Re: [silk] FoU v3

savita rao [03/08/07 11:27 +0530]: Suggestions for locations: http://www.silveroakfarm.com/ http://www.farmweekends.com/nandih.php silklister bala's got a place near ooty that might come in handy

[silk] Google Uses Crowdsourcing To Create Maps In India

http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/08/google_uses_cro.html Google has been sending GPS kits to India that enable locals to make more detailed maps of their area. After the data has been uploaded and then verified against other participant's data it becomes a part of the map. The process is ver

Re: [silk] FoU v3

On 8/2/07, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is time to kick off a discussion about a IRL silklist meet. For > lack of imagination, we began calling these things FoU (Friends of > Udhay; also means crazy in French). We started with a really small > meet in Coonoor in 2005 and followed it up wi

Re: [silk] FoU v3

Suggestions for locations: http://www.silveroakfarm.com/ http://www.farmweekends.com/nandih.php On 8/3/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thaths wrote: [ on 09:26 PM 8/2/2007 ] > > >It is time to kick off a discussion about a IRL silklist meet. For > >lack of imagination, we bega

[silk] Elton John has an idea...

"I do think it would be an incredible experiment to shut down the whole internet for five years and see what sort of art is produced over that span," he said. http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/eltons-war-on-the-web/2007/08/02/1185648044623.html via http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/august#thu-02

Re: [silk] FoU v3

Thaths wrote: [ on 09:26 PM 8/2/2007 ] It is time to kick off a discussion about a IRL silklist meet. For lack of imagination, we began calling these things FoU (Friends of Udhay; also means crazy in French). We started with a really small meet in Coonoor in 2005 and followed it up with a slight

Re: [silk] In Soviet Russia...

On 2 Aug 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > "This isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and just > plant flags and say 'We're claiming this territory'," "No flag, no country." -- Eddie Izzard, Dress to kill -- Alok Remember -- only 10% of anything can be in the top 10%.

Re: [silk] Murdoch and the WSJ

Amit Varma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a good point. Murdoch will always put business first. I chose the wrong example to illustrate my actual concern. To clarify, I am not worried that WSJ will become a Republican mouthpiece - it might be argued that any publication named after the mecc

Re: [silk] In Soviet Russia...

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 11:07:42PM +0530, Gautam John wrote: > Canada's response... > > "This isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and just > plant flags and say 'We're claiming this territory'," said Canadian Of course you can. It depends on how many guns you have. > Foreign Mi

Re: [silk] In Soviet Russia...

Canada's response... "This isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and just plant flags and say 'We're claiming this territory'," said Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/canada_russia_arctic_canada_col

Re: [silk] Murdoch and the WSJ

Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: [ on 06:51 PM 8/2/2007 ] Her post came through fine for me. Maybe it's time to give Eudora its golden handshake? Define "fine"? I was talking about the new Yahoo mail's inability to quote properly, and Divya having to do some ugly cut & paste as a result. Udhay

[silk] FoU v3

It is time to kick off a discussion about a IRL silklist meet. For lack of imagination, we began calling these things FoU (Friends of Udhay; also means crazy in French). We started with a really small meet in Coonoor in 2005 and followed it up with a slightly larger meet in Bangalore last year. It

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

On 8/2/07, Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sriram balasubramaniam wrote: > > All the Silksters meet in India. > > Two things... > 1. We are known as Silk-listers, methinks. > 2. We already do FOU except for the big hoo-haa and sponsors. > > But seriously, I think a TED-like conference w

Re: [silk] Murdoch and the WSJ

For what it's worth, here's WSJ's publisher, Gordon Crovitz, on the sale: http://opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110010409 I agree with Kiran and the Economist piece. WSJ's brand value will be diluted if its editorial focus or quality changes. Murdoch, all said and done, is a businessman first, and h

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

On 8/2/07, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: > > And why is TED a good thing? I always felt the banner about a > "collection of the world's finest minds coming under one roof" that > runs at the beginning of every TED talk to be kind of unwarranted, and > not in good spirit. That did put me off TED. > Is

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: > And why is TED a good thing? I always felt the banner about a > "collection of the world's finest minds coming under one roof" that Right-ho! "Finest minds" by whose standards?

