Re: [silk] Good puns

Perhaps a kick in the shins will help with the groaning Madhu. :-P On Fri, 18 Jun, 2021, 1:43 pm Madhu Menon, wrote: > > > > > > > > And as he trudged along, his heart swells with pride, because he's the > > first in his tribe to cart Asian geometry to polar coordinates. > > > > This thread is

Re: [silk] Good puns

Send me your address. You need a kick in the shins for explaining. :-) On Fri, 18 Jun, 2021, 1:00 pm Shenoy N, wrote: > My original composition which often gets me kicked in the shins if the > listener is in close proximity > > An inuit decides to pull his tribe out of the darkness of ignorance

Re: [silk] Hello!

You should move to Telegram or Signal. I'll be happy to join that group. On Mon, 14 Jun, 2021, 12:10 pm Mohit, wrote: > Welcome Ameya > > My name is Mohit, I am from UP, lived a long time in Delhi, but have made > Hyderabad my home now :-) > I run a whatsapp group dedicated to puns &

Re: [silk] Hello!

Welcome to Silk. We have some punsters here, expecting a thread drift soon. Cheers On Sun, 13 Jun, 2021, 3:45 pm Ameya Nagarajan, wrote: > Hi everyone! > I've heard a lot about this list and am very pleased to join. > My name is Ameya (uh-MEY-a for those who would like to know). I am an >

Re: [silk] Fwd: "World Turtle Day" - Mon, May 24 at 7:00 pm ET

Thank you, Mark. Interesting to me, for sure. On Sat, 22 May, 2021, 9:53 am Mark Seiden, wrote: > might interest some of you... > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: "The Explorers Club" > > Subject: "World Turtle Day" - Mon, May 24 at 7:00 pm ET > > Date: May 21, 2021 at 12:30:03 PM

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on Friday? (21st May, Zoom)

Second that. Great meeting everyone... Thanks Udhay , Vinit and Surabhi for setting this up. On Fri, 21 May, 2021, 9:25 pm Peter Griffin, wrote: > Thanks for a fun evening, all. Thanks Udhay, Surabhi and Vinit for setting > it up. >

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on Friday? (21st May, Zoom)

Dang it. Now Deepa's name will not be the first in her nice and alphabetical list. On Tue, 18 May, 2021, 6:20 pm Biju Chacko, wrote: > +1 > > On Tue, 18 May, 2021, 18:16 M.K.Pai, wrote: > > > Please count me in too. > > -- Saint Pai > > Hero of Socialist Labour > > People's Commissar for

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on Friday? (21st May, Zoom)

Count me in. On Tue, 18 May, 2021, 11:28 am Udhay Shankar N, wrote: > So we have so far > > Vinit > Surabhi > Udhay > Peter > > who else? >

Re: [silk] Fwd: An anniversary

Also from CiX. Which was inaccessible to me when I traveled out of the country and Udhay used to send qwk by email and uploaded it back to CiX for a while. Also, one of the old timers on Silk. -V On Tue, 22 Dec 2020 at 6:01 AM, Shiv Sastry wrote: > Nice to hear from Martin. I recall he made

Re: [silk] What are the things you splurge on that are worth the money?

1. Lenses: The only one left on my list is the Olympus 150-400 PRO 2. Perfumes: Partial to Terre d’Hermes 3. Coffee: Current favourite is the Bibi Plantation AAA from Blue Tokai 4. Travel: Pay more to travel and stay comfortably, and to go on safaris to satisfy the naturalist in me. 5. Time: I get

Re: [silk] Dream concerts

1. Live Aid with Queen. 2. Any Jethrotull concert 3. Any Mohammad Rafi live concert 4. Hell Freezes over -V On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 7:45 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 9:29 PM Peter Griffin > wrote: > > Taking off from the memorable concerts thread, and assuming you have

Re: [silk] Founder's Day!

