe a separate thread on that. But for now:
1. News in channels is usually selected on - stories in newspapers, events
and the competition. There's a lot of emphasis on at least one 'breaking
news' story in every 'news wheel' which is basically every 15 minutes.
Basically that puts a lot of pressure on reporters to 'break' stories and
'own the story' and 'drive the conversation'. I can go on and on, but the
bottomline is: incentives for everybody are so skewed that the stuff that
comes out is utter horse shit.
2. There's a lot of pressure to ensure people stick to the channel. The
only way to do that is to pull an Arnab. most anchors can't (and won't) do
that). only news x is trying to use that template. The rest of the channels
are flailing about. They are so ripe for content disruption right now.
3. I was numbed because as an anchor I was required to do al of the above
and more. What really killed it for me was 26/11 when we were required to
sustain non-stop coverage of the attacks for 48 hours, without breaks. So
we took turns as anchors, basically saying the same thing over and over
again. 2008 was really when things got worse. Reporting was cut short.
People realised it is cheapest to call 4 guests to a studio and have a
shouting match. I can go on and on
Anyway, there are a lot of great people in tv still, and who knows, change
might be round the corner.

Amit - hello! I should tell you - your blog was responsible for sparking my
interest in economics, Lee Child and James Elroy, and much more. Still
occasionally pop in to read it.
On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 10:30 PM Amit Varma  wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 9:53 PM, Venkatesh H R 
> wrote:
>
> > Used
> > to be a big reader of India Uncut, which I guess you designed?
> >
>
> Ooh. Welcome to Silk (though I'm a lurker myself mostly...)
>
>
> --
> Amit Varma
> http://www.indiauncut.com
> http://www.twitter.com/amitvarma
>

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Amit Varma]

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 9:53 PM, Venkatesh H R  wrote:

> Used
> to be a big reader of India Uncut, which I guess you designed?
>

Ooh. Welcome to Silk (though I'm a lurker myself mostly...)


-- 
Amit Varma
http://www.indiauncut.com
http://www.twitter.com/amitvarma

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Venkat Mangudi - Silk]

Welcome to Silk. I'm curious about how news in the popular TV news channels
are curated. Maybe a later post or thread to discuss that. Oh, and how did
it numb you? Even more curious about that.

Regards,
Venkat

On Wednesday 3 August 2016, Venkatesh H R  wrote:

> Hello all! Thank you Udhay for adding me to this list after I asked to be
> added. To introduce myself, I'm a journalist in New Delhi. Was born and
> raised in
> Bangalore. Left at 23. I've now completed more than 14 years of 'vanavasa'
> outside the city, and still call myself a Bangalorean. I know Kannada, a
> smattering of Tamil and Hindi. Was anchor at CNN-IBN for 9 years. Numbed
> by TV news, I decided to leave, but
> it took me 3-4 years to actually leave. I think I'm now doing justice as a
> journalist with my startup NetaData. I like intellectually rewarding and
> respectful conversation and am happy to be
> here. Venkatesh
>
>
> H R Venkatesh Founder-Editor, NetaData.in Tow-Knight Fellow 2016, New York
> Co-organiser, Hacks/Hackers New Delhi
> Ph: +91 98118 24503 Twitter: @hrvenkatesh
>
> Sent with Mixmax
>

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Venkatesh H R]

Thaths - thanks. I'd have been happy to send you the RSS feed, only if I
knew how to set one up. This is embarrassing, but feeds are always
something I've kept for later. I guess I should just do it now. I'm
assuming a Google search will tell me how to set one up?
Madhu - hello. If you're 'madman' on Twitter, then I already know you. Used
to be a big reader of India Uncut, which I guess you designed?
Rajesh - thanks man. Great to see you here!
On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 2:50 PM Rajesh Mehar  wrote:

> Hey! You know me from before anyway.
>
> Welcome! I'm quite new here myself.
>
> On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 at 14:48 Madhu Menon  wrote:
>
> > On 3 August 2016 at 13:49, Venkatesh H R  wrote:
> > > smattering of Tamil and Hindi. Was anchor at CNN-IBN for 9 years.
> Numbed
> > by
> > > TV news, I decided to leave, but
> > > it took me 3-4 years to actually leave. I think I'm now doing justice
> as
> > a
> > > journalist with my startup NetaData. I like intellectually rewarding
> and
> > > respectful conversation and am happy to be
> > > here. Venkatesh
> >
> > Welcome to silk.
> >
> > I'm a chef, restaurant consultant, and food photographer based in
> > Bangalore.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Madhu
> >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Rajesh Mehar]

Hey! You know me from before anyway.

