Re: [silk] James Bonilla - Introduction

If metta and goodwill are the only things that matter, should we bother to discuss race, identity or IQ? On 11 Sep 2015 09:10, "James Bonilla" wrote: > > Thank you for a very warm introduction --- and the fascinating discussion > that followed. > > I'm afraid I don't

Re: [silk] [ADMIN] noise reduction

There is such a thing as "too vanilla". And now we have the perfect term for it. Udhay, you think age - or more specifically, extreme youth - could also be a factor here? On 12 Sep 2015 12:03, "Bhaskar Dasgupta" wrote: > Meet na mila Man ka... > >

Re: [silk] Taking it slow...

... -- *J. Alfred Prufrock* *I am moved by fancies that are curled Around these images, and cling: The notion of some infinitely gentle, Infinitely suffering thing*

Re: [silk] Fifteen

. :) Works for all? Works for me. Show of hands? Udupa Udhay Nikhil Mehra Badri (?) I'll pass, this time. -- *J. Alfred Prufrock* *I am moved by fancies that are curled Around these images, and cling: The notion of some infinitely gentle, Infinitely suffering thing*

Re: [silk] Books of 2012

a year to restore faith in fiction. Supriya -- *J. Alfred Prufrock* *I am moved by fancies that are curled Around these images, and cling: The notion of some infinitely gentle, Infinitely suffering thing*

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

everything on their menu. Thrice. How about Pod from Park, on Khader Nawaz Khan road? C -- *J. Alfred Prufrock* *I am moved by fancies that are curled Around these images, and cling: The notion of some infinitely gentle, Infinitely suffering thing*

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

wrote: Madras folks, will be passing through next weekend. How about lunch someplace congenial on Saturday? Sounds good, I will be there. Cheeni I am in ~Shiva -- *J. Alfred Prufrock* *I am moved by fancies that are curled Around these images, and cling: The notion of some

Re: [silk] Just So Stories

to remember Tom Lehrer (in a slightly different context): I could tell you things about Peter Pan / And the Wizard of Oz - there's a dirty old man! -- *J. Alfred Prufrock* *I am moved by fancies that are curled Around these images, and cling: The notion of some infinitely gentle, Infinitely suffering

Re: [silk] Old Readers Digest

informative and the ads are still a delight. (Anybody remember To market, to market, goes New Adipocere?) -- *J. Alfred Prufrock* *I am moved by fancies that are curled Around these images, and cling: The notion of some infinitely gentle, Infinitely suffering thing*

Re: [silk] Old Readers Digest

@lists.hserus.net [mailto: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net] *On Behalf Of *J. Alfred Prufrock *Sent:* 19 July 2012 09:28 *To:* silklist@lists.hserus.net *Subject:* Re: [silk] Old Readers Digest ** ** Old RDs? I want! (My oldest issue is from 1948, but the bulk are from

Re: [silk] Hotel card keys - Be Careful

PM, J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: How true is this - Hoax 1. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hotel-key-card.html 2. http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/hotelkey.asp 3. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_hotel_keycards.htm Although technically it is of course

[silk] Hotel card keys - Be Careful

on the card. Information courtesy of: Metropolitan Police Service.* -- *J. Alfred Prufrock* *I am moved by fancies that are curled Around these images, and cling: The notion of some infinitely gentle, Infinitely suffering thing* attachment: hotel.jpeg

Re: [silk] Sociolinguistic query

popularity and not an iota of her class. Said cousin having christened her firstborn recently. I know I digress, but whathehell, it might start some thread drift.) -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side

Re: [silk] The facebook experiment - now on e-mail!

to me. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Quick question - Copenhagen

You think? Well, to quote Bill Murray in Stripes, I'm willing to learn On Mar 10, 2012 8:23 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: Any Silkies in Copenhagen? Silkies Ew! That sounds fairly

Re: [silk] Introduction

Varun and 5 month old Zubin, and we live in Gurgaon. Moving back to Bangalore in a couple months. I write at http://capitalmind.in about money and markets, and I tweet at @deepakshenoy. Have heard a lot of good things about Silk and I hope I can contribute! Cheers, Deepak -- J. Alfred

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: 21st would work better for me, but 20th is do-able. Interesting non-Silklisters welcome? On Feb 11, 2012 7:40 AM, Nikhil Mehra nikhil.mehra...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in. --Original Message

