Re: [silk] TED talk: Khan Academy

2011-12-11 Thread Anish Mohammed
Those are really good resource for school students, he even has some for layperson esp around finance Anish Mohammed Twitter: anishmohammed http://uk.linkedin.com/in/anishmohammed On 11 Dec 2011, at 08:48, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: Video:

Re: [silk] TED talk: Khan Academy

2011-12-11 Thread Biju Chacko
On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 2:18 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: Video: http://computationallegalstudies.com/2011/03/22/salman-khan-lets-use-video-to- reinvent-education-ted-2011/ “In 2004, Salman Khan, a hedge fund analyst, began posting math tutorials on YouTube. Six years later, he has

Re: [silk] TED talk: Khan Academy

2011-12-11 Thread Anish Mohammed
I missed the a hedge fund analyst the first time around and had visions of the dude from Dabanng giving math tutorials. The mind boggled He is an MIT-Harvard dude :) Anish Mohammed Twitter: anishmohammed http://uk.linkedin.com/in/anishmohammed On 11 Dec 2011, at 10:58, Biju Chacko

Re: [silk] TED/TEDx contacts

2011-12-05 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
I think reuben abraham is on silk? Anish [05/12/11 13:47 +]: Hi all, I recollect one of the silklisters posting about hosting TED/TEDx in India. I would be keen to understand the process and if possible key contacts. Thanks in advance. Regards Anish Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

Re: [silk] TED/TEDx contacts

2011-12-05 Thread Gautam John
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Anish anish.moham...@gmail.com wrote:  I recollect one of the silklisters posting about hosting TED/TEDx in India. I would be keen to understand the process and if possible key contacts. This is the best place to start:

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Zainab Bawa
WHAT? I'm not surprised at Kiruba. This is the dude who booked tickets to another country (Singapore of all places) and then blamed the online booking site for not telling him he needed a visa. Duh! Kiran -- Zainab Bawa Ph.D. Student and Independent Researcher Gaining Ground ...

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Zainab Bawa [17/11/09 23:35 +0530]: WHAT? He blogged all about it. Makes interesting reading if you dont mind reading kiruba. Cleartrip apologized to him for the inconveneience or something of the sort .. it was getting retweeted / facebook shared etc and they didnt quite want the trouble

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Sumant Srivathsan
He blogged all about it. Makes interesting reading if you dont mind reading kiruba. Is this even possible? He's like the Dan Brown of Indian blogging. Cleartrip apologized to him for the inconveneience or something of the sort .. it was getting retweeted / facebook shared etc and they didnt

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Madhu Menon
Sumant Srivathsan wrote: Is this even possible? He's like the Dan Brown of Indian blogging. Here you go: http://www.kiruba.com/2009/06/cleartrip-episode-my-experience.html -- * Madhu Menon Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine | Moss Cocktail Lounge 96, Amar Jyoti Layout, Inner Ring Road,

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Jude Britto
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Madhu Menon c...@shiokfood.com wrote: Here you go: http://www.kiruba.com/2009/06/cleartrip-episode-my-experience.html Cleartrip's version: http://blog.cleartrip.com/journal/2009/6/16/the-kiruba-incident.html

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Zainab Bawa
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:24:34PM +0530, Amit Varma wrote: Aside: I was at TED India as a Fellow, blogged about my impressions here:

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
2009/11/17 Zainab Bawa bawazaina...@gmail.com The watchman said that I could use the bathroom in another girl's room since girls were not allowed inside boys' rooms in this Infosys guest house! Infosys once gave bonuses to couples where both were employed with Infosys. Maybe they ended up

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Zainab Bawa bawazaina...@gmail.com wrote: [...] The lack of condoms is typical of our hypocrisy Jace and I once requested a friend if he could let use the bathroom in his [...] girls were not allowed inside boys' rooms in this Infosys guest house! Indian

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Srini RamaKrishnan [17/11/09 21:03 +0100]: I hope one of the 19 year old kids in Texas driving the drones over Pakistan somehow ends up diverting it to Madras and nuking a certain person. [0] What, and remove the single largest source of Indian jokes after Ajeet? Open the doors of the window

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Zainab Bawa wrote, [on 11/17/2009 11:55 PM]: The watchman said that I could use the bathroom in another girl's room since girls were not allowed inside boys' rooms in this Infosys guest house! I once heard this (possibly apocryphal) tale about women's rooms at Vassar. The code of conduct,

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-17 Thread Indrajit Gupta
--- On Wed, 18/11/09, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: From: Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com Subject: Re: [silk] TED To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Date: Wednesday, 18 November, 2009, 6:50 Zainab Bawa wrote, [on 11/17/2009 11:55 PM]: The watchman said that I could use

