Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Tag
Open Source and Free Culture

27 Jul 2009, 21:42 p.m.

Those Annoying Isms Keep Isming

I was at a software conference a few weeks ago where Richard M. Stallman said something unfortunate. I wasn't there for it so I heard about it afterwards and shook my head and sighed.[0] At …

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14 Jul 2009, 10:15 a.m.

Obvious Tech Talk Q&A Prep

A certain species of tech talk goes like: "Here's a product/methodology/tool I hack on, here's what it's good for and how/why you should add it to your toolkit." It's an honorable and useful presentation topic. …

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09 May 2009, 12:19 p.m.

Fisher-Price's My First Keysigning

Last night, at Biella's suggestion, I visited the Pacific Standard. Oh the homesickness! They have a UC Berkeley alumnus decal on the door, and a Moe's sticker on the rear wall, above a pedestal holding …

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24 Feb 2009, 11:39 a.m.

Two 101-Word Stories Inspired By Fred von Lohmann's Talk Last Night

O'Porter Most clients sounded more stressed and less grammatical than this guy. "Why did YouTube take down a video without soundtrack music? I didn't break any copyrights, did I?" "You came to the right effing …

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