Welcome! I'm quite new here myself.

On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 at 14:48 Madhu Menon  wrote:

> On 3 August 2016 at 13:49, Venkatesh H R  wrote:
> > smattering of Tamil and Hindi. Was anchor at CNN-IBN for 9 years. Numbed
> by
> > TV news, I decided to leave, but
> > it took me 3-4 years to actually leave. I think I'm now doing justice as
> a
> > journalist with my startup NetaData. I like intellectually rewarding and
> > respectful conversation and am happy to be
> > here. Venkatesh
>
> Welcome to silk.
>
> I'm a chef, restaurant consultant, and food photographer based in
> Bangalore.
>
> Regards,
>
> Madhu
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Madhu Menon]

On 3 August 2016 at 13:49, Venkatesh H R  wrote:
> smattering of Tamil and Hindi. Was anchor at CNN-IBN for 9 years. Numbed by
> TV news, I decided to leave, but
> it took me 3-4 years to actually leave. I think I'm now doing justice as a
> journalist with my startup NetaData. I like intellectually rewarding and
> respectful conversation and am happy to be
> here. Venkatesh

Welcome to silk.

I'm a chef, restaurant consultant, and food photographer based in Bangalore.

Regards,

Madhu

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

[Thaths]

On Wed., 3 Aug. 2016, 1:49 pm Venkatesh H R,  wrote:

> Hello all! Thank you Udhay for adding me to this list after I asked to be
> added.


Welcome to the tangled web, Venkatesh.


I'm now doing justice as a journalist with my startup NetaData.


Is there a non Facebook/Twitter way of following NetaData? Perhaps a simple
RSS/atom feed?

Thaths

Re: [silk] hello silklist -- do you know anyone in Lahore who is telecom lawyer?

[Udhay Shankar N]

On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 11:33 PM, Danny O'Brien da...@spesh.com wrote:

 I've just had a request third-hand from a US satellite reseller who is
 looking for litigation counsel for a (commercial) dispute in Pakistan.
 I don't know much about the case, and really my tendrils into Pakistan
 really only extend to NGOs at this point, so I thought I'd try here.

Wow, I missed this post altogether when it first came out. There are
several lawyers on silk, so not sure if someone already mailed you
offlist.

 Also, hello everyone! I'm now international director at EFF, which is
 why I get requests like this, and why you should probably mail me if
 you have similar questions. AMA!

This is your second (or third) stint at EFF, no?

Udhay

-- 
((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

[silk] hello silklist -- do you know anyone in Lahore who is telecom lawyer?

[Danny O'Brien]

I've just had a request third-hand from a US satellite reseller who is
looking for litigation counsel for a (commercial) dispute in Pakistan.
I don't know much about the case, and really my tendrils into Pakistan
really only extend to NGOs at this point, so I thought I'd try here.

Also, hello everyone! I'm now international director at EFF, which is
why I get requests like this, and why you should probably mail me if
you have similar questions. AMA!

love,

d.

Re: [silk] Hello

[Eugen Leitl]

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:35:28AM +0800, Chew Lin Kay wrote:

 What sweet things did you all grow up with?

I can't be the only one preferring salty/fishy snacks
(e.g. Harðfiskur, though I really don't care for most
of Þorramatur), can I?

Re: [silk] Hello

[Srini RamaKrishnan]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote:
 What sweet things did you all grow up with?

 I can't be the only one preferring salty/fishy snacks
 (e.g. Harðfiskur, though I really don't care for most
 of Þorramatur), can I?

