[silk] Silkmeet Zoom Details (7pm IST on 21st May)

2021-05-20 Thread Vinit Bhansali
tomorrow! - Vinit Bhansali

[silk] Silkmeet on Friday? (21st May, Zoom)

2021-05-17 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Dear fellow Silklisters, Udhay, Surabhi and I are hosting a SilkMeet this week. We haven't met in meatspace in years (literally) and thought we should at least catch up over Zoom. We plan on meeting this Friday, (21st May, 7pm IST) and hope it works for most of you. *Requirements:* 1) Your favo

[silk] Steganography: This clever AI hid data from its creators to cheat at its appointed task

2018-12-31 Thread Vinit Bhansali
It wasn't cheating or doing a poor job. It worked within the defined parameters. The parameters themselves were poorly defined. Interesting that it always boils down to the this "I have the right answer. But do you have the right question". This clever AI hid data from its creators to cheat

Re: [silk] The end of the teens

2017-11-23 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On 23 Nov 2017 10:13 p.m., "Ashwin Kumar" wrote: +1 ~ashwin From: silklist on behalf of Deepa Mohan Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 6:53:04 PM To: Intelligent Conversation Subject: Re: [silk] The end of the teens I am onetative, too, depending on the final d

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 28 - bangalore

2017-06-28 Thread Vinit Bhansali
ᐧ On 27 June 2017 at 22:19, Deepa Mohan wrote: > It's Vinit and Surabhi's daughter Sara's birthday, too, on > Wednesday...if my memory serves me right (it doesn't, always). > > Hoping to make it there with Derek Shaffer. Her birthday is tomorrow. Silkmeet always T-1 day to Sara's birthday. Lo

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 29 - bangalore

2017-06-19 Thread Vinit Bhansali
I'm in. Also, if we change to 28th or 30th, then Surabhi and I can host the meet as well. - Vinit ᐧ On 19 June 2017 at 13:03, Madhu Menon wrote: > I'm in 90% > >

Re: [silk] what have you produced during enforced downtime?

2016-12-29 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On 29 December 2016 at 10:40, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > I got reminded of this message [1] from an earlier conversation recently. > To quote Ramu from then (are you still reading silk, Ramu?) > [...] > > Any stories the list can share about similar things happening during > enforced downtime? > >

Re: [silk] Bangalore

2016-06-20 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Samanth, Udhay, It's been too long since I last hung out with Silk folk. I'm in - both for meeting and hosting - Vittal Mallya Road area. Tuesday is the only day that works (have a family thing on Wednesday). Show of hands? - Vinit ᐧ On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 12:48 PM, Samanth Subramanian wrot

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

2016-03-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
I'm in. ABC on Friday night sounds great. - Vinit ᐧ On 2 March 2016 at 14:19, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Arbor Brewing Company on Magrath road. > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((via phone)) > ᐧ

Re: [silk] Bangalore Silkmeet?

2015-02-04 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Hey Danese, If you are working in whitefield ... the Marriott in Whitefield is a good option. Great rooms too! ᐧ On 4 February 2015 at 14:20, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On 04/02/15 04-Feb-2015;2:05 pm, Danese Cooper wrote: > > > I'll be in Bangalore 2/15 mid-day through 2/18 early morning. > > >

[silk] Why email newsletters won't die ...

2014-08-24 Thread Vinit Bhansali
[Quote] "but really the best newsletters are secret. The authors encourage readers to share the subscribe link with other people who might be interested, but request that no one share the subscribe link on social media or the open web, creating a sort of darknet of semi-underground dispatches." [Un

Re: [silk] have your reading habits changed?

