Re: [silk] Reintroducing myself

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 7:56 AM Rajesh Mehar wrote: > > Out of curiosity: What is the difference > > between active and passive lurking? > > In my mind, > > active lurking is reading the post and enjoying the discussion but > consciously (for whatever motive) not responding. > > And passive lurki

Re: [silk] Reintroducing myself

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 2:03 AM Peter Griffin wrote: > As one of the army of people who do give a fuck --- i.e., who are happy to > see you happy --- re-welcome, old friend. > Thank you! :) N/C

[silk] Reintroducing myself

Hello. Let me see, it's been 10 years on the list. After initial enthusiasm in responding to all messages, I lurked, first actively and then passively. And now occasionally read a thread or two till the first point of drift. Things outside were happening. Today I got added to a Whatsapp group wh

Re: [silk] Danese in Bangalore...time for a Meetup?

Friday works better for me too. (Which is also to say, Hello Bangalore. I am in you. I've moved.) On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 9:26 AM Biju Chacko wrote: > Friday -- I'm in Bombay till Thursday. > On Mar 2, 2016 08:53, "Danese Cooper" wrote: > > > Which is better, Thursday or Friday evening? > > >

Re: [silk] It's not cool, but...

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 9:13 AM Deepa Mohan wrote: > Here's wishing Udhay and Lavanya the very best as they complete a > decade and a half of married life > Merry anniversary etc., Udhay and Lavanya. When in Madras next? But Deepa, why is it not cool? And what is cool?

Re: [silk] The least random number

On Thu Dec 11 2014 at 5:45:42 PM Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > So when did you join silklist, and how did you hear about it? > I sent this offlist to Udhay, but then thought I might join in the discussion as well. I joined the Silkist sometime in 2007. 7 years on Silk, then, not as old as the regu

Re: [silk] introductions

On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > You have started a pun cascade. I hope you're proud of yourself. > > Would such a cascade build a pun upon each other?

Re: [silk] Madras 19th?

On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk < s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: > So what makes sense for all? Lunch, coffee or both? > Coffee, preferably. I can suggest the Ranjith as an alternative to GRT/Azulia. Decent food, cheaper-than-grt booze, and centrally located. Plus, Ranjith

Re: [silk] Madras 19th?

On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > Lunch would be preferable, somewhere central, with good bar service .. > Copper Point at the GRT? > > I may not make it for lunch, but I'll try drop in for a bit of post-lunch chit chat and coffee.

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On 14-Mar-2014 6:13 PM, "Dibyo" wrote: > > I'll get there sevenish. > Anybody else coming?

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

. Others: I'm on my way there. > > On Thursday, March 13, 2014, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan < > chandrachoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Chew Lin Kay > > > wrote: > > > > > They're an upstairs unit, right ne

Re: [silk] Bangalore - 27th April

On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Neha Viswanathan wrote: > She's named Krishna.. So.. Calico Krishna! With husband Pattu Paul. > Paul is Pattu, although he is not on Silk. -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Chew Lin Kay wrote: > They're an upstairs unit, right next to the Haldi Indian restaurant. :) > > Was there this evening. Highly recommended. Beware the ticking clocks.

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On 12-Mar-2014 2:12 PM, "Chew Lin Kay" wrote: > > What time? 6.30? 7? 6:30 is good. I'll probably get there a bit early and hang around C

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Chew Lin Kay wrote: > Spiffy Dapper at Boat Quay for drinks? > > Sounds good. C

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On 09-Mar-2014 12:02 AM, "Chew Lin Kay" wrote: > > I'll drop by if I can. What brings you these parts? :) > > CL > Generally. The brother and his wife live here. Visiting them and taking a rather well deserved, much needed holiday. C

Re: [silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

On 07-Mar-2014 3:02 PM, "Dibyo Haldar" wrote: > > My schedule tends to be very chippy, but I can try to make it 14th or maybe > even 15th. > 14th sounds good to me. Can we fix for then?

[silk] Singapore Silk Meet 13/14/15th March?