What no nice Surströmming?

Re: [silk] Hello

[Eugen Leitl]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:22:50PM +0530, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:
 What no nice Surströmming?

The Russians actually used to have a lightly fermented
version of that (Sardinops sagax melanosticta,
not actually a herring, and now nearly extinct), 
and it's delicious!

Re: [silk] Hello

[Eugen Leitl]

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 05:05:59PM +0530, Venkat Mangudi wrote:

 As Joey Tribbiani would say, What are all the furniture in your home
 pointed at?. On a serious note, I guess that is eminently possible
 considering you have three *adult* children. Although I grew up without
 TV till I was in my teens, am not sure the kids today, at least the
 urban ones, can manage without TV.

Video projector, yes. Internet, yes.

TV, no.

Re: [silk] Hello

[Srini RamaKrishnan]

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:16 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote:
 TV, no.

No-TV is the new atheism.

I like to watch video content, and would give an arm and a leg to
banish cheezburger kitteh videos from the interwebs, but I don't like
someone else deciding what I watch. Coke and Pepsi are plotting away
right now on ideas to make cute cats sell you things, watch out for
weaponized cute cats real-soon-now.

I like to cycle or run indoors to lectures and talks on video (not the
TED kind, many of which are sadly also selling you things, or are of
the I-am-a-breathless-idiot-trying-to-look-smart kind), and I run and
cycle outdoors and go to sleep listening to lectures on podcasts. I
like to point out as a rather ridiculous example, the once when I
nursed a massive beer enjoying the outdoors while listening to a
lecture on the 19th century temperance movement. There are many other
examples, but this thread isn't about them so, enough for now.

I can feel by brains oozing out my ears when I am subjected to any
form of advertising; and seeing as how TV is mostly advertising - both
in the actual form of commercials, and in ground softening bombing
raids such as reality TV shows and talk shows designed to weaken the
strongest of minds to be defenseless to the sell I avoid it like a bad
disease.

Cheeni

Re: [silk] Hello

[Kiran K Karthikeyan]

On 16 January 2012 21:48, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote:

  I avoid it like a bad disease.


+1

Not that I don't watch content made for TV. The Wire[1] is one series I was
drawn into completely and recently ran through the entire 5 seasons in a
week. I feel like visiting Baltimore now.

Movies and games also keep me in the front of the TV.

Kiran

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire

Re: [silk] Hello

[Sumant Srivathsan]

  I avoid it like a bad disease.


What's your position on food? Because, you know, 90% of the food in the
world is inedible crap. Sturgeon's Law is everywhere.

-- 
Sumant Srivathsan
http://sumants.blogspot.com

Re: [silk] Hello

[Srini RamaKrishnan]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Sumant Srivathsan suma...@gmail.com wrote:
  I avoid it like a bad disease.


 What's your position on food? Because, you know, 90% of the food in the
 world is inedible crap. Sturgeon's Law is everywhere.

Heh, I seem to avoid 90% of the food therefore. Some would call me a
health nut, but I prefer raw food over cooked and no industrial
additives over some. Yes, salt is an industrial additive.

Re: [silk] Hello

[Chew Lin Kay]

Welcome, John!

Why is it not red in color? :-) Awesome truck though.


 Studies have shown that yellowish-green vehicles are more visible than red
 ones. However, most fire departments in the US still use red. For example,
 there are six towns on the island of Martha's Vineyard and six fire
 departments (although some of them are tiny, with only a handful of
 firefighters). Tisbury's trucks are green. All five other departments have
 red trucks.



I've grown up with red fire trucks and white + other colours ambulances,
that seeing florescent yellow ones in the UK made me wonder if someone took
highlighter pens to them...

Chew Lin

Re: [silk] Hello

[Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan]

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote:


 I've grown up with red fire trucks and white + other colours ambulances,
 that seeing florescent yellow ones in the UK made me wonder if someone took
 highlighter pens to them...


Or got them painted at the local bakery.
The green-yellow alternating squares are inspired by the Battenberg cakes.

