Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2003

10 Oct 2003, 10:27 a.m.

Cody's Appearances

Terry Pratchett is at Cody's in Berkeley tonight. Other appearances this month (after October use this link, probably) include Berkeley Breathed and Molly Ivins. I've finished reading the first three of Alexander McCall Smith's No. …

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09 Oct 2003, 13:04 p.m.

A funny lawyer weblog: Patent Pending.…

A funny lawyer weblog: Patent Pending.

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09 Oct 2003, 11:49 a.m.

Get Out To Vote

Leonard and I registered to vote on the same day at a local Department of Motor Vehicles this summer, and the DMV silently misplaced or misprocessed my registration, and correctly processed his. So I went …

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09 Oct 2003, 11:03 a.m.

I'm Back

Leonard finally persuaded me to end weeks of lethargy and let him fix my install of NewsBruiser, which broke when my host upgraded its install of Python. So I am back. Since my last post, …

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25 Sep 2003, 15:18 p.m.

Earthquake Reference

Large Earthquakes in the United States, Magnitude 7.0 and Greater. Ten Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900. The Largest Earthquakes in the United States. I used to live in Missouri and my school had …

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24 Sep 2003, 15:53 p.m.

Perhaps a very special post-work meal for vegetarians who work…

Perhaps a very special post-work meal for vegetarians who work in downtown SF might be at Millennium.

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24 Sep 2003, 11:06 a.m.

Another Spam Speculation

Already businesses use incentives to get customers to refer friends as potential customers. A dry-cleaner might give you a free pound of wash-and-fold, a web site might give you a free month if you refer …

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24 Sep 2003, 11:05 a.m.

Web Sites Don't Usually have At-Signs

Today's phone conversation that caused my cubicle neighbor to compliment me on my patience: I explain to a Salon Premium gift subscription recipient what the Internet is, how the Web is different from e-mail, how …

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23 Sep 2003, 19:00 p.m.

The Essay Separators Are Trilobites

I recently recommended Dr. Despot's Guide to Life to Brendan. ...If you think one person or thing will solve your problems, just shut up! You are wrong...... If someone can take you for granted, they …

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23 Sep 2003, 18:50 p.m.

Recently I have been failing miserably at waking at 6:30.…

Recently I have been failing miserably at waking at 6:30. Today I slept through NPR's broadcast of Bush's speech to the UN. That doesn't explain all of today's dreams, but it does explain the bit …

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