Happy Birthday, Deepa and Udhay. Have a great day and year ahead. Cheers, Venkat On Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 11:32 AM, Anish Mohammed wrote: > On Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 06:16, Deepa Mohan wrote: > > > Whether Udhay founded it or foundered on it, this list and his > Interesting > &g

Re: [silk] What did you change your mind about in 2019?

ther planets if we colonize them? Regards, Venkat On Sun, 12 Jan 2020 at 6:30 AM, wrote: > > My experience this year was similar to Krishna's (see post below). > > With the following corollaries: > > A) I changed my mind about the Republican Party in the USA; in > par

Re: [silk] New member intro - Krishna Udayasankar

Welcome to Silk. Beer and Whiskey, and the occasional Gin/Aquavit are staples here. Cheers --V On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 8:50 PM, Krishna Udayasankar < kris.udayasan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear friends, > > Sorry if this mail is a duplicate, but I seem to be having some > trouble with replies on

Re: [silk] Silklist Anniversary Meetup

I’m out of town. Can’t make it. Have fun folks... Udhay can have a beer for me. :-) —V On Thu, 12 Dec 2019 at 1:09 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > How about lunch at Communiti on Residency road, around 12 noon on Saturday? >

Re: [silk] Bangalore and Chennai food/restaurant recommendations

, Veena Stores for Idlis. Other decent dosas are at Airlines Hotel, Konark on Residency Road and Ballal Residency (also Residency Road). Hope this helps. Cheers, Venkat On Tue, 17 Sep 2019 at 6:40 PM, Shyam Sunder wrote: > These may be handy. In Bangalore, I have been to several of these,

Re: [silk] Wildlife filmmaking, the Emmys,

Congrats, Kalyan! On Sat, 17 Aug 2019 at 4:37 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > PSA: Longtime list.lurker Kalyan Varma [1] has been nominated for an Emmy > award [2] for his work on the "Super Cats" documentary [3]. Congrats, > Kalyan, and let me take the opportunity to also plug the documentary

Re: [silk] In Bangalore June 20/21/22

-1. I’m scheduled to be out of town on 22nd. Dang it, missed this one too. —V On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 at 9:29 PM, Huda Masood wrote: > Moving offices and conducting a dirt biking workshop that weekend. I'm out, > my apologies. > Sorry to miss this get together though! > > Huda M > > On Tue, 11 Jun

Re: [silk] In Bangalore June 20/21/22

+1 On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 at 9:31 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 10:17 AM Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > > I am visiting Bangalore to attend and present at Rootconf.in. Thursday > >> promises to be kinda crazy but would love to meet the good folks of Silk > >> on > >> Friday

Re: [silk] Bangalore Visit

+1 On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 8:37 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Show of hands so far: > > Jim Grisanzio > Udhay Shankar > Kavita Chaudhury > Biju Chacko > Huda Masood > Jessica Prabhakar > Naresh Narasimhan > Jahnavi Phalkey > Vinit Bhansali > Surabhi Tomar > > Vinit and Surabhi have graciously

Re: [silk] Silkmeet in Bangalore 18 Feb 2019

I’ll be able to meet. On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 at 4:12 PM, Alok Prasanna Kumar wrote: >  > > < > http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email_source=link_campaign=sig-email_content=webmail > > > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > < >

Re: [silk] Legal adulthood

Interesting. I’m in. 20th could be a slight challenge. I think I am one of the early ones. On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 at 9:33 PM, Gaurav Vaz wrote: > Geist is launching a Stout in Banglore on the 19th of December - if you > guys can make it there, I'll add all of you to the guest list :) > > >

[silk] Silk is 21, and we need a silk-meet!