C

Re: [silk] Hello

[Srini RamaKrishnan]

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
chandrachoo...@gmail.com wrote:
 Or got them painted at the local bakery.

The yellow paint manufacturer conspiracy! They have surely funded
these shill scientists to piss on the red market.

Re: [silk] Hello

[ss]

On Friday 13 Jan 2012 9:42:17 pm John R. Sundman wrote:
 I live on Martha's Vineyard

Why does Martha's Vineyard ring such a loud bell in my mind?  It is famous for 
something.

shiv

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[Thejaswi Udupa]

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:05 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote:
 Why does Martha's Vineyard ring such a loud bell in my mind?  It is famous for
 something.

Blame the Kennedys. Twice over. Chappaquadick and JFK Jr.

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[Deepa Mohan]

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Thejaswi Udupa thejaswi.ud...@gmail.comwrote:

 On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:05 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote:
  Why does Martha's Vineyard ring such a loud bell in my mind?  It is
 famous for
  something.

 Blame the Kennedys. Twice over. Chappaquadick and JFK Jr.

 Martha's Graveyard?

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[John R. Sundman]

On Jan 14, 2012, at 4:07 AM, Deepa Mohan wrote:

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Thejaswi Udupa  
thejaswi.ud...@gmail.comwrote:



On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:05 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote:

Why does Martha's Vineyard ring such a loud bell in my mind?  It is

famous for

something.



Barak Obama  family vacation here.
Bill Clinton  family regularly vacationed here. Bill still comes in  
the summer to play golf.

Keith Richard visits from time to time. The Stones vacationed here.
Singer Carly Simon  her ex-husband James Taylor live here; their  
children went to school here.
(Carly's brother Peter, photographer of rock stars, is a friend of  
mine. He has a small gallery here.)

Many American movie stars and sports stars have summer homes here.
It's famous also for having been the pre-eminent vacation spot for  
the African-American intelligensia.
The novel Moby Dick is a about a bunch of whalers from Martha's  
Vineyard  our sister island Nantucket (12 miles away)

Jackie Onasis owned a mansion here when she was alive.
Many of the original cast members of the TV show Saturday Night  
Live have summer places here, and John Belushi's widow, long since  
remarried, lives here.
Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Geraldine Brooks and her Pultizer- 
Prize winning husband live here; they're friends of ours.

Historian David McCollough lives here.
And yes, JFKjr's plane did go into the sea five miles south of here;  
he was en route to a Martha's Vineyard wedding.

And so on.
Although Martha's Vineyard is known for rich and famous people, most  
of them are seasonal residents or summer people.  The year-round  
population is not especially well-to-do; in fact it's the second- 
poorest county in Massachusetts. There is a large population of  
Portuguese-speaking immigrants from Brazil. Many of these people  
don't speak English and are not here legally. However, since the  
Great Recession started in 2008, many of them have returned to Brazil  
since work is so much harder to find these days.


jrs

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[Anish Mohammed]

Welcome to silk list an assortment or randomly crazy folks :)

Anish Mohammed
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On 13 Jan 2012, at 17:27, John R. Sundman j...@wetmachine.com wrote:

 My ancestry is Finnish, Scottish, and Irish.
 
 Sundman is actually a Swedish name. My grandfather emigrated from Finland to 
 the US in about 1915. He was equally fluent in Swedish and Finnish, but 
 considered himself a Finn, not a Swede. My mother emigrated from Scotland in 
 1946. Her maiden name was McFall. My father's mother emigrated from County 
 Roscommon, in Ireland. Her maiden name was Hudson.
 
 If you have any ancestors in any of these places, who knows, we may be 
 cousins!
 
 jrs
 
 P.S. My wife's grandmother was Cherokee. So my wife (and our children) are at 
 least part Indian.
 
 
 On Jan 13, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan wrote:
 
 On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:42 PM, John R. Sundman j...@wetmachine.comwrote:
 
 Hello Friends,
 
 
 Hello,
 I first read your name as John Sundaraman. And wondered if you were a
 cousin of mine.
 