2013-12-31 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On 30 December 2013 17:00, Biju Chacko wrote: > > > Having the books on my tablet/phone allowed me to grab a few minutes > every now and then through my day to read. My only irritation is that > they tend to run out of juice whenever I want to read. > I've been using ebook readers (specifically e

Re: [silk] Bangalore Meet, Food & Drinks

2013-04-15 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Andy, On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Andy Deemer wrote: > Okay, we've got a grill arranged, drinks arranged, and even food > arranged. Now we just need the conversation! > Wondering if you need help with food arrangements for us vegetarian people? I can help/bring along some food depending

Re: [silk] Bangalore Meet, Food & Drinks

2013-04-12 Thread Vinit Bhansali
+1 for me. (Tentative for now for the spouse) - Vinit On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:27 PM, wrote: > Not exactly a jumbo party so far. More confirmations, perhaps? > > Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone > > -Original Message- > From: Andy Deemer > Sender: silklist-bounces+thewall=gmai

Re: [silk] Why don't women write or reply more on Silk?

2013-01-08 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Everyone, 2013/1/9 Caitlin Marinelli : > > Bueno Radhika, - que tipo [] > > > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:24 AM, Radhika, Y. wrote: > >> the good news Caitlin is that [] > >> Radhika > I think the current direction of the thread fully answers the question originally posted in the sub

Re: [silk] Fifteen (Udhay Shankar N)

2012-12-11 Thread Vinit Bhansali
For Vinit and Surabhi's place, I strongly advocate car pooling, as > parking is a HUGE nuisance around there. > Deepa is right about the limited parking in our apartment. We own 4 parking spots and I'll make sure these will be available. Beyond that, the best spots for parking are: 1) UB City (*

Re: [silk] Fifteen

2012-12-05 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Deepak Shenoy wrote: > > Udupa > > Udhay > > Nikhil Mehra > > Badri (?) > > Deepak > > + Vinit - Vinit (Doesn't mean I'm not attending the SilkMeet, the "-Vinit" is my sig)

[silk] Turmeric (can!) help fight viruses?

2012-09-18 Thread Vinit Bhansali
*Can turmeric help fight viruses?* http://earthsky.org/science-wire/turmeric-spices-up-virus-study Curcumin, found in turmeric, stopped the potentially deadly Rift Valley > Fever virus from multiplying in infected cells in animals My own observations ... Warm milk with turmeric has been a regula

Re: [silk] Introduction

2012-07-23 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 9:00 PM, Subodh Sankar wrote: > After a couple (or more) years of lurking I've been prodded by Udhay to > introduce myself to the group. > > My name is Subodh, and after a few years working in the technology > business, my wife and I decided to open a bookstore. We now spen

Re: [silk] Who has your email address?

2012-07-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > how hard it might be to switch your email address when you've had it for > decades, and who might possible have your address. Here's the list, > which I found thought-provoking: > > Who has my email address? > [...] > > Imagine the effort

Re: [silk] Interesting Bangalore bookstore: Goobe

2012-07-01 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Does this place stock old pulps and westerns? Nick carter, jt Edson etc > > > goobe - blossoms - bookworm > > > > I wouldn't know the exact author names for the old pulps. But they did have quiet a few old westerns. I ended up pickin

[silk] Interesting Bangalore bookstore: Goobe

2012-07-01 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Hey, Went to an interesting bookstore in Bangalore earlier this afternoon. It's called Goobe and looks to go on and become something eclectic along the lines of the old Premier. Not a large collection yet, but definitely saw many books that I don't get to see in a standardized "chain store". It'

Re: [silk] India's dangerous capitalism

2012-05-18 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On 18/05/12 18-May-2012;10:32 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > > Saw that one, fantastic article. > > >> > http://www.firstpost.com/living/reading-arundhati-roy-the-high-price-of- > >> toxic-rage-251377.html > >> > >> What to me seem

Re: [silk] The Bhansali Stork

2012-04-18 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > VIR delighted to know of the arRiVal, Win-It! Obviously, your son is going > into law and take silk. > Face-palm. And warning to future parents, try very very hard to get a name for your baby that gives Deepa lesser fodder for her awesome pu

Re: [silk] The Bhansali Stork

2012-04-18 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: > >> >> So thanks SilkList for having this meet at our place and literally >> kickstarting our baby's birth! >> > > Congratulations to you and Surabhi! > > By any chance, will you be calling him Resham ? :-) > > I did joke with Surabhi later t

