One of my gigs is grant research and proposal writing for QuestionCopyright.org. I had never researched grants or written grant proposals before this job. At least one friend of mine said that the idea of …
I'm back at Common Spaces as a flexspace member. Couches, desks, pretty good internet, a conference room and an old-school phonebooth, and a Mirabai some of the time. Most excitingly, I just discovered that the …
This year, Columbia WICS let me come to another Yahoo! Labs research presentation/lunch (last year's notes). Thanks for the invite, Elizabeth Kierstead. My writeup begins here! Ken Schmidt of Academic Relations started off by talking …
Now that my new bosses have told the world: yes, I'm also now consulting for the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that supports Wikipedia and other free knowledge initiatives. To grossly simplify, I'm coordinating software development …
Winter in New York City; learning to love the gurgle of the radiator. Project management is sometimes a matter of asking an obvious question, then standing there with an expectant look while your team member …
Since I last mentioned my career, I have turned into a consultant. I have a few gigs; let me tell you about two of my clients. QuestionCopyright.org is a nonprofit that aims "to educate the …
Karaoke lesson: I do not actually know the lyrics or melodies of pop songs. At least, not the ones I pick. As it turns out, "I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey has many words and …
From April 2005 to August 2007, I wrote a weekly column, "MC Masala," for several Bay Area newspapers in the Alameda/ANG Newspaper Group. Circulation: maybe 200,000? Between now & then, I've made various uninspired attempts …
"As diversity is a highlighted feature, many things are held in common amongst the students." --Robin Y.'s unfortunate lead to the "this year's fashions" story in a Tokay High School yearbook. "Stylin': Teens pay price …
Today I learned that TV advertisements for Apple Jacks cereal used to emphasize the apple taste, then (coinciding with my watchership) proudly renounced any claim to tasting appley, and now have a talking apple mascot …