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[Srini RamaKrishnan]

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 8:18 PM, John R. Sundman j...@wetmachine.com wrote:
 Barak Obama  family vacation here.

I hear it's popular with the hunted because it's easy to secure. True?

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[John R. Sundman]

On Jan 14, 2012, at 10:11 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 8:18 PM, John R. Sundman  
j...@wetmachine.com wrote:

Barak Obama  family vacation here.


I hear it's popular with the hunted because it's easy to secure. True?





In one sense, yes. The island is about 100 square miles, most of it  
rural. In the part where Obama goes, there is only one road, which  
the Secret Service guards. There are 4 main harbors that can be  
easily watched -- each one has a harbormaster that monitors every  
boat that comes in -- and one small airport (with a paved runway long  
enough to handle the president's jet, however). So in that sense, the  
island is probably pretty easy to secure.


(In the banks on Martha's Vineyard there is no protective glass  
between patrons and tellers. Nobody would rob a bank here because  
there's no way to get off the island undetected. Police would just  
watch the ferries and harbors and airport.)


ON THE OTHER HAND,

If some Mumbai or 911 type terrorists wanted to take the island  
hostage, it would be pretty easy to do.  Three passenger ferries  2  
freight ferries transport about 95% of people and goods. In the  
summer, our population goes from about 15,000 to 120,000.  If bad  
guys took over the ferries, nobody would leave unless they had a  
private boat or airplane. As a novelist, I've thought of all kinds of  
bad scenarios that determined bad guys could pull off.


The President, of course, is well protected. About a week before he  
comes the big airplanes start flying in  unloading all kinds of  
miliatry and command gear. When he goes about the island to play golf  
or get an ice cream cone, there are secret service guys all over the  
place. The President  family arrive by hellicopter. That helicopter  
flies in a formation of about 10 other helicopters, and the formation  
flies right over my house. The windows shake, the walls shake, the  
earth shakes.


jrs



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[ss]

On Saturday 14 Jan 2012 8:18:28 pm John R. Sundman wrote:

 Singer Carly Simon  her ex-husband James Taylor live here; their  
Ah give her my regards should you meet her. She has a fan from decades ago  
halfway across the world. That song could only have been sung by a person with 
some weird psychological insights - I'm talking about  You're so vain.


 And yes, JFKjr's plane did go into the sea five miles south of here;  
 he was en route to a Martha's Vineyard wedding.
Yes this is why it rings a bell.

shiv

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[John R. Sundman]

On Jan 14, 2012, at 11:46 AM, ss wrote:


On Saturday 14 Jan 2012 8:18:28 pm John R. Sundman wrote:


Singer Carly Simon  her ex-husband James Taylor live here; their

Ah give her my regards should you meet her.


I've met Carly a few times, even been to dinner at her house. One of  
the construction jobs I did was helping to put a few small additions  
onto her house -- which is charming, not overly large or  
ostentatious. She does have a barn converted into a recording studio,  
but I have not seen the inside of that. She has another small barn  
that she's converted into a kind of reception hall, and there I saw  
her sing backup, along with Kate Taylor, in a pickup band of local  
musicians who also happened to be tradesmen who had worked on her  
housed. Yes, a private concert at Carly's house, for an audience of  
about 50 people, all of us construction workers ( spouses, etc).


She's nice.

Attached, photo taken of me by her brother Peter after a fire near  
his studio on Main Street, Vineyard Haven.


regards,

jrs

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[John R. Sundman]

On Jan 14, 2012, at 12:54 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:




From this and many other things you've said Martha's Vineyard sounds
like the erstwhile USA of affluence and the artistic life, must be
nice for the community to have many rich residents.

Being an island does provide a kind of moat that protects us from  
some of the less desirable parts of life in the modern world. In  
fact, when we go off-island --45 minutes away, by ferry, we say  
we're going to America.


