Re: [silk] Nineteen!

2016-12-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
Clap clap On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 5:32 PM, Amitha Singh wrote: > On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > > > Tomorrow is the 19th birthday of silk. Raise a glass, and feel free to > > > party. I know I will! :) > > > > > > Udhay > > > -- > > > > > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udh

Re: [silk] Mysore Masala Dosa in Bangalore

2016-12-08 Thread Aditya Kapil
Thanks all. CTR and VV puram were expected. But there were some new surorisees. Will try. Adit. On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 at 9:12 PM, Naresh wrote: > Woodlands,good.Airlines ,not bad. > > > > Naresh Narasimhan > > Sent from my Phone > > > > > On 08-Dec-2

[silk] Mysore Masala Dosa in Bangalore

2016-12-08 Thread Aditya Kapil
Anyone know any good Mysore Masala Dosa place in Bangalore? Preferably where one might sit and eat. Thanks, Adit.

Re: [silk] intro

2016-01-05 Thread Aditya Kapil
I'm away 10th to 17th On Wednesday, 6 January 2016, Mohit wrote: > Ok. I'd suggest a Hyd meetup next Wednesday. We can do another when Thaths > is in town > > We could try for Sunday the 10th if Mahesh confirms interest ;) > > Regards, > Mohit > > > On 06-Jan-2016, at 11:04, Thaths > > wrote: >

Re: [silk] [ADMIN] noise reduction

2015-09-11 Thread Aditya Kapil
What if it's Udhay himself? Muhahahahaha.. On Saturday, 12 September 2015, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > > On 12-Sep-2015, at 10:04 AM, gabin kattukaran > wrote: > > > > On 11 September 2015 at 21:53, Sriram Karra > wrote: > >> I fully expect to be informed soon that someone, say S

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

2015-09-11 Thread Aditya Kapil
Yup. Me too. Remedies anyone? On 12 Sep 2015 10:41, "Venkat Mangudi - Silk" wrote: > BTW, James Bond has been writing to me directly. Did anyone else get emails > from 007? > > > On Saturday, September 12, 2015, Suresh Ramasubramanian > > wrote: > > > Ah, I am so glad silk list metta up with “Bo

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

2015-09-11 Thread Aditya Kapil
Bruce, Don't waste your energies man. Strip away the words 'mexican', 'buddhist' and 'metta' and there'll be nothing left. You're being pseudo-intellectually honey-trapped. Don't pander. The list owner has already speculated that this might be a fake email ID. Adit. On 11 Sep 2015 21:00, "Bruce A.

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

2015-09-11 Thread Aditya Kapil
And what was it called? On 11 Sep 2015 15:35, "Suresh Ramasubramanian" wrote: > Ha, there WAS in fact a yes minister hindi remake starring Rakesh Bedi in > the Jim Hacker role - as the CM of a state, though. > > > On 11-Sep-2015, at 3:26 PM, Shenoy N wrote: > > > >> I can imagine an indian Sir H

Re: [silk] Hyderabad Meet

2015-08-20 Thread Aditya Kapil
I am for next week On 20 Aug 2015 19:26, "Ekta Bahl" wrote: > Anyone game for a Hyderabad meet sometime this week or next? > > Ekta >

Re: [silk] It's not cool, but...

2015-07-13 Thread Aditya Kapil
Congratulations man! Good show. Please convey my best wishes to L. Adit. On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Jessie Prabhakar wrote: > Congrats Udhay and Lavanya! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 13-Jul-2015, at 1:38 pm, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > > > >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Thaths

Re: [silk] Food spoilage question

2015-05-18 Thread Aditya Kapil
Is Lavanya in Coimbatore? On 18 May 2015 8:01 pm, "Udhay Shankar N" wrote: > So I discovered some sambhar that's been sitting in the fridge for at least > a month. It's been in a closed container and not been taken out of the > fridge. I am not sure the container is airtight. It doesn't smell ro