I can’t believe it’s already 21 years old. How about a Bangalore meetup before New Year? Cheers, Venkat

Re: [silk] ANNOUNCING INK CONFERENCE 2018 I 30 Nov-2 Dec 2018, Hyderabad

. :-) -- Cheers, Venkat

Re: [silk] ANNOUNCING INK CONFERENCE 2018 I 30 Nov-2 Dec 2018, Hyderabad

. __r. Sarcasm and pun as a reaction to a list abuse. Whattay drift! Even Lewis Hamilton is put to shame. Where else would you see a conversation turning so rapidly? Are the coupons still available to ink? My printer is out! -- Cheers, Venkat

Re: [silk] The end of the teens

t 7:40 AM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > Sounds good. I will be traveling from the 21st onwards, so perhaps the > previous weekend? Anytime between 15-17 Dec 2017. Show of hands? *raises hand* -- Cheers, Venkat

[silk] In the US right now.

here primarily on business, I do have some free time especially in the NYC/NJ area. -- Cheers, Venkat

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 28 - bangalore

rthday. Do pass on my wishes to the little one. -gabin -- Cheers, Venkat

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 28 - bangalore

On 28/06/17 5:57 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 5:56 PM, Venkat <s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: THere's drinking involved? :-o --Venkat But Venkat, you have the option not to eat...or talk. And Vinit, after a few of the aforementioned drinks, no explanations are needed

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 28 - bangalore

THere's drinking involved? :-o --Venkat On 28/06/17 5:55 PM, Vinit Bhansali wrote: ᐧ On 27 June 2017 at 22:19, Deepa Mohan <mohande...@gmail.com> wrote: It's Vinit and Surabhi's daughter Sara's birthday, too, on Wednesday...if my memory serves me right (it doesn't, always). Hoping t

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 28 - bangalore

How is it spam? :) Venkat On 27/06/17 9:50 PM, Rashmi Dhanwani wrote: Not that I am in Bangalore, but since I am feeling spammed anyway by this Jun 28 meet mail mela, might I cross-spam you with this?: March against Killings that are 'Not in My Name' on the evening on June 28, 2017

Re: [silk] Disposing off film SLRs in Bangalore / Bay Area

better ("greener") options available there... Any recommendations from first or second hand experiences? -- Cheers, Venkat

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 29 - bangalore

Watt are you all tacking about? Venkat On 20/06/17 7:33 AM, Rajeev Chakravarthi wrote: Depends on Venn you want it. Regards Rajeev On Jun 20, 2017, at 06:56, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 6:41 AM, Rajesh Mehar <rajeshme...@gmail.com> wrote

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 29 - bangalore

No Koramangala please... getting there and back is a pain. Downtown is better. Venkat On 19/06/17 12:20 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: On 19-Jun-2017, at 12:13 PM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: So, where are we meeting Somewhere with good food and reasonably priced

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 29 - bangalore

+1. Venkat On 19/06/17 9:55 AM, Naresh wrote: +1 Naresh Narasimhan Sent from my Phone On 19-Jun-2017, at 7:47 AM, Shyam Sunder <shyam.sun...@peakalpha.com> wrote: In. Looking forward to it. Warm regards, Shyam Sent from my iPhone On 18-Jun-2017, at 22:26, Suresh Ramasubramania

Re: [silk] Is sugar toxic?

you folks with the list of the benefits of Keto. :-) Venkat On 08/06/17 8:04 AM, Radhika, Y. wrote: Although my diabetes does not go away and never will, when i eat well even over just two days, I feel lighter, look better and sleep better. Over the longer term, especially when combined

Re: [silk] Any leads?

My mom goads me to go to Varagur (near Tanjavur) every year. She does go religiously, but I find some reason or the other to not go. It's way to hot for a Bangalorean to bear. :-) Venkat On 01/06/17 11:56 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Samanth Subramanian

Re: [silk] I'm Chris DeRose, pleasure to meet you all!

Welcome to Silk. What kind of stuff do you enjoy on email lists? -- Cheers, Venkat On 12/02/17 4:38 AM, Chris DeRose wrote: I was told by a silklist member that I would enjoy this community, so I put a little time into being here, and well, here I am. I'm an active bitcoiner who spends

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

ith some freedom. -- Cheers, Venkat

Re: [silk] what have you produced during enforced downtime?

On 29/12/16 6:53 PM, Vinit Bhansali wrote: Give me some enforced downtime and I'll write an ode to the person responsible for said downtime. Probably. Considering your dated phone, you'll get some un-enforced downtime shortly. -- Cheers, Venkat

Re: [silk] Nineteen!

