Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2008

19 Mar 2008, 9:35 a.m.

Getting Rid of Gimmicks and Hand Markers in Dance Dance Revolution

Here's a tip on making DDR for the Wii much more fun. By default, the game adds all these "gimmicks" (exploding arrows, bouncing and swiveling arrows, etc.) and makes you shake the nunchuck or Wii …

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17 Mar 2008, 0:26 a.m.

Should I Be On Twitter For This?

My cab ride home from Penn Station included an intelligent discussion with the cabbie as to whether Microsoft's bids for dominance in online apps and advertising would truly challenge Google, and Microsoft's often overlooked (by …

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15 Mar 2008, 6:56 a.m.

Marching Down To Washingtown

I'm off for a short weekend in Washington, D.C. to see my sister. She has an MBA so she can help me understand the microeconomics in my cost-benefit analysis class. (Formal economics has the flavor …

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11 Mar 2008, 10:28 a.m.

Olfactory Equity

Today I splashed a little of Leonard's aftershave on my wrist so I can sniff it and think of him. He warned me that I might seem mannish! I replied, "So what? I'll get a …

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09 Mar 2008, 15:14 p.m.

Wahoo!

Today Leonard and I beat Super Mario Galaxy. And I beat him at a game of Wii Tennis. And I'm chomping some great yummy dark chocolate. I approve.

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07 Mar 2008, 7:05 a.m.

San Antonio?

I've never been to San Antonio, even though much of the Walch clan lives there. I guess the time was never right with school and all. Then today I saw Gordon Atkinson invite me to …

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06 Mar 2008, 15:56 p.m.

Crime Reporting

According to the Every Block folks, the New York Police Department won't release its incident-level, block-level crime data. That would be a mighty fine dataset to mashup! And the city must already have it, thanks …

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06 Mar 2008, 12:08 p.m.

The Things You Find

I realize now that Weird Al Yankovic triggered my interest in klezmer, and that he and Dave Barry primed me to appreciate the humor of the over-specific. Also, Yankovic appeared on Square One TV, the …

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03 Mar 2008, 2:35 a.m.

Rhythm

My employer's name, "Behavior," has the same syllabic stress pattern as "America." Thus: anthems? Behavior The Beautiful God Bless Behavior (I Want To Work At) Behavior [WebSideStory] Comin' To Behavior

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28 Feb 2008, 12:36 p.m.

Ribbit

What a difference between "Mike can probably do this today" and "Mike can probably do this toady."

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