Re: [silk] of snoozing and retirement

2010-01-18 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Srini RamaKrishnan [18/01/10 20:00 +0100]: On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: An all-terrain vehicle, a self-erecting solar canopy, solid-state air conditioning and water still, LEO sat constellation uplink. I was thinking more along the lines of a Mongolian

Re: [silk] You snooze, you win

2010-01-14 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] You snooze, you win Sent: Jan 14, 2010 19:20 Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote, [on 1/14/2010 6:47 PM]: Well, the siesta wasn't much of an example for this That was the hottest part of the day

Re: [silk] The Neuroscience of Screwing Up

2010-01-12 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
ss [13/01/10 09:52 +0530]: On the forums of Bharat Rakshak there is a well known Discovery channel syndrome in which actual military problems are sought to be solved by hypothetical solutions shown on Discovery/NatGeo. Discussed the tom clancy syndrome yet? Poor guy just didnt like indira

Re: [silk] Hello from a new acquisition

2010-01-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Chew Lin Kay wrote: There is something on the server that is just eating up my messages. :) Excuse the spam while we sort this out. :) Made it through just fine. Maybe something specific to the way gmail sends html messages?

Re: [silk] Hello from a new acquisition

2010-01-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Chew Lin Kay wrote: There is something on the server that is just eating up my messages. :) Excuse the spam while we sort this out. :) Made it through just fine. Maybe something specific to the way gmail sends html messages? I just sent email

Re: [silk] Hello from a new acquisition

2010-01-10 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Udhay Shankar N [10/01/10 16:30 +0530]: I'm forwarding this message for new silklister Chew Lin Kay, as she seems to be having trouble sending email to the machine that hosts silk. The appropriate authorities are on the case. Sigh - received and then shunted (held over by mailman) as mailman

Re: [silk] Ignite

2010-01-08 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Last time I did a JAM that was in college. Let's at least do one that kiruba hasnt glommed onto so far :) Udhay Shankar N [09/01/10 10:34 +0530]: This sounds like fun. Shall we make the next silkmeet an Ignite? Thoughts? Who wants to present? Maybe we can do it at Jaaga (or elsewhere, doesn't

[silk] Air India chairman thinks he's Howard Roark?

2010-01-03 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Jeez. http://www.livemint.com/2010/01/03205001/Struggling-Air-India-looks-to.html Jadhav, however, is undaunted. “Howard Roark is hammered from all sides, still he is there,” he said in an interview, comparing himself with the individualistic protagonist of Ayn Rand’s novel The Fountainhead,

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

2009-12-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Srini RamaKrishnan [25/12/09 17:42 +0530]: On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:   monday maybe? or sunday dinner. Either day, dinner sounds good. You get to meet my wife and kids too... :-) Who else is coming? +1 Sunday

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

2009-12-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Venkat Mangudi [25/12/09 23:30 +0530]: Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Sunday, or Monday? And where? Same place we went to last time? That Mediterranean food was great. Azulia, right? Azulia - yes. However, depending on the location everybody is in .. If its Azulia I'd prefer monday as I'll

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

2009-12-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Venkat Mangudi [26/12/09 11:11 +0530]: Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Azulia - yes. However, depending on the location everybody is in .. If its Azulia I'd prefer monday as I'll be out all day sunday returning sometime in the evening. Courtyard is 5 mins from Azulia. How is Azulia (GRT Grand

[silk] Jan 15 in southern tamil nadu? Total solar eclipse

2009-12-24 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/ASE2010/ASE2010fig/ASE2010-fig206.pdf somewhere like anywhere in southern TN should do very well indeed - either dhanushkodi or kanyakumari. Want a trip that a way, folks?

Re: [silk] Jan 15 in southern tamil nadu? Total solar eclipse

2009-12-24 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Raul [24/12/2009 2:46 PM]: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/ASE2010/ASE2010fig/ASE2010-fig206.pdf somewhere like anywhere in southern TN should do very well indeed - either dhanushkodi or kanyakumari. Want a trip that a way, folks? And for the lazy:

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

2009-12-23 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
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 dinner.

