Re: [silk] Remember Shakti - India Tour dates

2011-11-14 Thread Pranesh Prakash
Ashwin Kumar wrote [2011-11-14 10:39]: http://deghelt-productions.com/concerts/concerts.html Can one buy tickets online? - Pranesh signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [silk] Query on wines.... and snobbery

2011-11-14 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 03:32:37PM +0800, Chew Lin Kay wrote: Nevermind machorka, DIY from Nicotiana rustica. DIY meaning self-cured, or self-rolled? DIY meaning starting completely from scratch, with the green plant.

Re: [silk] Query on wines.... and snobbery

2011-11-14 Thread Chew Lin Kay
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 03:32:37PM +0800, Chew Lin Kay wrote: Nevermind machorka, DIY from Nicotiana rustica. DIY meaning self-cured, or self-rolled? DIY meaning starting completely from scratch, with the green

Re: [silk] Query on wines.... and snobbery

2011-11-14 Thread ss
On Monday 14 Nov 2011 4:40:51 pm Eugen Leitl wrote: DIY meaning starting completely from scratch, with the green plant. Green plant? Why use tobacco? shiv

[silk] Niall Ferguson v Pankaj Mishra: battle of the historians

2011-11-14 Thread Chew Lin Kay
Link to Mishra's review of Ferguson's latest book here: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n21/pankaj-mishra/watch-this-man http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/nov/14/niall-ferguson-pankaj-mishra Niall Ferguson v Pankaj Mishra: battle of the historians The two academics are having a spat. Is it

Re: [silk] Niall Ferguson v Pankaj Mishra: battle of the historians

2011-11-14 Thread Anish
Having met Niall and having read his books, he is defenitely one to two sigma to the right. Some of his views are a bit interesting hence I suspect there is some truth in Mishra views on Niall's book :) My two cents worth PS:- I am no historian, nearest to what I am qualified is a doctor then a

Re: [silk] Niall Ferguson v Pankaj Mishra: battle of the historians

2011-11-14 Thread Dr. Brian Leverich
-- Your message was: (from Anish) Having met Niall and having read his books, he is defenitely one to two sigma to the right. Some of his views are a bit interesting hence I suspect there is some truth in Mishra views on Niall's book :)My two cents worthPS:- I am no historian, nearest to what

Re: [silk] Niall Ferguson v Pankaj Mishra: battle of the historians

2011-11-14 Thread Supriya Nair
When I've had occasion to look at Ferguson's forays into economics, they seem almost embarrassingly incompetent. He has a truly impressive ego and a lack of understanding to match. Mishra's cold response to Ferguson's complaint about being misunderstood is perfectly accurate in relation to

Re: [silk] Query on wines.... and snobbery

2011-11-14 Thread Biju Chacko
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:14 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday 14 Nov 2011 4:40:51 pm Eugen Leitl wrote: DIY meaning starting completely from scratch, with the green plant. Green plant? Why use tobacco? LOL! I've always thought of pot as fairly harmless (though I may be wrong --

Re: [silk] Niall Ferguson v Pankaj Mishra: battle of the historians

2011-11-14 Thread Chew Lin Kay
One more review on Ferguson, from the NYT this time: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/books/niall-fergusons-empire-traces-wests-decline-review.html?partner=rssemc=rsspagewanted=all *Gathering at the Wake for Western Dominance* In his 2003 book,

Re: [silk] Query on wines.... and snobbery

2011-11-14 Thread Charles Haynes
On Nov 15, 2011 4:05 PM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:14 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday 14 Nov 2011 4:40:51 pm Eugen Leitl wrote: DIY meaning starting completely from scratch, with the green plant. Green plant? Why use tobacco? I've

Re: [silk] Query on wines.... and snobbery

2011-11-14 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: I've always thought of pot as fairly harmless (though I may be wrong -- facts welcome), but I'm in two minds about whether it should be legalized. On the one hand, I don't see why alcohol and tobacco are any different

Re: [silk] Niall Ferguson v Pankaj Mishra: battle of the historians

2011-11-14 Thread Biju Chacko
Dr Leverich: On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Dr. Brian Leverich lever...@linkpendium.com wrote: First, a brief introduction -- I'm a Harvard- and Stanford-trained mathematical economist with a doctorate in Public Policy Analysis. And I'm modestly competent as a historian. Welcome! The

Re: [silk] Query on wines.... and snobbery

2011-11-14 Thread Bonobashi
Apart from that, surely far more entertaining as well? Sent from my iPad On Nov 15, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: I've always thought of pot as fairly harmless (though I may be wrong --