Re: [silk] The Bhansali Stork

2012-04-17 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > I am very happy to tell everyone that Vinit Bhansali and Surabhi Tomar > found a baby boy in a bed of rose petals on Sunday, April 15. The little > one, in Vinit's words, is "so good-looking that we are wondering which

Re: [silk] Sociolinguistic query

2012-04-14 Thread Vinit Bhansali
ead only Lousi L'amour. Are you suggesting I should try the "Longarm" books with the current context of finding good swear words? LOL - Vinit > srs (blackberry) > -- > *From: * Vinit Bhansali > *Sender: * silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.

Re: [silk] Sociolinguistic query

2012-04-13 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Been reading to many westerns. Yellow bellied skunk? I think it's lost it's menacing tone over the last century. Pity! But back to the future used various versions of it, including the (in_famous "you chicken?" On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > the scatological o

Re: [silk] Bangalore silkmeet 13 Apr?

2012-04-08 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > >> So now we have >> >> Deepa A >> Sruthi >> Mahesh >> Naresh >> Udhay >> > Thejaswi Udupa Surabhi Tomar Vinit Also, we can make our place available given how it is next door to Biere Club and the beer is on the house and we don't throw

Re: [silk] Anyone who works 40-hour weeks?

2012-03-20 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Sruthi Krishnan > wrote: > > > Recently, was talking to someone about my experiences managing a team > > in an IT firm. The established culture was to come at around 11 and > > then work late, till past mi

Re: [silk] JT Edsons

2012-01-30 Thread Vinit Bhansali
und to JT Edson. How does their writing quality/style compare? Mine are available to "borrow" and "return" if you like! - Vinit Bhansali

Re: [silk] Impromptu Silk / FoU dinner tonight?

2011-10-13 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> On 13-Oct-11 12:01 PM, Lahar Appaiah wrote: > > B Flat and High Note in Indranagar. > > I propose 64 in Koramangala [1] instead - likely to be less crowded and > easier to drive to. > > Shall we say 7pm? > > Udhay I'm probably in. Will call you later in the day to confirm for sure. - Vinit

Re: [silk] S&P Goes Tea Party

2011-08-10 Thread Vinit Bhansali
But my dislike is limited to the Rupee vs Dollar mess. It's up from 44.2x to 45.3x in 4 days. Arrrgh. > This from a) an Indian who b) originates from the land of Stalin and a > Speaker of the assembly who chose to grace the public by flashing his > genitals on live TV. Huh? - Vinit

Re: [silk] Mission: Bangalore silk meetup - Thu July 14

2011-07-12 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> On 12-Jul-11 5:20 PM, Suman Bolar wrote: > > +1 to Thulp. > > > > Because I wrote that pizzeria review. And Thulp is next to my house. > > I'd suggest we meet up at Legends of Rock pub [1] first (get there > early, say 7pm to ensure seating) and then we could do Thulp or > whatever. > > One add

Re: [silk] Lurkers, hidden audiences, and public archives

2011-01-04 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> Udhay wrote: > In my opinion, anything you write online should be treated as publicly > accessible, with the caveat that various different registers still > apply. Udhay, I would want to agree with your logic. And personally, I don't care about SilkList archives being public or not. I've always

Re: [silk] Kindle readers?

