Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

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Comedy

30 Aug 2009, 14:33 p.m.

Look!

Every so often, Leonard and I watch several Colbert Report clips from his recurring segment Cheating Death With Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A. Leonard loves the props, the silliness, and the variety of jokes within …

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13 Jul 2009, 3:15 a.m.

Fun Short Scifi

"Let Us Now Praise Awesome Dinosaurs," by Leonard Richardson, Strange Horizons, 13 July 2009. "I want to buy a gun," said the Thymomenoraptor. He moved his foreclaw along the glass case of pistols, counting them …

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10 Jul 2009, 23:39 p.m.

My Standby Joke

A few times in the past year, I've taken the risk of leaning over to an English-speaking stranger in the airport, one who's wearing a suit or the like, and saying, "Ah, the glamor of …

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06 Jul 2009, 22:14 p.m.

My Life Is Complete

Brendan, I think this is for you.

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24 Jun 2009, 17:29 p.m.

Distractions & Discoveries

Dave Bort, a friend of a friend of a friend, used to do these awesome comics. A selection of my favorites: Do-you-want-paper-or-plastic? Need to add this one to my slang dictionary since Leonard and I …

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08 Jun 2009, 19:23 p.m.

Rhythm Methods

Seeing the trailer for "Surrogates" put me onto this escalator: I don't say "philosophical zombie" nearly enough In the future, a "horse of a different color" will be a "brain in a differently-colored jar" "Brain …

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02 Jun 2009, 13:04 p.m.

Dude, Where's My G'Kar?

I miss watching Babylon 5 for the first time.

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29 May 2009, 3:14 a.m.

"But It Might Work For Us"

Quote Of The Day: "If code is free, why not me? Well, maybe some kind of gated source model..."

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20 May 2009, 16:06 p.m.

Oh That Sheldon!

Someday I need to check whether I enjoy "The Big Bang Theory" when I am not on an airplane.

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12 May 2009, 22:09 p.m.

He Meant To Post To Causal Encounters

For those who don't know: Craiglist has a category of personals called Casual Encounters (not to be confused with Missed Connections, even though Missed Connections often result from accidental encounters that are fairly casual). Folks …

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