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

about. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: 21st would work better for me, but 20th is do-able. Interesting non-Silklisters welcome? On Feb 11, 2012 7:40 AM, Nikhil Mehra nikhil.mehra...@gmail.com

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

Venkat has obviously been corrupted by the law-abiding west. Corkage?!? Cripes!! BYOB it is. I should be at the Lalit. Phone numbers may be exchanged off-list ( another.prufr...@gmail.com). Shefaly Yogendra off The Other Smooth List may be in town. And I vote we bring in DD and his better half

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

21st would work better for me, but 20th is do-able. Interesting non-Silklisters welcome? On Feb 11, 2012 7:40 AM, Nikhil Mehra nikhil.mehra...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in. --Original Message-- From: Venkat Mangudi Sender: silklist-bounces+nikhil.mehra773=gmail@lists.hserus.net To:

Re: [silk] Query on wines.... and snobbery

doesn't like is actually not good. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] BLR Meetup?

://bangalore.burrp.com/listing/the-biere-club_vittal-mallya-road_bangalore_bars-pubs-restaurants/18715253722 Shall we say 7pm? Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman

Re: [silk] My Airtel Saga

is rubbish) -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Are jobs obsolete?

*So the statement (I) have been a reseacrcher in * * the past is a bit like saying I have been a rapist.* Could you please explain this to me slowly, in words of three syllables at most? -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman

Re: [silk] Why I love Hindi film music from the 50s and 60s.

I am increasingly amazed by listers' ability to divert any discussion, no matter how simple and linear, into matters of great import. I'm waiting for somebody to steer this thread to a solution of the Western world's economic problems and a justification of Palestine.

Re: [silk] Assuming goodwill

, for those of you who remember. On the other hand, I rather object to hidden agendas, sock puppets and similar weirdness. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

[silk] Parkour

(or at least one fat old person) start training for parkour? It does look like a celebration of the capabilities of the human body, even though it's probably hell on the knees and ankles. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who

Re: [silk] Parkour

. *Would your friend have some information on the groups? And whether they are open to fat old men? * * -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?*

Re: [silk] Parkour

across the edge of a parapet. * * -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?*

Re: [silk] The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

*Chestnut alert - If you can get paid for doing what you enjoy, you never have to work another day in your life. I have a 5 year deadline to get to that state. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other

Re: [silk] Bangalore Silkmeet tomorrow?

)) -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Anyone wants to review a book ?

=booksqid=1303720611sr=8-1 I will appreciate any help you can provide in connecting with folks who can review my book in the Indian media. Thanks, Rajeev -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown

Re: [silk] Madras silkmeet Saturday?

How about the 5th or 6th instead? -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Can't wait to shop? Blame your surname, says study

-name effect' occurred only with childhood surnames, not names that had changed due to marriage. The study is published in the Journal of Consumer Research. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other

Re: [silk] Silk meet in Kolkata?

, at the head of Camac Street. Call me on 98300-62242, we should do something. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Silk meet in Kolkata?

*I'm in Delhi from Thursday night till Friday night.* On 11 January 2011 16:56, Indrajit Gupta bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote: --- On *Tue, 11/1/11, J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com*wrote: From: J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [silk] Silk meet

Re: [silk] Silk meet in Kolkata?

Sounds good. Just have to check whether I have to travel then. Phone-Mail On 03-Jan-2011, at 1:33, Volker Grassmuck vgr...@rz.hu-berlin.de wrote: de-lurking again and +1ing on Deepa’s heartfelt compliment to Udhay. I do enjoy listening in to the wisdom and gossip among this great g roup

Re: [silk] New year meetup in Chennai

://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/ +919884467463, +447940289855 -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] nettime US prof behind EVM study deported on arrival

President because he was not a natural-born US citizen. He replied You know, the Constitution does not specifically bar the office of Emperor of the United States. Good option. At least he wouldn't have to bother about chads, cads and EVMs. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle

Re: [silk] nettime US prof behind EVM study deported on arrival

a comparatively reliable process. I've blogged about this in 2006, though that was not about the electoral process in isolation - http://sadoldbong.blogspot.com/2006/05/red-reckoner.html But as I said, what do I know, I may be missing the wood for the trees. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt

Re: [silk] Lurkers, hidden audiences, and public archives

Are there different registers of lurking as well? -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Coffee Machine Recommendations

Whew! I don't know that much about ANY subject, let alone coffee. Do you give lessons, Charles? Phone-Mail On 13-Dec-2010, at 17:29, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Aditya Kapil blue...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:53 AM,

Re: [silk] IPaidABribe.com

will launch in several regional languages. By speaking up, Indians will perhaps shame the system into reforming. The Goan who paid the bribe to restore the family home speaks up on IPAB: “I am Indian, but I’m ashamed of this bribery culture in all walks of life.” -- J. Alfred Prufrock

Re: [silk] Kindle your children?