Re: [silk] Financial planning

2014-09-30 Thread Aditya Kapil
On 30 Sep 2014 13:51, "Shyam Sunder" wrote: > :-) Good one, Mahesh. At the risk of appearing immodest, what I meant by a little knowledge was that we have been financial planners for the last ten years, work with about 3000 customers of whom about a 1000 pay us an annual fee for advice. And the

Re: [silk] Financial planning

2014-09-29 Thread Aditya Kapil
I think, pound-for-pound, Scott Adams's is the best 'averaged-out' advice: https://retirementplans.vanguard.com/VGApp/pe/PubVgiNews?ArticleName=DilbertGuidetoPersonalFinance Adit.

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading

2014-08-09 Thread Aditya Kapil
Can't afford 30k On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Aditya Kapil wrote: > > I think I will buy it, and the Sandman books, now that you've whetted my > > appetite. > > > > ​In case you feel like splurg

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading

2014-08-07 Thread Aditya Kapil
I think I will buy it, and the Sandman books, now that you've whetted my appetite. A. On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 7:52 PM, Mohit wrote: > On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 6:29 PM, Aditya Kapil wrote: > > > He recently gave me an excellent > > book by Neil Gaiman which I'

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading

2014-08-07 Thread Aditya Kapil
I can vouch for Mohit's recommendations. He recently gave me an excellent book by Neil Gaiman which I'm still reading, very slowly, relishing every page. Adit. On 7 Aug 2014 18:20, "Mohit" wrote: > On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 6:14 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > ​Something I came across that may be

Re: [silk] Scientists find treatment to kill every kind of cancer tumor

2014-03-30 Thread Aditya Kapil
And the fact that Fox News reports this doesn't help. On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 4:59 PM, SS wrote: > On Sat, 2014-03-29 at 08:28 +1000, Charles Haynes wrote: > > So many breathless announcements of treatments that work in vitro, or > > in > > animal studies, and are never heard from again. Wa

Re: [silk] Bangalore Meet, Food & Drinks

2013-04-11 Thread Aditya Kapil
0.5 On Apr 12, 2013 10:53 AM, "Mark Bergen" wrote: > > > > > Can I get a show of hands for Bangalore Silk Meet on next Thursday at > > Naresh's amazing rooftop patio in Richmond Town? > > > > Thursday, April 18th @ ~ 7pm > > > > Seven-eighths up!

Re: [silk] Netiquette / Top posting (was: Re: aqvavit)

2012-02-26 Thread Aditya Kapil
Ok, so teach me. If I'm relplying to multiple mails in a thread, how do I reply to individual thoughts in these mails without 'copying and pasting' from the respective mails? Adit.

Re: [silk] Netiquette / Top posting (was: Re: aqvavit)

2012-02-25 Thread Aditya Kapil
Doesn't answer the question as to why top-posting is bad netiquette / etiquette. Are IT guys just lazy scrollers? Or have they some secret knowledge of techie anachronismic inefficiencies that we mere mortals are not aware of? On Feb 25, 2012 9:38 PM, "Thaths" wrote: > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 4:5

[silk] Airtel 3G

2012-02-05 Thread Aditya Kapil
Folks, I want to shift to 3G on my Galaxy Note. How has the 3G experience been, on this forum? I've had mixed views from my colleagues at work. Some say that the speed isn't remarkably better; others say that they experience call-drops more frequently. Given that we all have wi-fi now at office and

Re: [silk] Yay, we are number 11

2011-07-21 Thread Aditya Kapil
Does the FT rating method take into account research published in high impact, peer-reviewed journals? Adit. On 7/21/11, Sidin Vadukut wrote: > > On 21 Jul 2011, at 16:08, Anand Manikutty wrote: > >> Thanks to IIMA's PGPX #11 ranking in the FT Global MBA rankings >> (http://rankings.ft.com/busine

Re: [silk] Plus by Google

2011-07-04 Thread Aditya Kapil
But will this effect accounts that were activated through these 'workarounds'? Adit. On 7/4/11, Venkat Mangudi wrote: > On Monday 04 July 2011 09:53 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: >> A round-up of invite hacks for google+, for those who haven't seen it >> earlier: >> >> http://www.pcworld.com/article

Re: [silk] A cure for cancer?

