Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2007

07 Dec 2007, 20:06 p.m.

Instant Comedy

While riding public transit or what have you, visibly reading a copy of The Prince imbues all your other actions and aspects with new weight. It's comic shorthand on the level of having a character …

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07 Dec 2007, 2:03 a.m.

Question Time

The Wednesday night mingling happened after a talk at the Columbia business school. One of the speakers: Martin Sorrell, whom everyone called "Sir Martin" since the Queen knighted him, even though we're in the US …

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06 Dec 2007, 22:56 p.m.

Sociability

For three nights in a row I have hobnobbed with people in suits to exchange business cards. I have been telling them that I am seeking a project management role in a small, flat organization …

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06 Dec 2007, 11:27 a.m.

Upcoming Heather Gold Show

In the middle of my finals so I shouldn't go, but you should; the Law Project has serious promise.

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06 Dec 2007, 11:03 a.m.

Wishlist

Oh yeah, end-of-year gift-giving season. My wishlist begins with charity. I am lucky enough to be well-off. I married a guy with a lucrative career, I was born in the US in the twentieth century …

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05 Dec 2007, 15:05 p.m.

More Taboo Wizardry

Leonard was trying to get us to guess "TV Guide." He said it was an empirical method for discovering what's on. I shouted, "Calling a guy?" Evan heard this and suggested we make a Taboo …

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02 Dec 2007, 12:30 p.m.

Don't Forget Umbrellas From The Boo.com Accessory Wall

Today I imitated Heidi Klum. "Top American designer Michael Kors....Nina Garcia, fashion editor for Elle Magazine...and our guest judge, Mary Poppins."

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02 Dec 2007, 11:08 a.m.

"Firefly" Jokes

Today Leonard is having his yearly backup Thanksgiving. I say "his" because it's really his idea and his motive, although I do get to eat lots of stuffing. I get leftovers twice! It's great. And …

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01 Dec 2007, 15:57 p.m.

My Upcoming Bollywood Masterpiece, "Dil Pyaar Kya He," Will Not Suffer From Such Flaws

When I was at Fog Creek, around the time Firewall came out, someone proposed a movie night of films that get the internet hilariously wrong (relevant Penny Arcade cartoon). The air of lunchtime grew light …

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01 Dec 2007, 14:55 p.m.

No Way That's Ruby On Rails

You Know You're A Geek When you see a trailer for Untraceable and immediately wonder what sort of infrastructure can scale like that. Also, the government could just make up a copyright infringement claim and …

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