How does one borrow books on a Kindle? One of the best things about growing up with friends was that our personal collections were effectively pooled. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Kindle your children?

://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/ -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] The subaltern studies collective?

There may be a causal correlation between those two data points. Phone-Mail On 15-Oct-2010, at 16:07, Kiran Jonnalagadda j...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:26 PM, J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: Has anybody here met Ms. Gayatri Ch Spi? I believe Nishant

Re: [silk] The subaltern studies collective?

Has anybody here met Ms. Gayatri Ch Spi? -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Gifts vs Choices

)) -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Ten toughest books to read

Ayn Rand ... I no longer find her books difficult to read because I don't touch them in the first place. Faulkner, Scarlet Letter, Moby Dick, War and Peace - all digestible in the tin-of-biscuits fashion i.e. one goes back to them once in a while, doesn't try to finish them at a sitting. J.A.P.

Re: [silk] Population problem? What population problem?

An ounce of demonstration can shore up a page of (learned) exposition. http://www.esnips.com/doc/30d00acf-3659-4e3c-ab9d-8700b8757ff9/BONGULY (A couple of years ago, a friend in Bates mailed me a sound clip. Take one passionate Bong voice-over artiste, put him in front of a mike, stir him up

[silk] Bong accent/s

.) -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Fwd: [qfi] Chennai invite-book launch

@samanth says The Bangalore launch has been scheduled for the evening of May 27, at the Crossword bookstore on Residency Road. Mumbai launch sometime June 3rd week. Shall try ot be there. Even though Samanth is a *kukur* who does not mail. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown

Re: [silk] Population problem? What population problem?

Happy nights, Biju. Since you use the collective, I assume you are an experienced diaper-changer and night-feeder.

Re: [silk] no news is good news (was: Writing with the pack (Srini RamaKrishnan))

What, no bears?

Re: [silk] no news is good news

She probably has barbeques in her backyard with guest bears in attendance :) If her sometime neighbour Palin, S, is to be believed (which takes some credulity) bears go ON the barbeque too. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man

Re: [silk] no news is good news

Insert joke about making bear pie .. first catch your bear Easier to hang around and wait for it to catch you. Though perhaps less pleasant. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

[silk] Buttons?

Exactly what aspect of a button is cute? Enlightenment, anybody? Phone-Mail aww...he IS cute as a button, congrats :)

Re: [silk] How does one unregister from Hinduism?

I can jaast pheel the lobh toonaait Phone-Mail On 20-Apr-2010, at 20:09, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: Kiran Jonnalagadda [20/04/10 19:51 +0530]: On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: Why, in our country, is the word vegetarian

Re: [silk] How does one unregister from Hinduism?

This is the kind of thread I can follow. Particklerly after 5 days of Gormandising on Goa Phone-Mail On 20-Apr-2010, at 20:51, Indrajit Gupta bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote: --- On Tue, 20/4/10, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: From: Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net

Re: [silk] How does one unregister from Hinduism?

IN Goa, I mean. Phone-Mail On 20-Apr-2010, at 21:02, J Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: This is the kind of thread I can follow. Particklerly after 5 days of Gormandising on Goa Phone-Mail On 20-Apr-2010, at 20:51, Indrajit Gupta bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote

Re: [silk] Gormandising

I don't know much about Rhyme, but surely there's a certain ... rhesus- nuance? Or have I missed the res?

Re: [silk] Free to a good home - a lot of old books

: Venkat Mangudi [26/03/10 17:49 +0530]: I'll take the PG Wodehouse, Ludlum, Jeffrey Archer, Sheldon, Hailey and similar. welcome to all the above EXCEPT wodehouse -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who

Re: [silk] Free to a good home - a lot of old books

Mail 'em!

