Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

16 Dec 2002, 9:19 a.m.

Political rant coming up. No, not about Gore. …

Political rant coming up. No, not about Gore.

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15 Dec 2002, 20:02 p.m.

The Audition: Yesterday I auditioned for the Apollo Theater…

The Audition: Yesterday I auditioned for the Apollo Theater Amateur Night. Most of the other contestants were music and/or dance groups, I think. I am quite glad that I did not go over my time, …

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14 Dec 2002, 18:24 p.m.

I was afraid I'd be Ursula K. Le Guin or…

I was afraid I'd be Ursula K. Le Guin or Harlan Ellison, but it turns out I'm Alfred Bester, whom I've never read. Leonard is Asimov, which is cute.

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14 Dec 2002, 1:45 a.m.

Twice in the past week, I've seen brown people on…

Twice in the past week, I've seen brown people on TV using Western or Westernised names. Some subcontinental reporter for the Christian Broadcasting Network, reporting on persecution of Christians in Afghanistan, at last mentioned to …

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14 Dec 2002, 1:33 a.m.

It is my considered opinion, based on many years of…

It is my considered opinion, based on many years of reading Amar Chitra Katha comics, that Indra is not the king of the gods. He convenes councils to try to protect heaven from rakshasa invasions, …

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14 Dec 2002, 0:53 a.m.

While rearranging a bit of furniture, my boss found a…

While rearranging a bit of furniture, my boss found a small bag of clothes. She asked us, "Whose pants are these? Do you know whose pants these are?" I replied, Whose pants these are I …

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12 Dec 2002, 20:58 p.m.

Almost six weeks after my move, I've set up my…

Almost six weeks after my move, I've set up my computer. Caution: if you, like me, delay post-move computer set up for too long, you'll forget your password. I finally remembered, thank Filippenko. Today: made …

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12 Dec 2002, 13:58 p.m.

Fun: "The Ugliness Club: Coming to a conclusion about my…

Fun: "The Ugliness Club: Coming to a conclusion about my place in someone's personal history" and The Buff Barbarian Song. Yesterday I tried out Leonard's T-Mobile Danger Sidekick mobile device, a.k.a. the Hiptop. It's the …

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11 Dec 2002, 12:55 p.m.

.pi isn't taken! …

.pi isn't taken!

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10 Dec 2002, 23:24 p.m.

Maybe my sense that I'm a better heckler than a…

Maybe my sense that I'm a better heckler than a performer means that I belong in improv. Or maybe just that I enjoy heckling. "I am a C-section birth--" "Are you going to kill Macbeth?"

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