2011-01-03 Thread Vinit Bhansali
I haven't purchased a new book since I got the Sony Reader 2 years ago. Still, this has increased my dependence on (paper-based) magazines and newspapers for when airplanes are taking off/landing. 1) I prefer the Sony Reader because it does support more formats than Kindle (atleast it did when I w

Re: [silk] Silk meet in Bangalore

2010-12-12 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> > On 11-Dec-10 5:02 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: > > > Just ask for Vasant Nagar, Kodava Samaj. The pub is right next to it. > > The Windsor Pub is actually *in* the Kodava Samaja campus in > Vasantnagar. > [ ...] Just called, spoke with Hari at the pub (080-22258847) and confirmed for ab

Re: [silk] Silk meet in Bangalore

2010-12-08 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> Ach! > > Venkat, and also Gabin, Udhay, others, thanks for proposing and setting > this up. > > Sadly I won't be in Bangalore then, I will be in India for nearly a > month starting the 13th, but almost entirely (as things stand) in > Madras. My father is scheduled for eye surgery, so I'll mostl

Re: [silk] Silk meet in Bangalore

2010-12-08 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> > On Wednesday 08 December 2010 12:53 PM, Ashwin Kumar wrote: > > veggie-sense tingling. I am going to be at a disadvantage in Windsor > Pub. > > Don't think so... Cheese Chilly Toast! and Beer! > > -V Venkat is the best thing Windsor pub has going for it!!! Hahaha Given how it's walking d

Re: [silk] What happened at Yahoo

2010-08-17 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> > On 8/17/2010 4:19 PM, Vinit Bhansali wrote: > > > Should stay at Yahoo. Hopefully. > > Why? And not spread to other companies. I guess?!

Re: [silk] What happened at Yahoo

2010-08-17 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Should stay at Yahoo. Hopefully. ;) - Vinit > -Original Message- > From: silklist-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail@lists.hserus.net > [mailto:silklist-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail@lists.hserus.net] On > Behalf Of anish.moham...@gmail.com > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 11:45 AM > To: si

Re: [silk] Library Management

2010-07-22 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> -Original Message- > From: silklist-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail@lists.hserus.net > [mailto:silklist-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail@lists.hserus.net] On > Behalf Of Venkat Mangudi - Silk > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 7:28 PM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: Re: [silk] Library

Re: [silk] Why do we have sex?

2009-06-19 Thread Vinit Bhansali
But seriously, if only cloning worked, we'd all still be pre-pre-historic algae or lesser (need to refer brief history of everything, again) - Vinit PS: Shout out to my other top-posting buddies. WooT WooT -Original Message- From: silklist-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail@lists.hserus.net

Re: [silk] Best Science book you would recommend to a friend ?

2009-05-14 Thread Vinit Bhansali
asked the same question ? -- Bharat | http://twitter.com/shettyb [Vinit Bhansali] Or, we could all go to this Google Form and enter our recommendations there ... http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cktDSVVqb1VwcGpSS2ZEWW JmbFBqdlE6MA.. And then see responses at this spread

Re: [silk] Bangalore Meetup on May 16?

2009-05-14 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Meetup's at Venky's apt = no driving for me! Yay! - Vinit -Original Message- From: silklist-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail@lists.hserus.net [mailto:silklist-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail@lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of Udhay Shankar N Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 9:10 PM To: silklist@list

Re: [silk] Calling electronics engineers...

2008-03-20 Thread Vinit Bhansali
age- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > et] On Behalf Of Suresh Ramasubramanian > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:42 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: Re: [silk] Calling electronics engineers... > > Vinit Bhansali [18/03/08 21:03 +

Re: [silk] Calling electronics engineers...

2008-03-18 Thread Vinit Bhansali
On Ebay.com, search for item number: 190204190199 (SPT1700 Palm Terminal) About $60 each and 10 available right there!! Also, one of the best things to do, if you are looking at a decent quantity ... 50 to 100 ... Hit up alibaba.com and put in a purchase request. You could get some really really g

Re: [silk] Meeting on 10th - Venue

2008-02-08 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Damn the drunks I say. Having said that, I can offer safe driving (well, not my wife's view, but still) from the Lavelle Road area. - Vinit > -Original Message- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > et] On Behalf Of Udhay Shankar N > Sent: Wednesday, February 06,

Re: [silk] OpenBravo anyone?

