09 Sep 2015, 15:57 p.m.

What I've Been Up To

Over the last few weeks: I bought a bike and started riding it. I spent a bunch of time with my blood family. I saw movies and read books, including a bunch of rereading. I …

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10 Aug 2015, 10:57 a.m.

GeoGuessr and Its New Monuments Map

I think I am a casual gamer, in that during my adult life I have not felt the urge to play any computerized/video games as a sustained hobby. I've played them: Leonard and I have …

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09 Aug 2015, 22:52 p.m.

How To Improve Bus Factor In Your Open Source Project

Someone in one of my communities was wondering whether we ought to build a new automated tool to give little tasks to newcomers and thus help them turn into future maintainers. I have edited my …

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04 Aug 2015, 1:14 a.m.

My Eulogy for Nóirín Plunkett

A few hours ago, I spoke at Nóirín's memorial service. This is what I said (I am sure I varied the words a bit when I read it). My name is Sumana Harihareswara, and I …

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03 Aug 2015, 14:55 p.m.

The John Morearty Video Archive

A few years ago, as my old mentor John Morearty was dying, he named me one of his two literary executors. We (and John's widow) had some other commitments to finish before we could start …

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03 Aug 2015, 9:33 a.m.

Memorial Service Details

http://crystalhuff.com/noirinp/ A nondenominational memorial service for Nóirín Plunkett will be tonight, August 3, at 6:30pm, in Cambridge, Massachusetts (word had been publicized on Twitter and Identi.ca). All who knew Nóirín are invited. I will be …

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29 Jul 2015, 11:49 a.m.

On Nóirín Trouble Plunkett's Death

I was devastated today to learn of the death of my friend Nóirín Plunkett. This is a terrible thing and I am still shocked and saddened to learn of their death. (Per their profile, please …

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27 Jul 2015, 14:00 p.m.

Slides & Code from HTTP Can Do That?!

My slides are up, as is demonstration code, from "HTTP Can Do That?!", my talk at Open Source Bridge last month. I am pleased to report that something like a hundred people crowded into the …

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21 Jul 2015, 11:59 a.m.

HIV Prevention News, and Grief

I miss my mother-in-law. Most of you never got to know Frances Whitney. Here's her obituary, which, like all obituaries, is incomplete. She was so sharp and no-guff, so constitutionally opposed to quitting. Work is …

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10 Jul 2015, 13:41 p.m.

"Inside Out" and Maturity

I saw Inside Out last night on a date with my spouse.* I recommend that you see this film, and that you see it with someone you care about. I stay through the credits when …

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