Pictures or it didn’t happen. Cheers, Venkat > On 12-Dec-2016, at 5:45 PM, Amit Varma <amitbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Amazing, congratulations. I'll dress up in silk to celebrate. > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote:

Re: [silk] Nineteen!

I still remember how you used to send me the qwk package by email from CiX when I was in Seoul! Long way, my man. Cheers, Venkat > On 12-Dec-2016, at 5:40 PM, joy bhattacharjya <joy.bhattachar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Excellent. And truly inspirational! >> On

Re: [silk] Nineteen!

Cheers! Will a single malt qualify? Cheers, Venkat > On 12-Dec-2016, at 5:25 PM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > > Tomorrow is the 19th birthday of silk. Raise a glass, and feel free to > party. I know I will! :) > > Udhay > -- > > ((Udha

Re: [silk] Things that are worth the money

han buy a lot of inexpensive ones that don’t last. 3. Coffee. I’d pay more for coffee if it’s really good, than buy at a Starbucks/CCD. 4. Books/e-Books. I agree with Thaths that pre-cut vegetables are pointless. I enjoy cooking and that’s a big part of it. :) Cheers, Venkat

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

If not thread drift, what’s the fun in Silk? :P Cheers, Venkat > On 08-Nov-2016, at 3:13 AM, Priyanka Sachar <priyan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > In all this hullabaloo did people forget to outrage about quoting "above" > the previous mail?  :p > > On 8 Nov 2

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

Namma Chennai? Like Namma Bangalore? :) Cheers, Venkat > On 07-Nov-2016, at 9:52 PM, Preetha Chari-Srinivas <bling...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Howdy folks, > What about poor ol' Namma Chennai - there never seems to be a Silk meet-up > in my neck of the woods :-) > Cheers

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

I do think that it is improbable though. Cheers, Venkat > On 07-Nov-2016, at 11:59 AM, Amit Varma <amitbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 7 Nov 2016 22:19, "Venkat Mangudi - Silk" <s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: >> >> Doesn’t the subject alrea

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

Doesn’t the subject already have [silk] in it? I thought the it was added automatically. Cheers, Venkat > On 07-Nov-2016, at 9:20 AM, Amit Varma <amitbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is a hilarious thread. A quick word of advice for those sending the > same mail to b

Re: [silk] The right kind of activism

As a Tamil Kannadiga, he is spot on. Sometimes I find the activism here a little petty, as he has so eloquently put. The last time there was a Cauvery issue, around 1992, it was much more violent. Thankfully, it has been reasonably peaceful this time. --Venkat On Saturday 10 September 2016

Re: [silk] Fantastic to get onboard

Welcome to the roller coaster ride... --Venkat On Friday 9 September 2016, Sreejith sivanandan <shreejit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fantastic to get onboard this esteem group. > > This is Sreejith Sivanandan, alias 'Sree'/Sree Sivanandan here. I am based > out of Bangalore suburbs

Re: [silk] ISO: explainer video firms

I love the confidentiality notice. It wasn't there in your first email. Guess you forgot to remove it later, huh? Cheers, and welcome. --Venkat On Friday 9 September 2016, Prashant P Kothari <ppkoth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks a ton... will check it out > > Reg

Re: [silk] Eating Millet

to believe, considering that all of us have been preached to about low fat, high carb foods, I can confidently say that dietary fat has no effect on blood lipids. [1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22037012 Cheers Venkat On Monday 8 August 2016, Sriram Karra <karra@gmail.com> wrote: >

Re: [silk] Eating Millet

Cholesterol in food doesn't affect your blood cholesterol. :) --Venkat On Monday 8 August 2016, Suresh Ramasubramanian <sur...@hserus.net> wrote: > Yes - but there's always cholesterol from what happens when you cook rotis > - high heat to rather beyond the smoke point of most oil

Re: [silk] Eating Millet

Weight loss has nothing to with eating fat, and vice versa. Starch is another thing altogether. --Venkat On Monday 8 August 2016, Suresh Ramasubramanian <sur...@hserus.net> wrote: > Both very useful suggestions but I sort of fail to see the point about > adding fat and starch

