Re: [silk] What are you optimising for?
I think there's an obvious but not very useful way to address this, which is to simply advise that one should preserve some empty space in one's diary each day and then see what comes up to fill it. The reality is that such a space is virtually impossible to maintain and is, at the least, very antagonistic toward the process by which one prioritizes those things that pay the most dividends across the most domains in one's life. That's because, inevitably, there are more things than can be done than there is time to do. If all the things that are left undone are things that advance multiple projects in meaningful ways, it's always going to be hard-to-impossible to choose to leave those undone while an empty slot sits in one's diary against some speculative gain that may arise from leaving it there. Cory On 11/08/2017 03:45 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Interesting article by Cory. This is something I've been thinking about as > well: the need to engineer some some *slack* into everyting you do, as > over-optimising (which is usually optimising the wrong variable, or > possibly prematurely optimising the right one) can have various adverse > effects in various domains: > > - Financial: e.g not leaving any cash in the bank account as it is all in > various investments can be bothersome when you have sudden need. Today is a > particularly interesting date to be talking about such a situation, for > folks in India at least. :) > > - "Productivity" e.g filling your day with busy work or even "important" > work back to back. > > - "Leisure" e.g feeling the need to fill every minute of your weekend or > holiday > > - Childraising e.g "classes" tuitions, camps > > All of which is another way of restating one of my favourite phrases: What > are you optimising for? > > Thoughts? > > Udhay > > http://locusmag.com/2017/11/cory-doctorow-how-to-do-everything-lifehacking-considered-harmful/ > > Cory Doctorow: How to Do Everything (Lifehacking Considered Harmful) > November 6, 2017 > > I was there when “lifehacking” was born. It was the 11th of February, 2004, > at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, held in a giant conference > hotel in San Diego. I was on the committee for ETech (as we called it) and > I had lobbied hard for the inclusion of a talk called “Life Hacks: Tech > Secrets of Overprolific Alpha Geeks” by Danny O’Brien, a technology > columnist and former standup comedian who is also a good friend (I am now > godfather to his daughter, Ada). I’d watched Danny compiling his research > for the talk and I knew it would be a great one. > > I liveblogged his presentation, because this was before lifehacking, but > after liveblogging (if only barely). Danny described a research project in > which he interviewed “overprolific” tech workers who had a reputation for > doing a lot of things at once, and reported on their commonalities. My > notes on the talk are still live at , > but the long and short of them was that all of these super-nerds were > really good at one or two flexible tools (ranging from Excel spreadsheets > to the programming language Python), and they used those tools to automate > many of the processes in their life. They also all used some kind of > master, monster to-do list and file-of-useful-pasted-snippets. > > I recognized some of my own working habits in the description, and, more > importantly, acquired some useful tips. After all, I was one of those > really techie people who did a lot of different things at the same time: > writing novels, working for an activist group, editing a blog, sometimes > even having a life. One intriguing takeaway from the talk was a > recommendation to read David Allen’s 2001 book Getting Things Done, an > instant classic in the “personal productivity” genre (this was after the > productivity genre, but still before lifehacking). > > Allen’s book is a fantastic and inspiring read. The core of his philosophy > is to recognize that there are more things in the world that you want to do > than you could do, and that, in the absence of a deliberate approach to > this conundrum, you are likely to default to doing things that are easy to > scratch off your to-do list, which are also the most trivial. After a > lifetime of this, you’ll have accomplished a lot of very little. > > Allen counsels deliberate, mindful prioritization of this list, jettisoning > things on the basis that they are less satisfying or important than the > other things you’d like to do – even if those other things are harder, more > time consuming and less likely to result in a satisfying chance to scratch > an item off the list. > > This resonated with me and, by 2004, I’d bought and given away half
[silk] Please share: security research, the W3C and DRM
We're looking for security researchers to sign onto an open letter to
the W3C calling on it to require members to promise not to use the DMCA
(or its global equivalents like the EUCD) to attack researchers who
reveal flaws in the DRM they're standardizing.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/03/security-researchers-tell-w3c-protect-researchers-who-investigate-browsers
Please pass on to any researchers you know!