2008-01-18 Thread Vinit Bhansali
/research/publications/diplomathese > s/herzog.pdf > will give you a fairly good idea of the different Open Source ERP > software available and a nice comparison as well. > > Venkat > > Vinit Bhansali wrote: > > Venkat, > > > > Given that Opentaps is in 1.0

Re: [silk] Wii

2008-01-18 Thread Vinit Bhansali
OTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] et] On Behalf Of Charles Haynes > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 3:41 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: Re: [silk] Wii > > On Jan 18, 2008 1:56 PM, Vinit Bhansali > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And the fact

Re: [silk] Wii

2008-01-18 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Charles, And the fact that I had to buy non-OEM 220v power adapter for my US-purchased Wii that had a 110v adapter. So, please charles, if you have the 110v adapter, definitely go to National market (gandhi nagar) and get a 220v adapter. You don't want to mess with the overly-sensitive Wii adapt

Re: [silk] OpenBravo anyone?

2008-01-18 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Venkat, Given that Opentaps is in 1.0.0 preview version, how stable is it? Really? Really? really? We are talking of software, that if not working 100% correctly, could shut down critical business components of my clients' business. I would like to know your views in details - Vinit > ---

Re: [silk] WiMax in Bangalore?

2008-01-16 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Next thing you know, people will start buying stuff from amazon.geocities.com Googlepages.com is google's free page-hosting service. Anyone can create almost anything there. And any "real" channel partner should at the very least be able to have their own website. No? - Vinit > -Original M

Re: [silk] FoU Camp V3 Pictures

2007-12-13 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Here they are. http://flickr.com/photos/vinit/sets/72157603446375588/ And they come with a story that involves a burnt external HDD case, a diamond-tipped electric saw, numerous trips to Bangalore's SP Road! :) - Vinit > Subject: Re: [silk] FoU Camp V3 Pictures > > Ramakrishna Reddy wrote: [

Re: [silk] RFID Expo in Mumbai this week

2007-10-23 Thread Vinit Bhansali
gt; et] On Behalf Of Venkat Mangudi > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:26 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: Re: [silk] RFID Expo in Mumbai this week > > Vinit Bhansali wrote: > > There is the RFID Expo (rfidexpo.in) at the Nehru center, > Worli from the > >

[silk] RFID Expo in Mumbai this week

2007-10-23 Thread Vinit Bhansali
There is the RFID Expo (rfidexpo.in) at the Nehru center, Worli from the 25th to 27th Oct. Was just wondering is any other silk-listers might show up? I will be around all 3 days and maybe after show dinner/drinks make sense? - Vinit

Re: [silk] The Transformation of Al Gore

2007-06-29 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > et] On Behalf Of Thaths > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 10:51 PM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: Re: [silk] The Transformation of Al Gore > > On 6/29/07, Vinit Bhansali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wow! > > > >

Re: [silk] The Transformation of Al Gore

2007-06-29 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Wow! And I thought after Lincoln, it would be tough to like another American political figure! - Vinit > -Original Message- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > et] On Behalf Of Udhay Shankar N > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 2:19 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net

Re: [silk] IPhone - Thoughts?

2007-06-29 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Also, NPR radio was stating something to the affect of AT&T having a 5 year lock-in exclusive to selling the iPhone. How the heck did Apple get cornered into that? Or maybe, they will release a iPhone Nano and release that on other carriers!!! - Vinit > -Original Message- > From: > [EM

Re: [silk] IPhone - Thoughts?

2007-06-29 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Kamla, My earlier response to the speed-limit is based on my usage of a Sony k750 (w800 in the US) and the pocket pc phone (MDA) on Tmobile's GPRS network. Sure some sites load slow ... But these are the sites that have a few mb of images just for logos. Most useful websurfing is great otherwise.

Re: [silk] IPhone - Thoughts?

2007-06-29 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> Kamla wrote: > > Connecting to the Internet is slow as molasses because of > the Cingular/AT&T network, which is not the greatest. > Unless you are looking to download large files (over ten's of mb) or looking to hookup the cellphone to your laptop to act as your laptop's internet gat

Re: [silk] IPhone - Thoughts?

