Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or comments from people like Udhay, who do not seem significantly less coherent when drunk. Umm. I take it you haven't seen Udhay _really_ drunk. I'm talking hold-me-back-someone-or-I'm-going-to-beat-up-random-stranger drunk. OTOH, he's getting on in years and age (and marriage) have mellowed him. Ram
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
Venkat Mangudi wrote: Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: OTOH, he's getting on in years and age (and marriage) have mellowed him. Marriage is probably doing the trick. Knowing him, age doesn't really matter. :-) So he's now a proper family man. I don't think I'm ever getting married. :P M -- * Madhu Menon Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine Indiranagar, Bangalore Visit us @ http://www.shiokfood.com Book your table online: http://www.shiokfood.com/reserve.html
[silk] How did this guy wind up here?
Hello all, I suppose I should begin by telling you the story of how I wound up on this list - typically such stories involve large amounts of beer and semi-forgotten promises, but this is the geek version - it began when a bunch of us decided twitter wasn't enough for group conversations and went back to the basics - IRC! Over time, various people were (mostly reluctantly) made to join our motley crew - one of whom happened to our Honourable Founder - Mr.Digeratus himself :-) . I then pleaded with him to add me to this list, which in retrospect might have been a slightly fool-hardy decision. 20 word bio - Born in Chennai, bought up in Bangalore, did an MBA, working in Singapore as an IT Guy for a company. Interests are typically nerdy - trashy science fiction novels, computer games and recently photography. Given the elevated standard of discourse in this group (which reminds me very much of MetaFilter) I expect my contributions to be rare and pedestrian. *Engages lurk mode.* -- Balaji
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Balaji Dutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I suppose I should begin by telling you the story of how I wound up on this list - typically such stories involve large amounts of beer and semi-forgotten promises, but this is the geek version - it began when a bunch of us decided twitter wasn't enough for group conversations and went back to the basics - IRC! Over time, various people were (mostly reluctantly) made to join our motley crew - one of whom happened to our Honourable Founder - Mr.Digeratus himself :-) . I then pleaded with him to add me to this list, which in retrospect might have been a slightly fool-hardy decision. 20 word bio - Born in Chennai, bought up in Bangalore, did an MBA, working in Singapore as an IT Guy for a company. Interests are typically nerdy - trashy science fiction novels, computer games and recently photography. Given the elevated standard of discourse in this group (which reminds me very much of MetaFilter) I expect my contributions to be rare and pedestrian. *Engages lurk mode.* -- Balaji Hi Balaji, Welcome to the list (that is, assuming you joined recently, which may not be right)! Your contributions need not be rare and pedestrian, they can be often and pedestrian, like mine. Well, glad you unlurked for the time/space of an email. Cheers, Deepa.
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Balaji, Welcome to the list (that is, assuming you joined recently, which may not be right)! Your contributions need not be rare and pedestrian, they can be often and pedestrian, like mine. Well, glad you unlurked for the time/space of an email. Cheers, Deepa. Hi Deepa! I'm still very much a newbie - been a member for about a week now. I've been staring at the draft for my intro for about that long too :-D. I find lurking comes naturally to me, so frequent postings would be too out-of-character for me to handle. PS: I almost top-posted.. *almost*. Phew. -- Balaji
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
On Monday 07 April 2008, Balaji Dutt wrote: [snip] Given the elevated standard of discourse in this group (which reminds me very much of MetaFilter) I expect my contributions to be rare and I may not have been here long enough to be 100% sure about this, but it appears to me that this list, compared to MetaFilter, features fewer comments written by obviously drunk people. -Taj.
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
PS: I almost top-posted.. *almost*. Phew. -- Balaji Yes, I realize that this is a Cardinal Sin (not the guy, the transgression) on the GFS...Geek-Filled Silk. Dunno why I have not been ex-communicated! Udhay is kinder than he appears to be... Deepa. On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Balaji Dutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Balaji, Welcome to the list (that is, assuming you joined recently, which may not be right)! Your contributions need not be rare and pedestrian, they can be often and pedestrian, like mine. Well, glad you unlurked for the time/space of an email. Cheers, Deepa. Hi Deepa! I'm still very much a newbie - been a member for about a week now. I've been staring at the draft for my intro for about that long too :-D. I find lurking comes naturally to me, so frequent postings would be too out-of-character for me to handle. PS: I almost top-posted.. *almost*. Phew. -- Balaji
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote: I may not have been here long enough to be 100% sure about this, but it appears to me that this list, compared to MetaFilter, features fewer comments written by obviously drunk people. Ah. So now I am sure Udhay's going to propose a stream of consciousness set of posts. Get enough silklisters drunk - aka call a silkmeet in bangalore. Then start the assembled people posting to silk, sometime after midnight or so, once the vodka and beer stocks have been sufficiently depleted. srs
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah. So now I am sure Udhay's going to propose a stream of consciousness set of posts. Get enough silklisters drunk - aka call a silkmeet in bangalore. Then start the assembled people posting to silk, sometime after midnight or so, once the vodka and beer stocks have been sufficiently depleted. When? Where? Can you hold off till after the 13th April? C P.S. Balaji, Welcome. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages http://www.linkedin.com/in/ravages http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/ +91-9884467463
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: of posts. Get enough silklisters drunk - aka call a silkmeet in bangalore. Then start the assembled people posting to silk, sometime after midnight or so, once the vodka and beer stocks have been sufficiently depleted. Isn't that a good idea, now? I have been missing all the silk meets thus far. It is still a fabulous idea. Balaji, welcome to Silk. Thanks for starting this. :-) Venkat
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah. So now I am sure Udhay's going to propose a stream of consciousness set of posts. Get enough silklisters drunk - aka call a silkmeet in bangalore. Then start the assembled people posting to silk, sometime after midnight or so, once the vodka and beer stocks have been sufficiently depleted. Excellent idea. Suresh, you in? When/where? Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: C P.S. Balaji, Welcome. Thanks CG! Venkat Mangudi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't that a good idea, now? I have been missing all the silk meets thus far. It is still a fabulous idea. Balaji, welcome to Silk. Thanks for starting this. :-) Venkat Venkat - I'm not sure I should accept those thanks, for I fear I have inadvertently helped create a monster here :) -- Balaji
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
Udhay Shankar N [08/04/08 06:50 +0530]: Then start the assembled people posting to silk, sometime after midnight or so, once the vodka and beer stocks have been sufficiently depleted. Excellent idea. Suresh, you in? I'm on some meds (since the past few months and for the next several months) that prevent me from drinking. What I can certainly do is enjoy the consequences of others drinking. Y'all enjoy yourselves. When/where? Bangalore probably - that's where you have the most silklisters srs
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:03 PM, Sirtaj Singh Kang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 07 April 2008, Balaji Dutt wrote: [snip] Given the elevated standard of discourse in this group (which reminds me very much of MetaFilter) I expect my contributions to be rare and I may not have been here long enough to be 100% sure about this, but it appears to me that this list, compared to MetaFilter, features fewer comments written by obviously drunk people. Or comments from people like Udhay, who do not seem significantly less coherent when drunk. -- b
Re: [silk] How did this guy wind up here?
Balaji Dutt wrote: Venkat - I'm not sure I should accept those thanks, for I fear I have inadvertently helped create a monster here :) Monster? You created it? Naaah! All of us were just waiting for some reason, methinks. If you feel so bad about it, you should join us and tell Madhu to send you the check/bill. :) V