Re: [silk] On having goals

Wake up, survive, go to bed. Only goal that makes sense! Cheers. On Thursday 4 August 2016, Mohit wrote: > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 11:02 AM, Deepa Mohan > wrote: > > > Living happily on this earth, possibly, been my goal...call it > >

Re: [silk] Maacher Jhol

Keep them recipes coming. Suresh can get hungry as much as he wants. These are gems! Next time in Mangalore, I will look for these specialities. Cheers, On Thursday 4 August 2016, Shenoy N wrote: > The GSBs (Gowd Saraswat Brahmins) from whose ranks come I, have at least >

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

On Thursday 4 August 2016, Shenoy N wrote: > > > I run a small metal parts manufacturing factory in Mumbai and spend my > free time listening to hindustani classical music (Mallikarjun Mansur being > my all time favorite) and following chess with manic passion, despite being

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

Welcome to Silk. I'm curious about how news in the popular TV news channels are curated. Maybe a later post or thread to discuss that. Oh, and how did it numb you? Even more curious about that. Regards, Venkat On Wednesday 3 August 2016, Venkatesh H R <hrvenkat...@gmail.com> wrote: >

Re: [silk] Intro

Punny, I meant. Herr otto korrect made it a penny. On Tuesday 2 August 2016, Venkat Mangudi - Silk <s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: > Welcome to Silk. And it's quite a penny list. Beware. > > Venkat > > >>

Re: [silk] Intro

Welcome to Silk. And it's quite a penny list. Beware. Venkat On Tuesday 2 August 2016, Simmi Sareen <simmi_sar...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello Silklisters > I just got here, and Udhay mentioned it's good form to start with an intro > so here goes... > I grew up in small town Pun

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

Welcome to Bangalore... Let's catch up Venkat On Wednesday 2 March 2016, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan < chandrachoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Friday works better for me too. > > (Which is also to say, Hello Bangalore. I am in you. I've moved.) > > > > On Wed,

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

I'll have to leave around that time to be able to do my 8 pm call. Can't postpone it, sadly. I'm assuming that we are talking about this Friday, right? Venkat On Wednesday 2 March 2016, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:05 PM, Venkat Mangudi - S

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

That works too. Earlier the better. How early can everyone get here? :) On Wednesday 2 March 2016, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > I thought the original proposal was for ABC, not Windsor. Will be easier > for many folks to get to. > > -- > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com))

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

Windsor Pub again? :) I'll leave at 7 though, I have an appointment at 8. Venkat... On Wednesday 2 March 2016, Danese Cooper <dan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Needs to be evening, because I'm likely tied up all day out at PayPal. > > D > > > On Mar 2, 2016, at 12:20 PM

Re: [silk] Legal adulthood

I'll be there. On Dec 1, 2015 11:08 AM, "Suresh Ramasubramanian" wrote: > Date? I’ll travel over. > > > On 01-Dec-2015, at 8:29 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > > Somebody was commenting the other day about silk being really quiet these > > days. And we

[silk] Anybody in Munich?

I'm in Munich today and tomorrow. Anybody here? Want to catch up for beer/dinner/drinks? Cheers Venkat

[silk] Real steel in real life?

.html --Venkat

[silk] What's your take on this? 1984 happening soon?

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-that-use-inaudible-sound-to-link-your-phone-tv-tablet-and-pc/ --Venkat

[silk] Bay area meet-up?