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

2009-12-20 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Hi folks Cheeni being in town, and old silklister Subhash Jeyan having met up with us.. ditto Krish Ashok, a meetup is planned at Mast Kalandar in Adyar (on the road that leads from Adyar to Besant Nagar, opposite this big fruit and veg store called Kovai Pazhamudir Nilayam, 1st floor atop the

[silk] PLEASE READ Re: testing

2009-12-10 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
The server on which silk was hosted is now back in action. Please dont reply to udhays test any further there are 1500 people on silk .. so unless you want 1500 replies etc etc.

Re: [silk] testing

2009-12-10 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Biju Chacko [10/12/2009 2:06 PM]: I didn't get your reply either. Time to switch to MS Exchange, Suresh. Lotus Notes. srs (sramasubraman...@in.ibm.com these days)

Re: [silk] PLEASE READ Re: testing

2009-12-10 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Biju Chacko [10/12/2009 2:08 PM]: There are 1500 people on silk?? I suddenly have stage fright. just speaking figuratively. there's just 239, if you want to be pedantic.

Re: [silk] Bhut - tips from experts

2009-12-10 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
You can dry them and plant them. And for some of those - dunking a few small pieces at a time in buttermilk will be an interesting experience. The acids in there leach out all the heat almost as well as alcohol does. Or pickle it in lime juice but buttermilk tastes more neutral. Chill it -

Re: [silk] Why is Indian English so floral?

2009-12-10 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Indrajit Gupta [10/12/2009 8:04 PM]: 2. Why do we seem to hate the word 'florid'? Perhaps because florid language deserves to be deflowered

Re: [silk] Alternate DNS servers

2009-12-04 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Jude Britto [04/12/09 13:26 +0530]: Google Public DNS launched yesterday: http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/ http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-google-public-dns.html and iljitsch on ars technica -

Re: [silk] Alternate DNS servers

2009-12-04 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Pranesh Prakash [04/12/09 13:36 +0530]: On Friday 04 December 2009 01:34 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Jude Britto [04/12/09 13:26 +0530]: Google Public DNS launched yesterday: http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/ http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-google-public

Re: [silk] Bangalore meetup on Thursday/Fridauy?

2009-12-02 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Devdas Bhagat [03/12/2009 12:12 PM]: On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 08:51:30PM +0530, Venkat Mangudi wrote: I can do lunch on Thu, tomorrow. Where, please? I am at Nimhans. Your call on venue. The choice will probably drive him crazy.

Re: [silk] Some Indians Find It Tough to Go Home Again

2009-12-01 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
ashok _ [01/12/2009 3:15 PM]: The biggest stress for my folks was getting school admissions as sometimes we moved during the middle of the school year. Most of my childhood memories revolve around writing school entrance exams or packing things into boxes. Your dad was in the army and you

Re: [silk] Some Indians Find It Tough to Go Home Again

2009-12-01 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Deepa Mohan [01/12/09 17:31 +0530]: Err..I'm not sure who you're talking about? I was talking about the guy in the article who warns off the NYT reporter saying that he will complain to her superiors... I am also uncomfortable with this kind of sub-text references to any particular person.

[silk] The dubai crisis - an unforeseen impact on Kerala :)

2009-12-01 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
No shortage of articles in various newspapers about how the Dubai crisis is going to be bad for the kerala economy .. like this for example. http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/dubai-world-crisis-is-bad-news-for-kerala%60s-economy_428387.html One industry that its going to completely sink

Re: [silk] Some Indians Find It Tough to Go Home Again

2009-11-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
It gets easier, perceptibly less corruption in some key areas, pay taxes, electricity bills etc online and similar. And foreign brands easily available, with comparable indian brands But the ayyadurai guy was not merely maladjusted, he was arrogant and foolish to say the least. And exhibited

Re: [silk] In Chennai

2009-11-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
the sense that there weren't enough people for a meet ? On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: Guys, is this putative madras silkmeet taking place at all? -- srs (blackberry) -- srs (blackberry)

