Re: [silk] Human species 'may split in two'
Ah -- was Kragen making a Yes Minister reference (or one to some other show) that I just missed? Yes, he was, and yes, you did. Deepa On 10/24/06, Dave Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 10/23/06, Thaths < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 10/23/06, Dave Kumar < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> On 10/23/06, Kragen Javier Sitaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What's the "London School of Economics"? Is it part of some > > university, or is it more like DeVRY?> Is that a joke? LSE is regarded by many as one of the finer academic> institutions in the world -- not quite Cambridge/Oxford/Harvard/Yale > territory, but not too far behind in the subjects it is known for. While the LSE has produced such stellar graduates as the Rt. Hon.James Hacker, its reputation among cognoscenti like Sir Humphrey Appleby and Sir Bernard Wooley is not among the best.ThathsAh -- was Kragen making a Yes Minister reference (or one to some other show) that I just missed?
Re: [silk] trust
On 10/13/06, Kragen Javier Sitaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Many churches in the US have gorgeous stained-glass windows which arenow encased between sheets of cloudy, yellowed plexiglas to protectfrom thrown stones.In the Northeast (where I live) most of the plexiglas covering stained glass windows is to keep in heat during the winter. So - there might be more than one explanation for this. Everything else - agree. Other examples?Not sure about this - but when I go to malls it seems that they try to keep everything as open as possible. There might be some security device at the door that you walk through - but they try to keep the lines of sight as open as possible so you don't feel spied on. But when they close the doors on individual stores there is often a hidden grate or something that pops up and looks like you're in a terrible neighborhood. Which one is the real picture of security? When I was in Sichuan this summer the only places I saw that had large amounts of broken glass on top of concrete walls were monestaries. These were in very rural areas.
Re: [silk] trust
On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:33:10 +0530, Deepa Mohan wrote: > That was interesting about vestiges of trust and non-trust, > KragenIn India, across public spaces, I always come across this > strange half-trust/half non-trust...the gates of banks, even their > front doors, the access gates to public parksall them are never > properly "closed" or fully "open"...they are always half-closed, > with a chain and padlock around the collapsible gates; not closed, > but always hindering access to the genuine user and not really > blocking the possible felon. I think that it is reflection of our > "babu" mentality to make thing difficult for users, and make the > statement, "this is US vs. YOU and we don't really trust you." The > lack of trust is implied in the half-open gates, and the shoddiness > is there in the fact they are never properly closed when "user > hours" are over. That's interesting. I wonder how much of that is really a matter of trust, and how much is really a matter of dominance games --- by forcing you to duck and squeeze through the gates, the bank manager uses his power over the physical surroundings of the bank to assert his dominant position over you. A purely rational bank robber might choose to rob the banks in the richest areas, rather than the poorest, since they regularly hand out larger quantities of cash, so they're more likely to have it handy. (I don't have any idea what the actual distribution of bank robberies is. That's an interesting question.) But the banks in richer areas are usually much more welcoming and open; the bank managers can try to impress you with the wealth of the bank with marble façades and columns and so on, but their legitimate clients won't tolerate being forced through an obstacle course, or forced to shout through glass to the tellers. Along the same lines, some "internet cafes" require prepayment, while others support postpayment. This difference is not explicable in terms of a generally higher or lower societal trust level, since it doesn't reduce the overall risk of the transaction --- it just moves the risk between the parties. But it is explicable in terms of dominance games: those that require prepayment have a more subservient clientele.
