[silk] Super Size Me and The Future of food

[Mayank Dhingra]

Hi,

Happened to watch a couple documentaries on food titled Super Size Me:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1432315846377280008
and The Future of Food: http://www.thefutureoffood.com/ recently and thought
of sharing with the group.

If things mentioned in these and a few other documentaries like 'Food Inc'
are exactly as shown, the whole set up looks to be in grave danger.

Thanks,
Mayank Dhingra

Cell: +91-9810041966 || Blog: http://mayank.name || Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mayankdhingra

Re: [silk] Digest Mode?

[Mayank Dhingra]

Done. Thanks Udhay for pointing that out.

Thanks,
Mayank Dhingra

Cell: +91-9810041966 || Blog: http://mayank.name || Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mayankdhingra


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[silk] Digest Mode?

[Mayank Dhingra]

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to know if there's a way to get a daily digest of the Silk
mails?

Thanks,
Mayank Dhingra

Cell: +91-9810041966 || Blog: http://mayank.name || Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mayankdhingra

[silk] testing

[Mayank Dhingra]

Got it..

Thanks,
Mayank Dhingra




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[silk] Poison on the Platter ?

[Mayank Dhingra]

Stumbled upon this documentary on genetically modified food and thought of
sharing it with the group.

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4687000/12525766?v=4687000

Re: [silk] TED India Registrations now open

[Mayank Dhingra]

Is it just me or $2,400 is a bit too much ?

[silk] Watching Demond Morris

[Mayank Dhingra]

A nice video intro to Desmond Morris and his works:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3770198454276158087

ps: not everyone will like it

Mayank Dhingra
http://mayank.name
http://www.kwippy.com/mayank

Re: [silk] Favourite books read in 2008

[Mayank Dhingra]

Shiv,

Go for emergence first and then human zoo.

Cheers,
Mayank

Re: [silk] Favourite books read in 2008

[Mayank Dhingra]

1) Emergence - Steven Johnson
Is about how various and sometimes complex patterns evolve out of seemingly
simple things/beings. The book delves into how ants operate and how their
colonies get sophisticated over time, with proper planning for space(for ex:
their colonies have graveyards and dust bin at opposite corners) and work
distribution etc. I also liked the bit about how cities evolve,  their
planning etc and self improving software. How various things and beings use
feedback to improve themselves.
All in all a very interesting read.

2) The Human Zoo - Desmond Morris
Its a zoologist's take on anthropology themed around the basic fact that
humans have culturally advanced really fast but biologically(and in most
other senses) they haven't advanced that much, in the sense that we are not
well  programmed to fit the city needs, pressures and problems. He refers to
a city as human zoo not a concrete jungle as our behaviour and problems
resemble more to animals kept in over crowded zoos.

While I am here, I'll write about other books too

3) Made to stick - Chip Heath
Its a great book about what makes certain ideas and messages stick while
others get forgotten. It delves into what makes proverbs, urban legends
cross the boundaries of countries and spread across various languages and
cultures. According to the author for an idea/message to stick it has to
be(and involve)
*S - Simple, U - Unexpected, C- Concrete, C-Credible, E-Emotional, S-Story

4) talk to the SNAIL -  Stephen Clarke
A light and funny(mocking too) take on the french.

5) Founders at work - Jessica Livingston
Series of about 42 interviews with founders/co-founders of web startups
including guys behind hotmail, gmail, firefox, hot or not and more

6)Anatomy of buzz - Emanuel Rosen ( currently reading)
Is based on "Word of Mouth". What it is , how it works and how it can be
leveraged..Really Interesting


Hope it helps :)
*

Re: [silk] Favourite books read in 2008

[Mayank Dhingra]

I liked reading

1) Emergence - Steven
Johnson
http://www.amazon.com/Emergence-Connected-Brains-Cities-Software/dp/0684868768

2) The human zoo - Desmond Morris
http://www.amazon.com/Human-Zoo-Zoologists-Animal-Kodansha/dp/1568361041/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231923351&sr=1-6

3) Made to stick - Chip Heath
http://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-Survive-Others/dp/1400064287/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231923413&sr=1-1

4) talk to the SNAIL -  Stephen Clarke
http://www.amazon.com/Talk-Snail-Commandments-Understanding-French/dp/B001LRPTH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231923523&sr=1-1

5) Founders at work - Jessica Livingston
http://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Problem-Solution/dp/1430210788/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231923574&sr=1-1

6) Anatomy of buzz - Emanuel Rosen ( currently reading)
http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Buzz-Word-mouth-Marketing/dp/1861976151/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231923627&sr=1-8

Has anyone here read any of these ?