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Re: [silk] Homeland has a cameo in CitizenFour (the documentary about Edward Snowden)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I know! It's killing me because they keep promising me a still to use for publicity, but can't seem to shake one loose. On 25/11/14 18:02, Danese Cooper wrote: Shout-out to Cory...this is an amazing documentary currently in very limited release in the US. It's composed of footage shot as Edward Snowden was prepping with journalists to blow the whistle, with supporting footage of various members of the Intelligence Elite lying to the US Congress. Excellent viewing if you get a chance. If you're into privacy at all it will make you angry or afraid or possibly both. Anyway, as Snowden is packing up his first Hong Kong hotel room, on his nightstand is a hardbound copy. Thought you'd like to know. 3 Danese - -- FOR PUBLIC SAFETY REASONS, THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN INTERCEPTED BY YOUR GOVERNMENT AND WILL BE RETAINED FOR FUTURE ANALYSIS - -- Cory Doctorow docto...@craphound.com Wickr: doctorow For avoidance of doubt: This email does not constitute permission to add me to your mailing list. blog: boingboing.net upcoming appearances: craphound.com/?page_id=4667 books (novels, collections graphic novels, essay collections): craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast latest novel: Homeland craphound.com/homeland latest essays: Context craphound.com/context latest short story collection: With a Little Help craphound.com/walh Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iEYEARECAAYFAlR0xSkACgkQkCbbvh/CN68vDwCgl8sZM3W7syQZAio2SjZDZl5Q 0nkAn33aAiGKxQfLVGIRzO3uonJbeF8c =nJTi -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [silk] Fwd: [IP] Re The internet is fucked
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 I pretty much totally agree. The triumverate of Internet rules we need are: * Net Neutrality (either by forcing line-sharing like in the UK, or through direct regulation of carriers on the basis that they receive a massive public subsidy in the form of rights-of-way) * Vuln neutrality: an end to rules like the DMCA (and its global cousins) that prohibit reporting bugs * Rule of law: an end to censorship without court orders (DMCA takedown notices) and without penalty for abuse. Filing a bad-faith takedown should be criminally punishable as perjury, should be grounds for dismissal from the bar (if applicable), and should also be grounds for a civil action with exemplary damages Additionally, national security agencies' primary role should be the strengthening of cyber-security: reporting and patching defects in common OSes and applications, improving cryptographic standards, etc. Cory On 05/03/14 03:16, Udhay Shankar N wrote: Via Dave Farber's IP list. Ignoring many of the talking points in the rant below, the claim I am most interested in is The internet is a utility, just like water and electricity. I am really interested in the thoughts of silklisters on this, especially folks like Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash, who work in the policy area; Cory Doctorow, who ceaselessly educates anyone who will listen on these issues; and divers others. Udhay -- Forwarded message -- From: *Dewayne Hendricks* dewa...@warpspeed.com Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Subject: [Dewayne-Net] The internet is fucked To: Multiple recipients of Dewayne-Net dewayne-...@warpspeed.com [Note: This item comes from friend Tim Pozar. DLH] From: Tim Pozar po...@lns.com Subject: The internet is fucked Date: March 4, 2014 at 8:13:00 PST To: Dewayne Hendricks dewa...@warpspeed.com POLICY LAW The internet is fucked By Nilay Patel Feb 25 2014 http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/25/5431382/the-internet-is-fucked Here's a simple truth: the internet has radically changed the world. Over the course of the past 20 years, the idea of networking all the world's computers has gone from a research science pipe dream to a necessary condition of economic and social development, from government and university labs to kitchen tables and city streets. We are all travelers now, desperate souls searching for a signal to connect us all. It is awesome. And we're fucking everything up. Massive companies like ATT and Comcast have spent the first two months of 2014 boldly announcing plans to close and control the internet through additional fees, pay-to-play schemes, and sheer brutal size -- all while the legal rules designed to protect against these kinds of abuses were struck down in court for basically making too much sense. Broadband providers represent a threat to internet openness, concluded Judge David Tatel in Verizon's case against the FCC's Open Internet order, adding that the FCC had provided ample evidence of internet companies abusing their market power and had made a rational connection between the facts found and the choices made. Verizon argued strenuously, but had offered the court no persuasive reason to question that judgement. Then Tatel cut the FCC off at the knees for making a rather half-hearted argument in support of its authority to properly police these threats and vacated the rules protecting the open