Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

04 Apr 2002, 23:53 p.m.

Why does berkeley.edu have no news about today's incident near…

Why does berkeley.edu have no news about today's incident near Evans Hall? I have it from several sources that there was another suicide there today.

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04 Apr 2002, 23:50 p.m.

Today I found myself invoking the 2000 movie Pay It…

Today I found myself invoking the 2000 movie Pay It Forward to explain to my logic tutee the difference between "x and y help each other" and "x helps y who helps z." Yesterday's Daily …

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04 Apr 2002, 16:35 p.m.

"Somewhere around 2nd grade I decided that I didn't like…

"Somewhere around 2nd grade I decided that I didn't like jeans. 'The fabric's too thick!' I thought. 'I must distinguish myself from everyone else! Blah blah blah!'" Is this quintessential Adam or what? I can …

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03 Apr 2002, 15:27 p.m.

Adam, at a laughter-filled and inside-joke-saturated lunch today, suggested that…

Adam, at a laughter-filled and inside-joke-saturated lunch today, suggested that I should name my computer-tutoring business "Your Geeky Friend."

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02 Apr 2002, 20:12 p.m.

I miss Russia. And the East Coast. …

I miss Russia. And the East Coast.

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02 Apr 2002, 20:12 p.m.

Done!

Done!

After finishing it, I realized that John's retelling is probably better than mine, so read it too/instead.

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02 Apr 2002, 18:48 p.m.

"The secret of being a bore is to tell everything."…

"The secret of being a bore is to tell everything." -- Voltaire "The secret of being annoying is to chant in singsong, 'I know something you don't know! I'm not gonna tell you!" -- me …

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02 Apr 2002, 16:06 p.m.

Sydney Omarr reaches new heights in today's "Daily Horoscope." …

Sydney Omarr reaches new heights in today's "Daily Horoscope." "Colin Powell: He is an Aries who is secretary of state. Some political observers exclaim, 'It is wonderful!' Others, perhaps bring cynical, declare, 'It is about …

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02 Apr 2002, 15:55 p.m.

McWhorter endorses the new play Urinetown. In contrast, he…

McWhorter endorses the new play Urinetown. In contrast, he couldn't stop apologizing to me about the "pallid little affair" of Strike Up the Band!

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02 Apr 2002, 11:05 a.m.

I think so well these days that it's incredibly difficult…

I think so well these days that it's incredibly difficult to get inside the mind of a zealous anti-Semite. And the suicide bomber -- religion, psychology, military strategy, game theory only sort of help me. …

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