Re: [silk] Reintroducing myself

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 7:56 AM Rajesh Mehar wrote: > > Out of curiosity: What is the difference > > between active and passive lurking? > > In my mind, > > active lurking is reading the post and enjoying the discussion but > consciously (for whatever motive) not

Re: [silk] Reintroducing myself

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 2:03 AM Peter Griffin wrote: > As one of the army of people who do give a fuck --- i.e., who are happy to > see you happy --- re-welcome, old friend. > Thank you! :) N/C

[silk] Reintroducing myself

Hello. Let me see, it's been 10 years on the list. After initial enthusiasm in responding to all messages, I lurked, first actively and then passively. And now occasionally read a thread or two till the first point of drift. Things outside were happening. Today I got added to a Whatsapp group

Re: [silk] Danese in Bangalore...time for a Meetup?

Friday works better for me too. (Which is also to say, Hello Bangalore. I am in you. I've moved.) On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 9:26 AM Biju Chacko wrote: > Friday -- I'm in Bombay till Thursday. > On Mar 2, 2016 08:53, "Danese Cooper" wrote: > > > Which is

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

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 9:13 AM Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: Here's wishing Udhay and Lavanya the very best as they complete a decade and a half of married life Merry anniversary etc., Udhay and Lavanya. When in Madras next? But Deepa, why is it not cool? And what is cool?

Re: [silk] The least random number

On Thu Dec 11 2014 at 5:45:42 PM Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: So when did you join silklist, and how did you hear about it? I sent this offlist to Udhay, but then thought I might join in the discussion as well. I joined the Silkist sometime in 2007. 7 years on Silk, then, not as

Re: [silk] introductions

On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: You have started a pun cascade. I hope you're proud of yourself. Would such a cascade build a pun upon each other? http://about.me/chandrachoodan

Re: [silk] Madras 19th?

On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: So what makes sense for all? Lunch, coffee or both? Coffee, preferably. I can suggest the Ranjith as an alternative to GRT/Azulia. Decent food, cheaper-than-grt booze, and centrally located. Plus, Ranjith

Re: [silk] Bangalore - 27th April

On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Neha Viswanathan nehav...@gmail.comwrote: She's named Krishna.. So.. Calico Krishna! With husband Pattu Paul. Paul is Pattu, although he is not on Silk. -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

there. On Thursday, March 13, 2014, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan chandrachoo...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com javascript:; wrote: They're an upstairs unit, right next to the Haldi Indian restaurant. :) Was there this evening

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On 14-Mar-2014 6:13 PM, Dibyo gdi...@gmail.com wrote: I'll get there sevenish. Anybody else coming?

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On 12-Mar-2014 2:12 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote: What time? 6.30? 7? 6:30 is good. I'll probably get there a bit early and hang around C

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote: They're an upstairs unit, right next to the Haldi Indian restaurant. :) Was there this evening. Highly recommended. Beware the ticking clocks.

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote: Spiffy Dapper at Boat Quay for drinks? Sounds good. C

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On 09-Mar-2014 12:02 AM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote: I'll drop by if I can. What brings you these parts? :) CL Generally. The brother and his wife live here. Visiting them and taking a rather well deserved, much needed holiday. C

[silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

Hello folks, Visiting Singapore this coming week. Will be there for about 4-5 days. Anybody up for a meet on the days mentioned? C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On 07-Mar-2014 3:02 PM, Dibyo Haldar dibyo.hal...@gmail.com wrote: My schedule tends to be very chippy, but I can try to make it 14th or maybe even 15th. 14th sounds good to me. Can we fix for then?