2011-05-20 Thread Aditya Kapil
OK on the top-post. But how much more should I have trimmed? I only retained one sentence from the original mail. Adit. On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: > > > Please do not top-post and please trim your replies (message > unchanged below). > > >

Re: [silk] A cure for cancer?

2011-05-20 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > Pharmaceutical companies are not investing in this research because DCA > method cannot be patented, This is not true. What they would file for is "a new indication" patent, which means that the drug is now being use for a new di

Re: [silk] A cure for cancer?

2011-05-20 Thread Aditya Kapil
I agree. Soap kills cancer cells in a petri dish... Adit. On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > At 2011-05-19 18:55:06 +0530, ud...@pobox.com wrote: > > DCA is just one substance (not the first) which > has shown promise at killing cancer cells in vitro, but which have n

Re: [silk] iPad2 -- 3g question

2011-04-15 Thread Aditya Kapil
A friend has the iPad and uses BSNL's 3G account. Works very well. Adit. On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Josey John wrote: > > Hi: Does anybody use the iPad 2 (WiFi + 3g) version in India? I wanted to > check if it is easy to sign up on 3g networks here and the user experience. > > Thanks, > >

Re: [silk] fax spammer with webmail at Hotdak.net/Chandigarh

2011-04-08 Thread Aditya Kapil
I just called the number using the oldest trick in the book - I'm a courier who needs to deliver a package. I guy picked (so obviously not Nameeta). He confirmed that (i) the email ID was his, and (ii) the postal address is correct. I said that "malicious mails sent from his email ID were picked up

Re: [silk] Savita

2011-03-28 Thread Aditya Kapil
Very sorry to hear this. Condolences to the family. Adit. On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > RIP, Savi. We'll miss you. > > Udhay > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > >

Re: [silk] Silk meet in Bangalore

2010-12-17 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > http://dvb.homelinux.org/~devdas/photos/2010/silkmeet/ > > The ones in my camera (most of them were not taken by me) are too shaky > and out of focus to post. > > Udhay > -- > > > Udhay, It would be nice to put names to faces. Annotation

Re: [silk] Coffee Machine Recommendations

2010-12-13 Thread Aditya Kapil
How does one roast green beans? (Sorry for the top post. Gmail on mobiles doesn't allow me anything else. Or does it?) Adit. On 12/13/10, Charles Haynes wrote: > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Aditya Kapil wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian >

Re: [silk] Coffee Machine Recommendations

2010-12-13 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Charles Haynes wrote: > > > > Ok, I am a dyed in the wool, full-on, coffee... "connoisseur.".. > > Holy crap! The 'audiophile' in me high-five's the 'caffeinophile' in you. Will go though the mail slowly, googling (/froogling) various bits of it. Thanks so muc

Re: [silk] Coffee Machine Recommendations

2010-12-13 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Lahar Appaiah wrote: > Where were you all my life? I had an unused Lavazza Blue machine that I was > desperately trying to get rid of (won it in a quiz). I even had 200 > capsules of espresso to go with it. I gave it away a couple of months back > as a wedding gi

Re: [silk] Coffee Machine Recommendations

2010-12-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > > The issue is getting those "any other kind of beans" - which is why I > always come back with a pound of beans whenever I travel. Good stuff > like blue mountain etc if I'm feeling flush, if not at least Peets, > Seattle's Best

Re: [silk] Coffee Machine Recommendations

2010-12-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > > 4. Shut the lid on the filter and wait about 5 minutes - during which > time you boil the milk > > > Last step not necessary, I think, since I prefer black. But are there changes to the other steps to compensate for not having th