It is nice to have rich seasonal people whose property we can tax to  
help pay for our schools and fire trucks, etc. But Martha's  
Vineyarders, us year-round people are not generally wealthy. There is  
poverty here. In fact, here's links to a few articles about hunger  
relief programs (Betty Burton, mentioned in both articles, is my wife).


http://mvgazette.com/article.php?32340
http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/article.php?id=8958

Tisbury 651, the fire truck I'm assigned to, did cost $850,000.   
However, in the USA such things pay for themselves. There are  
national standards for what kind of firefighting equipment a town  
needs to have, and if your town doesn't meet the standards, then by  
law you pay a higher rate fore home owner insurance. So, you can  
either pay the money and get protection from a well-equiped and  
trained fire department, or you can spend the same amount of money in  
higher premiums for fire insurance.


Here's a an article about a nasty fire on Main Street in my town a  
few years ago. In it, you can see photos of 651 in action (scroll down).


http://www.mvtimes.com/2008/07/03/news/cafe-moxie-fire.php


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[silk] Hello

[John R. Sundman]

Hello Friends,

I'm honored to be added to this list. Below, a brief introduction.

I live on Martha's Vineyard, a mostly rural island 5 miles south of  
Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I make my living as a freelance technical  
writer and novelist. I've been in the high tech/computer industry  
since 1980, starting with a very tiny role on the Eagle project  
described in Tracy Kidder's book Soul of a New Machine and  
including 9 years at Sun Microsystems, where, among other things, I  
founded the world's first Information Architecture group. I've also  
had lots of non high-tech jobs, including being a construction worker  
and a long-haul truck driver. I'm married, with 3 adult children.


My chief hobby is being a volunteer firefighter. I'm a member of the  
company of Tisbury 651, an aerial platform ladder truck. Because 651  
is such an awesome  machine, I include here a link to a photo of it:


http://www.massfiretrucks.com/Tisbury_Tower_651.jpg

I look forward to getting to know you.

Kind regards,

jrs

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Re: [silk] Hello

[Venkat Mangudi]

Welcome, John.

No doubt you have read some of the archives online. The list tends to
 very soon. I would not be surprised if it does as a response to my
email.

On Friday 13 January 2012 09:42 PM, John R. Sundman wrote:
 I live on Martha's Vineyard, a mostly rural island 5 miles south of
 Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I make my living as a freelance technical
 writer and novelist. I've been in the high tech/computer industry
 since 1980, starting with a very tiny role on the Eagle project
 described in Tracy Kidder's book Soul of a New Machine and including
 9 years at Sun 
Added the book to my reading list. What kind is it? I know, I can find
out online, but this helps the conversation going.

 non high-tech jobs, including being a construction worker and a
 long-haul truck driver.
I want to do both of them sometime. Considering I learnt driving on a
truck while working for Ashok Leyland.

 My chief hobby is being a volunteer firefighter. I'm a member of the
 company of Tisbury 651, an aerial platform ladder truck. Because 651
 is such an awesome  machine, I include here a link to a photo of it:

 http://www.massfiretrucks.com/Tisbury_Tower_651.jpg

Why is it not red in color? :-) Awesome truck though.

Cheers,
Venkat

Re: [silk] Hello

[Deepa Mohan]

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:42 PM, John R. Sundman j...@wetmachine.comwrote:

 Hello Friends,

 I'm honored to be added to this list. Below, a brief introduction.

 I live on Martha's Vineyard, a mostly rural island 5 miles south of Cape
 Cod, Massachusetts. I make my living as a freelance technical writer and
 novelist. I've been in the high tech/computer industry since 1980, starting
 with a very tiny role on the Eagle project described in Tracy Kidder's
 book Soul of a New Machine and including 9 years at Sun Microsystems,
 where, among other things, I founded the world's first Information
 Architecture group. I've also had lots of non high-tech jobs, including
 being a construction worker and a long-haul truck driver. I'm married, with
 3 adult children.



Welcome, John! I am still digesting the combination of Martha's Vineyard,
pioneer techie,  writer, novelist, construction worker (well that goes with
the architecture part!), truck driver, and volunteer firefighter. Wow. Talk
about facets...I am not being facet-ious!

And...the thread has not drifted...yet.

Cheers, Deepa.


PSthat aerial platform ladder truck  is...osomb, as one of my very
young neighbours once wrote to me.