Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

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Reading

17 Apr 2024, 12:00 p.m.

Gatsby Musings

I love The Great Gatsby (if you absolutely loathe it, turn back now!) and recently got to watch a preview performance of a Broadway theatrical adaptation (opens April 25th). I have already inflicted several thoughts …

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12 Feb 2024, 8:00 a.m.

Metaphor and Growth

I'm partway through a wilderness medicine textbook from NOLS (formerly National Outdoor Leadership School). Something from the section on burns keeps ringing in my head because it's interesting in its literal truth but also figuratively …

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28 Nov 2023, 11:47 a.m.

Free Online Classes From FEMA

My country's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a bunch of free independent study online classes. I started poking around and there's some neat stuff in there.You can read all the material for free online, …

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12 Sep 2023, 13:12 p.m.

On Jon Bois's Work

Years ago, I pitched a story to a publication and they didn't take it, but I think the synopsis itself might interest some of y'all, so here it is with a few added links. (I …

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15 Aug 2023, 13:12 p.m.

Shakespeare-Inspired Laws

So, some US states have "Romeo and Juliet laws" involving sexual contact among minors, but THIS BLOG ENTRY IS NOT ABOUT THAT, it is about the fact that I started thinking that a law nicknamed …

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11 Jul 2022, 16:00 p.m.

Some Recent Books, TV, Films, Etc.

Some things I've been enjoying reading, listening to, watching, etc.Leonard reviews the movies we watch. We recently enjoyed the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure trilogy, and subsequently listened to the Film Reroll adaptation.I deeply enjoyed …

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14 Apr 2022, 7:00 a.m.

Management/Software And Scifi Book Recommendations

In the last few days, two people have asked me for book recommendations. First: someone looking to use up an employer subsidy for books related to management and software engineering.VERY HIGH REC: Making Software: What …

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26 Jan 2022, 10:30 a.m.

Rebecca Fraimow, A Writer To Watch

Rebecca Fraimow is a scifi/fantasy author whose work I appreciate.I'm not alone. In the Hugo Award nominations for Best Short Story published in 2020, Fraimow's "This Is New Gehesran Calling" was ranked 14th. That may …

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28 Dec 2021, 18:40 p.m.

The Stories I Chose

A few days ago I wrapped up my series of MetaFilter posts recommending short scifi/fantasy stories. That post links to 40+ magazines, and in particular their RSS/Atom feeds, in case you'd like a fresh and …

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16 Dec 2021, 12:30 p.m.

Links and Notes: Poverty and Wealth Inequality in Scifi

Earlier today I spoke as a panellist at WorldCon (DisCon III), in the virtual session "Poverty and Wealth Inequality in Science Fiction." (I was a late addition.) I shared several links so I figured I'd …

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