On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan <
kiran.karthike...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Saying no is tough in India. I once had an onsite manager who sent a
> stinker
> to the entire offshore top management because I refused to send out an
> updated document at 12 in the night. I was so pis
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
wrote:
>
> It was either that or become a nervous wreck (being an on call engineer in
> a high volume mailops team can have that effect on you, as can mcdonalds
> being the only restaurant in walking distance, so you grab a quarter
> pounder
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
> A topic that comes up every so often on silk [1]. I've fought (and, for
> now, won) my own battle with burnout, and I know several others on silk
> have grappled with it too. Share, please? Thoughts? Tips or tricks?
> Cautionary tales?
>
You here as well? Welcome & all that jazz. C u in blr soon dude.
On 5/30/09, Lahar Appaiah wrote:
> Hi,
> I've just joined the list (thanks, Udhay!), though I've known about Silk for
> years.
>
> I'm a corporate lawyer, and work for Big Blue at Bangalore. I like cricket,
> thriller novels and m
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Venkat Mangudi wrote:
> Mohit (मॊिहत) wrote:
> > - Mo
> > (who's seriously evaluating migrating to the moon :p)
>
> Can you please send me an invite when you do? ;-)
>
Most welcome...drop by any time...bring your own booze, and we
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Zainab Bawa wrote:
>
> And you have the gumption to turn around and accuse me. May
> > respectfully suggest that if you have an icky taste in your mouth you
> ought
> > to wash your mouth.
> >
>
> This is really one of the problems I see, not only on this list, bu
What makes u think I'm in Kanpur? All places UP aren't Kanpur you know ;)
And any Mo people here and they'd have thought they were in prison
On 4/16/09, Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote:
> 2009/4/15 Mohit (मॊिहत) :
>
>> Oh BTW, is anyone on this list based in Kanpur
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Venkat Mangudi wrote:
>Mohit (挪�W) wrote:
>
> Oh?! I meant engineers aren't social, are they? Although I can see where
> you
> are going with this :)
>
>
>
>I..g..n..o..r..e t..h..eb..a..i..t
>
A..r..ey..o..u s..u..r..e ? :)
Ok...I'll de
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Gautam John wrote:
> 2009/4/15 Mohit (मॊिहत) :
>
> > Isn't there an inherent contradiction in the phrase "social engineer"?
> > Unless you mean they were trying to create "a social engineer", as in
> "the
>
Isn't there an inherent contradiction in the phrase "social engineer"?
Unless you mean they were trying to create "a social engineer", as in "the
only one"
And ah! Welcome Pranesh...I'm a lurker too...i rather prefer single malts,
spreadsheets & live conversations to other stuff...and i do listen
And what do you think of Just Mohit? :)
- Mo
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:22 PM, Sumant Srivathsan wrote:
>
> I'm rarely online over the weekend, except for the obligatory email
> checking. Any soc-net activity takes place during that time. I like not
> having to look at my computer when I'm not working.
>
Sumant & I have had quite a few disc
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Zainab Bawa wrote:
> I refuse to accept that Bangalore is a cosmopolitan city. It is very much
> rooted in the biases of caste that are prominent in South India and in
> family traditions. The cosmopolitanism of this city is highly cosmetic.
Zainab: firstly I sy
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Nikhil Mehra wrote:
> I was brought on board by the list
> pappy, Uday - I think he was duly impressed by how much alcohol I could put
> away
I'm s'posed to welcome you here? :)
- Mo
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Nishant Shah wrote:
>
> Welcome, welcome indeed... we need new blood (I really don't like using the
> word in a welcome post, but oh well!) to help us unlurk :)
>
You mean the new ones get bled on this list? :)
>
> > And as a word to the wise, top-posting is con
n Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Mohit (मॊिहत) wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Amit Varma wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm not assuming infinite goodwill, I'm assuming fear of the market. In
>> the
>> competitive market that Facebook is in, if they fuck around w
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Amit Varma wrote:
>
> I'm not assuming infinite goodwill, I'm assuming fear of the market. In the
> competitive market that Facebook is in, if they fuck around with user
> content -- like, say, use pics without permission -- the market will screw
> them over. To m
Do you have The Hacker Ethic & Peopleware? If you could lend them, I'd be
grateful. I'm quite willing to buy them off you, but not sure someone who
owned these would ever agree.
- Mo
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:27 PM, Udhay Shankar N
That's a good definition. But IMHO it's rather more useful to define it
slightly tightly.
My definition is (and I borrowed it from somewhere, like all other good
things in life): "When I can live off the interest on the interest on the
wealth". By today's standards of living, since I need about 25
Udhay: you are a sadist :p
Ok. Just to put it in perspective. My comment was not with respect to "if i
had the time", but more to do with those "someday" wishes we all seem to
have. The two lists are not mutually exclusive however, and so i'll just
categorise them as "things to do before i die". h
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Welcome (Just)!
>
> That's an unusual first name. How did you come by it?
>
The first name (& the full name) is Mohit. "Just" is a nickname, since I
don't have a surname to go by
(The family disowned me & so no family affili
Interesting! :)
The grape thing appears on some of the replies sent to me, but doesn't in
others. Seems to be some sort of unicode buggery as Sumant said. I will need
to investigate & rectify. Thanks for pointing it out.
Have never met Udhay, but he seems to enjoy an awesome reputation in certain
Hi All,
Firstly let me thank Udhay for accepting my request & getting me on to Silk.
My name is (Just) Mohit. I live in Delhi after having wandered around a bit.
I am a finance professional by profession & dreamer by choice. Love books,
traveling & food. Enjoy single malts & good conversations. A
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