Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

30 Mar 2002, 10:37 a.m.

The myths and the realities of jobs at Google. "MYTH: It's…

The myths and the realities of jobs at Google. "MYTH: It's too late to join Google. REALITY: We have a jobs page, you idiot." Unfortunately, that's not how they actually answer the "myth." "MYTH: Google …

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29 Mar 2002, 22:12 p.m.

I traveled to San Francisco, got my first shoeshine ever,…

I traveled to San Francisco, got my first shoeshine ever, and took the Graduate Records Exam. [Is that still its official name? Or did ETS change it, as they changed "SAT" from "Aptitude" to "Assessment"? …

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29 Mar 2002, 10:24 a.m.

My flatmates seemed very amused last night. "I'm taking…

My flatmates seemed very amused last night. "I'm taking the GRE tomorrow...I just decided/found out today..." Thank goodness Steve came over and helped me remember y=mx + b and all that. GRE prep books are …

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28 Mar 2002, 14:44 p.m.

Just registered to take the GRE tomorrow somewhere in San…

Just registered to take the GRE tomorrow somewhere in San Francisco. Now to figure out how to get there. TripPlanner, here I come!

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28 Mar 2002, 13:16 p.m.

I find it rather amusing that my logic homework includes…

I find it rather amusing that my logic homework includes schematizing and translating into English such sentences as "Every self-respecting student who adulates no professor is respected by some student whom no professor respects." I …

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28 Mar 2002, 13:15 p.m.

I've signed up to take the LSAT, even though I…

I've signed up to take the LSAT, even though I have neither the grades nor the motivation to attend law school. Now I sign up to take the GRE, even though ditto for graduate school. …

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28 Mar 2002, 13:08 p.m.

I feel only slightly exalted as a newly licensed driver.…

I feel only slightly exalted as a newly licensed driver. If I were younger, I might feel as though this were more of a milestone, but as it is, I feel more tense about career …

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27 Mar 2002, 11:17 a.m.

I passed! "Sumana: License to Drive." Yee-ha! Before the…

I passed! "Sumana: License to Drive." Yee-ha! Before the test, as I waited for the examiner, I thought of the depressingness of the fact that I got a 1550 on my SATs and yet took …

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27 Mar 2002, 7:23 a.m.

About to go at the behind-the-wheel driver's test for the…

About to go at the behind-the-wheel driver's test for the third time. People tell me to "be confident," but I was confident the last two times, and I failed. This time it's worse; my learner's …

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26 Mar 2002, 22:10 p.m.

As long as we have all these derogatory phrases for…

As long as we have all these derogatory phrases for people based on their seeming pretentions to races that are not their own (e.g., Oreo, egg, banana, coconut), we should get consistent and complete, no? …

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