Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2009

29 May 2009, 3:14 a.m.

"But It Might Work For Us"

Quote Of The Day: "If code is free, why not me? Well, maybe some kind of gated source model..."

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28 May 2009, 19:15 p.m.

A Peek

During lunch last week with Charlie Anders, Annalee Newitz, Mary Anne Mohanraj, & Jed Hartman,* I mentioned Figleaf's erotic photography. I think Annalee asked me to send her a link, but as long as I'm …

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28 May 2009, 17:54 p.m.

Prepping Myself

Hmmm, how to push that embarrassingly gushy entry down the front page a bit? I know, I'll embarrass myself talking about sex! You think I'm kidding?

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27 May 2009, 18:30 p.m.

One Of My WisesCon

One narrative of my Memorial Day weekend is: I arrived at WisCon Thursday night, made a flyer (PDF, 2 pages, 7 MB) to advertise the anthology (using the hotel's free wireless and free printing), went …

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27 May 2009, 7:11 a.m.

Placeholder*

WisCon 33 transformed me. Like everyone else ever, I need to write up a con report. But like every con report, it'll be extraordinarily lacking because of the tales that can't be told, for reasons …

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25 May 2009, 0:07 a.m.

The Chart Goes Up And To The Right

It's like there is some concerted conspiracy to make this WisCon awesome for me. I was able to say some useful things in the "SF/F in Higher Education" panel. It's fancy-dress night and I'm wearing …

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24 May 2009, 4:04 a.m.

Quote of the Day

"Are you going to be all right?" "Yes, because I have to be. What other choice do I have?" "Well, that fixes everything." Actually, no, the quote of the day really should be Candra just …

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23 May 2009, 10:19 a.m.

Leeching And Seeding

Evidently my body decided, when I went to England, New York City, and Wisconsin in quick succession, that I just didn't know what the hell I wanted in terms of sleep, food, or brain function. …

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23 May 2009, 0:31 a.m.

Sold Out

Wow. Gave or sold a few copies of Thoughtcrime Experiments to contributors & friends, sold several more to strangers (especially after they viewed the flyer I made), and am holding on to a single copy …

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22 May 2009, 17:38 p.m.

WisCon, Properly Day One

Ellen Kushner led me to try on lots of free clothes at The Swap and foisted several pieces on me. I am sleep-deprived and thus suggestible. I met Tacit Hydra and we decided to form …

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