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

sriram balasubramaniam wrote: > All the Silksters meet in India. Two things... 1. We are known as Silk-listers, methinks. 2. We already do FOU except for the big hoo-haa and sponsors. But seriously, I think a TED-like conference would really not be silk-like. FoU, I would attend... Venkat

Re: [silk] BS Detection

Raj Shekhar wrote: > in infinite wisdom Venkat Mangudi spoke thus On 08/02/2007 12:49 PM: ^^^ I wish! What interests me more is your email address... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is that an invitation or a challenge? Venkat

Re: [silk] Murdoch and the WSJ

On 02-Aug-07, at 6:46 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: on another note, you should stop using the new UI for Yahoo mail. See what a mess it's made of your post? Her post came through fine for me. Maybe it's time to give Eudora its golden handshake? J.

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

On 02-Aug-07, at 4:19 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: We call it a FOU camp out here Actually, we call it a Barcamp around here. J.

Re: [silk] Murdoch and the WSJ

Divya Sampath wrote: [ on 06:08 PM 8/2/2007 ] Gautam John wrote: > There's a lot of noise [1] being made over Murdoch's take over of the > WSJ. What does the group-mind think? Good? Bad? No difference? I am somewhat pessimistic about the effects of Murdoch's takeover. He has a history of reduc

Re: [silk] Murdoch and the WSJ

Gautam John wrote: > There's a lot of noise [1] being made over Murdoch's take over of the > WSJ. What does the group-mind think? Good? Bad? No difference? I am somewhat pessimistic about the effects of Murdoch's takeover. He has a history of reducing editorial independence in all his media compa

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

On 8/2/2007 4:18 PM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: > Who would we like to have as speakers? What would set this apart? > > There's a Demo-like thing called Proto that happens every 6 months and > another on Innovation that's happening in Blr soon Hehehe.. not one more of "blogger king" kiruba's ventures?

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

On 8/2/2007 3:42 PM, sriram balasubramaniam wrote: > In other words, a closed conference for Silksters. We could think of an > invite-only list too, like TED, and charge a nominal fee to cover costs. We call it a FOU camp out here srs

Re: [silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

Who would we like to have as speakers? What would set this apart? There's a Demo-like thing called Proto that happens every 6 months and another on Innovation that's happening in Blr soon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sriram balasubram

Re: [silk] French bikes

On 7/19/07, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > B. L. Krieger wrote: [ on 07:51 PM 7/19/2007 ] > > >it has all just to do with really easy political decisions to make > >cities car free. after all (european) cities were not designed for > >cars in the first place. > > It's not European, does it count? > > ht

[silk] Organizing a conference like TED in India

I'm a huge fan of the TED conferences. (www.ted.com) I've been thinking of an event similar to TED that could be held in India. I contacted Udhay about this, since a guy who collects people is probably the most suited for this endeavor. Here are some thoughts: The conference lasts for 3 days All t

Re: [silk] OLPC Review

There is an interesting documentary about a famous architect called Rem Kolhaas, who (rather controversially) believes that there is much to learn from chaotic social networks in a city like Lagos... as opposed to the chinese model of shiny mega-cities. Pretty interesting stuff

Re: [silk] OLPC Review

On 8/2/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > >in abuja, internet connectivity is generally dreadful and > expensive(its > >a strange wind swept > >city in the middle of nowhere... lots of dusty modern, empty buildings - > > Yeah - but brand new, landscaped roads and such - exclusively populated

Re: [silk] BS Detection

in infinite wisdom Venkat Mangudi spoke thus On 08/02/2007 12:49 PM: I came across this wonderful piece of work that I feel compelled to share with the list. http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/53-how-to-detect-bullshit/ an interview with the author "Technometria: The Myths of Innovation"

[silk] BS Detection

I came across this wonderful piece of work that I feel compelled to share with the list. http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/53-how-to-detect-bullshit/