Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
There is no substitute for personal experience. I know now, in my arms and torso and legs, that I feel better when I do a bunch of goal-oriented vigorous outdoor physical activity every day. And …
One way I know I'm more mature than I used to be: I have a self-hating thought, then IMMEDIATELY know that it's just those unfortunate defaults speaking up, not a genuine insight that needs followup, …
I'm back in the US and catching up on approximately everything. Multiweek nearly-completely-offline vacation: I recommend it. I took a very long walk with a friend. Coming back, so much felt unfamiliar: shoes that are …
This Friday night, I start a vacation and will be mostly offline till August 14th. I'm going to be in the north of England; if you live nearish Manchester and want to meet up around …
I've now seen the film and the stage versions of Cabaret. Some thoughts: Our leads are basically Kermit and Miss Piggy. In fact, I am now reinterpreting the Meet Cute from The Great Muppet Caper …
Today I taught someone how to use the command line, showed him whoami and ls and nslookup, showed him Wolfram Alpha, and explained DNS, IPv6, hexadecimal, and WikiProjects. That was nice.
I'm home from Wikimania, where one of my presentations got someone "legitimately excited!" And what else can you ask? Home for two weeks before I take a nice long summer vacation. A few random thoughts: …
Video interview with me about Wikimedia's openness on multiple levels.
This weekend I:took a capoeira class for the first time went to the top of the Empire State Building for the first time saw open culture and open source friends, old and new caused about …
A few links for the weekend. This video is probably only of interest to Arrested Development fans and people who want to hear an Australian imitating a US accent. By the same creator: "...It’s much …