internet, surprising observers on both sides of the industry and sending new FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler into a tailspin of empty promises seemingly designed to disappoint everyone. I expected the anti-blocking rule to be upheld, National Cable and Telecommunications Association president and CEO Michael Powell told me after the ruling was issued. Powell was chairman of the FCC under George W. Bush; he issued the first no-blocking rules. Judge Tatel basically said the Commission didn't argue it properly. In the meantime, the companies that control the internet have continued down a dark path, free of any oversight or meaningful competition to check their behavior. In January, ATT announced a new sponsored data plan that would dramatically alter the fierce one-click-away competition that's thus far characterized the internet. Earlier this month, Comcast announced plans to merge with Time Warner Cable, creating an internet service behemoth that will serve 40 percent of Americans in 19 of the 20 biggest markets with virtually no rivals. And after months of declining Netflix performance on Comcast's network, the two companies announced a new paid peering arrangement on Sunday, which will see Netflix pay Comcast for better access to its customers, a capitulation Netflix has been trying to avoid for years. Paid peering arrangements are common among the network companies that connect the backbones of the internet, but consumer companies like Netflix have traditionally remained out
Re: [silk] Neil Gaiman on LIttle Brother
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Aw, thanks, Udhay! BTW, my next YA novel, set partly in Mumbai, is out on May 11, called FOR THE WIN. Udhay Shankar N wrote: On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 5:10 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Cory, Please let us know when this one's available for download -- it sounds like fun. Udhay From: Cory Doctorow docto...@craphound.com To: ud...@pobox.com Neil Gaiman gave me an unexpected Christmas present this year -- a stellar review of my forthcoming novel Little Brother (a YA novel that pits hacker kids in San Francisco against the DHS in a bid to restore the Bill of Rights to America) on his blog. I just got my paper copy of _Little Brother_ and am zipping through it. I think it works very well in all the ways that Cory was aiming for - first and foremost, it made me *angry*. The it made me gohmm, that's cool. If I could do that, it might be fun. which is precisely the point, I think. Recommended. Download, or buy the paper version, and put it in the hands of all the proto-hacker kids you can. Udhay - -- Cory Doctorow docto...@craphound.com For avoidance of doubt: This email does not constitute permission to add me to your mailing list. blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Content (Essays): http://craphound.com/content Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkvW9ZAACgkQkCbbvh/CN68bcACffl0ESSb3rhy7T7cMtttN0muB TV4AoJmoDfen1jg93hCMLFbrxenfffzJ =lk7+ -END PGP SIGNATURE-
[silk] Where in Mumbai do the freighters dock?
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Re: [silk] What is Indian culture?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Did someone call? Charles Haynes wrote: On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: Pakistan! Free Sex! Womanhood! Family values! Hand-wringing distress! Folks, we have ourselves a full-fledged formula movie here! You left out decadent westerners and their values trying to corrupt good hearted Hindus but being confounded by the virtue of the Ramayana. -- Charles - -- Cory Doctorow docto...@craphound.com blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Content (Essays): http://craphound.com/content Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkm6XU4ACgkQkCbbvh/CN6+MqACgvSxTsxFZ5YJ9lgVNYu+9ibPJ hGYAoJQl57ABPznL7Qno4jaFKcfan325 =c0XK -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [silk] Kids' poverty charity in Mumbai?
I did indeed! Donating now -- many thanks! Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Cory Doctorow [27/09/08 08:07 +0530]: No way to donate on that page, though. You missed the link to http://www.justgiving.com/cryuk I guess? srs -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
[silk] Kids' poverty charity in Mumbai?
Anyone got a favourite secular kids' poverty charity in Mumbai? I feel like my randomly arrived-at donations to beggar kids (plus the weird baby-food scam in Colaba) have been an infinitesimal drop in the ocean and I'd like to contribute to substantial and lasting change. Cory -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Kids' poverty charity in Mumbai?
Done. Thanks! Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Cory Doctorow [26/09/08 22:52 +0530]: Anyone got a favourite secular kids' poverty charity in Mumbai? I feel like my randomly arrived-at donations to beggar kids (plus the weird baby-food scam in Colaba) have been an infinitesimal drop in the ocean and I'd like to contribute to substantial and lasting change. http://www.crymail.org Ingrid Srinath (CEO of CRY) is on silklist. Oh, and you can donate online. -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Kids' poverty charity in Mumbai?