Hello folks, Visiting Singapore this coming week. Will be there for about 4-5 days. Anybody up for a meet on the days mentioned? C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] A new buzzphrase: "procedural content creation"

On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > http://www.speedtree.com/avatar/ > > ... > Enter SpeedTree Cinema > > As they scoured the Internet for vegetation software, Bluff’s team > learned of SpeedTree Cinema, a product so new it hadn’t been formally > announced yet. The team sig

Re: [silk] Lunch with Adrianna Tan tomorrow at the madras race club (eom)

On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 11:31 PM, Radhika, Y. wrote: > Haven't been there for dinner so you are right. Great bruch, lunch, coffee > place though. > > Liking Amethysts less every passing day. Anyway, as things stand now, meeting with Adriana tomorrow at 7 PM, Madras Race Club. Caitlin and others,

Re: [silk] Lunch with Adrianna Tan tomorrow at the madras race club (eom)

On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > > I'm assuming the race club is members only, and unavailable since Suresh > dropped out. Can we pick an alternate venue? > > Actually, Race club was because Adri is meeting another friend of mine there. Said friend is a member, and ther

Re: [silk] Lunch with Adrianna Tan tomorrow at the madras race club (eom)

Adrianna says 7 pm. Not sure if that is lunch. C On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > --srs (htc one x) > > -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] Chennai meet

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 7:51 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 6:42 PM, Caitlin Marinelli > > Monday or Tuesday evening works for me in Chennai. Would love to meet > > the Chennai silklisters. > > +1 > > Ditto me. C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] Forget Pinots. Have You Tried a Maharashtra Merlot?

On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Thaths wrote: > > > This is the market battle Sula has waged for more than a decade. The best > hope for wineries like Sula is to lure some of India’s 300 million whiskey > consumers away from the varnish-liquor. Oh wow. Varnish-liquour? Seriously? C

Re: [silk] Chennai meet up

I'm here. Got us a biggish table on the veranda. To the left as you walk in. C On 02-Sep-2013 6:06 PM, "Badri Natarajan" wrote: > > On 2 Sep 2013, at 17:57, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan < > chandrachoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm about 20 mins aw

Re: [silk] Chennai meet up

I'm about 20 mins away. Will get us a table On 02-Sep-2013 4:22 PM, "Srini RamaKrishnan" wrote: > > Yes, see you at amethyst. > On Sep 2, 2013 3:43 PM, "Suresh Ramasubramanian" wrote: > > > On 02-Sep-2013, at 15:25, Badri Natarajan wrote: > > > > >>> But if Amethyst is on, I can make it anytime

Re: [silk] Chennai meet up

On 31-Aug-2013 12:40 AM, "Srini RamaKrishnan" wrote: > > Suresh do you have a preference? Chandroo, will you be able to make it? > Yes. C

Re: [silk] Meet up.

On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Biju Chacko wrote: > > I think I'll drop out too. I've had a lot of late nights lately and > I'd like to get home early for a change. > > Udhay, add me to the confirmed list. I just made a 350 km trip to come to the meet. Why, why, why do you folks drop out? C

Re: [silk] Chennai meet up

On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > Does Monday night, 2nd Sep work for everyone? > I'm in. C

Re: [silk] Chennai meet up

On 27-Aug-2013 4:34 AM, "Suresh Ramasubramanian" wrote: > When, this weekend? Anyone else in town now? > I am in town. Now. This weekend maybe difficult. How about a week night? C

Re: [silk] Meet up.

I'm maybe in. On 8/20/13, Andy Deemer wrote: > Yep - I'm definitely in! > > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > >> On 10-Aug-13 11:47 AM, rashmi v wrote: >> >> > This weekend might be short notice for most people. I was thinking of >> > Saturday August 31st. >> >> Current

Re: [silk] Meet up.

If it's Aug 31, count me in. (Phone mail. Excuse formatting, top-posting etc.) C On 8/10/13, rashmi v wrote: > Hi ! > > This weekend might be short notice for most people. I was thinking of > Saturday August 31st. > > Regards > Rashmi > On Aug 10, 2013 11:29 AM, "Suresh Ramasubramanian" > wrot

Re: [silk] Intro!

