Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2005

14 Jul 2005, 3:51 a.m.

Sunset is to Nightfall as Insomnia is to Wikipedia

Wowie zowie, there are some crazy people out there. Other related modern theories involve Hitler having escaped to the Antarctic, where he joined with a subterranean dinosauroid master race, with whom he now travels inside …

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14 Jul 2005, 2:49 a.m.

Stayin' Awake

When I wake up very early, I wonder whether I can get back to sleep. Sometimes a cup of water or trip to the loo will do it, sometimes daydreaming will. But what doesn't help: …

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13 Jul 2005, 12:21 p.m.

"Because I do not know what you are saying."

The LiveJournal customers_suck community has gotten me hooked and I have drawn Riana into my web of addiction. This Job Would Be Great If It Weren't For The Zombies: A Series Of Open Letters repays …

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12 Jul 2005, 21:07 p.m.

The French

I got to speak some broken French to two French tourists at a bus stop yesterday. They are from Paris, they said. "We almost got the Games," one added, as though that would jog my …

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11 Jul 2005, 18:00 p.m.

Hail To The Remixer

I think every time Lawrence Lessig walks into a room a band should play a verse and refrain of "Blank Baby" by The Presidents Of The United States.

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08 Jul 2005, 14:48 p.m.

Amazingly, I Liked Everybody

Joe covers last night's show. I saw Brent Weinbach for the first time last week and didn't like his act. Then yesterday I saw most of his jokes again and then one or two new …

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08 Jul 2005, 0:59 a.m.

Writing A Column

Without Wikipedia, it might take more than four moves to get from "Is Cameroon in sub-Saharan Africa?" to "What's the deal with the Illuminati?" The first is relevant to next week's MC Masala; the second …

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07 Jul 2005, 18:08 p.m.

Comedy & Column

Today's column yells at the standup comedians who infest SF's showcases for being lazy. Tonight I see Patton Oswalt with Joe at Cobb's.

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07 Jul 2005, 17:56 p.m.

Rubber Chickens

I'm going to ask Joe to tell me how accurate this standup comedy FAQ is.

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07 Jul 2005, 9:07 a.m.

We are all Londoners today. Continuing coverage from The Guardian.…

We are all Londoners today. Continuing coverage from The Guardian.

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