Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2003

22 May 2003, 11:48 a.m.

Liar!

Jayson Blair, for those of you who don't know, was a reporter for the New York Times. He lied, a lot. He plagiarized and made up stories. For months. And now he's been fired and …

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21 May 2003, 21:46 p.m.

Brunching Shuttlecocks is over. Waaah, but at least…

Brunching Shuttlecocks is over. Waaah, but at least the archives are still up. Paul Ford is not immune to pirate jokes.

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21 May 2003, 21:22 p.m.

To quote Leonard from years ago: "My current task…

To quote Leonard from years ago: "My current task is reading O'Reilly's Java Servlet Programming. The guy who wrote the book is sitting at the desk across from mine. This is weird."

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21 May 2003, 21:21 p.m.

Today's Amazing Moments

Seeing Scott Rosenberg for like the twentieth time and feeling the urge to tell him "Ohmigod I read your blog." Sitting in on an editorial meeting, and then, just now, looking at the front page …

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20 May 2003, 21:50 p.m.

The most overpowering feeling of the day came when I…

The most overpowering feeling of the day came when I was reading a Salon article about Buffy As Anthem, and I thought, I can't believe I'm reading Salon at Salon. It feels like I'm violating …

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20 May 2003, 6:24 a.m.

America's Moving Adventure

IF this job lasts, as I believe it will, then sometime in the early fall I'll move to San Francisco. Leonard doesn't plan to move his homestead, so now I have solid criteria for my …

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20 May 2003, 6:06 a.m.

You Knew But Not So Eloquently

An analysis of the genius of the first *NSYNC album.... Fantasy #3: He'll be sorry he left you, girl. Probably the most shameless and impressive gambit this album plays is presenting a whopping THREE consecutive …

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19 May 2003, 21:40 p.m.

Performances I want to attend

Klezmer at the Freight & Salvage and recommended (by an improvisateur) improv. Also, Cody's Books author appearances in June will include Ursula K. Le Guin!

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19 May 2003, 21:38 p.m.

Farewell to All That

My last day. Suddenly hot, as though to impress upon me that May is for flowering and breaking up and moving on and graduating and leaving behind. I tidied shelves and helped customers choose gifts. …

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19 May 2003, 7:23 a.m.

My Own Private Diaspora

Leonard is considering moving elsewhere in SF. I'm considering moving to SF in the early fall. Nandini's heading to DC for grad school. Sarah might move further into Oakland, Adam and SteveR to New York, …

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