Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2001

28 Nov 2001, 13:20 p.m.

My pile of books to skim is now smaller than…

My pile of books to skim is now smaller than the pile of books I've already gleaned for useful information. Hurrah! A telemarketer just called, and even though I had to say "hello?" eight times …

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28 Nov 2001, 12:26 p.m.

The In Defense of Advertising book had nothing I could…

The In Defense of Advertising book had nothing I could use, I discovered rather quickly. (No index entries for "children," "minors," "protection," "sex," or "violence.") But our Objectivist friend Mr. Kirkpatrick married a woman named …

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28 Nov 2001, 12:26 p.m.

Oi, 12:30 already. But my stack of to-skim books…

Oi, 12:30 already. But my stack of to-skim books has shortened slightly.

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28 Nov 2001, 12:13 p.m.

I should have known that some book entitled In Defense…

I should have known that some book entitled In Defense of Advertising: arguments from reason, ethical egoism, and laissez-faire capitalism would revolt me. But the copyright acknowledgments page contains eight items, three of them by …

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28 Nov 2001, 12:07 p.m.

Lane, W. Ronald, and Thomas Russell. Advertising: A Framework.…

Lane, W. Ronald, and Thomas Russell. Advertising: A Framework. p. 265. The word "slogan" comes from the Gaelic, slugh gairm, for "battle cry."

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28 Nov 2001, 10:07 a.m.

I have no idea how my readers feel about my…

I have no idea how my readers feel about my recent low posting frequency. But it will probably be like this until tomorrow at 2 or so when I turn in this huge paper. I'm …

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28 Nov 2001, 9:08 a.m.

Very, very soon, my cell phone will be inoperative. …

Very, very soon, my cell phone will be inoperative. This is my choice. I didn't want a cell phone in the first place, and even though I got used to it and liked the convenience, …

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27 Nov 2001, 16:38 p.m.

First they came for the "suspected terrorists," and I said…

First they came for the "suspected terrorists," and I said nothing...

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27 Nov 2001, 14:38 p.m.

Paul Ford, a New York-based writer, wrote in 1999 of…

Paul Ford, a New York-based writer, wrote in 1999 of "[t]he last thing I consider, the thing spinning all night in my head, looming over me like the World Trade Center". Off to Heller Lounge …

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27 Nov 2001, 14:19 p.m.

I went to Russia. Dan didn't understand. But…

I went to Russia. Dan didn't understand. But now, it seems, he plans on going to China after graduation, to study kung fu. I wonder if I influenced him at all. I probably can't ask …

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