Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

26 Mar 2002, 21:53 p.m.

In Mexico, is the card game "Uno" called "One"? …

In Mexico, is the card game "Uno" called "One"?

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26 Mar 2002, 18:46 p.m.

A not-very-helpful driving lesson took place today. The most…

A not-very-helpful driving lesson took place today. The most interesting thing I learned (besides the oh-so-enthralling "you're not scanning enough" and so on) was that a certain empty lot at an intersection in downtown Stockton …

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26 Mar 2002, 7:49 a.m.

Whistling update: After months of practice, I can now produce…

Whistling update: After months of practice, I can now produce a whistle on demand (after a few false starts). Now I'm working on pitch modulation. Yesterday I finished Lem's A Perfect Vacuum. I hope to …

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25 Mar 2002, 13:48 p.m.

From the latest issue of that esteemed journal of diaspora,…

From the latest issue of that esteemed journal of diaspora, India Post, two items. First: in the "Woman Post" (two-page spread devoted to women), an article (if you can call it that) repeating some press …

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24 Mar 2002, 18:33 p.m.

You remember that I warned you that it would depress…

You remember that I warned you that it would depress thee to hit the "random user" link on LiveJournal? Well, just as bad but more entertaining in its "this is what our civilization has wrought?" …

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24 Mar 2002, 18:09 p.m.

Last night, while talking with Leonard, I messed up some…

Last night, while talking with Leonard, I messed up some of the lyrics of the song "It's a Small World." He and I discussed the possibility of a parody and came up with a few …

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24 Mar 2002, 10:43 a.m.

As the KQED announcer told us last night at 8,…

As the KQED announcer told us last night at 8, "A Prairie Home Companion will be trotted out again tomorrow morning at 11..."

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23 Mar 2002, 16:35 p.m.

Much fun recently, what with Strike Up The Band! last…

Much fun recently, what with Strike Up The Band! last night (1927 war satire by the Gershwins and George S. Kaufman) and a party at my sister's today.

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22 Mar 2002, 16:02 p.m.

I really hope Google doesn't give in to the Scientologists…

I really hope Google doesn't give in to the Scientologists and continue to delist xenu.net, a site critical of Scientology.

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22 Mar 2002, 15:54 p.m.

You Can't Get There From Here: The University of California…

You Can't Get There From Here: The University of California at Berkeley set up some internet kiosks in the lobby of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union. Only today did I discover that the …

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