Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2013

22 Apr 2013, 20:39 p.m.

Naming Opportunities

"Additional naming opportunities within the Museum are also available." Things to name include: An individual flavor of cupcake in the museum café (would you like chocolate, vanilla, or Leonard Richardson Memorial Strawberry?) A stair step …

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20 Apr 2013, 8:16 a.m.

The General

Oh my goodness, Buster Keaton's The General is AMAZING. Aside from being a little pro-Confederacy. Seriously, there is no reason this movie has to be about someone fighting for the racist traitors -- you could …

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17 Apr 2013, 7:32 a.m.

Early Morning Soundscape

Rain on the air conditioning unit. The susurration of pills inside vials -- the few slow clicks of big gel capsules versus the quiet tumble of small solid tabs. Birdsong, far away. The laptop fan, …

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16 Apr 2013, 22:51 p.m.

Speak 'n' Spell

A sign that my brother-in-law is truly part of the family: he can easily spell "Harihareswara" on the phone to customer service representatives. Aparna Nancherla ‏(@aparnapkin): "Success is people saying your name right". My last …

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14 Apr 2013, 10:32 a.m.

Link Roundup

Ex Urbe's wonderful series on Machiavelli. Lore Sjöberg on digital music. "Concerning the nature of a woman of computer science". Paul Ramsey simply explaining why it's useful for technologists to meet and work face-to-face on …

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06 Apr 2013, 11:19 a.m.

Griping

I get sick more often than I'd like. Part of this is because of travel, no doubt -- the stress of travel and my inevitable sleep deprivation lower my immune system's defenses, and new exciting …

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05 Apr 2013, 14:05 p.m.

Feed

Last night I informed Leonard that there exists a TV show called "Say Yes To The Dress." He conceived of a reality/game show where mothers from various stereotypically-moms-overfeed-guests-and-children cultures make food and try to feed …

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31 Mar 2013, 22:58 p.m.

The Kind Of Feminist I Am

I don't use makeup. I put lotion on my skin and balm on my lips if they feel uncomfortably dry, if you want to call that cosmetic. If someone wants to film me then they'll …

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31 Mar 2013, 22:30 p.m.

Perspective Catharsis

When I was visiting my friends Zack and Pam we watched the "Accession" episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and two bits moved me: a poet discovering that his work is still read, two …

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31 Mar 2013, 9:17 a.m.

Open Tech New York City

Yesterday I delivered a reasonably well-received talk at Open Tech NYC in which I introduced the crowd to their New York open tech neighbors. That is, I explained the four freedoms that define what make …

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