On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Biju Chacko wrote:
> Am I the only one who finds contact lenses vaguely stomach churning?
> I've been told that my byronic good looks could be enhanced further
> with contact lenses, but the very idea of shoving something into my
> eyes horrifies me.
>
I think..
Deepa Mohan [05/01/11 10:56 +0530]:
I see lots of people just typing "+1"that's two keystrokes and a "send"
button, thrice as much effort!
I havent really liked it though I'm on lots of lists that use it.
Usenet used to just say - because of lots of aol-ers who turned up on
usenet and did
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:22 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote:
> ever consider Lasik surgery or contact lenses? the latter brought my diopter
Am I the only one who finds contact lenses vaguely stomach churning?
I've been told that my byronic good looks could be enhanced further
with contact lenses, but the
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Deepa Mohan wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian > wrote:
>
> I do wish email had a "like" button
>
> I see lots of people just typing "+1"that's two keystrokes and a "send"
> button, thrice as much effort!
>
> I find that I ha
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
wrote:
I do wish email had a "like" button
I see lots of people just typing "+1"that's two keystrokes and a "send"
button, thrice as much effort!
I find that I have had to re-evaluate the meaning of the word "like". When
there is a movi
Shivakumar
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Thaths wrote:
>
>> Let us tentatively say we meet at noon at Azulia(sp?) at the GRT grand on
>> Wed.
>>
>>
> So far I have the following confirmed:
> Thaths
> Jace
> Suresh
> me
>
> Not sure:
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Thaths wrote:
>
>> Let us tentatively say we meet at noon at Azulia(sp?) at the GRT grand on
>> Wed.
>>
>>
> So far I have the following confirmed:
> Thaths
> Jace
> Suresh
> me
>
> Not sure:
> Sruthi?
>
Biju Chacko [05/01/11 10:38 +0530]:
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:49 PM, Danese Cooper wrote:
claimed they would be a piece of cake). My Mom has the same complex of
issues I have, and she recently had her cataracts fixed with corrective
lenses (embedded in her eyes) and could see her toes without
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Thaths wrote:
> Let us tentatively say we meet at noon at Azulia(sp?) at the GRT grand on
> Wed.
>
>
So far I have the following confirmed:
Thaths
Jace
Suresh
me
Not sure:
Sruthi?
Chandrachoodan?
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:49 PM, Danese Cooper wrote:
> claimed they would be a piece of cake). My Mom has the same complex of
> issues I have, and she recently had her cataracts fixed with corrective
> lenses (embedded in her eyes) and could see her toes without help for the
> first time in her
--- On Mon, 3/1/11, J Alfred Prufrock wrote:
> From: J Alfred Prufrock
> Subject: Re: [silk] Silk meet in Kolkata?
> To: "silklist@lists.hserus.net"
> Cc: "silklist@lists.hserus.net"
> Date: Monday, 3 January, 2011, 1:44
> Sounds good. Just have to check
> whether I have to travel then.
>
>
On 1/4/11 3:10 AM January 4, 2011, Biju Chacko wrote:
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Nishant Shah wrote:
1. Causa Materialis. Apart from the Aristotlean overtones, it is actually
the chief cause that affects the price range. Normal spherical glass lenses
are dirt cheap. But if you have a h
On 1/4/11 2:12 AM January 4, 2011, Biju Chacko wrote:
On sunday I stepped on my son's glasses. Fortunately he wasn't wearing
them at the time. These were the spares, since Ben broke his regular
pair a couple of weeks ago. I went to a couple of local opticians and
one was able to commit to a same
Its in Malalayam, apparently...published within the last month and about
Wikipedia. I don't know the title, but I want one.
Danese
I would love to have Lasek, but have been told repeatedly that my eyes are
"too tricky" to be undertaken (at this point I would be worried if somebody
claimed they would be a piece of cake). My Mom has the same complex of
issues I have, and she recently had her cataracts fixed with corrective
lens
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:03 PM, Danese Cooper wrote:
>
> Danese (who as an infant would have been left on a cliff to die in Ancient
> Sparta)
>
Oh...I thought they were thrown off the cliffmy mistake.
And...I'm amazed at your knowledge about lenses, Dalense Cooper :) Did you
ever consider L
I believe the anti-glare has more to do with how you look in glasses than
functional reduction of glare to which you are subjected. I wear very strong
lenses, and anti-glare reduces the surface reflection of light, mostly keeping
people from noticing that I essentially have magnifying glasses st
Srini RamaKrishnan [04/01/11 19:02 +0530]:
I remember eating there at the last silk meet we had in chennai a year or
two ago and I wasn't impressed. Weren't you the one who suggested Azulia the
last time as well? Confess now, what's the attraction? :-)
Azulia is seriously good. IF you are not a
anilkumar.naga...@gmail.com [04/01/11 13:46 +]:
Relatedly, does anyone know if Broadway (or is that Brindavan) Hotel on M
G Road, Bangalore exists and continues to serve meals on plantain leaf?
