Re: [silk] Immortality Begins at Forty

2016-05-09 Thread Dave Long
Me? I'm too busy altering the position of meaning at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such meaning to read anything... But I do watch music videos, and it strikes me that Sergey Shnurov also had commentary, from 4:20-5:35, on the value of post-40 meaning redistribution: htt

Re: [silk] Immortality Begins at Forty

2016-05-09 Thread Anish Mohammed
Udhay, have to admit, he is an acquaintance. Share a bunch of very good friends with him :). regards Anish Anish Mohammed Twitter: anishmohammed http://uk.linkedin.com/in/anishmohammed Skype: thecryptic > On 10 May 2016, at 02:42, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > Venkatesh Rao is a very smart (if e

Re: [silk] Immortality Begins at Forty

2016-05-09 Thread Charles Haynes
Oh my goodness that young person is absorbed in so much crap that doesn't matter. On Tue, 10 May 2016 at 13:33 Shenoy N wrote: > I quite enjoyed reading it. Self wankery, without doubt, as Thaths > correctly diagnoses it, but lots of terrific quotes, worthy of inclusion > into the Unix fortune c

Re: [silk] Immortality Begins at Forty

2016-05-09 Thread Shenoy N
I quite enjoyed reading it. Self wankery, without doubt, as Thaths correctly diagnoses it, but lots of terrific quotes, worthy of inclusion into the Unix fortune cookies file, if they ever do that one again. My faves: Time, of course, is the merciless slaughterer of all these infinitely qualified

Re: [silk] Immortality Begins at Forty

2016-05-09 Thread Deepa Mohan
I am in my 60's and What Thaths Said :D On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Thaths wrote: > I'm in my 40's and dammit I don't want to waste it reading > intellectual-self-wankery premised on dubious extrapolations from limited > first-world data sets. > > Thaths > > On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 11:43 AM

Re: [silk] Immortality Begins at Forty

2016-05-09 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Thaths wrote: I'm in my 40's and dammit I don't want to waste it reading > intellectual-self-wankery premised on dubious extrapolations from limited > first-world data sets. > ​"Self-wankery" reminds me of the awesome Madras expression "self suicide".​ ​Udhay​

Re: [silk] Immortality Begins at Forty

2016-05-09 Thread Thaths
I'm in my 40's and dammit I don't want to waste it reading intellectual-self-wankery premised on dubious extrapolations from limited first-world data sets. Thaths On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 11:43 AM Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Venkatesh Rao is a very smart (if extremely prolix) guy. I don't actually

[silk] Immortality Begins at Forty

2016-05-09 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Venkatesh Rao is a very smart (if extremely prolix) guy. I don't actually agree with the basic premise of this essay, but wanted to see what silklist thought - several of the regulars have probably passed this milestone already, including myself. Comments? Udhay http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/04

Re: [silk] Cable Cars - A viable urban rapid transport system?

2016-05-09 Thread Bruce A. Metcalf
Thaths wrote: I am not convinced that such cable cars are scalable, desirable or efficient for mass public transit. Take the biggest cities in the world: Shanghai, Lagos, Beijing, Moscow, Delhi, Istanbul, Tokyo, New York, etc. The megacities that are not nightmares to commute in are ones which h

Re: [silk] Cable Cars - A viable urban rapid transport system?

2016-05-09 Thread Bruce A. Metcalf
Udhay Shankar N wrote: Looks like an interesting engineering (and social) challenge, even with the various components being generally available. Let me know if you need a referral to someone with experience in this field. ​Did the Almighty Rodent do something in this space, Bruce?​ Certainly