Re: [silk] A new buzzphrase: procedural content creation

On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: http://www.speedtree.com/avatar/ ... Enter SpeedTree Cinema As they scoured the Internet for vegetation software, Bluff’s team learned of SpeedTree Cinema, a product so new it hadn’t been formally announced yet. The

Re: [silk] Lunch with Adrianna Tan tomorrow at the madras race club (eom)

Adrianna says 7 pm. Not sure if that is lunch. C On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: --srs (htc one x) -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] Lunch with Adrianna Tan tomorrow at the madras race club (eom)

On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: I'm assuming the race club is members only, and unavailable since Suresh dropped out. Can we pick an alternate venue? Actually, Race club was because Adri is meeting another friend of mine there. Said friend is a

Re: [silk] Lunch with Adrianna Tan tomorrow at the madras race club (eom)

On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 11:31 PM, Radhika, Y. radhik...@gmail.com wrote: Haven't been there for dinner so you are right. Great bruch, lunch, coffee place though. Liking Amethysts less every passing day. Anyway, as things stand now, meeting with Adriana tomorrow at 7 PM, Madras Race Club.

Re: [silk] Chennai meet

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 7:51 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 6:42 PM, Caitlin Marinelli Monday or Tuesday evening works for me in Chennai. Would love to meet the Chennai silklisters. +1 Ditto me. C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] Forget Pinots. Have You Tried a Maharashtra Merlot?

On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: This is the market battle Sula has waged for more than a decade. The best hope for wineries like Sula is to lure some of India’s 300 million whiskey consumers away from the varnish-liquor. Oh wow. Varnish-liquour? Seriously? C

Re: [silk] Chennai meet up

I'm about 20 mins away. Will get us a table On 02-Sep-2013 4:22 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, see you at amethyst. On Sep 2, 2013 3:43 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: On 02-Sep-2013, at 15:25, Badri Natarajan asi...@vsnl.com wrote: But if

Re: [silk] Chennai meet up

I'm here. Got us a biggish table on the veranda. To the left as you walk in. C On 02-Sep-2013 6:06 PM, Badri Natarajan asi...@vsnl.com wrote: On 2 Sep 2013, at 17:57, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan chandrachoo...@gmail.com wrote: I'm about 20 mins away. Will get us a table On 02-Sep-2013

Re: [silk] Meet up.

On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: I think I'll drop out too. I've had a lot of late nights lately and I'd like to get home early for a change. Udhay, add me to the confirmed list. I just made a 350 km trip to come to the meet. Why, why, why do you

Re: [silk] Chennai meet up

On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.comwrote: Does Monday night, 2nd Sep work for everyone? I'm in. C

Re: [silk] Chennai meet up

On 27-Aug-2013 4:34 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: When, this weekend? Anyone else in town now? I am in town. Now. This weekend maybe difficult. How about a week night? C

Re: [silk] Meet up.

I'm maybe in. On 8/20/13, Andy Deemer andydee...@gmail.com wrote: Yep - I'm definitely in! On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 10-Aug-13 11:47 AM, rashmi v wrote: This weekend might be short notice for most people. I was thinking of Saturday

Re: [silk] Meet up.

If it's Aug 31, count me in. (Phone mail. Excuse formatting, top-posting etc.) C On 8/10/13, rashmi v rashm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi ! This weekend might be short notice for most people. I was thinking of Saturday August 31st. Regards Rashmi On Aug 10, 2013 11:29 AM, Suresh

Re: [silk] Intro!

On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:35 AM, thew...@gmail.com wrote: And, of course, The show. The reason why TV was invented. The single greatest and most popular Indian schoolboy TV serial of all time. Giant Robot was good and all, but it held no candles or even petromax lights to the awesomeness

Re: [silk] Old book smell

On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: That was terrible. One more joke like that and I'm gonna cry foal. You could do that till your voice is horse, and no one would care. I suggest we all stop making an ass of ourselves. C

Re: [silk] Chennai and Bangalore Beer-ups

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: It's possible I may be able to attend (Chennai), pick a date and I'll try to drop in. Wednesday the 8th or Thursday the 9th. I prefer Wednesday, but Adrianna (offlist) mentioned she had things to do on Wednesday and

Re: [silk] Chennai and Bangalore Beer-ups

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Adrianna Tan skinnyla...@gmail.com wrote: Any chance of Tues? If not Thurs is fine. Tuesday is good. It's better than Thursday for me. However, if group wants to meet on Thursday, I can figure something out. C On Monday, 6 May 2013, Chandrachoodan

Re: [silk] Chennai and Bangalore Beer-ups

On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Adrianna Tan skinnyla...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone wants a beer? Yup. Wednesday, the 8th? C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] Help!!help!!

