On 8/2/07, Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Looking forward to the first land grap on the Moon, in defiance of
the UN space treaty. The first one with the most guns in space wins.
Why stop there? Mars beckons...
As Buzz Lightyear said, To infinity, and beyond...
On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 10:47:17AM +0530, Gautam John wrote:
... the North Pole is ours!
It's quite an audacious land grab. For the 21st century that is. Then
again, maybe not.
Looking forward to the first land grap on the Moon, in defiance of
the UN space treaty. The first one with the most
On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 12:20:13PM +0530, Gautam John wrote:
Why stop there? Mars beckons...
That's no moon... it's a fully operational space station!
Also, two seconds relativistic pingpong latency. Can't get
that on Mars.
As Buzz Lightyear said, To infinity, and beyond...
--
Eugen* Leitl
I came across this wonderful piece of work that I feel compelled to
share with the list.
http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/53-how-to-detect-bullshit/
in infinite wisdom Venkat Mangudi spoke thus On 08/02/2007 12:49 PM:
I came across this wonderful piece of work that I feel compelled to
share with the list.
http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/53-how-to-detect-bullshit/
an interview with the author Technometria: The Myths of Innovation
There is an interesting documentary about a famous architect called Rem
Kolhaas, who
(rather controversially) believes that there is much to learn from chaotic
social networks in
a city like Lagos... as opposed to the chinese model of shiny mega-cities.
Pretty interesting stuff
On 8/2/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
in abuja, internet connectivity is generally dreadful and
expensive(its
a strange wind swept
city in the middle of nowhere... lots of dusty modern, empty buildings -
Yeah - but brand new, landscaped roads and such - exclusively populated by
I'm a huge fan of the TED conferences. (www.ted.com)
I've been thinking of an event similar to TED that could be held in India. I
contacted Udhay about this, since a guy who collects people is probably the
most suited for this endeavor. Here are some thoughts:
The conference lasts for 3 days
All
On 7/19/07, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
B. L. Krieger wrote: [ on 07:51 PM 7/19/2007 ]
it has all just to do with really easy political decisions to make
cities car free. after all (european) cities were not designed for
cars in the first place.
It's not European, does it count?
On 02-Aug-07, at 4:19 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
We call it a FOU camp out here
Actually, we call it a Barcamp around here.
J.
On 02-Aug-07, at 6:46 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
on another note, you should stop using the new UI for Yahoo mail.
See what a mess it's made of your post?
Her post came through fine for me. Maybe it's time to give Eudora its
golden handshake?
J.
Raj Shekhar wrote:
in infinite wisdom Venkat Mangudi spoke thus On 08/02/2007 12:49 PM:
^^^
I wish!
What interests me more is your email address... [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is that an invitation or a challenge?
Venkat
sriram balasubramaniam wrote:
All the Silksters meet in India.
Two things...
1. We are known as Silk-listers, methinks.
2. We already do FOU except for the big hoo-haa and sponsors.
But seriously, I think a TED-like conference would really not be
silk-like. FoU, I would attend...
Venkat
Srini Ramakrishnan wrote:
And why is TED a good thing? I always felt the banner about a
collection of the world's finest minds coming under one roof that
Right-ho! Finest minds by whose standards?
On 8/2/07, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote:
And why is TED a good thing? I always felt the banner about a
collection of the world's finest minds coming under one roof that
runs at the beginning of every TED talk to be kind of unwarranted, and
not in good spirit. That did put me off TED.
Isnt TED
For what it's worth, here's WSJ's publisher, Gordon Crovitz, on the sale:
http://opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110010409
I agree with Kiran and the Economist piece. WSJ's brand value will be
diluted if its editorial focus or quality changes. Murdoch, all said and
done, is a businessman first, and
On 8/2/07, Venkat Mangudi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
sriram balasubramaniam wrote:
All the Silksters meet in India.
Two things...
1. We are known as Silk-listers, methinks.
2. We already do FOU except for the big hoo-haa and sponsors.
But seriously, I think a TED-like conference would
It is time to kick off a discussion about a IRL silklist meet. For
lack of imagination, we began calling these things FoU (Friends of
Udhay; also means crazy in French). We started with a really small
meet in Coonoor in 2005 and followed it up with a slightly larger meet
in Bangalore last year. It
Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: [ on 06:51 PM 8/2/2007 ]
Her post came through fine for me. Maybe it's time to give Eudora its
golden handshake?
Define fine? I was talking about the new Yahoo mail's inability to
quote properly, and Divya having to do some ugly cut paste as a result.
Udhay
--
Canada's response...
This isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and just
plant flags and say 'We're claiming this territory', said Canadian
Foreign Minister Peter MacKay.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/canada_russia_arctic_canada_col
On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 11:07:42PM +0530, Gautam John wrote:
Canada's response...
This isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and just
plant flags and say 'We're claiming this territory', said Canadian
Of course you can. It depends on how many guns you have.
Foreign Minister
Amit Varma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree with Kiran and the Economist piece. WSJ's brand value will be
diluted if its editorial focus or quality changes. Murdoch, all said and
done, is a businessman first, and he won't do something that's bad for
business. Fox was a smart business move;
On 2 Aug 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and just
plant flags and say 'We're claiming this territory',
No flag, no country.
-- Eddie Izzard, Dress to kill
--
Alok
Remember -- only 10% of anything can be in the top 10%.
Thaths wrote: [ on 09:26 PM 8/2/2007 ]
It is time to kick off a discussion about a IRL silklist meet. For
lack of imagination, we began calling these things FoU (Friends of
Udhay; also means crazy in French). We started with a really small
meet in Coonoor in 2005 and followed it up with a
I do think it would be an incredible experiment to shut down the
whole internet for five years and see what sort of art is produced
over that span, he said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/eltons-war-on-the-web/2007/08/02/1185648044623.html
via
Suggestions for locations:
http://www.silveroakfarm.com/
http://www.farmweekends.com/nandih.php
On 8/3/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thaths wrote: [ on 09:26 PM 8/2/2007 ]
It is time to kick off a discussion about a IRL silklist meet. For
lack of imagination, we began
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