Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

11 Feb 2002, 17:55 p.m.

Taking a break from installing the hooks I just bought…

Taking a break from installing the hooks I just bought at a hardware store. I feel like Frances or Elise with all this remodeling new-house jabbering. The music quiz I took today felt harder than …

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11 Feb 2002, 11:59 a.m.

Moira Redmond points out a particular nuance of the institutionalised…

Moira Redmond points out a particular nuance of the institutionalised idiocy of St. Valentine's Day, namely, the effect on schoolkiddies (won't someone think of the children?): And there will be conversations like this one in …

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11 Feb 2002, 11:57 a.m.

Authenticity is contrast. …

Authenticity is contrast.

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11 Feb 2002, 11:55 a.m.

From Leonard: From JOHO, here's a series of thought experiments to…

From Leonard: From JOHO, here's a series of thought experiments to help ferret out to which theory of personal identity one hews. Few surprises for me, as I already knew I was a psychological reductionist; …

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11 Feb 2002, 8:01 a.m.

Last night I gave Camilla (my Italian flatmate) a little…

Last night I gave Camilla (my Italian flatmate) a little lesson in early US history. You know, the colonial days, the Revolution, expansion, the Civil War, and so on. She's reading Gone With the Wind, …

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10 Feb 2002, 23:21 p.m.

Now that I have a roommate, and we differ in…

Now that I have a roommate, and we differ in our waking hours, and I use dialup to access the Internet, I've turned my modem volume down to zero. I wish I could continue listening …

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09 Feb 2002, 14:16 p.m.

I done took the CBEST. Oakland Technical High School…

I done took the CBEST. Oakland Technical High School featured quite a mix of young, old, male, female, and many ethnicities, many carrying two to five new-looking #2 pencils (which reminds me of the old …

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08 Feb 2002, 18:05 p.m.

I'm listening to Sixteen Scandals by the Capitol Steps. …

I'm listening to Sixteen Scandals by the Capitol Steps. Wow, how very dated, and yet better, fresher, than when I first heard them. It's the reminiscence value. Value!

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08 Feb 2002, 12:41 p.m.

From Steve: "(Hypocritical? Sure, why not? All the cool…

From Steve: "(Hypocritical? Sure, why not? All the cool kids are doing it!)" From Matt and Adam, over lunch: Matt: What does it take to become a taxi driver in this town, anyway? Do you …

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07 Feb 2002, 21:21 p.m.

As much as I've enjoyed this week, what with learning…

As much as I've enjoyed this week, what with learning very challenging material both curricular and extra-, I'll be glad when the weekend arrives. I love the fact that it always does, right on time. …

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