On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Naresh nar...@vagroup.com wrote: I and a (male) friend are heading to London 25th april evening till 2nd may and didn't book a hotel /accomodation till now..and it's all full up or 180 pounds ++.i need to be in fairly central/south bank /southwark and the

Re: [silk] coming calamity in Bangalore

On 18 Apr 2013 19:58, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: Oh I had a specific example in mind, from my neighborhood. The MRTS in Thiruvanmiyur - this - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Thiruvanmiyur_MRTS_station.JPG Versus this,

Re: [silk] coming calamity in Bangalore

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: As for the temples - yes, beautiful, cultural, need to be preserved and all that, but do you seriously expect thiruvanmiyur to revert back to being a dense forest to set off the beauty of the temple and its tank?

[silk] Thread Drift: Origins of temples/churches/mosques: Was coming calamity in Bangalore

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: Very true but when you claim prehistoric divine origin rather than built by a king type origins .. So question to Silklisters. I used to think that a dedicated place of worship, a place to keep the god was a

Re: [silk] How to Track a Mobile Phone Without the User Knowing | eHow.com

On 12 Apr 2013 13:19, Andy Deemer andydee...@gmail.com wrote: Would love to know some non-nefarious uses for this technology! Ideas? Tracking a sensitive shipment. Give the driver of the vehicle a phone and use it to track his/her movement. C -- Curious in Asia: http://asiaobscura.com

Re: [silk] Stops on a DIY walking tour of Mylapore and/or George Town

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: What are some of the stops in a walk around Mylapore and George Town that I should not miss? Here is a tentative plan I have in mind: 1. Mylapore Jannal Kadai vadais and bajjis - 4ish PM to about 8ish PM. Rose milk at the

Re: [silk] Stops on a DIY walking tour of Mylapore and/or George Town

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:04 PM, Thejaswi Udupa thejaswi.ud...@gmail.comwrote: Most of you have covered most of the to-do stuff. All I have to add is a visit to the fruit juice shop on the Abhiramipuram end of Dr. Ranga Road. A plate of chat at the Kolkata chap next door followed by a glass

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.comwrote: Let's do Mahamudra at one. If people can rsvp I can make reservations. Count me in. C

Re: [silk] Two history podcasts to top them all

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: At today's Chennai silk list meetup the topic of history podcasts came up. I offered to post to silk list asking everyone for recommendations. 1. What are two (history or other) podcasts that are the best in your opinion? UC

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: I think we have quorum for the Bay Leaf at 12:30. Okay. Sounds good. C

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading from 2012

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks. Both look very interesting. I am a little wary of Ph.D. theses that are born again as books. I checked the preview of Book 2 on Google

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: So for the lunch meetup on the 12th... (a) Can I have a show of hands? Here is my hand. I vote Pelita. C

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Divya divyasamp...@yahoo.com wrote: Khader Nawaz Khan road does have a lot of options, not all of them are super expensive.The last time I made it it to a Chennai silk-meet earlier this year, we tried a new Pan Asian place there. Don't remember the name... 3

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: khader nawaz khan road (the road next to the income tax office) has tons of options greek / mediterranean (kryptos by willi) sounds like a plan - but decidedly not cheap (~ 1000 rupees per pax)

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

Yeah. Thursday, 8 onwards should be okay. (pardon phone mail) C On 12/11/12, Badri Natarajan asi...@vsnl.com wrote: On 11-12-2012, Caitlin Marinelli wrote: Hey Group - we were to have a Silk meet in Chennai this week but I can't find the thread. Any takers? 13 Dec (Thursday) evening I

Re: [silk] Intro to a tech-driven social worker

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Caitlin Marinelli caitlin.marine...@gmail.com wrote: 13th works for me! As it does for me. And oh, silklisters in/passing through Chennai. I am a freelancer, I work from home. So, any day is good for a meet. An hour's notice to decide where to meet is all I