Re: [silk] Some Indians Find It Tough to Go Home Again

2009-11-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
. [30/11/09 18:47 +0530]: corporate world or govt sector firms. The 'complain to bosses/friends-up-there' intimidation tactics is my personal experience within the Indian FLOSS community. I suspect you simply ran across the same person a lot of us on this list did. Next please? srs

Re: [silk] In Chennai

2009-11-28 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Guys, is this putative madras silkmeet taking place at all? -- srs (blackberry)

Re: [silk] In Chennai

2009-11-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Srini RamaKrishnan [25/11/09 09:22 +0100]: On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 9:00 AM, ashok _ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: I am in Chennai till the 3rd of December  -- if there is a meeting being organized I would be glad to meet other participants on this list ... Ditto! ditto. and deepa mohan is

Re: [silk] Why is Indian English so floral?

2009-11-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Doesn't need a professor higgins A swiss german speaker vs a german speaker.. well, coimbatore and kochi aren't too far away and you can tell tamil and malayalam apart right --Original Message-- From: Deepa Mohan Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net To:

Re: [silk] In Chennai

2009-11-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Sat lunch? --Original Message-- From: ashok _ Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] In Chennai Sent: Nov 25, 2009 18:56 On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur

Re: [silk] In Chennai

2009-11-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Deepa Mohan [25/11/09 19:03 +0530]: Sat afternoon, or evening...Sun afternoon, or evening...all are OK for me, too, though I'd prefer Sunday a BIT. Er, no ECR or places like that...don't want to have to drive too far! I leave it to the Chennai-vAsis to decide the venue as long as it's in the

[silk] Fw: [IP] Phil Agre is missing

2009-11-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
I know udhay and various others were on RRE. - Forwarded message from Dave Farber d...@farber.net - From: Dave Farber d...@farber.net Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:35:35 -0500 To: ip i...@v2.listbox.com Subject: [IP] Phil Agre is missing X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (7D11) Reply-To:

Re: [silk] In Chennai

2009-11-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Deepa Mohan [26/11/09 07:45 +0530]: Chennai-people...if any of you knows of a decent drivercan you email me, please, I am willing to come with a procession of ivory and apes and get the driver to come and work for us.we've had a couple of nondi kuthurais (lame horses) and I need someone

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 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

[silk] Next step: teaching fish to swim

2009-11-16 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Right after teaching spanish teenagers to masturbate. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/13/educational_leaflet/

Re: [silk] Barah anno

2009-11-14 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Am game, cheeni. Dates? -- srs (blackberry)

Re: [silk] Barah anno

2009-11-14 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Ok I guess cheeni and I will travel together. Any more? -- srs (blackberry)

Re: [silk] Barah anno

2009-11-14 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Train of course. As cheeni said a night train like bangalore mail would be convenient Traveling to blr or hyd from maa by air is insane given the new airports -- srs (blackberry)

Re: [silk] Capitalism's martyred hero

2009-11-13 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Supriya Nair [13/11/09 14:51 +0530]: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/10/19/howard_roark_in_new_delhi Puzzling that no one wants to start a debate on how John Grisham's notions of current affairs are fundamental to our worldview. Or how tom clancy's monetary and foreign policies are

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] online petitions to gov.in

2009-11-08 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
None, usually .. moveon.org etc have done all that nonsense before, stateside. Not had much effect that I know of. Even less of a point in India where how many people isn’t the question, who are the people is. No point in this kind of astroturf where X people sign on to send the same

Re: [silk] Digital media experts

2009-11-02 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Josey John [03/11/09 10:21 +0530]: Josey, lurker on this list for long, here. Can anyone point me to some digital marketing gurus in India or elsewhere? This is for a story that my magazine, Business Today, is doing. Thanks, Mahesh Murthy is on silk.

