[silk] India Ink

2011-09-09 Thread Pranesh Prakash
So it seems that the New York Times is putting together a new India-specific blog/site/'initiative' called [India Ink][]. They've managed to get onboard a rather fabulous bunch of writers, including Samanth Subramanian, Nilanjana Roy, Dipankar Gupta, Sidin Vadukut, Naresh Fernandes and Sonia Falei

[silk] new NYT website - india ink

2011-09-09 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
At least 2 silklisters and counting .. lots more familiar faces http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=105317&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1605549&highlight -- Suresh Ramasubramanian (ops.li...@gmail.com) The New York Times Launches India Ink New Web site to Offer News and Analysis about India

Re: [silk] A Tribe of One

2011-09-09 Thread Charles Haynes
On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 3:41 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > $unit is always part of a system. $system is part of a larger system. Only if you believe in actual physical infinity, which is not at all clear. It's entirely possible that space and time are quantised at the smallest scale, and that

Re: [silk] some notes on frugality

2011-09-09 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
Ah missed this: On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 6:29 AM, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote: > Does religion really "play the freedom game"?  Maybe it depends on the > religion, but a lot of religions seem to be at the opposite end of the > spectrum: here is a list of rules for how to live your life, down to suc

Re: [silk] some notes on frugality

2011-09-09 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 6:29 AM, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote: > On Fri, Sep 09, 2011 at 01:52:13AM +0200, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: [...] >> http://cheeni.posterous.com/whats-the-role-of-consumerism-in-the-modern-w > > That's very interesting! Ack, thanks. > I'm not sure what capitalism has to

Re: [silk] A Tribe of One

2011-09-09 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On 09-Sep-11 5:22 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > >> http://cheeni.posterous.com/whats-the-role-of-consumerism-in-the-modern-w >> >> No doubt your eagle eyes will find any logical flaws, but also ask me >> a bunch of questions, and tell me w

Re: [silk] some notes on frugality

2011-09-09 Thread Kragen Javier Sitaker
On Fri, Sep 09, 2011 at 10:33:45PM +0530, ss wrote: > On Friday 09 Sep 2011 10:55:03 am Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote: > > Maybe you should share a generator with them as well as a vacuum cleaner. > > > o=14&blockType=G14> adve

Re: [silk] some notes on frugality

2011-09-09 Thread ss
On Friday 09 Sep 2011 10:55:03 am Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote: > Maybe you should share a generator with them as well as a vacuum cleaner. > o=14&blockType=G14> advertises an 800-watt generator for US$128, which > should be

Re: [silk] some notes on frugality

2011-09-09 Thread Kragen Javier Sitaker
On Fri, Sep 09, 2011 at 12:26:38PM +0530, Deepa Mohan wrote: > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Kragen Javier Sitaker > wrote: > > So I left out things that only applied in one of those two places, like > > "shop at garage sales" (I don't know what the equivalent of a garage sale > > is here; mayb

Re: [silk] some notes on frugality

2011-09-09 Thread Deepa Mohan
Thank y On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Charles Haynes wrote: > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > On 09-Sep-11 12:26 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > > >> I have five very expensive (practically Madhu Menon-class) > >> surgical-steel knives, ... Sharpening these knives doesn't w

Re: [silk] some notes on frugality

2011-09-09 Thread Charles Haynes
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On 09-Sep-11 12:26 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: >> I have five very expensive (practically Madhu Menon-class) >> surgical-steel knives, ... Sharpening these knives doesn't work > Why not? If you're willing to invest in "more expensive ones" let

Re: [silk] some notes on frugality

2011-09-09 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On 09-Sep-11 12:26 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > Actually, knowing the local language IS very useful in India, I find. Useful in more ways than one [1]. > I have five very expensive (practically Madhu Menon-class) > surgical-steel knives, to do all my different types of > cutting/chopping/paring. Sh

Re: [silk] some notes on frugality

2011-09-09 Thread Aadisht Khanna
On 09-09-2011 12:26, Deepa Mohan wrote: > > It was just that as an Indian, I've been the recipient of the kind of > restrictions a doctor-after-eating-too-well places on a poor > patient..."Don't consume too much! Eat less of pate de foie gras... > and go easy on the caviar!"...Patient: "Huh? Wha