Re: [silk] Coffee Machine Recommendations

2010-12-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Thaths wrote: > > > What sort of coffee do you drink? Espresso? Macciato? Filter Kaapi? > Americano? Cafe Au Lait? Cà phê sữa đá? > > Folks, I am not a connoisseur by any stretch of imagination. Coffee is something I've taken a serious liking to only now, and henc

[silk] Coffee Machine Recommendations

2010-12-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
Can the 'fresh brewer' experts recommend a reasonably priced (<$1000) coffee machine? One that makes 2-3 cups ber brew. Adit. -- Sent from my mobile device God: An invisible friend for adults

Re: [silk] test

2010-10-11 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Sean Doyle wrote: > > > I believe that's up to Udhay. He has to tell us when we've passed or failed > the test. > > This is the first mailing list I've come across where a test message turns into a thread. What does this say about the list, Udhay? ;-)

Re: [silk] Chicago Now - "60 embarrassing ways to butcher the english language"

2010-07-10 Thread Aditya Kapil
An your 'insight' regarding the topic was? A. On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:46 AM, Jon Cox wrote: > > > > > o Another person jumps on the bandwagon, but adds nothing >of substance. At least one word in all caps is used. > > >

Re: [silk] Chicago Now - "60 embarrassing ways to butcher the english language"

2010-07-09 Thread Aditya Kapil
WOW! Is this a reverse 'persecution-complex' in the making? The world's changed buddy. Deal with it. On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Jon Cox wrote: > > > > Look again and you'll see 3 or 4 Asian people and 1 Indian, > all of whom seem to be having a good time with their geeky > friends (w

Re: [silk] Ten toughest books to read

2010-06-17 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > I have, a dozen or so > > That's it. I can't be your friend anymore.. Adit.

Re: [silk] Ten toughest books to read

2010-06-15 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Pranesh Prakash wrote: > On Tuesday 15 June 2010 05:11 PM, Biju Chacko wrote: > >> I never got around to finishing the neuroscience bits of the book. > > > > >> You didn't miss much. I've always thought that "consciousness being a result of gravity on cytoskeletal

Re: [silk] Ten toughest books to read

2010-06-15 Thread Aditya Kapil
A frustrated friend once referred to it as "F**k-all" Pendulum... Adit. On 6/15/10, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Anil Kumar > wrote: > >> http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/books/Ten-toughest-books-to-read/Article1-557458.aspx > > I certainly agree with _Foucau

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk Meet May 23rd?

2010-05-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
... And no beer! Adit. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > >> > Baan Thai sounds authentic from the reviews I've seen. Benjarong's been > more than a little indianized. Baan Thai is even more expensive than > Benjarong though. > >

[silk] Tough act to beat?

2010-03-08 Thread Aditya Kapil
Sandra Bullock gets best actress (Oscars - The Blind Side) and worst actress (Razzies - All About Steve) for 2009. Has this ever happened to any actor before? Adit. -- God: An invisible friend for adults

Re: [silk] Meet-up in Bangalore?

2010-03-07 Thread Aditya Kapil
vice[1], I propose a Bangalore meet-up. Does this > > Saturday work? Or is longer term of notice required? > > Next Saturday (March 13) might work. Silklister Aditya Kapil might be > visiting Bangalore from Hyderabad sometime after that though - let's see. > > Udhay

Re: [silk] Soul destroying experience of the day

2010-03-07 Thread Aditya Kapil
I agree.. crushing! Adit. On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 7:00 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Heinlein's "Starship Troopers". Made into a japanese anime cartoon that's > much > stronger on the "shoot up the bugs" part of it than on the philosophizing. > And > then translated into tamil. > > I dont ne

Re: [silk] Droid in India?

2009-12-04 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Pranesh Prakash wrote: > On Friday 04 December 2009 06:43 PM, Aditya Kapil wrote: > > Is the Motorola model available yet? Hacked, unhacked? > > From what I understand, you'll need to ask for the Motorola Milestone > (Droid's GSM version

[silk] Droid in India?