Re: [silk] Digital media experts

2009-11-02 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Josey John [03/11/09 10:27 +0530]: Yep, he's being/been spoken with by my colleague. :) Thanks, Suresh. And as for me - well, I'm kind of on the other side .. blocking digital marketers who get obnoxious enough for my users to click report spam on all their offers :)

[silk] Coming to bangalore Nov 1 morning (for Landmark)

2009-10-29 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Any silklisters coming to landmark on Nov 1 afternoon? [details below fyi] If so - 98840 64791. I'll be leaving Nov 2 night (Chennai Express, near midnight) so could also do dinner on the 2nd / Monday. Suresh Landmark Quiz Bangalore ‘09 at 3.30pm on November 1st, 2009 at St. John’s

Re: [silk] e6 processing in chennai ?

2009-10-26 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Might get some ideas in this thread - http://www.flickr.com/groups/clf/discuss/72157619029821379/ -Original Message- From: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net [mailto:silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of ashok _ Sent: Monday, 26 October 2009

Re: [silk] Barah anno

2009-10-15 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Top-posting courtesy outlook. Dec 18 works fine. -Original Message- From: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net [mailto:silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of Udhay Shankar N Sent: Friday, 16 October 2009 9:15 AM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net

Re: [silk] For Googlers

2009-10-14 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Selection bias its called. Friends of udhay are likely people who share his tastes, eh --Original Message-- From: anish.moham...@gmail.com Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] For

Re: [silk] The Demise Of The Dollar

2009-10-08 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Udhay Shankar N [08/10/09 15:30 +0530]: Very good question, that I was wondering about too. Maybe we'll find out more over the next few weeks. It depends - how much do we want to hurt ourselves while hurting the USA might be one potential question that gets asked. Or a way to drive down $

Re: [silk] Hal Finney: Dying Outside

2009-10-08 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Kiran K Karthikeyan [09/10/09 01:07 +0530]: Though it is not clear from the article, I wonder if the rationale is based on economics i.e. the justification for the costs of being kept alive is that he is still able to contribute to such projects. The rationale is to find a reason, any reason

Re: [silk] Gender on Silk

2009-10-04 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
The 'wrist' seems almost completely replaced by the 'twitch the bottom of your tshirt down' gesture to avoid baring the midriff, but I digress. These gestures change over time, Like men might pass a hand over their hair, or glance down to see if their fly isn't accidentally open. These have

Re: [silk] India Options?

2009-10-03 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Bob Frankston [03/10/09 22:29 -0400]: PS: I realize I'll need a Visa to visit -- do you have preferred services? There's only one authorized by the indian embassy / consulate - travisa http://www.travisa.com/india/india.htm srs

Re: [silk] Alternative careers

2009-09-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Udhay Shankar N [01/10/09 07:10 +0530]: Deepa Mohan wrote, [on 10/1/2009 12:44 AM]: I suppose many people on this list might know/ know of Tarique Sani he is a close friend of Atul Chitnis) who turned from medicine to run a successful software company in Nagpur, India. There are also a

Re: [silk] Silk-meet in BLR (Oct 17-21)

2009-09-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Abhishek Hazra [30/09/09 22:27 -0700]: For Amar Chitra Katha fans (or for anyone interested in Indian Mythology and History) and for a different take on the entire Amar Chitra Katha legacy (and other things): http://www.chitraganesh.com/dc7.html A wonderful perversion of the ACK classic

Re: [silk] Manchurian

2009-09-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Tharoor's got a long career as a senior UN bureaucrat, even making deputy secretary general as kofi annan's protege. Then ran against ban ki moon, lost and left That career would be two or three decades worth of effort, and certainly teaches people to be diplomatic and careful in what they

[silk] Why I will be subscribing to Livemint rather than the Hindu from tomorrow

2009-09-22 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
since June 2003. Signed .. a sad and disappointed ex-subscriber of the Hindu. srs Suresh Ramasubramanian Madras, India

Re: [silk] Why I will be subscribing to Livemint rather than theHindu from tomorrow

2009-09-22 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Anyone seen the calcutta telegraph? Other than mint and ht, that has some decent coverage Indian Express was good years back with people like sucheta dalal, its now worse Sic transit gloria newspaperi --Original Message-- From: Amit Varma Sender:

Re: [silk] Why I will be subscribing to Livemint rather than the Hindu from tomorrow

2009-09-22 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Lahar Appaiah [22/09/09 12:45 +0530]: Do take a look at this link as well- http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6432134.html http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6432134.html Here's what Ramachandra Guha had to say about that disgusting article ..