2007-06-29 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Well, in America, it is still fashionable to get excited about mobile phones. This must be the first phone in years (or ever) to get released in the US without already selling in Europe/Asia! - Vinit > Eugen wrote: > > It seems EDGE is getting 200 kBps lately. > > Let's see, it's mid 2007, and s

Re: [silk] Lack of seed level funding in India: further thoughts?

2007-05-15 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> Not exactly true. A startup in Silicon Valley can actually use $5-10 > million in a first round of funding. A startup in India doesn't need > that kind of money in the first round, especially if we are talking > about a company whose output is software. The kind of money an > average Indian

Re: [silk] What fun! Create your own Open Source Cinema

2007-05-15 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Sounds more like long-distance collaborative production mixed with the CC license (CC=Creative Commons). Still, how can movies be open source? How do I, as a contributor, go and edit another person's movie and remove person X from the cast and replace that with a person Y? - Vinit > -Origi

Re: [silk] Lack of seed level funding in India: further thoughts?

2007-05-14 Thread Vinit Bhansali
I'll wait for the VC's to respond to some of that ... However, some more questions ... > The primary reason is that, ironically enough VC firms are flush with > funds. Let me explain this with an example: A VC firm raises a fund. > It tries to raise, say, $100 million, but in today's environme

Re: [silk] Lack of seed level funding in India: further thoughts?

2007-05-14 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> Most of the money that is coming into India is Prive > Equity-related, who typically invest in very late-stage or > public companies. So, I guess it is a bit of an error to say > billions of VC money is pouring in...I suspect a good chunk > of change is PE-money. But, that does not preclude

[silk] Lack of seed level funding in India: further thoughts?

2007-05-14 Thread Vinit Bhansali
I've noticed this for a while ... But does this group have more to add to identify the reasons behind this lack of funding newbie's other than the usual catch-22 "I'll fund you if you already made money on your last venture" ? - Vinit -- http://www.hi

Re: [silk] India 2.0

2007-05-04 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Also, Kavita's usually seen or Orkut sending scraps (they are short notes/comments on your profile) asking people to check out minglebox.com That's fine till orkut catches up with her. But spamming always sucks, no matter how smart you are or what product you are pitching. - Vinit > -Origina

Re: [silk] Portland silkmeet?

2007-04-21 Thread Vinit Bhansali
You aren't directly flying to Portland ... Where are you flying through? It will be easier to collect Silklisters in California or NYC or (!!) Miami ... Do you stopover in these cities? - VB > -Original Message- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > et] On Behalf O

Re: [silk] indian budget airlines

2007-04-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
This year's been funny for me so far ... Flown in so many of them ... And just in Jan/Feb/Mar 1) Kingfisher -- definitely the BEST in terms of service per rupee spent! 2) Jet -- too expensive, service comparable to Kingfisher 3) Indian (formerly Indian airlines) -- stable, service exis

Re: [silk] online map suggestions.....

2007-01-16 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Maplib.net is exactly what you need. It allows you to upload any photo (so you aren't limited to google maps' photo (think a photo of pre-partition India, showing the princely states) and then put your flags on it! See what I did with a top-down photo of the Bishop Cottons' campus. http://www.map

Re: [silk] Bangalore in all its glory on maps.google.com

2007-01-12 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Those Eicher maps are extremely well done. I recently used one last week in Delhi and their coverage (Gurgaon, Noida, new delhi) was excellent! A definite must-buy. However, their pricing is pretty funny some Rs 275 (approx) in India, but $19.99 otherwise. Heheh - Vinit > -Original Mess

Re: [silk] What's FOU?

2006-11-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
t: Re: [silk] What's FOU? > > Vinit Bhansali wrote: > > All of us. > > > > Friends Of Udhay! > > It's not, "F*** off Udhay!"? > > :O > > > -- > <<< * >>> > Madhu Menon > Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine > Indiranagar, Bangalore > Visit us @ http://www.shiokfood.com > Phone: (080) 4116 1800 >

Re: [silk] What's FOU?