2009-12-04 Thread Aditya Kapil
Is the Motorola model available yet? Hacked, unhacked? Adit. -- "I'm disturbed, I'm depressed, I'm inadequate, I've got it all!" - George Costanza

Re: [silk] For Googlers

2009-10-14 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 03:29:27PM +0530, Aditya Kapil wrote: > > How does one get a Google Wave account / invite? > > Udhay may have some left, but they take several days to arrive. > > Thanks. Will ask him. Adit. --

[silk] For Googlers

2009-10-14 Thread Aditya Kapil
How does one get a Google Wave account / invite? Adit. -- "I'm disturbed, I'm depressed, I'm inadequate, I've got it all!" - George Costanza

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

2009-09-22 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Lahar Appaiah wrote: > They used to have decent cricket coverage, and their crossword is > legendary. > And they are miles better than TOI. Apart from that, they don't really have > a lot going for them now. > > Their crossword isn't that good anymore. The Econom

Re: [silk] pay up, or stay here

2009-06-10 Thread Aditya Kapil
When hiring for our portfolio companies, I often find IT resumes with a string of 1.5 to 2 year stints 'work experience'. Is this more frequent than other industries? I know it's more than the Life Sciences industry. Adit.

Re: [silk] Major differences between Indian and Western music

2009-03-22 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Radhika, Y. wrote: > Could someone tell me why the harmonium is a terrible instrument? The harmonium is extremely "whiny". Its the instrumental equivalent of 10 hrs of K. L. Sehgal. Every time I here it I'm thinking "deenyaan jalaaoonn..". I can't remember the l

Re: [silk] Introduction

2009-03-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
Meaning even if the law allows something, would one still say is it ethical to do this. Like for example selling genomic information to health insurance companies, that could bias premium policies merely due to genetic pre-disposition towards a disease. That's legal but, in my opinion, not ethical.

Re: [silk] Introduction

2009-03-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Nikhil Mehra wrote: > > > > All countries have attorney-client privilege, though it is in the form of > "soft law", an ethical norm to be enforced by an organization comprising > the > lawyer's peers - The Bar Council of India in our case. In any event, I > would

Re: [silk] Introducing myself. Raja Venkataraman

2009-03-09 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Raja wrote: > > So far I have found it hard to find > myself and maintain an intellectual mileu of peers and complete the > settling > down process in India. > > Welcome Raja, I don't know if this is a function of being back or that you've been in an academic sett

Re: [silk] Nikon D80

2009-03-05 Thread Aditya Kapil
Thanks to all who wrote in. This has saved me a lot of time. I'm getting a D60 for the following reasons (these thoughts are not mine; but a synthesis of all that I've read here and offline - thnx in particular to Thaths and Kiran (Jace)): 1. Image quality of the D60 is as good as the D80 2. It's

Re: [silk] Nikon D80

2009-03-03 Thread Aditya Kapil
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Thaths wrote: > > > As with any such photography question what is your intent? Will > you be shooting indoors/outdoors? People or landscapes? Can you carry > around a lot of gear? Etc. > Mostly outdoors. Am willing to carry gear on such occasions. Intent: to l

Re: [silk] Nikon D80

2009-03-03 Thread Aditya Kapil
Good point. But I think video is a completely different ballgame. I just want a camera...but still listening.. A. On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan < kiran.karthike...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > If you already own an HD video cam (or just have a plain one and don't see > why yo

Re: [silk] Nikon D80

2009-03-03 Thread Aditya Kapil
ran K Karthikeyan < kiran.karthike...@gmail.com> wrote: > >I'm thinking of buying a D80. Any reason I should not? > > Why not the D90 which also allows HD video? I have a D80, but it is an > outdated model. > > Kiran > > 2009/3/3 Aditya Kapil > - Show qu

[silk] Nikon D80

2009-03-02 Thread Aditya Kapil
I'm thinking of buying a D80. Any reason I should not? Adit. -- "Science flies man to the moon. Religion flies man in to buildings"

Re: [silk] All done with mirrors

2009-01-09 Thread Aditya Kapil
Attended a lecture by him at IISc (Blr). He was condescending during in the Q&A session later. On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Mayank Dhingra >wrote: > > > Stumbled upon this TED Talk video by Vilayanur Ramachandran,A journey to > > the > >

Re: [silk] BW: How Risky Is India?

