i dare say out of the two, at least conferences are also about content
(apart from networking).
that's the thing u are meeting up for anyway! as for networking, it's more
like a by product
(albeit exciting enuff to attend an event for just that)
Unconferences are too "bhagwaan bharose" to be able
> 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 m
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote:
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> ohYES. We wish to state that the population of our country is entirely due
> to the activities of the stork, not the result of a lark, as one wag said!
So, how many storks does the list reckon will be visiting Brazil 9
months from now? B
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> So it's a networking event, not a place to learn new things. I get it now.
Isn't that what most conferences (and some un-conferences) are about?
Thaths
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On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 05:37:06PM +0530, Deepa Mohan wrote:
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> > The lack of condoms is typical of our hypocrisy
>
> Indians are more prudish than Anglosaxon protestants?
>
ohYES. We wish to state that the population of our country is
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 05:37:06PM +0530, Deepa Mohan wrote:
> The lack of condoms is typical of our hypocrisy
Indians are more prudish than Anglosaxon protestants?
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On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:24:34PM +0530, Amit Varma wrote:
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>
> > Aside: I was at TED India as a Fellow, blogged about my impressions here:
> > http://indiauncut.com/iublog/article/my-impressions-of-ted-india/
>
Thank you; I enjoyed readi
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:24:34PM +0530, Amit Varma wrote:
> It's supposed to be both -- and looking at the archive of TED Talks, I dare
I haven't seen a lot of TED talks (mostly because I don't have the
time for talking heads, they don't seem to offer slides with
the transcript), but I haven't
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote:
>
> So it's a networking event, not a place to learn new things. I get it now.
>
It's supposed to be both -- and looking at the archive of TED Talks, I dare
say it generally is. I'm wondering, why so cynical, Eugen? You ever been to
a TED confe
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:15:19PM +0530, Amit Varma wrote:
> I'm assuming all that is taken care of. And they get generally five-star
> treatment and TED goodie bags and all that. They just don't get a speaking
> fee, AFAIK. But that is surely more than compensated by the quality of
> epople you
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 09:51:55AM +0530, Madhu Menon wrote:
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> > From what Amit tells me, TED speakers don't get paid anything.
>
> Not even travel expenses and accomodation?
>
I'm assuming all that is taken care of. And they get generally
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 09:51:55AM +0530, Madhu Menon wrote:
> From what Amit tells me, TED speakers don't get paid anything.
Not even travel expenses and accomodation?
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