Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2001

30 Nov 2001, 10:16 a.m.

Argh, argh, argh. Scott Adams got me! I…

Argh, argh, argh. Scott Adams got me! I mocked the imperfect questioner and questioned the Socrates character, and now I find out that this Daily Cal reviewer got the point, and I didn't. Adams was, …

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29 Nov 2001, 16:01 p.m.

I finished my paper, it's done, I took a Russian…

I finished my paper, it's done, I took a Russian test that seemed quite easy (a trap! a trap, they screamed), I ate, I went to class, I heard riotously funny anecdotes, my professor told …

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29 Nov 2001, 9:06 a.m.

"Sex, Guns, and Cigarettes." That is possibly the least…

"Sex, Guns, and Cigarettes." That is possibly the least imaginative title I've ever devised for a paper. But I'm caffeinated and (it almost seems too obvious to say) low on sleep. Thanks, San Francisco, for …

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29 Nov 2001, 7:56 a.m.

There's this great photo in Bob Woodward's The Choice (his…

There's this great photo in Bob Woodward's The Choice (his book on the 1996 US presidential election). Colin Powell is speaking at some press conference with downcast eyes and, on the right, a woman, presumably …

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29 Nov 2001, 3:03 a.m.

Oh, wow, I forgot that 3am here is 6am on…

Oh, wow, I forgot that 3am here is 6am on the East Coast and therefore Morning Edition just came on. My back really hurts. Once I reach my seven-page goal, I'll reward myself with a …

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29 Nov 2001, 2:17 a.m.

How is it that I went so long without investigating…

How is it that I went so long without investigating Modern Humorist's hilarious poetry parodies?

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29 Nov 2001, 2:16 a.m.

The wheels of writing my goddamn paper turn exceeding slow. …

The wheels of writing my goddamn paper turn exceeding slow.

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28 Nov 2001, 23:57 p.m.

I took a break from writing my paper -- at…

I took a break from writing my paper -- at this rate it'll be done in May or so -- to try to finish off my thoughts on something that happened today. I gave in …

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28 Nov 2001, 21:30 p.m.

"There are many different philosophical positions on what it means…

"There are many different philosophical positions on what it means to be ethical and what morality means (Frankena, 1973)." Thank you, Richard M. Perloff and Mr. or Ms. Frankena.

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28 Nov 2001, 13:31 p.m.

Okay. Off to Russian History Lecture, and then more…

Okay. Off to Russian History Lecture, and then more work -- a good outline? The beginnings of a draft? -- and then the SANE meeting, and then home and more work and probably skipping Russian …

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