Re: [silk] Intro to a tech-driven social worker

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: Suresh/Chandru: Silk meet in a couple of weeks or so? Perhaps a Friday evening? Works for me. Same here. A few other silklisters around, although lurking. Will try and raise them. C

Re: [silk] Quiz help

On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Bonobashi bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Allahabad - that's where the east-west midpoint was determined, and the time zone derived from that . Vikram Doctor had written about this a long time ago. There was #outrage in Bombay over the use of Madras Time (the

Re: [silk] Want a one-way ticket to Mars? A Dutch company is looking for you

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: My first thought was that this is some kind of stealth marketing My first thought was that I already do live on Mars. And the occasional Snickers bar. C

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:11 PM, J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: Day-umm. I'll be there for a while next Friday (26th), but I guess that's too early. JAPda, where/when do you want to meet, if. C

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:11 PM, J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: Day-umm. I'll be there for a while next Friday (26th), but I guess that's too early. I will be there. Or here, as it rightly is. Care for a drink or two? C

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Show of hands? I have so far: Cheeni Shiva Krish Ashok Vijay Anand Udhay +1 C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +447594553053

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Failing any other votes let's just go with Azulia. Oh please no Azulia anymore. I think I've had everything on their menu. Thrice. How about Pod from Park, on Khader Nawaz Khan road? C

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 11:38 PM, J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: You no like Cornucopia? I do. Oh, I do. I also like throwing options into mixers. I'd love to go to any place that isn't Azulia. C

Re: [silk] Requests, invitation for collaboration, support etc.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 06:56:14AM +0530, ss wrote: What is the exact rock type? Did you estimate from the weathering or the scene? The rock seems like regular granite, which the Hoysalas rarely (if never never) used.

[silk] Requests, invitation for collaboration, support etc.

Righto. As some of you know, I moved to Bristol, UK early this year to work on film and TV and help promote archaeology. The UK economy apparently is still in recession, and some of the shows that were to be commissioned (and two of which I was supposed to work on) haven't gotten their sign on

Re: [silk] Introduction

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Deepak Jois deepak.j...@gmail.com wrote: What an interesting co-incidence. I was at the documentary film screening at Atta Galatta just yesterday and had a great time. We spoke for a few moments before the screening started. Is this the film by Vinoo

Re: [silk] Requests, invitation for collaboration, support etc.

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 10:32 PM, John Sundman j...@wetmachine.com wrote: Recently he's had success as a producer of shows for The History Channel on cable TV. I have no idea whether this channel is available in India or UK, but it's very popular here in the States. Their mainstay is to do

Re: [silk] Requests, invitation for collaboration, support etc.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 6:56 AM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: The state of archaeology in India is below pathetic. An example is the following image of an 800-1000 year old (my estimate) bas relief in Lalbagh, Bangalore that is right there out in thhe open, ignored and unnoticed by most

Re: [silk] outdated words in Indian English

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: http://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/whnoj/as_an_indian_never_realized_that_these_words_from/ As an Indian, never realized that these words from 'Indian English' are outdated in other parts of the world. Could you

Re: [silk] outdated words in Indian English

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Danese Cooper dan...@gmail.com wrote: I hear knickers in the UK for underpants Knickers are used, but mostly its pants. Or perhaps that's a West Country/Bristolian usage. C

Re: [silk] London. Again.

My number is (0)7594 553 053. I'll probably be at the place about 6 if folks want to turn up early. C On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Varun Sahni v...@yahoo.com wrote: I'll be there what is your number in london I am at 07816320006 Regards, Varun On 19 Jun 2012, at 19:54, Anish Mohammed

[silk] London. Again.