2008-12-17 Thread Aditya Kapil
Yes, but they should feel free to start a new thread. The central theme here is terrorism and whether it makes India risky. It makes little sense to say but "bad traffic sense" makes it more so. Adit. On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Perry E. Metzger wrote: > > > All that said, people seem to be

Re: [silk] BW: How Risky Is India?

2008-12-17 Thread Aditya Kapil
Sorry Biju, I didn't read the "few" before moral in that sentence.. :-) Adit. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Aditya Kapil wrote: > I am not sure they feel the same moral pangs about you or me (with or > without blood on our hands). But surely "dealing" wi

Re: [silk] BW: How Risky Is India?

2008-12-17 Thread Aditya Kapil
eally gone after Dawood, for example? Who has gone after the heads of the LeT in a concerted manner? The last I remember (Kandahar) was that the government handed one of them back.. and then that was that. Adit. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Biju Chacko wrote: > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 3:08 PM,

Re: [silk] BW: How Risky Is India?

2008-12-17 Thread Aditya Kapil
I don't think he means Muslim. I understood the LTTE (Vs saying Tamil) reference to mean terrorists. These are hard times that require hard measures. Frequent check points may not be a bad thing... for a while at least. LK and SS seem to have short to long-term views. These are not perfect but ther

Re: [silk] Restaurants in Hyderabad

2008-12-05 Thread Aditya Kapil
Why not consistent? Same theme.. dissimilar execution. On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aditya Kapil wrote, [on 12/5/2008 11:52 AM]: > > > Actually this may not be true... Jazz players try never to play the same > > number the

Re: [silk] Restaurants in Hyderabad

2008-12-04 Thread Aditya Kapil
Actually this may not be true... Jazz players try never to play the same number the same way. If you intend for *similar* to mean another rendition of the *same* song, then that's missing the point... Two versions of Coltrane's "Love Supreme", for example, can sound very different (albeit in the sa

Re: [silk] Restaurants in Hyderabad

2008-12-02 Thread Aditya Kapil
Essentially a coffee shop.. I didn't get the impression that it was much of a 'foodie' place.. maybe I didn't order the right thing. Adit. On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/2/08, Srini Ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There's Little Italy, Mzuri

Re: [silk] Muslim Heavy Metal

2008-07-14 Thread Aditya Kapil
youtube's full of clips of Iranian metal bands. 5 minutes of searching: http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=-GeKMyU9Z_A&feature=related http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=SBaGuwUphKw&feature=related http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=cH3bDGJF9x0 Can't say I'm much into thrash or death metal, but interesting all th

Re: [silk] Iggy Pop

2008-06-02 Thread Aditya Kapil
All jazz is not good nor is all rock. As I grow older my ability to listen to rock for long periods of time is withering. I get music fatigue with more than an hour of rock (at any volume). Like I said this is subjective. On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Sumant Srivathsan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: [silk] Iggy Pop

2008-06-02 Thread Aditya Kapil
orld' vibe, not even > their > early punk-inspired pre-Peart stylings. > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Aditya Kapil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > screaming, loud guitars, angry at the world? > > >

Re: [silk] Iggy Pop

2008-06-01 Thread Aditya Kapil
screaming, loud guitars, angry at the world? On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 11:12 PM, Amit Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Er, what does Rush have to do with Iggy Pop? > > >

[silk] shifting .pst files to a mac

2008-05-05 Thread Aditya Kapil
How do i do it? I tried Entourage ... unsuccessfully. Thanks, Adit. -- ...But always remember that irritation is what allows oysters to create pearls. Thank goodness for oysters because ulcers make crappy necklaces [Scott Adams]

Re: [silk] Mexican Food in India

2008-04-16 Thread Aditya Kapil
Was that Gerry Machado and band with the tongue-in-cheek name "Gamgamma's Pleasure"? A good jazz band. Adit. On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Alok G. Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > An old teacher of mine used to perform there with his band. I don't think > that he ever wore a harmonica li

[silk] 100 best last lines from novels

2008-03-18 Thread Aditya Kapil
I'm not sure if this is comprehensive.. http://americanbookreview.org/PDF/100_Best_Last_Lines_from_Novels.pdf Adit.