On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:35 AM, wrote: > > And, of course, The show. The reason why TV was invented. The single > greatest and most popular Indian schoolboy TV serial of all time. > > Giant Robot was good and all, but it held no candles or even petromax lights to the awesomeness that was Stone B

Re: [silk] "Old book" smell

On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Biju Chacko wrote: > > That was terrible. One more joke like that and I'm gonna cry foal. > > You could do that till your voice is horse, and no one would care. I suggest we all stop making an ass of ourselves. C

Re: [silk] Chennai and Bangalore Beer-ups

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Adrianna Tan wrote: > Any chance of Tues? If not Thurs is fine. > > Tuesday is good. It's better than Thursday for me. However, if group wants to meet on Thursday, I can figure something out. C > On Monday, 6 May 2013, Chandrachoodan Gop

Re: [silk] Chennai and Bangalore Beer-ups

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > It's possible I may be able to attend (Chennai), pick a date and I'll try > to drop in. > Wednesday the 8th or Thursday the 9th. I prefer Wednesday, but Adrianna (offlist) mentioned she had things to do on Wednesday and wanted to meet

Re: [silk] Chennai and Bangalore Beer-ups

On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Adrianna Tan wrote: > > Anyone wants a beer? > > Yup. Wednesday, the 8th? C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +919884467463

Re: [silk] Help!!help!!

On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Naresh wrote: > I and a (male) friend are heading to London 25th april evening till 2nd > may and didn't book a hotel /accomodation till now..and it's all full up or > 180 pounds ++.i need to be in fairly central/south bank /southwark and the > hotels / b&b's are

[silk] Thread Drift: Origins of temples/churches/mosques: Was coming calamity in Bangalore

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > Very true but when you claim prehistoric divine origin rather than "built > by a king" type origins .. > So question to Silklisters. I used to think that a dedicated place of worship, a place to keep the god was a concept introdu

Re: [silk] coming calamity in Bangalore

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > As for the temples - yes, beautiful, cultural, need to be preserved and > all that, but do you seriously expect thiruvanmiyur to revert back to being > a dense forest to set off the beauty of the temple and its tank? > preferably wi

Re: [silk] coming calamity in Bangalore

On 18 Apr 2013 19:58, "Srini RamaKrishnan" wrote: > > Oh I had a specific example in mind, from my neighborhood. > > The MRTS in Thiruvanmiyur - this - > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Thiruvanmiyur_MRTS_station.JPG > > Versus this, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marundeeswarar_

Re: [silk] How to Track a Mobile Phone Without the User Knowing | eHow.com

On 12 Apr 2013 13:19, "Andy Deemer" wrote: > > Would love to know some non-nefarious uses for this technology! Ideas? > Tracking a sensitive shipment. Give the driver of the vehicle a phone and use it to track his/her movement. C > -- > Curious in Asia: http://asiaobscura.com > Discover Bangal

Re: [silk] Stops on a DIY walking tour of Mylapore and/or George Town

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:04 PM, Thejaswi Udupa wrote: > Most of you have covered most of the to-do stuff. All I have to add is a > visit to the fruit juice shop on the Abhiramipuram end of Dr. Ranga Road. A > plate of chat at the Kolkata chap next door followed by a glass (which is > technically

Re: [silk] Stops on a DIY walking tour of Mylapore and/or George Town

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Thaths wrote: > > What are some of the stops in a walk around Mylapore and George Town that I > should not miss? > > Here is a tentative plan I have in mind: > > 1. Mylapore > > Jannal Kadai vadais and bajjis - 4ish PM to about 8ish PM. Rose milk at the corner of

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Chew Lin Kay wrote: > Let's do Mahamudra at one. If people can rsvp I can make reservations. > Count me in. C

Re: [silk] Two history podcasts to top them all

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Thaths wrote: > At today's Chennai silk list meetup the topic of history podcasts came up. > I offered to post to silk list asking everyone for recommendations. > > 1. What are two (history or other) podcasts that are the best in your > opinion? > > UC San Diego's

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Thaths wrote: > > I think we have quorum for the Bay Leaf at 12:30. > > Okay. Sounds good. C

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Thaths wrote: > So for the lunch meetup on the 12th... > > (a) Can I have a show of hands? > > Here is my hand. I vote Pelita. C

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading from 2012

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Thaths wrote: > > Thanks. Both look very interesting. I am a little wary of Ph.D. theses > that are born again as books. I checked the preview of Book 2 on Google > books

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Divya wrote: > Khader Nawaz Khan road does have a lot of options, not all of them are > super expensive.The last time I made it it to a Chennai silk-meet earlier > this year, we tried a new Pan Asian place there. Don't remember the name... > 3 Kingdoms. C

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > khader nawaz khan road (the road next to the income tax office) has tons > of options > > greek / mediterranean (kryptos by willi) sounds like a plan - but > decidedly not cheap (~ 1000 rupees per pax) > > > http://www.tripadvisor.i

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk meet this week?