Re: [silk] Free to a good home - a lot of old books

The Westerns for me, sir please sir ... Phone-Mail On 26-Mar-2010, at 8:30, sur...@hserus.net (Suresh Ramasubramanian) wrote: I'm consolidating a large collection that's kind of heavy on pulp fiction and novels Thin to nonexistent on non fiction Lots of westerns, thrillers and such.

Re: [silk] For the Arundhati Roy haters out there

Top-posting! Give her the Goblin treatment (batter and beat, yammer and bleat, if I remember aright) As far as La Ray is concerned, can we all please adopt the Rhett Butler attitude? And move on?

Re: [silk] Mockingbird, Brooklyn and other favourites

, even though he does recycle essentially the same plot over and over again. But then, its a trope. * Stagecoach*, for example, neatly encapsulates all the standard Western stereotypes, plus a happy-ending version of Maupassant's *Boul de Suif*. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle

Re: [silk] Mockingbird, Brooklyn etc.

where I read it too. With some lovely drawings. I still have a hardcover copy that I found in an old book store. Ai yi yi. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] For the Arundhati Roy haters out there

, and crushes into the dirt anyone who tries to point out that reality is more than can be visible to one who wears blinkers. A half truth is half lie, or at least half ignorance. Arundhati Roy is a brilliant half-wit. shiv -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do

Re: [silk] For the Arundhati Roy haters out there

Arundhati Roy is an over-hyped writer and an unbalanced demagogue (my opinion) *To Kill a Mockingbird* is a book I like very much. The article Suresh sent is a coarse version of A Roy's polemics. Suresh is free to like it. We are free to think it is poisonous trash that has little credibility.

[silk] Mockingbird, Brooklyn etc.

Changed the title line because I think we've exhausted our vitriol on the Enron stooge (A. Roy merits a sad sigh, not vitriol) I have a copy of *To Kill a Mockingbird* (alas, a new one) but I would love to find copies of - *A Tree grows in Brooklyn*, Betty Smith - *84 Charing Cross Road, *Helen

Re: [silk] Hello from a new acquisition

relationships and channels for understanding is real. Which doesn't explain how I got involved--two reasons. One to get some facilitation chops, and the second, a disciplined environment to explore how I meandered to atheism. CL On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 2:29 PM, J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr

Re: [silk] Hello from a new acquisition

volunteer inter-faith facilitator Please translate. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http

Re: [silk] Silkmeet - Madras. Mast Kalandar, Adyar, 7:00 pm

Bad timing. Leaving Chennai now. Drat. Phone-Mail On 23-Dec-2009, at 14:21, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: Venkat Mangudi [23/12/2009 2:13 PM]: I am in Chennai on 27th and 28th. Another meet? I will be staying in the Courtyard in Teynampet. monday maybe? or sunday

Re: [silk] Next step: teaching fish to swim

There is more on heaven and earth, Horatio, than is dreamt of in your philosophy 2009/11/17 Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net Right after teaching spanish teenagers to masturbate. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/13/educational_leaflet/ -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt

Re: [silk] TED....

the Shiv Theory, I charge $2000 per hour. -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Gender on Silk

Sigh. After I spent the first few decades of my life learning how to talk to a woman's eyes instead of her boobs/bust/breasts, MUST you hijack an entire thread to the same subject? The original question, I believe, was why are there so few women on this list. Not why are there so few boobs on

Re: [silk] Gender on Silk

Like men might pass a hand over their hair I begin to suspect this thread is a vile attack on me (considering I haven't HAD hair since 1996 or thereabouts)

Re: [silk] Guido's tweet on top posting

Whew! So THAT'S what top-posting is. (I never had the temerity to ask The Knife). As you can see, my posts are neither top nor bottom. But yes, for once I agree with Amit - we entered these lists on invitation and until we take them over, we should play by the host's rules. Anybody for a coup?

Re: [silk] Guido's tweet on top posting

I wonder if farting quietly in public - or even melodiously - is good etiquette. It's da nose dat knows! (with apologies to Jimmy Durante) -- J. Alfred Prufrock Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman - But who is that on the other side of you?

Re: [silk] Public private conversation with Bonobashi

I'm new here, so pardon me if I'm speaking out of turn. I am a Bati, with lineage from both sides of the border. Temperamentally, I consider myself a Bangal and jibe at some stereotypical Ghoti characteristics. Parts of what Bonobashi wrote ring true, parts seem like popular myth. He may have