Re: [silk] introduction...

2013-06-19 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Sounds like a plan. I think the visa issue did sort itself out after a great deal of effort :)  --srs Original message From: Udhay Shankar N Date: 06/20/2013 7:44 AM (GMT+05:30) To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] introduction... Happy 4th anniversary, St

Re: [silk] introduction...

2013-06-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Happy 4th anniversary, Stef and Indro! I'd be most interested in your account of your experiences in India over 4+ years. Udhay On 17-Sep-08 10:51 AM, Stephanie Whiting wrote: > Hi, > > I got the welcome mail asking me to introduce myself, I'm Stephanie Whiting > and I am a 24 year old American

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Thaths
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Dave Long wrote: > Among my wife's secret mutant powers: determining a book's (general) genre > by the smell of its pages. > (She, by the way, maintains that bone glue breaking down forms a major > note in "old book" smell) > Quick horsing around. Thaths -- Ho

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Dave Long
A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness, this unmistakable smell is as much a part of the book as its contents. Someone should combine wine tasting with "smelling of old books" , to determine which wine goes best with a Don Qu

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 07:15:39PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > It might be fun if we got JWZ on silk, though. Thaths? JWZ looks like he's having a life, so I doubt he accepts.

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On 19-Jun-13 7:02 PM, Jai Iyer wrote: > This reminded me of something I read somewhere this past week. > It *ahem* got right up my nose till I found it : > > From: > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5872414 > > > JWZ: "Be careful. Music engages your creative hemisphere I will indulge my in

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Jai Iyer
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Biju Chacko wrote: > > Interestingly enough, I just discovered that I can't pun while I'm > listening to music. Its sort of like trying to hum a tune while another is > playing. > This reminded me of something I read somewhere this past week. It *ahem* got right u

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Thaths
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:14 AM, gabin kattukaran wrote: > On 19 Jun 2013 18:30, "Udhay Shankar N" wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Thaths wrote: > > >> > > There's another thread going up in smoke. > > >> > Confess, now...its absinthe made your heart grow fonder. > > >> I expected a

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread gabin kattukaran
On 19 Jun 2013 18:30, "Udhay Shankar N" wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Thaths wrote: > > >> > > There's another thread going up in smoke. > >> > Confess, now...its absinthe made your heart grow fonder. > >> I expected a crack like this. > >> > > > > A pot calling a kettle black? > >

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Thaths wrote: >> > > There's another thread going up in smoke. >> > Confess, now...its absinthe made your heart grow fonder. >> I expected a crack like this. >> > > A pot calling a kettle black? As expected, this thread is mushrooming like magic. Udhay -- ((Udh

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Thaths
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 5:39 AM, Biju Chacko wrote: > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > On 19-Jun-13 3:31 PM, gabin kattukaran wrote: > > >> Trust you to make a hash of things. > > > There's another thread going up in smoke. > > Confess, now...its absinthe made your hea

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Biju Chacko wrote: > Interestingly enough, I just discovered that I can't pun while I'm > listening to music. Its sort of like trying to hum a tune while another is > playing. Actually *listening* to music is a single-tasking activity for me. At the very least, a

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Biju Chacko
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Biju Chacko wrote: > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > >> On 19-Jun-13 3:31 PM, gabin kattukaran wrote: >> >> >> Trust you to make a hash of things. >> > >> > >> > There's another thread going up in smoke. >> >> Confess, now...its absinthe

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Biju Chacko
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On 19-Jun-13 3:31 PM, gabin kattukaran wrote: > > >> Trust you to make a hash of things. > > > > > > There's another thread going up in smoke. > > Confess, now...its absinthe made your heart grow fonder. I expected a crack like this. --

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On 19-Jun-13 3:31 PM, gabin kattukaran wrote: >> Trust you to make a hash of things. > > > There's another thread going up in smoke. Confess, now...its absinthe made your heart grow fonder. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Sean Doyle
I wouldn't recommend the 1922 Quixote; 1605 and 1615 were much better years. If you can't find this vintage I'd suggest the 1939 Menard which had some of the similar organics. On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:01 AM, gabin kattukaran wrote: > On 19 June 2013 14:05, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > Trust yo

Re: [silk] Energy: 100% of global power from solar using 1% of total land surface

2013-06-19 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 03:29:30PM +0530, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: > >> in rich countries. In the end, though, they too will change as the > >> alternatives become normal, and what was once normal becomes quaintly > >> old-fashioned. > > > > I

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread gabin kattukaran
On 19 June 2013 14:05, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Trust you to make a hash of things. There's another thread going up in smoke. -gabin -- They pay me to think... As long as I keep my mouth shut.

Re: [silk] Energy: 100% of global power from solar using 1% of total land surface

2013-06-19 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: >> in rich countries. In the end, though, they too will change as the >> alternatives become normal, and what was once normal becomes quaintly >> old-fashioned. > > It has been quaintly old-fashioned for many years now where I sit. Renewables do

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

2013-06-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: > There are other volatile organics that would go better with an old Don > Quixote. Trust you to make a hash of things. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] Energy: 100% of global power from solar using 1% of total land surface

2013-06-19 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:37:47PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > More on the dropping cost of PV panels: > > http://www.economist.com/news/21566414-alternative-energy-will-no-longer-be-alternative-sunny-uplands > > Rebranding is always a tricky exercise, but for one field of technology > 2013