Yeah. Thursday, 8 onwards should be okay. (pardon phone mail) C On 12/11/12, Badri Natarajan wrote: > > > On 11-12-2012, Caitlin Marinelli wrote: > >> Hey Group - we were to > have a Silk meet in Chennai this week but I can't find the thread. Any > takers? > > 13 Dec (Thursday) evening I though

Re: [silk] Intro to a tech-driven social worker

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Caitlin Marinelli < caitlin.marine...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 13th works for me! > > As it does for me. And oh, silklisters in/passing through Chennai. I am a freelancer, I work from home. So, any day is good for a meet. An hour's notice to decide where to meet is a

Re: [silk] Intro to a tech-driven social worker

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > Suresh/Chandru: Silk meet in a couple of weeks or so? Perhaps a Friday >> evening? >> > > Works for me. > > Same here. A few other silklisters around, although lurking. Will try and raise them. C

Re: [silk] Quiz help

On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Bonobashi wrote: > Allahabad - that's where the east-west midpoint was determined, and the > time zone derived from that . > > Vikram Doctor had written about this a long time ago. There was #outrage in Bombay over the use of Madras Time (the original observatory

Re: [silk] Want a one-way ticket to Mars? A Dutch company is looking for you

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > My first thought was that this is some kind of stealth marketing > My first thought was that I already do live on Mars. And the occasional Snickers bar. C

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:11 PM, J. Alfred Prufrock < another.prufr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Day-umm. I'll be there for a while next Friday (26th), but I guess that's > too early. JAPda, where/when do you want to meet, if. C

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 11:38 PM, J. Alfred Prufrock < another.prufr...@gmail.com> wrote: > You no like Cornucopia? > > I do. Oh, I do. I also like throwing options into mixers. I'd love to go to any place that isn't Azulia. C

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > Failing any other votes let's just go with Azulia. > > Oh please no Azulia anymore. I think I've had everything on their menu. Thrice. How about Pod from Park, on Khader Nawaz Khan road? C

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > Show of hands? I have so far: > Cheeni > Shiva > Krish Ashok > Vijay Anand > Udhay > > +1 C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +447594553053

Re: [silk] Chennaimadras silkmeet Jul 28?

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:11 PM, J. Alfred Prufrock < another.prufr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Day-umm. I'll be there for a while next Friday (26th), but I guess that's > too early. > > I will be there. Or here, as it rightly is. Care for a drink or two? C

Re: [silk] Requests, invitation for collaboration, support etc.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 06:56:14AM +0530, ss wrote: > > > What is the exact rock type? Did you estimate from the weathering or the > scene? > The rock seems like regular granite, which the Hoysalas rarely (if never never) used. Hoysalas are k

Re: [silk] Requests, invitation for collaboration, support etc.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 6:56 AM, ss wrote: > > The state of archaeology in India is below pathetic. An example is the > following image of an 800-1000 year old (my estimate) bas relief in > Lalbagh, > Bangalore that is right there out in thhe open, ignored and unnoticed by > most > with most peop

Re: [silk] Requests, invitation for collaboration, support etc.

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 10:32 PM, John Sundman wrote: > Recently he's had success as a producer of shows for The History Channel > on cable TV. I have no idea whether this channel is available in India or > UK, but it's very popular here in the States. Their mainstay is to do > popularizations o

Re: [silk] Introduction

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Deepak Jois wrote: > What an interesting co-incidence. I was at the documentary film > screening at Atta Galatta just yesterday and had a great time. We > spoke for a few moments before the screening started. > > Is this the film by Vinoo Krishnan? He's an old fri

[silk] Requests, invitation for collaboration, support etc.

Righto. As some of you know, I moved to Bristol, UK early this year to work on film and TV and help promote archaeology. The UK economy apparently is still in recession, and some of the shows that were to be commissioned (and two of which I was supposed to work on) haven't gotten their sign on the

Re: [silk] outdated words in "Indian English"

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Danese Cooper wrote: > > I hear "knickers" in the UK for underpants > Knickers are used, but mostly its pants. Or perhaps that's a West Country/Bristolian usage. C

Re: [silk] outdated words in "Indian English"

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: > > > http://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/whnoj/as_an_indian_never_realized_that_these_words_from/ > > As an Indian, never realized that these words from 'Indian English' are > outdated in other parts of the world. Could you confirm if

Re: [silk] London. Again.

