Thejaswi Udupa [28/11/11 13:20 +0530]:
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote:
Time for the good old days of the Macarena?
The Macarena still has some excellent uses. Like in this rather boring
'brutal' death metal gig -
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:48 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote:
In light of the Occupy Wall Street protests and popular concern around the
1%, I point you to this remarkably cogent voice of concern from a decade
ago.
It's a long read, but persist and it will leave you in no doubt
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:48 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote:
Bob Frank, IMVHO manages to define the problem, but I don't like the
solution. There are many social sciences and psychological case
studies
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote:
[...]
As for the select few being happy, my limited knowledge of history
says that it was the background for the French Revolution. You need to
visit the palace at Versailles to understand why the French revolution
On 28 November 2011 13:20, Thejaswi Udupa thejaswi.ud...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com
wrote:
Time for the good old days of the Macarena?
taking part in quizzes for fun,
*understatement*
:)
~ashwin
Ashwin Kumar [28/11/11 16:14 +0530]:
On 28 November 2011 13:20, Thejaswi Udupa thejaswi.ud...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com
wrote:
Time for the good old days of the Macarena?
taking part in quizzes for fun,
*understatement*
:)
of the
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Thejaswi Udupa thejaswi.ud...@gmail.comwrote:
the country conducting and taking part in quizzes for fun, and tend to
take science fiction and heavy music rather seriously.
Who is this man and how do I quiz for fun (and profit) as well?
Chew Lin Kay [28/11/11 18:56 +0800]:
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Thejaswi Udupa thejaswi.ud...@gmail.comwrote:
the country conducting and taking part in quizzes for fun, and tend to
take science fiction and heavy music rather seriously.
Who is this man and how do I quiz for fun (and
as for quizzing for fun and profit try your luck here (once you fly down to
one of these cities)
bangalore - http://kqaquizzes.org/
hyderabad - http://www.kcircle.com
chennai - http://quizfoundation.com/
there are more, in one indian city or the other
Reason #2501 I need to visit India.
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote:
Reason #2501 I need to visit India. And then of course I remember that
quizzing is a blood sport in that country...
I don't know - there were frustratingly few intellectual outlets in
India besides debating and quizzing.
It is. Pack your plate armor.
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On Nov 28, 2011, at 7:01 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote:
as for quizzing for fun and profit try your luck here (once you fly down to
one of these cities)
bangalore - http://kqaquizzes.org/
hyderabad -
Srini RamaKrishnan [28/11/11 14:46 +0100]:
idea of holistic development, and most quiz heads I met were these
answer spewing, buzzer tapping monsters on stage who seemed to *ahem*
lack other skills.
ha ha yes. among quizzers on silk, for instance, samanth is only a
published author and
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.net wrote:
ha ha yes. among quizzers on silk, for instance, samanth is only a
published author and successful journalist. mahesh murthy is a vc among
other things, then there's udupa, me, sumanth srivathsan, ashwin .. no
You missed Noddy.
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On Nov 28, 2011, at 8:06 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote:
Srini RamaKrishnan [28/11/11 14:46 +0100]:
idea of holistic development, and most quiz heads I met were these
answer spewing, buzzer tapping monsters on stage who seemed to *ahem*
On Monday 28 Nov 2011 7:01:30 pm Chew Lin Kay wrote:
as for quizzing for fun and profit try your luck here (once you fly down
to one of these cities)
bangalore - http://kqaquizzes.org/
hyderabad - http://www.kcircle.com
chennai - http://quizfoundation.com/
there are more, in one
On Monday 28 November 2011 11:03 PM, ss wrote:
Am I the only one on this list who has gradually learned to be bored to death
by quizzing?
I grew up when I went to the 11th grade. Stopped quizzing after. GDRVF
--Venkat
No.
Try not to break down and get emotional, but there is at least one other.
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On Nov 28, 2011, at 11:03 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote:
On Monday 28 Nov 2011 7:01:30 pm Chew Lin Kay wrote:
as for quizzing for fun and profit try your luck here (once you fly down
to one
Hello,
Going against the grain here. I don't want to ship things from the US to
India, but send stuff from home to the US.
Food. More specifically, the rather brilliant Sri Krishna Sweet's Mysore
Pa, to a friend in San Diego.
The couriers/commercial carriers refused to ship perishable goods, and
For the third year in a row, I am turning to silk listers for book
recommendation this holiday season.
What have you read over the last year that has left a mark on you?
What are you eagerly looking forward to reading over the Christmas/New
Year's holidays?
Past silk list recommendations have
RDB the man, the music has been a wonderful read, lovingly crafted bio of RD
Burman. Made the shortlist for this year's shakti bhatt prize too
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On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 12:30 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote:
For the third year in a row, I am turning to silk listers for book
recommendation this holiday season.
What have you read over the last year that has left a mark on you?
What are you eagerly looking forward to reading over the
On 29 November 2011 00:10, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
chandrachoo...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
Going against the grain here. I don't want to ship things from the US to
India, but send stuff from home to the US.
Food. More specifically, the rather brilliant Sri Krishna Sweet's Mysore
Pa,
Perishable in that context has to be interpreted as fragile / breakable
--
srs (blackberry)
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Be careful of US customs regulations. We're encouraged to report any
foodstuffs we're carrying and they sometimes get seized when we do :-(.
D
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
chandrachoo...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
Going against the grain here. I don't want
Danese Cooper [28/11/11 17:42 -0800]:
Be careful of US customs regulations. We're encouraged to report any
foodstuffs we're carrying and they sometimes get seized when we do :-(.
seized and thrown into a dustbin, to the chagrin of quite a few people who
turn up carrying sweets, pickles,
2 books that I particularly enjoyed in the last year ...
* Peking Diary: (1948 – 1949) A Year of Revolution by Derk Bodde
Diary of a US sinology professor in Beijing when the Communists routed
the Nationalists and the PRC was formed.
More:
Ashwin Nanjappa [29/11/11 10:27 +0800]:
2 books that I particularly enjoyed in the last year ...
* Peking Diary: (1948 – 1949) A Year of Revolution by Derk Bodde
I just picked up a copy of lawrence durrell's translation of 'pope joan' -
amazing reading, that.
Certainly not a new book - its
Wodehouse at the Wicket. A must for cricket/PGW fans.
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On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote:
What have you read over the last year that has left a mark on you?
What are you eagerly looking forward to reading over the Christmas/New
Year's holidays?
Here is what I had on my shelf when I visited India last month (Don't
The boy in the moon. Ian brown.
--
“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear
and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them
with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on
the lookout for ways to turn a
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Deepak Jois deepak.j...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is what I had on my shelf when I visited India last month (Don't
judge me, some books were just lying around the house. I did not pick
them up myself):
The Tales Of The Otori series by Lian Hearn
Generosity - An Enhancement: Richard Powers
Super Sad True Love Story: Gary Shteyngart
To The End Of The Land: David Grossman
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet: David Mitchell
From Dictatorship to Democracy: Gene Sharp
The New Life: Orhan Pamuk
Tiger Tiger: Margaux Fragoso
River of Smoke:
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