Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2008

14 May 2008, 23:31 p.m.

Done?

I think I'm done with finals. This is assuming that I did well enough on my cost-benefit analysis exam, and/or that my classmates did poorly enough. I am a little stunned and don't quite believe …

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13 May 2008, 23:30 p.m.

The Last Mile

One final down, one to go. Tidbit from studying: 1961 was the last year that defense comprised half or more of US federal spending. Yesterday in a brainstorming meeting I mentioned Oregon Trail and a …

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09 May 2008, 11:34 a.m.

Montreal

Looks like I'm going to be in Montreal eight days from now, the night of Saturday, May 17th. Anyone want to put me up or have a late dinner?

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06 May 2008, 10:43 a.m.

RIP, Mildred Loving

Mildred Loving, freedom-to-marry activist, has passed away. Forty-one years ago, Mildred and Richard Loving and the ACLU paved the way for my marriage to be recognized everywhere in the United States. Thank you, Mrs. Loving. …

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04 May 2008, 9:42 a.m.

Tips, Modesty, and The Magic Word (Julie Andrews)

My sisters-in-law have started putting longer essays and tipsheets on Associated Content (Susie, Rachel) . Susie writes mostly tips for domestic productivity and happiness. I especially like Susie's tips on beginner sewing projects using scrap …

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03 May 2008, 16:43 p.m.

Done(ish)

Thesis: defended! Poker faces of judges: studied. Now, two more finals, then DONE.

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03 May 2008, 7:04 a.m.

Elegance

I figured it out. I woke up and thought about it and invented an opening and closing for my presentation today that's aesthetically satisfying and that uses meaningful, non-cliched analogy to get the crux of …

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02 May 2008, 21:00 p.m.

Litmus Quest

"But is it art?" "Well, it must be art, because it has an obnoxious Flash interface."

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01 May 2008, 21:41 p.m.

Sportswomanship

Just the facts, mostly; more facts and story. There's a parable here, along the lines of the story of walking with Jesus and leaving footsteps on the sand.

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01 May 2008, 17:02 p.m.

Musings

On a colleague sitting alone in a conference room with low lighting, sternly focused on his laptop screen: "He looks so hard-core in there. Like he's checking checkboxes in a web app to decide who …

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