It seems like only people with Indian-billed credit-cards can donate to CRY? Ingrid wrote: 2008/9/26 Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone got a favourite secular kids' poverty charity in Mumbai? I feel like my randomly arrived-at donations to beggar kids (plus the weird baby-food scam in Colaba) have been an infinitesimal drop in the ocean and I'd like to contribute to substantial and lasting change. Cory -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer. here are two that get my unequivocal support: www.cry.org http://www.sunbeamtrust.org in the interests of full disclosure, i worked at the first for almost a decade. -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Kids' poverty charity in Mumbai?
My card is billed in the UK, not the USA. Ingrid wrote: Nope. But www.america.cry.org should work. On 9/26/08, Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still not working for me -- I change the pulldown to foreign national and the country field still says fixed at India. Can I call someone and give a CC#? Ingrid wrote: 2008/9/26 Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems like only people with Indian-billed credit-cards can donate to CRY? nope. at least 60% of online transactions on www.cry.org are from overseas donors. just choose 'foreign national' at the bottom of the form at: http://www.cry.org/mainapp/shop/donation.aspx if that doesn't work you could try www.america.cry.org or i'll have someone contact you and sort it out. -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer. -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Any interest in dinner in Mumbai on Tues?
I'll book us a table for 8 people at 7PM! Sumant Srivathsan wrote: How about at Koyla in Colaba, on top of the Gulf Hotel on Arthur Bander road? That's pretty close to my hotel... Sounds good. A heads-up for those attending - Koyla does not serve alcohol. :) -- Sumant Srivathsan http://sumants.blogspot.com -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Any interest in dinner in Mumbai on Tues?
How about at Koyla in Colaba, on top of the Gulf Hotel on Arthur Bander road? That's pretty close to my hotel... Unless anyone has a strenuous objection, let's meet there at 7PM? Cory Sumant Srivathsan wrote: +1 On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Amit Varma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd love to join. Tell me time and place, I shall land up there. -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
[silk] Mumbai get-together
I'm on my way to Mumbai in the morning -- who's up for dinner on, say, Tuesday night? Cory -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Cory discusses socialized medicine in the lion's den
Ha! First time I ever talked socialized medicine on a book-tour interview! Thaths wrote: http://craphound.com/?p=2106 Cory's interview with Free Talk Live - a Libertarian internet talk show - is interesting for its fireworks. Cory, you should have brought up the Trotskyite parentage for some more capsaicin in the talk. :-) Thaths -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free graphic novel: http://craphound.com/?p=2079 Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Mumbai hotel recco?
Is the airport region really boring, like most airport locations? Amit Varma wrote: A friend stayed in Orchid Ecotel [1], which is very close to the airport and in the heart of the suburbs, for a couple of months, and he says he loved it, and the broadband was very good. Their website says they're a five star, but I've dined there many times and it seemed more low end than that. I can't imagine it costing more than Gordon House, you could find out. [1] http://www.orchidhotel.com/hotels/orchidmumbai/hotelinmumbai.htm -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast Free novel: Little Brother: craphound.com/littlebrother Free novel: Someone Comes to Town: craphound.com/someone Free novel: Eastern Standard Tribe: craphound.com/est Free novel: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: craphound.com/down Free stories: Overclocked: craphound.com/overclocked Free stories: A Place So Foreign: craphound.com/place Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Acronym help?
Aha! Many thanks, everyone! What a great, evocative bit of bureaucratese! Biju Chacko wrote: On Jan 30, 2008 5:11 PM, Madhu Menon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cory Doctorow wrote: The acronym is RI and it appears to refer to prison sentences. Is this remedial incarceration? Rigorous Imprisonment. ie You spend your time in prison breaking rocks (or the equivalent) -- b -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
[silk] Acronym help?
I've started reading a couple Indian newspaper RSS feeds and I've hit an acronym I can't seem to find a definition for, though I can winkle out the meaning. The acronym is RI and it appears to refer to prison sentences. Is this remedial incarceration? Thanks! Cory -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Acronym help?