Re: [silk] Is Google Killing General Knowledge?

2009-09-15 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Deepa Mohan [16/09/09 06:09 +0530]: Dear all, There is much to agree with and debate about in this article. Anyone (especially the quizzers) cares to take the first swig? Well...by this logic we should still live in the karna parampara of the ancients as keeping the information in the books

Re: [silk] Function [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

2009-09-14 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Madhu'd probably castrate himself with a rusty pair of scissors before serving gobi manchurian at shiok. Which is in bangalore. Deepak Misra [14/09/09 17:52 +0530]: On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Madhu Menon c...@shiokfood.com wrote: Deepak Misra wrote: You mean there are restaurants in

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

2009-09-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Bullshit Top posted by design --Original Message-- From: Eugen Leitl Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] Guido's tweet on top posting Sent: Sep 11, 2009 12:25 On Thu, Sep 10,

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

2009-09-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
at 07:05:45AM +, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Bullshit Top posted by design *plonk* -- srs (blackberry)

Re: [silk] Story on internet addiction

2009-08-28 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
I'd have advised someone who kept feeling like that to go to a neurologist, asap --Original Message-- From: Sruthi Krishnan Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] Story on internet

Re: [silk] Function [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

2009-08-27 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Deepa (or Deeba, as the case may be.) And Deepak becomes deebug. Seriously.

Re: [silk] We kind of lost track of .. where's this Madras silkmeet to be?

2009-08-27 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Udhay Shankar N [27/08/09 21:10 +0530]: Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote, [on 8/27/2009 8:39 PM]: Somewhere close to kodambakkam I assume, for Udhay's convenience .. and reasonably central. T Nagar is where I'll be. Anyplace reasonably close is fine. Krish Ashok seems to be on as well. It'll

Re: [silk] Story on internet addiction

2009-08-27 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
3:30 to 4 pm ok Sruthi Krishnan [28/08/09 09:34 +0530]: I'll call you this afternoon to talk? Around 3 30? :) On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: Hell, I work from home and my job requires me to stay online all the time. If my internet connection

Re: [silk] Function [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

2009-08-26 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Venkat Mangudi [27/08/09 10:16 +0530]: ss wrote: Beep Fraans Still racking my brains abt these two? little help please... Beef Prawns

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?

2009-08-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Udhay Shankar N [25/08/09 21:46 +0530]: Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote, [on 8/16/2009 11:12 AM]: Looks reasonable. Mail the list closer to the date? Here you go. Lunch on Saturday 29th August. Anyone else game? If you can make it Dinner 29 Aug - I've got a flyertalk.com do scheduled

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?

2009-08-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Fine, I can eat out twice a day. [And then go out of town a day or two later to a marriage, the usual huge quantities of food I dont particularly care for.. this fortifies me for the ordeal I guess] :) Udhay Shankar N [26/08/09 06:49 +0530]: Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote, [on 8/26/2009 5:46 AM

Re: [silk] Function [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

2009-08-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Ramakrishnan Sundaram [26/08/09 08:54 +0530]: 2009/8/26 Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com as that evening is one of the functions I'm coming into town for. I'm fascinated by this usage; I've only seen it in Indian English. Any ideas on how function came to mean event? It may be a function as

Re: [silk] Function [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

2009-08-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
You can ask my wife Priya for a certificate. She thinks Lavanya's reformed you considerably. -Original Message- From: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net [mailto:silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of Udhay Shankar N Sent: Wednesday, 26 August

Re: [silk] Function [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

2009-08-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
add thandoori items [sic] to the list and you have it nailed. The wedding caterers must be in league with the gelusil manufacturers. Deepa Mohan [26/08/09 09:56 +0530]: On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: given that it is a wedding reception, elai sapadu

[silk] Chennai silkmeet possible on october 1?