My number is (0)7594 553 053. I'll probably be at the place about 6 if folks want to turn up early. C On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Varun Sahni wrote: > I'll be there what is your number in london I am at 07816320006 > > Regards, > > Varun > > On 19 Jun 2012, at 19:54, Anish Mohammed wrote:

[silk] London. Again.

So slicha advance notice this time. In London Sunday evening till Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday are going to be rather long days of heavy labour. Wednesday could be antidote, if enough Silklisters make it. I shall be in the general vicinity of Ealing, and happy to get anywhere within two changes of

Re: [silk] Help!--linguistic brain-tapping needed, please

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > Are you kidding me? I am with you that he didn't quite manage to wipe > every last memory of Hindi out, but he went far with his silly ideas. > > He's more or less single handedly responsible for the ideology that > led to the decimation

Re: [silk] In London

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Dinesh Venkateswaran < dinesh.mad...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Not in town on friday. How about thursday or late evening saturday? > I leave London late evening Saturday. But can change plans if enough people turn up for a Saturday meeting. C

[silk] In London

Right, another short-notice trip to London. I will be there Wednesday through Saturday. Anybody up for a quick meet Friday evening? C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +447594553053

Re: [silk] in London

Non-posh is fine. On 4/17/12, Dinesh Venkateswaran wrote: > > > On 17 Apr 2012, at 08:06, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan > wrote: > >> 6 sounds ace. Other Silks in the London area joining? >> >> C >> (excuse phone mail.) > > All Bar One Canary Wharf i

Re: [silk] in London

20:44, Badri Natarajan wrote: >> >>> I'm not sure about my schedule yet, but if you guys post up a meeting >>> place I'll try to swing by.. >>> >>> -- >>> Badri Natarajan >>> >>> On Monday, 16 April 2012 at 19:26,

Re: [silk] in London

; >> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan >> wrote: >> Hello London Silkers, >> >> I am coming up to the city tomorrow (Monday, 16th April) for a shoot. I'll >> probably be there through the week. >> Quick meet possibl

[silk] in London

Hello London Silkers, I am coming up to the city tomorrow (Monday, 16th April) for a shoot. I'll probably be there through the week. Quick meet possible? Tuesday works best for me, or Friday evening. C -- http://about.me/chandrachoodan +447594553053

Re: [silk] In the UK.

The Bristolian accent is markedly different from West Country. The very name Bristol owes its origins to the Bristol accent. Brigstowe becomes Bristol because of the tendency of locals to add an L to words ending with a vowel sound. Along the south/south west coast of England, you'll run into a d

Re: [silk] In the UK.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Chew Lin Kay wrote: > One of my happiest memories of a short trip to Bristol involved riverside > coffee, sun in the face, children and doggies (only one was leashed) > walking past. A bit touristy, certainly, but very lovely. > > It's gotten a bit warm here. Peop

[silk] In the UK.

Hello, Just a quick note. I've moved to the UK, specifically Bristol (possibly London soon) to work in the rather interesting mashup between heritage/history and TV production. I will also be pursuing other projects - making radio/podcasts on a lot of other subjects, as well as remotely curating a

Re: [silk] JT Edsons

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Does anybody have these around - especially the older ones from the 1960s > > Had a few Dusty Fogg and Ysabel Kid books. Just gave them away to a friend who works with govt. schools. Will see if I have more in cold storage. Have a c

Re: [silk] Hello

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Chew Lin Kay wrote: > > I've grown up with red fire trucks and white + other colours ambulances, > that seeing florescent yellow ones in the UK made me wonder if someone took > highlighter pens to them... > > Or got them painted at the local bakery. The green-yell

Re: [silk] Hello

> > I'm honored to be added to this list. Below, a brief introduction. > > > > I live on Martha's Vineyard, a mostly rural island 5 miles south of > > Cape Cod, Massachusetts. > > > Also, stop me if you've heard this before. But if you live on Martha's Vineyard, where does she live? (The others w

Re: [silk] Hello

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 10:57 PM, John R. Sundman wrote: > My ancestry is Finnish, Scottish, and Irish. > > Well, you are part Irish. I am Iyerish. Lapsed. > If you have any ancestors in any of these places, who knows, we may be > cousins! > > Ah. I do have a cousin called John Sundaram. Very ex