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Amit Varma
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 09:51:55AM +0530, Madhu Menon wrote: From what Amit tells me, TED speakers don't get paid anything. Not even travel expenses and accomodation? I'm assuming all that is taken care of. And they get

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:15:19PM +0530, Amit Varma wrote: I'm assuming all that is taken care of. And they get generally five-star treatment and TED goodie bags and all that. They just don't get a speaking fee, AFAIK. But that is surely more than compensated by the quality of epople you get

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Amit Varma
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: So it's a networking event, not a place to learn new things. I get it now. It's supposed to be both -- and looking at the archive of TED Talks, I dare say it generally is. I'm wondering, why so cynical, Eugen? You ever been

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:24:34PM +0530, Amit Varma wrote: It's supposed to be both -- and looking at the archive of TED Talks, I dare I haven't seen a lot of TED talks (mostly because I don't have the time for talking heads, they don't seem to offer slides with the transcript), but I haven't

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:24:34PM +0530, Amit Varma wrote: Aside: I was at TED India as a Fellow, blogged about my impressions here: http://indiauncut.com/iublog/article/my-impressions-of-ted-india/ Thank you; I

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 05:37:06PM +0530, Deepa Mohan wrote: The lack of condoms is typical of our hypocrisy Indians are more prudish than Anglosaxon protestants? -- Eugen* Leitl a href=http://leitl.org;leitl/a http://leitl.org

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 05:37:06PM +0530, Deepa Mohan wrote: The lack of condoms is typical of our hypocrisy Indians are more prudish than Anglosaxon protestants? ohYES. We wish to state that the population of our

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Thaths
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: So it's a networking event, not a place to learn new things. I get it now. Isn't that what most conferences (and some un-conferences) are about? Thaths -- Homer: Look at these low, low prices on famous brand-name electronics!

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: [...] ohYES. We wish to state that the population of our country is entirely due to the activities of the stork, not the result of a lark, as one wag said! So, how many storks does the list reckon will be visiting Brazil 9

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
controlled the number of drunks in poor neighborhoods, reduced the crime rate, and restored family peace. Perhaps they should also consider adding population control to that list. Increase in domestic violence from fighting over the remote, or extreme irritation at having to watch one too

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-12 Thread Priyanka Sachar
i dare say out of the two, at least conferences are also about content (apart from networking). that's the thing u are meeting up for anyway! as for networking, it's more like a by product (albeit exciting enuff to attend an event for just that) Unconferences are too bhagwaan bharose to be able

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-09 Thread ss
On Monday 09 Nov 2009 12:43:35 pm Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: So people pay for quality (perceived or not) and exclusivity. Whats new? It is a bit far fetched to think that you could sell any trash just by jacking up the price. Not really true IMO. A lot of trash is dished out at high prices

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-08 Thread ss
On Thursday 05 Nov 2009 1:00:39 pm Priyanka Sachar wrote: a paid conference for 2400$ What is TED? To me it sounds like a lot of talking. Why is it so expensive? Talk is, after all, cheap. Do the speakers get paid? Paid well - that is. Getting paid to talk is a very American thing. In India

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-08 Thread J. Alfred Prufrock
What is TED? To me it sounds like a lot of talking. Why is it so expensive? Talk is, after all, cheap. Do the speakers get paid? Paid well - that is. I have no idea about TED, but I agree with the other points Shiv makes. And if anybody's paying for talk - I come cheap. No, wait - as per

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-08 Thread Madhu Menon
ss wrote: Do the speakers get paid? Paid well - that is. From what Amit tells me, TED speakers don't get paid anything. -- * Madhu Menon Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine | Moss Cocktail Lounge 96, Amar Jyoti Layout, Inner Ring Road, Bangalore @ http://shiokfood.com

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-08 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
2009/11/9 ss cybers...@gmail.com It is the cost that builds the brand. So people pay for quality (perceived or not) and exclusivity. Whats new? It is a bit far fetched to think that you could sell any trash just by jacking up the price. You could if you build a great brand that reflects the

Re: [silk] TED....