Brindavan exists, and I ate there just last week. Pretty average though.
If you want meals Konar
Relatedly, does anyone know if Broadway (or is that Brindavan) Hotel on M G
Road, Bangalore exists and continues to serve meals on plantain leaf?
-Anil Kumar (posting from phone)
Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
-Original Message-
From: Srini RamaKrishnan
Sender: silklist-bounces+anilkum
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Pranesh Prakash wrote:
Anti-glare coating (generally?) adds a greenish tinge to reflected light
> sources. So looking at the glasses with a light source behind you will tell
> you.
>
I've always found this Auntie Glare to be more of Auntie Purse. I don't have
it o
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Thaths wrote:
> Let us tentatively say we meet at noon at Azulia(sp?) at the GRT grand on
> Wed.
>
I remember eating there at the last silk meet we had in chennai a year or
two ago and I wasn't impressed. Weren't you the one who suggested Azulia the
last time as w
On Tuesday 04 January 2011 04:40 PM, Biju Chacko wrote:
how can you tell whether your new lenses _are_ anti-glare, scratch
resistant and what-not?
Anti-glare coating (generally?) adds a greenish tinge to reflected light
sources. So looking at the glasses with a light source behind you will
t
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Nishant Shah wrote:
>
>
>> As a bona fide bespectacled Silkster, who has been dealing with crushed
> glasses (I was once wearing them when it happened!) and dubious opticians
> (including the few I am related to), I have now figured out that there are a
> few signs
Kiran Jonnalagadda [04/01/11 17:35 +0530]:
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Thaths wrote:
Let us tentatively say we meet at noon at Azulia(sp?) at the GRT grand on
Wed.
I'm in. See you tomorrow. Need somewhere to hang out between 6 AM and noon
though.
Not 6 - but after 7:30 my place should b
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Biju Chacko wrote:
> This is exactly what bothered me -- other than believing the salesguy,
> how can you tell whether your new lenses _are_ anti-glare, scratch
> resistant and what-not?
>
Get plastic lenses. They do not break easily. I went without the doodads on
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Thaths wrote:
> Let us tentatively say we meet at noon at Azulia(sp?) at the GRT grand on
> Wed.
>
I'm in. See you tomorrow. Need somewhere to hang out between 6 AM and noon
though.
Kiran
On 4 January 2011 16:40, Biju Chacko wrote:
> This is exactly what bothered me -- other than believing the salesguy,
> how can you tell whether your new lenses _are_ anti-glare, scratch
> resistant and what-not?
You can't, at least not easily and cheaply.
Like many other things today, you have
Check the brand of lens
Sieko? Crizal? etc
The ones that remain thin even @ high power will cost you
--Original Message--
From: Biju Chacko
Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net
To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net
Subject: Re: [silk] How do
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Nishant Shah wrote:
> 1. Causa Materialis. Apart from the Aristotlean overtones, it is actually
> the chief cause that affects the price range. Normal spherical glass lenses
> are dirt cheap. But if you have a higher power, a cylindrical axis or other
> such anomaly
On Tuesday, January 4, 2011, Biju Chacko wrote:
> how could I tell if I actually got what I paid for? Cheap
> and expensive lenses are essentially indistinguishable after all.
For middling to higher prescriptions, you can see higher refractive
index (thin) lenses from lower refractive index (thic
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Biju Chacko wrote:
> But it got me thinking, if I _had_ been interested in those
> features, how could I tell if I actually got what I paid for? Cheap
> and expensive lenses are essentially indistinguishable after all.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -- b
>
> As a bona fide bes
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Biju Chacko wrote:
> On sunday I stepped on my son's glasses. Fortunately he wasn't wearing
> them at the time.
I was fully expecting a URL at the end of this and thought it was some
sort of new fangled spam.
*waits for the more intelligent answers*
On sunday I stepped on my son's glasses. Fortunately he wasn't wearing
them at the time. These were the spares, since Ben broke his regular
pair a couple of weeks ago. I went to a couple of local opticians and
one was able to commit to a same day delivery as long as I ordered
slightly more expensiv
> Udhay wrote:
> In my opinion, anything you write online should be treated as publicly
> accessible, with the caveat that various different registers still
> apply.
Udhay, I would want to agree with your logic. And personally, I don't care
about SilkList archives being public or not. I've always
My mobile number is 8056212862, in case one of you need to reach me.
Thaths
On Monday, January 3, 2011, Thaths wrote:
> Let us tentatively say we meet at noon at Azulia(sp?) at the GRT grand on Wed.
>
> Thaths
>
> On Monday, January 3, 2011, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
> wrote:
>> A tentative
On Tuesday, January 4, 2011, Pranesh Prakash wrote:
> On Monday 03 January 2011 03:09 PM, Thaths wrote:
>
> Let us tentatively say we meet at noon at Azulia(sp?) at the GRT grand on Wed.
> I'd be able to make it if it is on Saturday.
I can't make Saturday. Some family stuff has come up. Sorry abo
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