So slicha advance notice this time. In London Sunday evening till Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday are going to be rather long days of heavy labour. Wednesday could be antidote, if enough Silklisters make it. I shall be in the general vicinity of Ealing, and happy to get anywhere within two changes

Re: [silk] Help!--linguistic brain-tapping needed, please

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.comwrote: Are you kidding me? I am with you that he didn't quite manage to wipe every last memory of Hindi out, but he went far with his silly ideas. He's more or less single handedly responsible for the ideology that led to

Re: [silk] In London

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Dinesh Venkateswaran dinesh.mad...@gmail.com wrote: Not in town on friday. How about thursday or late evening saturday? I leave London late evening Saturday. But can change plans if enough people turn up for a Saturday meeting. C

[silk] In London

Right, another short-notice trip to London. I will be there Wednesday through Saturday. Anybody up for a quick meet Friday evening? C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +447594553053

Re: [silk] in London

my schedule yet, but if you guys post up a meeting place I'll try to swing by.. -- Badri Natarajan On Monday, 16 April 2012 at 19:26, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan wrote: Alright then. Three's company too. Where/when shall we meet? I'm coming in to the city from Amersham. C (excuse

Re: [silk] in London

;) On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan chandrachoo...@gmail.com wrote: Hello London Silkers, I am coming up to the city tomorrow (Monday, 16th April) for a shoot. I'll probably be there through the week. Quick meet possible? Tuesday works best for me, or Friday

[silk] in London

Hello London Silkers, I am coming up to the city tomorrow (Monday, 16th April) for a shoot. I'll probably be there through the week. Quick meet possible? Tuesday works best for me, or Friday evening. C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +447594553053

Re: [silk] In the UK.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote: One of my happiest memories of a short trip to Bristol involved riverside coffee, sun in the face, children and doggies (only one was leashed) walking past. A bit touristy, certainly, but very lovely. It's gotten a

Re: [silk] In the UK.

The Bristolian accent is markedly different from West Country. The very name Bristol owes its origins to the Bristol accent. Brigstowe becomes Bristol because of the tendency of locals to add an L to words ending with a vowel sound. Along the south/south west coast of England, you'll run into a

[silk] In the UK.

Hello, Just a quick note. I've moved to the UK, specifically Bristol (possibly London soon) to work in the rather interesting mashup between heritage/history and TV production. I will also be pursuing other projects - making radio/podcasts on a lot of other subjects, as well as remotely curating

Re: [silk] JT Edsons

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: Does anybody have these around - especially the older ones from the 1960s Had a few Dusty Fogg and Ysabel Kid books. Just gave them away to a friend who works with govt. schools. Will see if I have more in cold

Re: [silk] Hello

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote: I've grown up with red fire trucks and white + other colours ambulances, that seeing florescent yellow ones in the UK made me wonder if someone took highlighter pens to them... Or got them painted at the local

Re: [silk] Hello

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:42 PM, John R. Sundman j...@wetmachine.comwrote: Hello Friends, Hello, I first read your name as John Sundaraman. And wondered if you were a cousin of mine. C

Re: [silk] Hello

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 10:57 PM, John R. Sundman j...@wetmachine.comwrote: My ancestry is Finnish, Scottish, and Irish. Well, you are part Irish. I am Iyerish. Lapsed. If you have any ancestors in any of these places, who knows, we may be cousins! Ah. I do have a cousin called John

Re: [silk] Hello

I'm honored to be added to this list. Below, a brief introduction. I live on Martha's Vineyard, a mostly rural island 5 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Also, stop me if you've heard this before. But if you live on Martha's Vineyard, where does she live? (The others will

Re: [silk] Why this Kolaveri di?[1]

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.comwrote: [2]: From my limited knowledge, it is a language derived from Tamil and is typically spoken in Chennai and thereabouts. If you don't live there, it makes sense as much as Romulan does. :-) It is not derived from a

Re: [silk] Anniversary silkmeet in Chennai, Dec 24/25

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Here's a rough headcount that I know of: Thaths Suresh Chandrachoodan Sruthi Udhay Shivakumar Sumant I might bring along a friend or two. C

Re: [silk] Anniversary silkmeet in Chennai, Dec 24/25

On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: So I'll be in Madras over the Christmas weekend Hands shown. Saturday is cool. On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Sumant Srivathsan suma...@gmail.comwrote: +1, though I'd prefer the Tuscana on Chamiers Road. I'm not a

