Re: [silk] A radical pessimist's guide to the next 10 years

2010-10-12 Thread ss 
On Tuesday 12 Oct 2010 10:54:59 am Udhay Shankar N wrote:
> 42) You'll spend a lot of time shopping online from your jail cell
> 
> Over-criminalization of the populace, paired with the triumph of
> shopping as a dominant cultural activity, will create a world where
> the two poles of society are shopping and jail.
> 

A lot of items on the list are already "normal" for some parts of the world 
but I quote the above because it is less plausible than the other postulates.

The existence of jails presupposes a system exists that puts and holds people 
in jail based on a recognition of what is criminal and what is not.

Overcriminalization of society already exists (in many places). The criminals 
stay out of jail. The world will feel like jail for anyone who doesn't belong 
I guess.

shiv

Re: [silk] test

2010-10-12 Thread Charles Haynes 
> But the kind of haiku you find in test posts are pretty much 5-7-5 doggerel.

Sadly I agree. They are not even senryu. They're doggerel.

-- Charles

Re: [silk] test

2010-10-12 Thread Heather Madrone 

On 10/11/10 10:46 PM October 11, 2010, Sumant Srivathsan wrote:


Udhay has broken test post rule 1, however

list test post rule 1:
all test posts must contain a
really bad haiku


Or a 5-7-5 short poem that's not a haiku at all?


If it was a good English language haiku, it wouldn't be 5-7-5, and yes, 
it would have juxtaposition and a seasonal reference and all that.


But the kind of haiku you find in test posts are pretty much 5-7-5 doggerel.

--
Heather Madrone  (heat...@madrone.com)  http://www.madrone.com
http://www.sunsplinter.blogspot.com

I'd love to change the world, but they won't give me access to the source code.

Re: [silk] test

2010-10-12 Thread Dave Long 

Surely not. All quality lists turn test posts into threads.


hence, by duality, there exists a quality co-list whose inmates turn  
threads into test posts...

[silk] Open Standards Videos

2010-10-12 Thread Venkatesh Hariharan 
Since there are many techies and Free/Open Source supporters on Silk List, I
am sending links to videos of my interview on the subject of Open Standards
by NewsClick (www.newsclick.in). This is one of the most important issues
with respect to our digital rights and is critical in the area of
e-governance. I have tried to explain the subject in simple language.

Part I at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9St0ZeMSHb0 and
Part II at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEhsf2UaDOM

Regards,

Venky