Re: [silk] Hello

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:42 PM, John R. Sundman wrote: > Hello Friends, > > Hello, I first read your name as John Sundaraman. And wondered if you were a cousin of mine. C

Re: [silk] Why this Kolaveri di?[1]

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Venkat Mangudi wrote: > > [2]: From my limited knowledge, it is a language derived from Tamil and > is typically spoken in Chennai and thereabouts. If you don't live there, > it makes sense as much as Romulan does. :-) > > It is not derived from a single language. I

Re: [silk] Anniversary silkmeet in Chennai, Dec 24/25

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > Here's a rough headcount that I know of: > > Thaths > Suresh > Chandrachoodan > Sruthi > Udhay > Shivakumar > Sumant > > I might bring along a friend or two. C

Re: [silk] Anniversary silkmeet in Chennai, Dec 24/25

Permit me a word, please. Also permit me to quote verbatim a conversation with the list father and my humble self. Udhay: Dude > Udhay: How about a place that serves beer? > Chandrachoodan: righto > 10D > good. cheap food. decent beer > Udhay: where? > Chandrachoodan: T Nagar > Udhay: b

Re: [silk] Anniversary silkmeet in Chennai, Dec 24/25

On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > So I'll be in Madras over the Christmas weekend > Hands shown. Saturday is cool. On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Sumant Srivathsan wrote: > +1, though I'd prefer the Tuscana on Chamiers Road. I'm not a fan of > Copper Point. > +1 Tu

Re: [silk] Request for GLAM help

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Noopur wrote: > > The reason I am putting it up here is because while we do these events, > it's hard to get people who understand Wiki editing or can take > 'appropriate' pictures worth uploading to Commons. I just thought I'd ask > you all if you know curators,

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading from 2011

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Sidin Vadukut wrote: > > 4. Anything by Arnaldur Indridasson. I discovered this Icelandic crime > writer this year. The name could be Srilankan Tamil. Indiradasan. Arnaldur, a tiny village of body building fanbois of the Terminator. C

[silk] Anyone going from Chennai/Bangalore to the US?

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 I

Re: [silk] Query on Indian-made wines

> > Venkat Mangudi [10/11/11 13:55 +0530]: > >> Grover's La Reserve, some wines from Sula and Reveilo comes to mind. If >> you're in Tamil Naadu, Kerala and a few other states where the choice is >> limited, then you're stuck. >> > Grover, Sula and Four Seasons are fairly good. Golconda isn't *too*

Re: [silk] an-NRI again

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Venkat Mangudi wrote: > > > Having said that, as a person who *chose* to return and stayed, life is > certainly *not* easy here. But it is easier to be among friends and family. > A mumbaikar coming back to India should have chosen to go to Mumbai. What > has helpe

Re: [silk] an-NRI again

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: > > More importantly, if we had nothing to criticise or bitch about, why would > this group exist ?:-) > To recognize and appreciate the awesomeness that is me. C -- http://www.uk.linkedin.com/in/chandrachoodan http://www.flickr.com/phot

Re: [silk] Video Conferencing

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Venkat Mangudi wrote: > On Monday 17 October 2011 02:53 PM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan wrote: > > Quick question. My boss wants to set up a video conference across 6 > > cities in India and in London for an event. Anybody on this list have

[silk] Video Conferencing

Quick question. My boss wants to set up a video conference across 6 cities in India and in London for an event. Anybody on this list have experience/contacts/tips/warnings? C -- http://www.uk.linkedin.com/in/chandrachoodan http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/ +9

Re: [silk] Invites for Quora?

On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Nishant Shah wrote: > Just wondering if anybody is on Quora and if there are any invites > available. Was recently hearing somebody rave about it in a conference, am > now looking to see whats the fuss about. > Just invited you Nishant. Happy to oblige if others

Re: [silk] Impromptu silkmeet in South Bangalore this evening

On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Achtung. > > Chandrachoodan is in Bangalore today, and lacking access to email for > the present, he asked me to put the word out. > > Achtung too. Chandrachoodan has email access temporarily, for a short time. And would like to meet more

Re: [silk] Plus by Google

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 9:40 PM, Nishant Shah wrote: > People, I sent invites to all who pinged, but apparently the outgoing > invitations are suspended for the time being. Sorry. I will send them out > once they are resumed. > On that note, I got an invite, and am in. Send emails offline and I

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