Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2003

21 Feb 2003, 8:55 a.m.

A Dutiful Finger in a Swiss Cheese Dike

Last night I thought, "I wish I could transform tasks I have to do into food I could eat." And now I'm going to transform some outrage into some action. We should try to avert …

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21 Feb 2003, 8:17 a.m.

Skit and Skittishness

When I discovered that Colin Powell's son Michael heads up the Federal Communications Commission, and that (according to Leonard) he's actually quite qualified and everything, the following skit presented itself: Michael: (comes home, hangs his …

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20 Feb 2003, 18:26 p.m.

YAGPG (Yet Another Google Party Game)

(or: Guess Dr. Lucky) This one's like Hangman. The Searcher picks some word and googles it and any number of Guessers guess the top result. I think category guesses, e.g., "a band" or "a furniture …

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19 Feb 2003, 16:41 p.m.

Hey, Alan! "In a supposedly live online chat with…

Hey, Alan! "In a supposedly live online chat with an SBC technician, Mizokami concluded that he was in fact 'speaking' with a machine."

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19 Feb 2003, 14:01 p.m.

In Soviet Russia, the Weblog Updates Me!

Sarah invited me to hang out this weekend. One suggestion: "I could come by and watch the Simpsons. Or vice versa!" Of course, I immediately thought, "In Soviet Russia, The Simpsons watches you!"

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19 Feb 2003, 9:00 a.m.

I'm heading to the East Coast next month. Leonard…

I'm heading to the East Coast next month. Leonard will speak at PyCon in Washington, DC, and I'm traveling with him to sightsee and cheer. If you live around DC and would like to meet …

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19 Feb 2003, 8:36 a.m.

The Audience of One

Two recent exchanges that have left Joe saying, "You're such a freak, but in a good way": Joe: So you know about the Tibetan monks' tradition of ritualized debate? Sumana: I was just reading about …

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16 Feb 2003, 20:48 p.m.

My Life as a Sundance Festival Award-Winning Independent Film

A long time ago, Saturday the 8th, I was puttering around my house when the phone rang. I whimsicoracally accepted, sauntered over to Memorial Glade, and started tossing the old disc around. Just as my …

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16 Feb 2003, 9:29 a.m.

A Clean, Moist Panic

I, a guest, stepped into the well-appointed bathroom. I prepared to shower. I stepped inside the tub, noting corners and a wall caddy flush with bathing product bottles. And then it came time to soap …

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14 Feb 2003, 13:20 p.m.

A Roundabout Tale of Inadvertent Rage and Mollification

The other day, Leonard and I were doing some research on various US government web sites. I felt more rage than usual at whitehouse.gov, especially when I discovered that the White House dog's name is …

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