Re: [silk] Politics and 'telepathy'

2016-01-28 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
I'm trying to remember when the US elections effectively became global elections, disenfranchised though the rest of the globe may be. Was it in the era of Clinton I or Bush II? Certainly before Obama the Only. On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan < kiran.karthike...@gmail.com>

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2016-01-28 Thread Thaths
Monday evening it is. Now let's pick a place. My preference is somewhere I can easily Uber to/from the Westin. Thaths On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:17 PM Mohit wrote: > I can't do tuesday - also ghmc elections that day - let's do monday evening > > Regards, > Mohit > > >

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2016-01-28 Thread Mohit
That's practically every place in Hyderabad ;) We're thinking of Habanero. Send your no. We'll add you to the Hyd whatsapp group Regards, Mohit > On 29-Jan-2016, at 01:34, Thaths wrote: > > Monday evening it is. Now let's pick a place. My preference is > somewhere I can

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2016-01-28 Thread Thaths
I am going to be in Hyderabad from mid-day Monday to late evening on Thursday. Are people up for a silklist meetup in the Gachibowli area? I am staying at The Westin Hyderabad

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2016-01-28 Thread Mohit
Monday evening is definitely possible. I'm in a meeting 2-7pm but Westin is practically home for me. Regards, Mohit > On 28-Jan-2016, at 14:02, Indrajit Gupta wrote: > > Just for general information, in case enough people get on board and there is > a meet, I'm

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2016-01-28 Thread Indrajit Gupta
Do remember, good people, that I have to return some time. Not too deep into the next morning. bonobashi On Thursday, 28 January 2016 2:43 PM, Mohit wrote: Monday evening is definitely possible. I'm in a meeting 2-7pm but Westin is practically home for me.

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2016-01-28 Thread Indrajit Gupta
Just for general information, in case enough people get on board and there is a meet, I'm teaching until 5:45 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays, including the ones in question,  and setting out from here at 6:00 pm implies reaching Gachhi Bowli around 7:30 pm. I'm travelling Wednesday onwards, so

Re: [silk] Politics and 'telepathy'

2016-01-28 Thread Indrajit Gupta
On a different but supportive note, I read an essay* by an historian who pointed out that the South had lost the war but won the peace. He attributed it to the resilience of a hegemonic social structure, and its refusal to accept a military resolution of a disagreement - rather like Iraq and

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2016-01-28 Thread Mohit
I can't do tuesday - also ghmc elections that day - let's do monday evening Regards, Mohit On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 5:38 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan < kiran.karthike...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm up for a meetup in Gachibowli either Monday or Tuesday. > > Not sure if Hyderabad has dry days for

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2016-01-28 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
I'm up for a meetup in Gachibowli either Monday or Tuesday. Not sure if Hyderabad has dry days for Municipal elections, but this city seems to be second only to Mumbai in dry days so I'm wary. Kiran On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 4:25 PM Mohit wrote: > I don't understand why

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2016-01-28 Thread Dave Long
Telepathy, unfortunately, turns out to not be all about elevated Apollonian abstract intellectualism: it's an emotion amplifier and taps into the most toxic wellsprings of the subconscious. The XX equivalent of telepathy was loudspeakers and radio (not that that was a century which we

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2016-01-28 Thread Mohit
I don't understand why anyone needs to go home before midnight ;) Regards, Mohit > On 28-Jan-2016, at 15:50, Ekta Bahl wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Thaths wrote: >> >> I am going to be in Hyderabad from mid-day Monday to late evening on

Re: [silk] Politics and 'telepathy'

2016-01-28 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:24 PM Udhay Shankar N wrote: > 2016 is a Presidential election year in the United States, and I make no > predictions as to the outcome. However, a lot of my friends and > acquaintances are looking at the Republican party primary debates in >

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2016-01-28 Thread Ekta Bahl
On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Thaths wrote: > I am going to be in Hyderabad from mid-day Monday to late evening on > Thursday. Are people up for a silklist meetup in the Gachibowli area? > > Monday and Tuesday both work for me. Mohit has indicated that he is good > for