Deepa Mohan wrote: On Jan 30, 2008 6:00 PM, Dave Long [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The acronym is RI and it appears to refer to prison sentences. Is this remedial incarceration? Rigorous Imprisonment. ie You spend your time in prison breaking rocks (or the equivalent) As opposed to HI, Handwaving Imprisonment, in which you spend your time in prison with problems which are, in principle, crackable -- but there're always a few more cases to consider, or some infinities which really ought to cancel, or ... -Dave On Jan 30, 2008 6:00 PM, Dave Long [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The acronym is RI and it appears to refer to prison sentences. Is this remedial incarceration? Rigorous Imprisonment. ie You spend your time in prison breaking rocks (or the equivalent) As opposed to HI, Handwaving Imprisonment, in which you spend your time in prison with problems which are, in principle, crackable -- but there're always a few more cases to consider, or some infinities which really ought to cancel, or ... -Dave Cory, we also have great phrase to describe the habit influential people have, when arrested for their misdeamanours, to go in for medical treatment or surgery, preferably cardiac, in a plus hospital...we call this surgery the jail bypass. Totally unncesssary for your research of course. Has your child been born? What an exciting time it must be for you! Deepa. Thanks, Deepa! No baby as yet -- all tenterhooks, all the time around here! Cory -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
Heh. Ashok Krish wrote: On Jan 29, 2008 9:41 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Us madras types are pretty eager in doing another silk meet, this time with Cory around .. admit it, Ashok :) Sigh. Ok. I check Boing Boing at least 10 times a day. There, I've confessed. -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] #include disclaimer.h
Every now and then, I get an email from someone at a big company saying that they aren't empowered to release me from their EULAs... Alok G. Singh wrote: On 29 Jan 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: READ CAREFULLY. Have many people commented on your disclaimer ? Any responses from the composers of those fine corporate disclaimers which their fine MUAs quote /ad nauseam/ ? -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
For complex reasons, I'm assuming for the sake of the book that international norms and treaties on gold farming will not stabilize and so there won't be any actual lawbreaking going on -- at least, not INDIAN lawbreaking. At this point, I'm really leaning towards Pune. Does anyone have good connections there? Cory Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: (Apologies for the top post - gmail for mobile is well - in evolution) I recommend the audio version, it is really well made. Btw, I haven't seen a mention of Mysore - it's a great small town not too far from Bangalore. To echo biju's thoughts - locating the story in an SEZ would cause credibility issues - I'd expect any business that's not very legal will want to stay away from regulation. SEZs are more monitored than most businesses. No one would mind a gold farming operation in someone's attic, it is far better work than assembling matches or rolling ink on cloth. Btw, my ex-employer used to (maybe still does) run a support center for second life in Mysore. Gamers stuck in SL used to call in for help or some such. I am not familiar with the details of the operation, but apparently the employees who supported the operation had a lot of fun. It was all very legal, and employed people who would otherwise have difficulty finding a similarly comfortable job. I think exploring the experiences of someone who's never used a computer becoming an expert in SL or similar is worth writing about. Cheeni On 1/30/08, Thaths [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 28, 2008 8:14 PM, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have NOTHING to contribute to this gold-farming sci-fi novel thread but just want to say, Cory, that it's a great idea for a novel and I do hope it goes well! How lovely to see someone else doing all the work! I just have to buy the book at the end Deepa, You should check out the short story 'Anda's Game' that Cory wrote on this theme some time ago. It is available in several formats (including audio) from: http://craphound.com/?p=187 Thaths -- Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip. Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son. Sudhakar ChandraSlacker Without Borders -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
I'm also going to China -- but this is the Indian sequence! Cory Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: At this point, I'm really leaning towards Pune. Does anyone have good connections there? Pune still isn't the sort of hellhole you would need .. better off setting it closer to mainland china, in a location that has just as autocratic a government, and a bunch of outsourcing. Vietnam for one. Or Siberia - where laid off soviet scientists are creating their own little silly valley. In the middle of some of the worst countryside god ever created, and with a government that is perfectly fine with people putting plutonium in other peoples sushi ... http://www.therussiajournal.com/node/31881 -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
[silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
Hey Silklisters! I'm working on a new novel that includes some action set among young gold farmers working in a special economic zone in India. At this stage, I haven't made up my mind as to where this should be, which is why I'm soliciting your advice. I want a location that is: * Rapidly westernizing * Controlled by local special economic zone regs that are hard on labour unions and soft on environmental controls * Diverse in terms of the backgrounds, languages, and faiths of the resident/workers * At least partially successful in attaining economic development goals I have been leaning towards Chennai, which, I believe, is a close approximation of this, but you folks are the experts. Additionally, I'm seeking advice regarding: * Reading materials to get better briefed on the region * Local contacts who could help me get around and see the sights, meet some local workers and factory owners and gov't officials, etc, at some point in the next 6-8 months Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Cory -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
