Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2003

10 May 2003, 13:40 p.m.

Silly News, All Flavors

My spiteful, stubborn tendencies put me right in Pike's camp. It's his house and he should be able to add a stoop. Intellectually I know the law wouldn't support me on the "if you don't …

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10 May 2003, 0:00 a.m.

I got to introduce the personable Diana Abu-Jaber, author of…

I got to introduce the personable Diana Abu-Jaber, author of Crescent (an Arab-American love/food novel), tonight at Cody's. Yesterday I saw Douglas Rushkoff say such things as "I don't believe in 'homeland'" and "And they …

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09 May 2003, 23:48 p.m.

A conversation with SteveS yields the catchphrase "No Context. …

A conversation with SteveS yields the catchphrase "No Context. No Hype." I anticipate less persistence for this meme than I do for "case-diving," the phrase I made up for finding lost books at the bottom …

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09 May 2003, 12:03 p.m.

Better sites than mine have already noted The Eater of…

Better sites than mine have already noted The Eater of Meaning, but I especially adore what it does to pages that were already nonsense. Update: Favorite phrases scammed from meaning-eaten zombie pages:Bacon pi Attitude MistakeDespotic …

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09 May 2003, 7:48 a.m.

The Opposite of "Remember You Are Mortal"

I walked along Blake Street and saw a woman in full graduation regalia. I shouted, "Congratulations!" She responded, fist raised, "Perseverance!" This is not a story, but a marker.

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08 May 2003, 23:36 p.m.

Kernels of Funny Bits

First: Gollum in an ad for CapitolOne credit cards. "What has it got in its wallet?" And second: will my new job have me pay a Salon Insurance Premium?

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08 May 2003, 12:55 p.m.

If J. Bradford DeLong is going to say that I…

If J. Bradford DeLong is going to say that I havesmart views on why comments sections of weblogs (and everything else collective on the internet) tend to degenerate rapidly to USENET levels of chaos and …

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07 May 2003, 10:15 a.m.

Leonard called me at work to tell me to read…

Leonard called me at work to tell me to read Dear Raed. Salam Pax is okay! Thank God, he's okay! He's alive! Just thinking of it brings tears to my eyes. Update (10:50 am): I …

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06 May 2003, 23:17 p.m.

In two weeks, about a year after my graduation day,…

In two weeks, about a year after my graduation day, I'll start a new job as a Salon.com Premium support tech. I think it'll suit me really well. Salon Premium: Spread The Meme-ium! Getting this …

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06 May 2003, 18:29 p.m.

It's Up - It's Good!

Just got my offer letter. Dear Sumana, I am pleased to offer you a position with Salon... Officially: YAY! Oddly enough, I've found my new job, my current job, and my apartment and boyfriend without …

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