Re: [silk] Human species 'may split in two'
On 10/23/06, Badri Natarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/23/06, Kragen Javier Sitaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> What's the "London School of Economics"? Is it part of some >> university, or is it more like DeVRY? >> >> Is that a joke? LSE is regarded by many as one of the finer academic > institutions in the world -- not quite Cambridge/Oxford/Harvard/Yale > territory, but not too far behind in the subjects it is known for. (LSE is one of the constituent colleges of the University of London although it tries its best to act like a separate institution) As do most of them! Badri LSE LLM Class of 2004 Manar Imperial College ;0
Re: [silk] Human species 'may split in two'
> On 10/23/06, Kragen Javier Sitaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> What's the "London School of Economics"? Is it part of some >> university, or is it more like DeVRY? >> >> Is that a joke? LSE is regarded by many as one of the finer academic > institutions in the world -- not quite Cambridge/Oxford/Harvard/Yale > territory, but not too far behind in the subjects it is known for. (LSE is one of the constituent colleges of the University of London although it tries its best to act like a separate institution) Badri LSE LLM Class of 2004
Re: [silk] Human species 'may split in two'
On 10/23/06, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 10/23/06, Dave Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> On 10/23/06, Kragen Javier Sitaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > What's the "London School of Economics"? Is it part of some > > university, or is it more like DeVRY?> Is that a joke? LSE is regarded by many as one of the finer academic> institutions in the world -- not quite Cambridge/Oxford/Harvard/Yale> territory, but not too far behind in the subjects it is known for. While the LSE has produced such stellar graduates as the Rt. Hon.James Hacker, its reputation among cognoscenti like Sir HumphreyAppleby and Sir Bernard Wooley is not among the best.Thaths Ah -- was Kragen making a Yes Minister reference (or one to some other show) that I just missed?
Re: [silk] Human species 'may split in two'
On 10/23/06, Dave Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 10/23/06, Kragen Javier Sitaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's the "London School of Economics"? Is it part of some > university, or is it more like DeVRY? Is that a joke? LSE is regarded by many as one of the finer academic institutions in the world -- not quite Cambridge/Oxford/Harvard/Yale territory, but not too far behind in the subjects it is known for. While the LSE has produced such stellar graduates as the Rt. Hon. James Hacker, its reputation among cognoscenti like Sir Humphrey Appleby and Sir Bernard Wooley is not among the best. Thaths -- Homer: He has all the money in the world, but there's one thing he can't buy. Marge: What's that? Homer: (pause) A dinosaur. -- Homer J. Simpson Sudhakar ChandraSlacker Without Borders
Re: [silk] Human species 'may split in two'
On 10/23/06, Kragen Javier Sitaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What's the "London School of Economics"? Is it part of someuniversity, or is it more like DeVRY?Is that a joke? LSE is regarded by many as one of the finer academic institutions in the world -- not quite Cambridge/Oxford/Harvard/Yale territory, but not too far behind in the subjects it is known for.
Re: [silk] Happy Birthday!
Manar Hussain [23/10/06 11:06 +0100]: Birthdays birthdays everwhere. Five friends over the w/e, and now new friends today. Many happy returns to the both of you! likewise
Re: [silk] Human species 'may split in two'
On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:29:15 +0530, Vinayak Hegde wrote: > I am not sure how true this is (I checked it was not published on > Apr 1st :-). I googled for Oliver Curry and the guy seems genuine. What's the "London School of Economics"? Is it part of some university, or is it more like DeVRY? He's got the intelligence split from "The Time Machine" backwards, though --- the upper class became unintelligent, while the lower class remained intelligent. It's a pretty absurd set of projections. Whence comes the pressure for speciation?
Re: [silk] Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Udhay, Deepa and Pele.. ;-) V Madhu Menon said: Radhika, Y. wrote: Happy Birthday Udhay and Deepa! Happy budday Udhay uncle and Deepa Aunty. :p Udhay is in Goa, so he hasn't seen your messages yet.
Re: [silk] Happy Birthday!
Birthdays birthdays everwhere. Five friends over the w/e, and now new friends today. Many happy returns to the both of you! m On 10/23/06, Amoghavarsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Its Deepa's birthday also today, happy birthday to both of you! Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: > Udhay: > > Happy Birthday! > > Ram > -- http://amoghavarsha.net http://india.amazon.com
