Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2003

06 Apr 2003, 15:11 p.m.

Better Than The Original Dept.

I am still laughing at Colin Hayman's Enterprise parodies. Example: Bouncer: Not so fast, buster. You can't come in unless your name's on the list. Mayweather: Oh, hi. A friend of mine gave me your …

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06 Apr 2003, 11:55 a.m.

You may ask, "Sumana, how do you figure out whether…

You may ask, "Sumana, how do you figure out whether to watch The West Wing and Enterprise each week? Since you don't read TV Guide or newspaper TV listings, how do you know you're not …

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06 Apr 2003, 11:17 a.m.

Excerpt From My Lonely Planet Guide To Weblogs

The difference between your high-powered, well-known weblogs (e.g. Instapundit and Body and Soul) and the journals of many of my friends is like the difference between a grand city restaurant and someone's kitchen at home. …

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05 Apr 2003, 20:54 p.m.

What Next, Meat Eating?

I now own a car. My parents owned it, kept it with a friend when they moved to India, used it while they visited in March, and gave it to me when they left again. …

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05 Apr 2003, 20:36 p.m.

I need to start reading weekly reviews of syndicated comic…

I need to start reading weekly reviews of syndicated comic strips. (via Jym)

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05 Apr 2003, 19:12 p.m.

Divine Intervention: I liked it even less than Leonard did.…

Divine Intervention: I liked it even less than Leonard did. If you have the chance to either see Divine Intervention for free or see Phone Booth for money, I say see Phone Booth. And this …

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05 Apr 2003, 18:59 p.m.

A science fiction short story featuring shipping containers. …

A science fiction short story featuring shipping containers.

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03 Apr 2003, 14:00 p.m.

A Long Quote From An Interesting Thinker

My former prof and (according to the picture) moody teen heartthrob Steve Weber has made remarks on the war with Iraq. He says that the UN Security Council is over but we shouldn't worry too …

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03 Apr 2003, 8:43 a.m.

April Fool's Day forces upon me only a broader necessity…

April Fool's Day forces upon me only a broader necessity of skepticism. I already have to look out for media bias and implausibilities, but at least 364 days of the year I don't worry that …

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03 Apr 2003, 8:40 a.m.

Phone Booth seemed promising with its exciting, unorthodox, Matrix-style opening,…

Phone Booth seemed promising with its exciting, unorthodox, Matrix-style opening, but then drudged slowly into the mediocre. Good concept, not great execution. The best developed character: the sniper, not the snipee. With movies, such as …

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