Re: [silk] Anniversary silkmeet in Chennai, Dec 24/25

Permit me a word, please. Also permit me to quote verbatim a conversation with the list father and my humble self. Udhay: Dude Udhay: How about a place that serves beer? Chandrachoodan: righto 10D good. cheap food. decent beer Udhay: where? Chandrachoodan: T Nagar Udhay: besht

Re: [silk] Request for GLAM help

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Noopur noopur.ra...@gmail.com wrote: The reason I am putting it up here is because while we do these events, it's hard to get people who understand Wiki editing or can take 'appropriate' pictures worth uploading to Commons. I just thought I'd ask you all if

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading from 2011

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Sidin Vadukut sidin.vadu...@gmail.comwrote: 4. Anything by Arnaldur Indridasson. I discovered this Icelandic crime writer this year. The name could be Srilankan Tamil. Indiradasan. Arnaldur, a tiny village of body building fanbois of the Terminator. C

[silk] Anyone going from Chennai/Bangalore to the US?

Hello, Going against the grain here. I don't want to ship things from the US to India, but send stuff from home to the US. Food. More specifically, the rather brilliant Sri Krishna Sweet's Mysore Pa, to a friend in San Diego. The couriers/commercial carriers refused to ship perishable goods, and

Re: [silk] Query on Indian-made wines

Venkat Mangudi [10/11/11 13:55 +0530]: Grover's La Reserve, some wines from Sula and Reveilo comes to mind. If you're in Tamil Naadu, Kerala and a few other states where the choice is limited, then you're stuck. Grover, Sula and Four Seasons are fairly good. Golconda isn't *too* bad

Re: [silk] an-NRI again

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.comwrote: Having said that, as a person who *chose* to return and stayed, life is certainly *not* easy here. But it is easier to be among friends and family. A mumbaikar coming back to India should have chosen to go to

Re: [silk] an-NRI again

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.comwrote: More importantly, if we had nothing to criticise or bitch about, why would this group exist ?:-) To recognize and appreciate the awesomeness that is me. C -- http://www.uk.linkedin.com/in/chandrachoodan

Re: [silk] Video Conferencing

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.comwrote: On Monday 17 October 2011 02:53 PM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan wrote: Quick question. My boss wants to set up a video conference across 6 cities in India and in London for an event. Anybody on this list have

Re: [silk] Impromptu silkmeet in South Bangalore this evening

On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Achtung. Chandrachoodan is in Bangalore today, and lacking access to email for the present, he asked me to put the word out. Achtung too. Chandrachoodan has email access temporarily, for a short time. And would like to

Re: [silk] Plus by Google

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 9:40 PM, Nishant Shah itsnish...@gmail.com wrote: People, I sent invites to all who pinged, but apparently the outgoing invitations are suspended for the time being. Sorry. I will send them out once they are resumed. On that note, I got an invite, and am in. Send

Re: [silk] Plus by Google

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 2:23 PM, gabin kattukaran gkattuka...@gmail.comwrote: Please to consider as and when invites become available. Can I get an invite too, please? I wonder whatever happened to Diaspora. There was a large Silklist presence there, but no activity after the first week or

Re: [silk] (no subject)

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Jerry Raj je...@mayhem.in wrote: I'm unlurking because I had to say I'm sorry this has gone on too long. I have got nothing to say, so I am going to say this. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut mattis euismod est, sed ultrices diam

Re: [silk] (no subject)

2011/6/21 Thaths tha...@gmail.com I thought one of the rules of Silk was no Ad Hominems! Not if the first post was Ad Hoc, Thaths. C

Re: [silk] Parkour

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:52 AM, J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: *Would your friend have some information on the groups? And whether they are open to fat old men? * ** My friend's reply: quote Chandru, Alfred, While I don't think it 'started off' first in Bombay,

Re: [silk] Parkour

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:47 PM, J. Alfred Prufrock another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote: The list has recently digressed from diet to discuss the benefits of different forms of exercise (including a digression into that utter waste of time and money, to wit, golf). Has parkour taken off in

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