2009-08-17 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
That is if you would also like to donate RS.5000 to a very deserving charity. - Forwarded message from Vidya Reddy vidr...@gmail.com - From: Vidya Reddy vidr...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:45:32 +0530 To: Suresh Shankar suresh.shan...@redpillsolutions.com, Suresh

Re: [silk] Chennai silkmeet possible on october 1?

2009-08-17 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
possible on october 1? Sent: Aug 17, 2009 18:42 On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: That is if you would also like to donate RS.5000 to a very deserving charity. IMHO, events like this remind me of an old Reader's Digest cartoon where an upper class

Re: [silk] Chennai silkmeet possible on october 1?

2009-08-17 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Not at all a mind trick. Simply a way to aggregate more funding. Feel free to write checks directly to tulir if you like, without trusting your appetite to the tender mercies of whichever chefs they get hold of. They are doing some pretty useful work and will use the cash responsibly.

Re: [silk] Chennai silkmeet possible on october 1?

2009-08-17 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Well yeah, even the one at azulia, about 1800 per head for about half a dozen people, isn't close At least, I get an 80G receipt. --Original Message-- From: Madhu Menon Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo:

Re: [silk] Bangalore Silk Meet on the 28th?

2009-08-15 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Oh? Well, silklisters are a fairly rare species in madras at the best of times so let's do one here while you are in town. --Original Message-- From: Udhay Shankar N Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo:

Re: [silk] Bangalore Silk Meet on the 28th?

2009-08-15 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
, 2009 10:42 Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote, [on 8/15/2009 2:24 PM]: Oh? Well, silklisters are a fairly rare species in madras at the best of times so let's do one here while you are in town. Will lunch on Saturday the 29th work for you? Somewhere close to T.Nagar, ideally. Anyone else who'll

Re: [silk] Super 30

2009-08-12 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Srini RamaKrishnan [12/08/09 13:19 +0200]: Suresh, you've got the Ashoks mixed up :-) oh, we're not all spartacus^Wamit_123^Washok?

Re: [silk] Super 30

2009-08-11 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
ashok _ [12/08/09 00:10 +0300]: Really nice documentary series on Al-Jazeera TV ... about a guy who runs an IIT training school in Bihar... Youtube edition of the doucmentary on the link below ... I wonder what the guy would have to say if he'd met up with Ramaiah / Krishnamurthy in

Re: [silk] Can't seem to find the word

2009-08-09 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Sruthi Krishnan [09/08/09 15:24 +0530]: I think kanishtha means younger daughter. Jyeshtha means elder. So, it would also work for sister. But Bhagini seems more appropriate.. From whatever I remember from 10th standard mugging. :) jyeshta and ganishta are just elder and younger. no gender or

Re: [silk] Anybody know where to get Mysore Concerns coffee in madras?

2009-08-08 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
. [08/08/09 23:10 +0530]: dunno about chennai but the guy (he claims so) supplying it to Mysore conce...@matunga is Kasturi Coffee - 26682288 Is that a bangalore number? then shiv, you might find it worthwhile to buy their coffee and run it through your electric filter.

[silk] Anybody know where to get Mysore Concerns coffee in madras?

2009-07-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Bombay is about the only place I see it sold / drunk (never been to mysore..) My usual drink in Madras is Leo Top Blend (quite good, nice even roast with a chocolatey aftertaste) - but the mysore concerns stuff beats it hands down. Lovely dark roast too, and pure coffee. None of that chicory

Re: [silk] Anybody know where to get Mysore Concerns coffee in madras?

2009-07-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Radhika, Y. [30/07/09 08:34 -0700]: Chicory is actually great for keeping blood glucose down:-) but yes, Mysore concerns has great coffee. let us know where you find it please! I hate it. It makes the coffee taste horrible and gives me acid indigestion. Especially with the cheaper coffee they

Re: [silk] Anybody know where to get Mysore Concerns coffee in madras?

2009-07-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Deepa Mohan [30/07/09 21:17 +0530]: Where did you get this Mysore Concerns coffee, SRS? Did you get the powder or drink the coffee? If this was in Blr, let us...or at least me...know. Bombay. Mysore Concerns is one of those years old institutions in Matunga, along with other haunts of palakkad

Re: [silk] Anybody know where to get Mysore Concerns coffee in madras?