2006-11-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
All of us. Friends Of Udhay! - Vinit > -Original Message- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > et] On Behalf Of sastry > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:41 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: [silk] What's FOU? > > what's FOU? > > shiv >

Re: [silk] Welcome to the "silklist" mailing list

2006-11-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
  Are you on Orkut and yahoo 360 and LiveJournal too? ;)   Yes, on all three.   But only have time to check the orkut scrap. It's either the scrapbook, or read more blogs.   Sigh.   - Vinit   __ Vinit Bhansali www.logic2go.com www.bhansalimail.com [

Re: [silk] Welcome to the "silklist" mailing list

2006-11-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Sound like a decent blogger to me.   On both accounts!   - Vinit     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neha ViswanathanSent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 10:55 AMTo: silklist@lists.hserus.netSubject: Re: [silk] Welcome to the "silklist" mailing

Re: [silk] Welcome to the "silklist" mailing list

2006-11-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Hey VaibhaV,   Welcome to Silk!   I'm around Newark ... where are you? Got a blog?   - Vinit   __ Vinit Bhansali www.logic2go.com www.bhansalimail.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of VaibhaV Sharm

Re: [silk] The end of the 'Click'?

2006-10-22 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> > > My personal solution? > > > > Use Linux (or single click). > > Use the left hand in which you left click using your left middle > > finger which > > is longer than your index > > Use an optical mouse > > Use a mouse pad with a cushion for the wrist > > How about double clicking with the t

Re: [silk] India as a nation of self-employed

2006-10-19 Thread Vinit Bhansali
The fundamental piece missing here is that only the 25% agriculture equates to self-employed. The self-employed percentage of "35" if not a percentage of the population as a whole. For example, a person who owns his own small-scale industry or a store might employ anywhere from 2 to 50 people. The

Re: [silk] Google can't find enough people in India

2006-10-12 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Bootstrappers and angel-funded (or even friends and family funded) companies almost always fall under the radar until the moment they have launched/marketed or somehow made an effort to make themselves known. With VC funded companies, a part of the lure is that the VC's and media will do a lot of

Re: [silk] Google can't find enough people in India

2006-10-12 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Gotta give it to the lady and her infinite resources and infallible memory.   ;-)     - VB     BTW, your friend who came up with that cretive way to recruit people in a pub was recruiting for a telecom company five years ago :-)   Kamla  

Re: [silk] The English-speaking people...

2006-09-28 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Well, I know what the button means. It's big and red and says "Easy" in big white letters and you can buy it at a staples store or staples.com See, that was easy! ;-) - VB > -Original Message- > Funny how a decade of booming economies makes us easily forget the > lunatics that had

Re: [silk] Happy birthday

2006-09-12 Thread Vinit Bhansali
them so far. If they have to get to you, they will, anyways. - Vinit > -Original Message- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > et] On Behalf Of Udhay Shankar N > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:24 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > S

Re: [silk] Happy birthday

2006-09-12 Thread Vinit Bhansali
I'm blanked out ... What should have I understood from this Traffic Analysis article that related to fake profiles on irritating websites? :-( > >Then use that fake "profile" everywhere. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_analysis > - VB

Re: [silk] Happy birthday

2006-09-11 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Well ... The right thing to do is to make a complete "fake" profile. With a phone number, birthdate, address, fake mother's maiden name, etc, etc. Then use that fake "profile" everywhere. This way ... There is always an Under Shaker who lives in Bagalkote and was born to Mr. Pandit Shaker and Mrs

Re: [silk] Stopping Global Warming

2006-08-21 Thread Vinit Bhansali
This is going to a hugely un-scientific response ... Using chemicals to block the sun's rays from entering the atmosphere ...? The MATRIX, anyone? Without the AI, of course. - VB > -Original Message- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > et] On Behalf Of Udha