Sorry, I should have been clearer -- I'm a science fiction writer, and part of the conceit of the novel is that gold farming has spread beyond China to many SEZes around the world as the size of the virtual economies grow. Cory Divya Sampath wrote: Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Silklisters! I'm working on a new novel that includes some action set among young gold farmers working in a special economic zone in India. At this stage, I haven't made up my mind as to where this should be, which is why I'm soliciting your advice. Interesting - I was under the impression that gold farming is mostly confined to China? Possibly one factor is the relatively low penetration of MMORPGS in India. Are you interested in talking to people in the Indian gaming industry (such as it is)? cheers, Divya -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
Those are great links, Udhay! How about stuff specific to labour organizing, wages, working conditions, etc? Cory Udhay Shankar N wrote: Cory Doctorow wrote: [ on 04:53 PM 1/28/2008 ] Hey Silklisters! I'm working on a new novel that includes some action set among young gold farmers working in a special economic zone in India. At this stage, I haven't made up my mind as to where this should be, which is why I'm soliciting your advice. I want a location that is: * Rapidly westernizing * Controlled by local special economic zone regs that are hard on labour unions and soft on environmental controls * Diverse in terms of the backgrounds, languages, and faiths of the resident/workers * At least partially successful in attaining economic development goals I have been leaning towards Chennai, which, I believe, is a close approximation of this, but you folks are the experts. I think it may make for better dramatic tension if you locate it in an SEZ that is not part of a big metropolis, but not too far away from one. e.g, in Chandigarh, or Noida (both near Delhi), or Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu (not too far from Chennai). All the above suggestions would meet your requirements above. * Reading materials to get better briefed on the region These (extremely ugly) websites should help get you started: http://sezindia.nic.in/ http://www.sezindiainvest.com/ Udhay -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
Indeed -- I'm going to go spend at least a week there. But the story calls for a place in which there's at least some abject failure of development as well as success. Cory Danese Cooper wrote: Cory, Are you actually going to go hang out in whichever of these places you select? If yes, I'd personally be leaning towards Chandigarh because it will have all the Punjabi politicsboth ancient and modern. You stlll have small-holder farmlands in the surrounding countryside, but also a burgeoning nouveau-riche class (by which the rest of India is fascinated if you read the People section of any newspaper...seems like lots of the beautiful people come out of the Punjab these days). The foothills of the Himalayas are still reasonably pristine, but one can see industrial funk and sprawl just down the valley. Also the region has historical geological wealth (in terms of jewels and gold) and is one of the banking centers of India. My 2 rupees... Danese On Jan 28, 2008, at 4:30 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Cory Doctorow [28/01/08 11:23 +]: I have been leaning towards Chennai, which, I believe, is a close approximation of this, but you folks are the experts. Chennai wouldnt be a bad choice at all though Coimbatore would be interesting. It has been a mill town for generations, with several textile companies based in or near it and pumping lots of money into it It is a rather nice city, surprisingly good living conditions. Not exactly the sort of hellhole you would look for .. now if you want land that's ripped out of farmers' hands and used for SEZ look for Goa or Singur near Calcutta .. though the SEZs there seem to have got shelved. But hell, if you're writing scifi there aint no need to stick to facts :) srs -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
Well, as a practical matter, I have one week to do research in India (I have two books this year, and I'm getting married, and my wife is due to deliver our daughter TODAY!). So doing both at once makes logistical sense... Cory Venkat Mangudi wrote: Cory Doctorow wrote: Can you recommend a place that is both a plausible setting AND somewhere where you can introduce me to people who'll get me in to see factories, bureaucrats, regular people, entrepreneurs, and other nooks and crannies? Why do both have to be the same place? Would it not be better if you set it in one town and spoke to people not in another? Just to add to the mysteriousness? Kind of crazy, don't you think? Venkat -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
This is all incredibly good intel -- allow me to add another narrowing criterion: Can you recommend a place that is both a plausible setting AND somewhere where you can introduce me to people who'll get me in to see factories, bureaucrats, regular people, entrepreneurs, and other nooks and crannies? Cory Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Devdas Bhagat wrote: | Pen (Raigad district)? Pune? The Pen SEZ would be pretty destructive to | the environment, Pune much less so. Pune also has an upcoming SEZ being | developed by local farmers (instead of the government getting involved | in taking over the land). /me pokes Venkatesh H - ain't you nearby the Videocon SEZ or some thing ? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHngHiXQZpNTcrCzMRAhq/AJ9OFYZoH5pul7boNPVLe+HC250K5ACgxJF5 vhG6ADbj/5t75UB3hV6jR6o= =tomS -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] India special economic zone -- travel and reading recco?