2009-07-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Shoba Narayan [31/07/09 06:44 +0530]: SRS: Allow me to bust your chicory bubble a bit. The acid indigestion IMHO is a function of the coffee. I come from a family of chicory snobs perhaps its a cheaper grade of coffee in india that gets cut with chicory? the really expensive blends are

Re: [silk] Anybody know where to get Mysore Concerns coffee in madras?

2009-07-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Deepa Mohan [31/07/09 06:56 +0530]: At the time, I was buying my coffee powder from the Coffee Board outlet on Museum Road; she suggested that I just buy some chicory powder and add 100 gm or 200 gm (as I wished) to every kg of coffee powder. I have continued to do that ever since. Leo,

Re: [silk] Anybody know where to get Mysore Concerns?coffee?in?madras?

2009-07-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
That does it. I'm inviting myself to your place for a genuinely good cup of coffee (discussion on right wing politics an optional extra) :) ss [31/07/09 09:01 +0530]: On Friday 31 Jul 2009 6:44:34 am Shoba Narayan wrote: List of coffee places please? I have (home delivered) freshly ground

Re: [silk] Anybody know where to get Mysore Concerns coffee in madras?

2009-07-30 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Divya Manian [30/07/09 21:16 -0700]: My gawd. If you have any more, I think you will be an insomniac for a year (if you survive not being hungry that is). I think my record during one conference is a couple of espressos at breakfast, one during two tea breaks, and a capuccino as a nightcap

Re: [silk] Chennai meetup

2009-07-20 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
I am in Chennai till Thursday evening. Anyone for a meetup? I will see you at sanog on wed / thu. Have meetings all day before that.

Re: [silk] Offense

2009-07-18 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Salil Tripathi [18/07/09 08:13 +0100]: You are positing the argument in a binary way: it is either this, or that. So caste-system is fundamentalism, not being casteist brings about homogeneity. Victorian morality was imposed at one point, now it Thank you for posting this rebuttal to some

Re: [silk] See you on the other side

2009-07-10 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
The account isn’t closed automatically .. yahoo / google etc certainly don’t know if one of their account users is alive or dead. If the account isn’t logged in for 3 months or so it goes inactive. Then after 6..9 months of inactivity all mail in it is purged and the account remains dormant /

Re: [silk] Silkmeet SF?

2009-07-02 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Danese Cooper [02/07/09 02:18 -0700]: Assume you're talking about Yank Sing, for dim sum, but they're only open for lunch, right? yeah. and there's this other place I forgot - california chinese, real cheap and big portions. Down the street from the top of nob hill (the mark hopkins, where I

Re: [silk] Silkmeet SF?

2009-07-02 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Danese Cooper [02/07/09 08:56 -0700]: So it's sort of the anti-Shiok? Madhu will spend lots of time with you personalizing your menu, coming up with suggestions like dabbing a bit of palm sugar into your mouth to increase the kick in a tom yum koong soup. So yeah. This Nanking place is fast

Re: [silk] Silkmeet SF?

2009-07-01 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Biju Chacko [02/07/09 11:20 +0530]: How does dinner of Friday, Jul 10th somewhere in the Mission sound to you? Sounds good. Google maps tells me that the Mission is relatively close to the financial district where I'll be. Extremely close - and there's great dim sum around somewhere very

Re: [silk] Sibal on Education

2009-06-27 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
. [27/06/09 11:44 +0530]: On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Deepa Mohanmohande...@gmail.com wrote: Oh...this is now a HUGE industry. And very little regulated. absolutely. it will be a huge loss of revenue but this industry will have various other (valid?) arguments for not scrapping the

Re: [silk] BJP pulling wool over our eyes?

2009-06-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Venkatesh Hariharan [25/06/09 14:33 +0530]: On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:14 AM, lukhman_khanlukhman_k...@yahoo.com wrote: I think this is way too harsh. Can you be more specific about what you Atanu Dey has the best analysis I've seen It is an engaging piece of over-analysis. Nice as a

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