2009-11-05 Thread Priyanka Sachar
well i did say that Gaurav's profile is glamorous and whacky enuff for TED, didnt I? :) .. bt he, like i said earlier, may be one of the good ones.. against some typical ones, again my personal opinion. 2009/11/5 Sirtaj Singh Kang sir...@sirtaj.net On 05-Nov-09, at 1:56 PM, Priyanka Sachar

Re: [silk] Ted Translations project

2009-05-14 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
2009/5/14 Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com I completely agree with you, Bharat. How often I have wished that so many programs (even on Discovery or NatGeo) were sub-titled! Don't the DTH networks like Tata Sky, Dish etc. offer sub-titles? Or is this only for the English movie channels? Kiran

Re: [silk] Ted Translations project

2009-05-14 Thread Bharat Shetty
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Kiran K Karthikeyan kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote: I completely agree with you, Bharat. How often I have wished that so many programs (even on Discovery or NatGeo) were sub-titled! Don't the DTH networks like Tata Sky, Dish etc. offer sub-titles? Or is

Re: [silk] Ted Translations project

2009-05-13 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Bharat Shetty bharat.she...@gmail.com wrote: Hi *, http://www.ted.com/index.php/OpenTranslationProject Very Impressive. This is heartening for hearing impaired people like me who wish all pod-casts, videos, music etc on internet was captioned with

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-25 Thread Venkat Mangudi's Silk Account
Me too. On 3/24/09, Ravi Bellur rav...@gmail.com wrote: I'm game! Why don't we have a silk meetup there since there have been some newcomers to the list (myself included)? Need the latest food guide for Bangalore. Kiran -- Sent from my mobile device

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-25 Thread Venkat Mangudi's Silk Account
Me too. On 3/24/09, Ravi Bellur rav...@gmail.com wrote: I'm game! Why don't we have a silk meetup there since there have been some newcomers to the list (myself included)? Need the latest food guide for Bangalore. Kiran -- Sent from my mobile device

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-25 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
An alternate choice of venue is Moss, the cocktail lounge run by fellow silkster Madhu. I loved Shiok, but never frequented it due to the distance from where I stayed earlier in Bangalore. I'm guessing Fri or Sat dinner? I'm off Friday. Kiran 2009/3/25 Venkat Mangudi's Silk Account

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Mayank Dhingra
Is it just me or $2,400 is a bit too much ?

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Ravi Bellur
I think they assume companies will pay it, and, at least in the US, they are inured to such figures. But yeah, I think it's too much. I think they only want people who don't think that. Remember: conferences are businesses. They make money. On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Mayank Dhingra

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Amitha Singh
: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 7:18 PM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open Is it just me or $2,400 is a bit too much ?

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Amitha Singh
, 2009 7:45 PM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open TED in the US is $6000. This I guess is the PPP price :-) On Mar 24, 2009 7:40 PM, Amitha Singh ami...@3headdesign.com wrote: I thought so too... or is it just a plain typo by the designer... meant

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
I do hear satish jha is offering discounts over and above the ppp price to india-gii members. He didnt get too warm a reception for that (but then a lot of people didnt quite appreciate his enthusiastic olpc boosting there) Mahesh Murthy [24/03/09 19:45 +0530]: TED in the US is $6000. This I

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: TED in the US is $6000. This I guess is the PPP price :-) Where's the recession discount? Cheeni

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Amitha Singh
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: TED in the US is $6000. This I guess is the PPP price :-) Where's the recession discount? Cheeni [Amitha Singh] btw, does the concept of PPP still exist? Considering recession?

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Thaths
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Amitha Singh ami...@3headdesign.com wrote: [Amitha Singh] btw, does the concept of PPP still exist? Considering recession? PPP is essential to these recessionary times. AIG, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Citibank, Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland, -

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Madhu Menon
Thaths wrote: PPP is essential to these recessionary times. AIG, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Citibank, Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland, - all beacons of Public Private Partnership's success. What? You're not talking about Point-to-Point Protocol? -- * Madhu Menon Shiok

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
PPP is essential to these recessionary times. AIG, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Citibank, Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland, - all beacons of Public Private Partnership's success. What? You're not talking about Point-to-Point

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Biju Chacko
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Madhu Menon c...@shiokfood.com wrote: Thaths wrote: PPP is essential to these recessionary times. AIG, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Citibank, Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland, - all beacons of Public Private Partnership's success. What? You're

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: I've had a comparable or higher quality meal in Seattle (excluding wine and tip) for about the same price as a 3 course meal at say Sunny's. You should try the lunch at FB. Nice variety... Sunny's is overpriced IMO.

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Priyanka Sachar
like Mahesh said, it is actually much more and has been priced much lower in India.BTW there are 100 free entries as well, out of which 80 will be Indians. the application process for getting a fellowship which enables u to go free starts from April 24th 2009/3/24 Mayank Dhingra

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
You should try the lunch at FB. Nice variety... Sunny's is overpriced IMO. The ham with orange sauce and the extensive wine list keeps calling me back, but I will give FB a go. From the looks of their website, they look more expensive than Sunny's. Why don't we have a silk meetup there since

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

2009-03-24 Thread Ravi Bellur
I'm game! Why don't we have a silk meetup there since there have been some newcomers to the list (myself included)? Need the latest food guide for Bangalore. Kiran