Thanks, Chandrachoodan -- that sounds very promising indeed! Cory Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan wrote: On Jan 28, 2008 10:10 PM, Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is all incredibly good intel -- allow me to add another narrowing criterion: Can you recommend a place that is both a plausible setting AND somewhere where you can introduce me to people who'll get me in to see factories, bureaucrats, regular people, entrepreneurs, and other nooks and crannies? Very plausible setting - Chennai. What with investments in IT, ITES, the development of IT corridor, an increasingly diverse population, and a small but very active gaming community and a whole generation of school children spending all their parents' disposable incomes at gaming places, gold-farming *might *actually be happening in Chennai. And, I could try and get you meeting a few people. A friend is a game developer and entrepreneur and would definitely have the kind of contacts you are looking at. My father was, till recently, working at the Madras Export Processing Zone, an SEZ. I could ask him to help as well. C -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest collection: craphound.com/overclocked latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] email disclaimer of the day
It's going to be a whole site -- t-shirts, stickers, etc. Cory Udhay Shankar N wrote: Found in mail sent by Cory. Any comments on intentions, Cory? :) Udhay READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer. -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (BOGUS AGREEMENTS) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
Re: [silk] Portable Reputation
I may have heard from them -- I've gotten a lot of queries about this stuff... But tbh, I don't track it very closely, since all these systems suffer from the same problems: * The rich get richer * Ideas thrive based on popularity and unpopular ideas are buried * They require explicit human intervention to describe their users' beliefs, something human beings are pretty bad at expressing (see Metacrap for more: http://www.well.com/~doctorow/metacrap.htm * They have no ready way of disambiguating their users' feelings about one aspect of an item from another (e.g., I like this music because the artist has CC licensed it, not because it sounds good) Cory On May 10, 2006, at 9:25 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: An(other) attempt to create a portable reputation system. It appears to be explicitly modeled on Whuffie [1]. Cory, did these guys touch base with you first, and do you have further feedback about them? Udhay [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie http://www.rapleaf.com/Learn Learn the Rapleaf Way (... and FAQ) Rapleaf's goal is to make it more profitable to be ethical. To that end, we're encouraging buyers and sellers to rate one another. You'll build a reputation which will help commerce transactions go a little bit more smoothly. Rapleaf is all about rating individual buyers and sellers. We're about rating people, not companies. What type of feedback does Rapleaf gather? Rapleaf tracks both quantitative and qualitative feedback on people. A person is rated either Positive, Neutral, or Negative. And then a rater is asked to give a more qualitative comment. For example: I sold Steve some rare coins. He came to my house to pick them up. He was on time, courteous (he took his shoes off to not muddy the carpet), and paid in cash (and he had the exact amount). Steve even gave me some tips about my other coins and told me what cleaners I should buy for some new coins in my collection. I would do business with Steve again. Rapleaf Score and Stats Rapleaf publishes three key scores -- the Rapleaf Commerce Score, the Rapleaf Personal Score, and the Rapleaf Percent Positive. Rapleaf Commerce Score: this is the most important score. This tracks buyers and sellers transacting. We calculate the score by adding up the number of positive ratings and subtracting the number of negative ratings. (Multiple ratings from the same person only count once). Rapleaf Personal Score: this is the number of positive endorsements (subtracted from any negative ratings) someone receives from someone they know who can vouch for them. (Multiple Personal ratings from the same person is not allowed). Buyers and sellers will often build a Personal Score faster than they can build a Commerce Score. Rapleaf Percent Positive: this is the percentage of ratings that are positive. I have a Rapleaf score even though I never signed up for Rapleaf. How is that? On Rapleaf, anyone can rate anybody. You do not need to be a Rapleaf member to be rated. Rapleaf members can rate others and can interact with their own rating. -- Cory Doctorow [EMAIL PROTECTED] latest novel: craphound.com/someone blog: boingboing.net vanity: craphound.com podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast second novel: craphound.com/est collection: craphound.com/place novel: craphound.com/down Join my mailing list and find out about upcoming books, stories, articles and appearances: http://www.ctyme.com/mailman/listinfo/doctorow