Re: [silk] All done with mirrors

[Mayank Dhingra]

Stumbled upon this TED Talk video by Vilayanur Ramachandran,A journey to the
center of your mind:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_on_your_mind.html

Cheers,
Mayank Dhingra
http://mayank.name
http://www.kwippy.com/mayank

Re: [silk] Any Desmond Morris fans/critics here ?

[Mayank Dhingra]

I like the observations he quotes and way he builds up the case on how they
evolved from our basic animal/primate instincts.Things like "super-status "
and "stimulus struggle" are quite true and relevant today and I felt a bit
more self-aware. I don't agree with everything said in his books but for
sure they are interesting and make you think(at least it made me) about
things which generally you take for granted. I also,  remember watching a
bbc series titled "The Human Sexes" which he hosted a couple of years back
and liked it.

I haven't read "Konrad Lorenz", will try to give it a read. I downloaded an
audio book of snow crash but never to listen to it either. I am
contemplating buying his book "Peoplewatching <%20http://tr.im/2p8b>" on
Body Language, has anyone here read it ?

[silk] Any Desmond Morris fans/critics here ?

[Mayank Dhingra]

Hi Guys,

I am reading a book by "Desmond Morris" called "The Human Zoo" and am
finding it pretty intriguing.
The book talks about how our cities resemble  a super crowded Human Zoo and
what does the status struggle and
other aspects of a city life affect its inhabitants and a lot more.

Was wondering if anyone here has read any of his works especially "The Human
Zoo" and "The Naked Ape" and if yes
how did they find it ?

Thanks,
Mayank

[silk] Zunavision from stanford

[Mayank Dhingra]

Hi All,

Just stumbled upon this http://zunavision.stanford.edu/index.php and thought
of sharing.

Looks cool and promising. Will play with it over the weekend.

Re: [silk] When I Have The Time (Mayank) (Malini Aisola) (Mayank)

[Mayank Dhingra]

>
>  I  will extend my list by adding things you've mentioned except for cable
> TV(not much into TV) and pet.

I would also most definitely be involved in some form of social work and
would trace my family tree back to a few
centuries :)

Re: [silk] When I Have The Time (Mayank)

[Mayank Dhingra]

I will read all the books that I've bought and borrowed , travel both in
India and abroad, preferably road trips and resume playing sports.

Had a similar discussion some time back here  http://tr.im/16wl

[silk] The game of business

[Mayank Dhingra]

Hi,

An interesting talk on "The game of business" from proto.in 2008, New Delhi.

http://blip.tv/file/1293515

Would love to know what you think about it.

Thanks,
Mayank Dhingra
http://mayank.name
http://www.kwippy.com/mayank

[silk] anyone coming for tomorrows barcamp at IIMB ?

[Mayank Dhingra]

Hi Friends,

Attended barcampbangalore 6 at IIMB today. It was the best barcamp i've ever
attended. From "startups" to "citizen matters(education issues,ecological
issues)" everything was covered.

list of sessions: http://barcampbangalore.org/wiki/BCB6_Sessions

Anyone coming for the last day of barcamp tomorrow ?

Thanks,
Mayank
(http://mayank.name)

Re: [silk] silklist Digest, Vol 45, Issue 24

[Mayank Dhingra]

Hi Guys,

Sorry for the late introduction.

I am an E&C engineer from D.C.E working as  a software developer for Mpower
Mobile Systems, Delhi.

Got to know about Silklist from Ram.

Remember reading about a meetup in bangalore, has anything been finalized ?

I'll be in Bangalore on coming 19th and 20th to attend the
BarcampBangalore(anyone else going there too?) at IIMB.

Cheers,
Mayank


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> >  At Intel's advanced-chip plants, normal
> >  consistency doesn't cut it: The company even
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> http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1194591355141180.xml&coll=7
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> On Thursday 10 Apr 2008 9:12:16 pm ashok _ wrote:
> > Imagine a friend serves you an especially
> > delicious cake and offers to share the recipe.
> > Seems like something you could make, until you
> > get a look at the ingredients: The eggs must come
> > from the same farm where your friend got hers.
> > Flour, ground from the same crop of wheat. Water
> > from the same tap.
> >
> > That's how Intel makes its computer chips: It
> > takes recipes cooked up by its Hillsboro
> > engineers, then copies them exactly at factories
> > in such far-flung locales as Arizona,