Re: [silk] Failure of Sociology in India?

2007-12-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
lore, try Premier. > > Carol > > > - Original Message - > From: Aditya Kapil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:33 pm > Subject: Re: [silk] Failure of Sociology in India? > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > > > I would certainly not find thi

Re: [silk] Failure of Sociology in India?

2007-12-12 Thread Aditya Kapil
I would certainly not find this boring. Can I buy it in India? Or do I have to Amazon it. An ethnomethodologist friend is visiting, I'd like to buy him a copy too. Adit. On Dec 12, 2007 1:16 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > May I recommend a recently published book -- Anthropology in the East

Re: [silk] To FOU or not to FOU

2007-11-19 Thread Aditya Kapil
Unless of course he runs over local fowl, in which case he will depart earlier :-) Adit. On Nov 19, 2007 11:39 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Udhay (will most probably be staying overnight) > -- > >

Re: [silk] Speaking of audiophilia....

2007-10-16 Thread Aditya Kapil
I agree with the first comment in the Fremer blog. The test should be done with a larger sample set. Adit. On 10/17/07, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pear Cable, makers of the $7250 audio cables we showed you a couple of > weeks ago, has accepted debunker James Randi's (pictured at le

Re: [silk] Laptops & Vista

2007-10-07 Thread Aditya Kapil
Go 'grey market' on this On 10/7/07, shiv sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday 07 Oct 2007 2:33 pm, Gautam John wrote: > > I looked the the under-30K range but the don't have the specs I want. > > > > Madhu, Acer? I went to their Airport Road store and they made no > > mention of it...

Re: [silk] presenting online

2007-10-05 Thread Aditya Kapil
Hey Venkat, Thanks a lot. That worked well. And my colleagues thought I was resourceful for having found a solution with 2 hrs notice. HA! Adit. On 10/4/07, Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Take a look at Yugma. (www.yugma.com) > > >

Re: [silk] presenting online

2007-10-04 Thread Aditya Kapil
Plugs don't bother me. I need to get this done pronto. I have not figured out how both sides edit and see changes: for both google and zoho. I have the same problem with Thinkfree and Structures Data. Adit. On 10/4/07, Charles Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/4/07, Adi

[silk] presenting online

2007-10-04 Thread Aditya Kapil
what is the best was to present slides in real time over the net while allowing both ends to edit? Adit -- ...But always remember that irritation is what allows oysters to create pearls. Thank goodness for oysters because ulcers make crappy necklaces [Scott Adams]

[silk] HELP! retrieve lost archives

2007-10-04 Thread Aditya Kapil
Folks, A mailing list that I have been part of for 7 years has been scrapped by the owner in a fit of anger. We have convinced him to resurrect the forum. But we are being told that retrieving archives (mails, docs, photos) may not be possible. Does anyone here know differently and how to go about

Re: [silk] One for the chef

2007-10-03 Thread Aditya Kapil
Wow this mail came in dangerously close to the one I sent :-) Adit. On 10/4/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Find a VC . >

Re: [silk] One for the chef

2007-10-03 Thread Aditya Kapil
Madhu, Interesting. Would you care to share basic P&L breakdown of restaurant financials? I am curious about the main patterns in the biz? Adit. On 10/4/07, Madhu Menon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > and that would mean I need to do business of about 30,00,000 per month > for the > numbers to

Re: [silk] Speaking of audiophilia....

