zem@zem42·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @akkartik no, but i've seen him on a few mailing lists :)1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 @akkartik If you two ever meet up in person, you'd be eligible for our FB group :D.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @vgr@zem42 @akkartik (I assume you meant Kartik... Rif doesn't sound like he'd be active on email lists...)1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 @akkartik Martin <-> Kartik, Kartik <-> Martin. Have lunch on me at the Plex some day :D3
Kartik Agaram@akkartik·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 @vgr Already on my way finding you on the corp intranet and creating calendar invite :) In a minute.1
Kartik Agaram@akkartik·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @akkartik@zem42 @vgr Holy crap, one of the original Wandering Minstrels! Honored.21
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @vgr@akkartik @zem42 Martin is a stealth dictator btw. Along with @athomasq he ran the literary scene at IIT-B 93-97 with an iron fist.31
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr@akkartik @zem42 @athomasq They evangelized LOTR so much, I refused to read it. Only read it in grad school later :D8:56 PM · Aug 19, 20151 Like
zem@zem42·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @akkartik @athomasq being contrarian is still letting other people influence you unduly :)1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 @akkartik @athomasq I was young and green then. I also simply wasn't reading as much as you guys, had macho swimmer aspirations :)1
Abraham Thomas@athomasq·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @zem42 This otoh rings uncomfortably true. I was an opinionated and arrogant mofo in those days...11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 19, 2015Replying to @athomasq@athomasq @zem42 I couldn't tell which of you two was source of reality distortion field since I mainly felt The Force through Rohit Grover1