Anyone interested in one? Say 29th Oct? Venkat

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

Opposite of area? Eranguya Old Tamil PJ. On Sep 24, 2015 8:37 AM, "Udhay Shankar N" wrote: > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Thaths wrote: > > What are your favorite puns in languages that are not English? > > > ​"Hold my bike" = "encyclopedia".​ > > > >

Re: [silk] On the Road

Fantastic short story. Liked the bits about Bison, blood and Bears. We get them everywhere. Super smart people with zero cq (common sense quotient) not to be confused with IQ. P.S: I really hate typing on iPads. Oh, don't get me started about selecting and deleting, this email took 8 minutes 34

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

gt; <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Yup. Me too. Remedies anyone? > > On 12 Sep 2015 10:41, "Venkat Mangudi - Silk" <s...@venkatmangudi.com > <javascript:;>> > > wrote: > > > > > BTW, James Bond has been writing to me directly. Did anyon

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

Of course, I meant Chopra. On Saturday, September 12, 2015, Venkat Mangudi - Silk < s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: > I love the wisdom of copra. Sample deep thought The physical world is > the foundation of the mechanics of timelessness. > > > I am now hooked! > >

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

Tsk , tsk... This kind of language is going to get you *blocked*. Ignoring his emails have been working for me so far. And if it persists, I'll "report spam". Deal with metta, y'all. On Sep 12, 2015 7:19 PM, "Biju Chacko" wrote: > On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Mohit

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

But, OTOH, I like... no, love... Bruce's writing. I don't mind reading more of it. Keep at it, Bruce. :) On Sep 11, 2015 10:48 PM, "Aditya Kapil" wrote: > Bruce, > Don't waste your energies man. > Strip away the words 'mexican', 'buddhist' and 'metta' and there'll be >

Re: [silk] [ADMIN] noise reduction

What's the metta with you? One does not go around punning about such a serious metta? On Saturday, September 12, 2015, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > > On 12-Sep-2015, at 10:04 AM, gabin kattukaran > wrote: > > > > On 11 September

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

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 “Bonilla”, if it made Salil come > out of lurk mode here :) > > As someone else

Re: [silk] Renaming Aurangzeb Road

> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 2:27 AM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk < > s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: > > > We, as in Indians, love renaming stuff. Roads, cities, states, and > just > > above everything else that may or may not belong to anyone in particular. > > Cologne i

Re: [silk] James Bonilla - Introduction

Welcome to Silk, James. P.S: I hate top posting. P.P.S: I hate responding to a long email thread with one sentence and top posting. :) On Sep 10, 2015 9:33 AM, "Lahar Appaiah" wrote: > Dear James, > > What about the non-Buddhist groups, what do you think is an optimum number

Re: [silk] James Bonilla - Introduction

Almost forgot, P. P. S: I think Eugen Leitl is a great guy and seriously jealous of him for a bunch of reasons. On Sep 10, 2015 11:51 AM, "Venkat Mangudi - Silk" <s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: > Welcome to Silk, James. > > P.S: I hate top posting. > P.P.S: I hat

Re: [silk] List etiquette

Only one rule here... Assume good will. On Sep 10, 2015 7:41 AM, "James Bonilla" wrote: > Dear List, > > Can someone fill me on the finer points of etiquette on this List? I see a > bunch of people talking about not "top posting". Suresh just did that. > > Also, I am being

Re: [silk] Bangalore meet in September

I can, depending on the venue. Have to leave early though. On Sep 6, 2015 12:33 PM, "Naresh" wrote: > Yes I can > > Naresh Narasimhan > Sent from my Phone > > > On 06-Sep-2015, at 8:39 am, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > >> On 9/4/2015 3:42 PM, gabin kattukaran

Re: [silk] Bangalore meet in September

CBD might be a little more preferred, speaking selfishly. ☺ On Sep 6, 2015 6:23 PM, "Udhay Shankar N" <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > On 9/6/2015 2:43 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk wrote: > > I can, depending on the venue. Have to leave early though. >> On Sep 6, 2015 12:33

Re: [silk] Functional telepathy

Wow! What a piece. My thoughts below. On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Charlie Stross is reliably thought-provoking, in his books, and on his blog. This piece is no exception. For me, the most thought-provoking bit is the almost throwaway reference to the

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

Good show? Interesting. Meanwhile, congratulations UL. -Venkat On Jul 13, 2015 10:54 AM, Aditya Kapil blue...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations man! Good show. Please convey my best wishes to L. Adit. On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Jessie Prabhakar jessyl...@yahoo.com wrote: Congrats