2007-10-03 Thread Aditya Kapil
That's one of the funniest things I have heard in a long time. But can weeders afford it? Adit. On 10/3/07, Srini Ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > $7250 buys a lot of weed - the effects are better I am told. > > Cheeni > >

Re: [silk] Statistics

2007-09-28 Thread Aditya Kapil
Yes, but on a different note if the the FDA is considering passing this drug through Phase II (efficacy), they'd view 'sameness' favorably if the drug had proven safer in Phase I. Add to this efficacy of the tested drug in racially diverse populations, and you have a potential blockbuster. So where

Re: [silk] Onkyo A9555 alternatives

2007-09-26 Thread Aditya Kapil
Jolida (JD 1501RC) hybrid valve amp at <$1000 is slightly more expensive but much better sounding. It mates very well with the RS6's. http://www.jolida.com/catalogue/models/jd1501rc.shtml Decent pre/power combos are pricier but not necessarily better. They make sense if you're trying to drive loude

Re: [silk] Haleem (and other eats) in Hyderabad?

2007-09-25 Thread Aditya Kapil
'Rayalsima' is very good. The partridge-leg snack is very good. From Suresh's mail - i'm very impressed with his knowledge of hyd eateries - I second Shadaab and the various irani chai joints... these are musts. I would caution against Paradise and Hyderabad House where the quality has deteriorated

Re: [silk] Home Theatre Resources

2007-09-25 Thread Aditya Kapil
I heard the Paradigm pair and found them too bright. But then this could be subjective. They are also more than twice the price ($3000 Vs $1250). In my opinion the best speakers available in India for under $2000 are the Dali IKON 6's. Adit. On 9/25/07, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I

Re: [silk] Home Theatre Resources

2007-09-25 Thread Aditya Kapil
I recommend Monitor Audio Silver series for the speakers. I have the floor stander pair. But they also come as a part of a 5.1 or 7.1 depending on what you want. I have heard the surround effect (5.1) and it is astonishing. The sound is very neutral and without colouration. http://www.monitoraudio

[silk] US-Iraq endgame?

2007-09-03 Thread Aditya Kapil
This I got from a free subscription. What do you lot think is the most likely endgame? Your confidence (or lack of) in the info will also help decide whether a subscription is warranted given that they send out their weekly summary free. Sorry it's long. Adit. Stratfor: Geopolitical Intelligence R

Re: [silk] Illustrated Coffee Guide

2007-08-27 Thread Aditya Kapil
It's also about the buzz. I don't worry to much about the drug-delivery system as long as it's not downright foul. A good south Indian filter coffee cuppa to me is unique and fantastic in it's own right. As is Java, blah, blah.. Adit. On 8/28/07, Srini Ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: [silk] 1 lakh car spurs environment worries

2007-07-07 Thread Aditya Kapil
Here's a funny idea on solving energy problems by better utilizing "one-person" cars: http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/06/how_i_solved_th.html Adit. On 7/6/07, Chris Kantarjiev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Don't get me wrong - I am by no means defending the widespread infest

Re: [silk] The most annoying words on the web

2007-06-27 Thread Aditya Kapil
The derivation is a bit banal. Not quite Ambrose Bierce :-) Adit. On 6/27/07, Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So why does the word "blog" evoke such feelings of hate?

Re: [silk] Silkmeet in Mumbai on Sunday 24th June?

2007-06-21 Thread Aditya Kapil
Not raising hand. But two thumbs up for Mahesh. Awesome seafood. Adit. On 6/19/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ingrid wrote: [ on 10:43 PM 6/18/2007 ] >mahesh lunch home at juhu? This one sounds promising (especially given you recommend the seafood). Let's meet here around 7 PM

Re: [silk] Audiophile advice

2007-06-19 Thread Aditya Kapil
These are really nice. Rs 6800. http://www.harmankardon.com/product_detail.aspx?cat=MME&prod=SOUNDSTICKSII&sType=PCS Adit. On 6/20/07, Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I need some anti-audiophile advice.

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