Re: [silk] Geographic spread

2006-08-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 11:30 PM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: Re: [silk] Geographic spread > > Vinit Bhansali wrote: > > For two Bangaloreans to talk about the state of traffic in > that city, you > > need a 3rd person, a catalyst, preferably fro

Re: [silk] Geographic spread

2006-08-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Disagree. For two Bangaloreans to talk about the state of traffic in that city, you need a 3rd person, a catalyst, preferably from Delhi. - Vinit > et] On Behalf Of Biju Chacko > > I agree. Get two bangaloreans together and all we talk about is the > damn traffic. It's like brits and the w

Re: [silk] Geographic spread

2006-08-02 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Frack. Next time, remind me to read ALL messages before I go and make something like frappr/silklist (URL removed to reduce confusion) BTW, if you want to grab that URL, let me know Udhay. > Done. http://www.frappr.com/silklistlocations > > Udhay > - Vinit

Re: [silk] hotter than delhi

2006-07-26 Thread Vinit Bhansali
> Maybe due to more often communicated mortality statistics? Or because > riding a motorbike is more a dangerous spare time activity > rather than a fast/convenient form of transportation. Lets be fair here ... No amount or mortality stats will make people start doing/liking a particularly dang

Re: [silk] hotter than delhi

2006-07-26 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Eugen, What kind of bike do you ride? (Reply expected only if it's got a motor in it!) - VB > -Original Message- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] et] On Behalf Of Eugen Leitl > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 7:49 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject:

Re: [silk] Setting up a company in India

2006-07-19 Thread Vinit Bhansali
brain before you begin!   - Vinit     __ Vinit Bhansali www.logic2go.com www.bhansalimail.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aditya KapilSent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:12 AMTo: sil

Re: [silk] More BillG Idiocy

2006-06-27 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Ashish, > Actually, I did, long ago, but then forgot somewhere along the line. I > haven't touched a MicroSux product in over 15 years, so I > don't have the 'benefit' of that constant reminder :-) And you continue to have good wrists without the Natural keyboard?! :-) - VB

Re: [silk] Men are the weaker sex

2006-06-21 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Actually, written in Sanskrit.   - VB     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Radhika, Y.Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 12:48 PMTo: silklist@lists.hserus.netSubject: Re: [silk] Men are the weaker sex the lord's book was written originally in G

Re: [silk] GO

2006-05-23 Thread Vinit Bhansali
- VB __ Vinit Bhansali www.logic2go.com www.bhansalimail.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > et] On Behalf Of Joe Barrera > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:51 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.ne

Re: [silk] Sad state of the BLR/Indian job market

2006-05-16 Thread Vinit Bhansali
im a break. 2) He had the guts to come back to us and check if there was an opening. I think that's cool. As I had already done the ground-work to check his technical skills, it was cheaper (in hours spent interviewing) to continue with him. - VB __ Vinit Bhansali w

[silk] Sad state of the BLR/Indian job market

2006-05-16 Thread Vinit Bhansali
a smarter but jumpier one. As in any other game, long term stability matters here too!     - VB   __ Vinit Bhansali www.logic2go.com www.bhansalimail.com    

Re: [silk] No Shrimp in food -pls

2006-04-25 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Madhu, I'm going to be making it. However, my problem with Shrimp isn't anything to do with just shell-fish. I'm just a plain veggie. So make sure you make a mental note ... No eggs,etc in atleast a few of the dishes for ppl like me to try. - Vinit > -Original Message- > From: Madhu

Re: [silk] Meet meet - Bangalore

2006-04-25 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Yay! Just landed in good old Blr in time for this meet. I'll stop by for a while! - Vinit > -Original Message- > From: Madhu Menon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 2:56 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: Re: [silk] Meet meet - Bangalore > > Right,

Re: [silk] Nominative determinism

2006-02-26 Thread Vinit Bhansali
Hmm, always thought 'silk' was a place for all smooth talkers. - Vinit > -Original Message- > From: Udhay Shankar N [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 11:42 PM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: [silk] Nominative determinism > > Radhika, Y. wrote:

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