Re: [silk] Camera gurus - need advice

and forget that I had this dilemma. Cheers... On Jun 6, 2015 10:26 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: Olympus OMD EM5 it is. On May 9, 2015 12:46 PM, gabin kattukaran gkattuka...@gmail.com wrote: On 8 May 2015 at 19:08, Venkat Mangudi - Silk s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote

Re: [silk] Camera gurus - need advice

Correction, it is the mark 2. On Jul 2, 2015 10:09 AM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: The Olympus OMD EM5 mark I is a great camera. I doubt that I will be able to get birds in flight pictures, but that is not the intended purpose anyways. I love the in body 5 way stability

[silk] Miami meet?

So I am in Miami right now for at least another week. Any silk lister here? Cheers Venkat

Re: [silk] Camera gurus - need advice

Olympus OMD EM5 it is. On May 9, 2015 12:46 PM, gabin kattukaran gkattuka...@gmail.com wrote: On 8 May 2015 at 19:08, Venkat Mangudi - Silk s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: I'm debating between Olympus OM-D EM-5 which is a mirrorless that comes highly recommended and Canon EOS 7D now

Re: [silk] Interactive web art app

It didn't work for me on my phone. Venkat On May 24, 2015 9:26 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 9:19 AM, Amit Varma amitbl...@gmail.com wrote: If bottom-posting is the right thing to do, (and I can see the logic) why does Gmail not format it so

Re: [silk] Food spoilage question

Maybe Konkani is not derived from Sanskrit. Maybe it is derived from Tamil. On May 20, 2015 5:52 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: Thoya is water in sanskrit. Purely human error in etymology if it has a different derivation. On 20-May-2015, at 5:44 pm, Thejaswi Udupa

Re: [silk] Interactive web art app

Agreed. But no way of setting that as default, though. On May 24, 2015 9:41 AM, Amit Varma amitbl...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: It didn't work for me on my phone. Yeah, doesn't on phone, but that has a reply

Re: [silk] Camera gurus - need advice

of thinking about taking pictures. Did I mention it’s the golden age of photography? On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 9:09 PM, Ashwin Kumar ashw...@live.in wrote: I agree with Tim. Venkat, do try the mirrorless full frame cameras one more time. I have a Sony A7 and been very happy with it. In fact, I have

Re: [silk] Camera gurus - need advice

On May 1, 2015 7:36 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Why would you want a larger, heavier camera that won't actually take better pictures? Actually I found that the mirrorless was quite slow. During my recent trip, the camera and the rented lens (prime lens at that) was too slow.

Re: [silk] SF Silk Meetup?

On May 1, 2015 2:34 AM, Ashwin Kumar ashw...@live.in wrote: Hi folks I will be in the SF area from May 26th to June 10th. Meetup anyone? ~ashwin Hijacking the thread . :-) Anyone in Miami? I'm likely to be there for a couple of weeks in June. -V

[silk] Camera gurus - need advice

Looking to upgrade from my mirrorless camera. Considering a full frame. Canon 5D or nikon D810? Thoughts? -V

[silk] Anyone in Hyderabad?

I'm here for a meeting. Leaving tomorrow. Want to catch up if anyone is interested. Cheers Venkat

Re: [silk] Anyone in Hyderabad?

Today? On 24 Feb 2015 19:23, Ekta Bahl ektab...@gmail.com wrote: Silk meet in Hyderabad in March? Regards Ekta

Re: [silk] Bangalore Silkmeet?

Oh, well. Something has come up and I'm going to have to take a rain check. I'm going to regret not being able to attend. :-( -V On 16 Feb 2015 09:43, Venkat Mangudi - Silk s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: Where is the hockey club? If it allows for better chatting, wouldn't that be better

Re: [silk] Bangalore Silkmeet?

Where is the hockey club? If it allows for better chatting, wouldn't that be better? Rather than trying to speak over the music. I don't mind the location. But that's just me. YMMV. On 16 Feb 2015 07:57, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Vinayak Hegde

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