tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58441252024-03-10T00:03:03.505-08:00Saheli*: Musings and ObservationsSaheli Datta started this when she was a journalism student at Columbia in New York. Now she lives in the Bay Area.
*Old people call me R. New people, call me Saheli. Thanks!
<a href="http://www.sahelidatta.com"> My homepage. </a>
Specifically, <a href="http://www.sahelidatta.com/glinks.html">my links</a>.
Email me: Saheli [AT] Gmail [dot] ComSahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comBlogger975125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-54552854008065407792014-09-21T12:41:00.002-07:002014-09-21T12:41:33.884-07:00September 22, 2014: People's Climate Rally --Saheli's Manifesto And Links
Things Americans Need To Do To Fight Climate Change.This is not a sermon but a memo of reminders for myself and for any fellow American who, like me, wants to fight climate change.
1) Register to vote!* Register others to vote! Reminds your friends to Register! September 23 is National Voter Registration Day. In some states the deadline to put your registration in the mail is as soon as Oct. 2Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-767776265431538682010-05-23T13:17:00.000-07:002010-05-23T13:52:40.776-07:00Why I decided to help organize the first Hacks/Hackers Unite dev camp around the iPad even though I have concerns about Apple's policiesDan Gillmor wrote a blogpost lamenting the decision of the organizers of Hacks/Hackers to organize their first Unite Dev camp around iPad development despite the myriad problems that journalists have found with Apple's model for how content gets on the iPad. Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1160085465880118132006-10-05T14:53:00.000-07:002006-10-05T14:57:45.926-07:00Time to Move OnBlogger has been good to us, but it's time to move on. The new blog is at www.sahelidatta.com . We've been blogging for a while there, and I think we got most of the kinks ironed out. I'll be transferring over the blog roll and updating the template here as appropriate, but in the meantime, please come and visit! Thank you!Cheers,SaheliSahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1159295657288309782006-09-26T11:33:00.000-07:002006-09-27T15:04:40.940-07:00Happy 108!Today is the fourth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Padmanabha. May true good fortune be had by all the inhabitants of the Universe. . ."Every soul is related to every other soul."If, in the course of your life, you come across true, essential goodness, my advice to you is that you snatch it up and try to slip it into your heart. It's often not easy---like bringing a Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1158702283679777662006-09-19T13:59:00.000-07:002006-09-19T21:15:41.030-07:00SubversionYarrrr. It's International Talk Like a Pyrate Day. Light be running out like grog on a barnacl'd ship, so set to it, me harties! Arrrr!I bin talking like a pyrate near three days now, and my pate be addled. With all the brethren of the coast yarrin an arrin', some landlubbers growl that we be a dark and evil tide, throwing good booty after that which be real and very, very bad. Ye olde Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1158608319876972512006-09-18T12:34:00.000-07:002006-09-18T12:38:39.953-07:00Yarrrr! Harr Harr, Yaar!Tomorrow be talk like a pyrate day, and if ye be addlepated, scurvy dogs, I'll lend ye timbered visions to bring about the groggy voice. Avast and watch! Link from Michelle. Apologies to PowerPoint Bilge Rats.Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1157961962489856442006-09-10T23:46:00.000-07:002006-09-11T11:12:52.456-07:00Of Blogs and BridgesThe blogosphere can, in fact, occasionally get stuff done, and the proof was on Saturday.My friend Steven met me because he read my blog. He's also a journalist, and when he came home to the Bay Area, he asked me if I wanted to meet up. We hit it off, not only with each other, but with each other's friends, and now we work mere blocks away from each other and meet up for Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1157527631315364902006-09-06T00:21:00.000-07:002006-09-06T00:27:11.563-07:00Building 253 after the rains Building 253 after the rains Originally uploaded by Telstar Logistics. My colleague Telstar Logistics, editor and flickr maestro extrordinaire, has been documenting the abandoned military bases of the Bay Area. I thought this photo was really lovely, even without considerations of context and history---the plate glass, the shimmering reflection, the colors and contrasts, the composition. Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1156833133575032372006-08-28T22:47:00.000-07:002006-08-30T22:38:24.400-07:00The Right to TravelI don't normally reblog stuff from Sepia Mutiny, since they have a larger and more focused audience, but this is too important and too general to ignore. Siddhartha brings our attention to the news that the United States has denied re- entry to two American citizens--one naturalized and one-native born--unless they first agree to be interrogated by the FBI abroad without a Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1155749708765076442006-08-16T10:17:00.000-07:002006-08-16T16:48:18.030-07:00The Birth on the Eighth Day of the MoonIt's still my favorite story. The sleepy guards of the jail, the sudden, fragrant rain, the lining up of constellations and half moon as the sun has swung completely away, leaving behind the cover of a darkness that's humming with anticipation. And then. . . Happy Sri Krishna Janmashtami everyone! "May there be good fortune throughout the universe, and maySahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1155073406029940022006-08-08T14:29:00.000-07:002006-08-08T14:43:26.080-07:00The Creatures Who Sit Around Watching While We Use Our Inner EyeSo over the years I have spent hours and hours reading and writing in my living room, and glancing out at our wide view of the north bay every now and then. My attention is frequently grabbed by something quickly moving across the blue. It's usually a bird of prey or carrion or sometimes even a hummingbird.Now I have an office Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1154719445569823692006-08-04T08:02:00.000-07:002006-08-04T14:45:34.550-07:00Popularity DialerToastyKen sent me this amusing link: A web-service that places a prescheduled callt o your phone (most likely your cell phone) with a recording of one side of a conversation. Your options are a male friend, a female friend, an affirmation monologue or a boss demanding your immediate return to the office. The idea is that you either need to seem popular, get out of meeting, get Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1154621521932956132006-08-03T08:29:00.000-07:002006-08-04T09:02:36.356-07:00Josh Wolf In JailEr, I just found out about this and am rather sketchy on the details. In late 2004 when I was thinking about learning more about video, I met a young guy named Josh Wolf whose enthusiasm and dedication to becoming a documentarian was almost overwhelming. I quickly decided that running around with a video camera was not something I felt like doing at the time, so I only hung out Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1154045652832047132006-08-02T11:01:00.000-07:002006-08-02T11:25:20.866-07:00Awesome! My Superhero Diagnosis! And Other News!Your results:You are Wonder WomanWonder Woman 90%Spider-Man 80%Superman 80%Supergirl 70%Robin 60%Green Lantern 60%Batman 55%The Flash 50%Hulk 50%Catwoman 45%Iron Man 35%You are a beautiful princesswith great strength of character.Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...Aw shucks. I was barely hoping for Catwoman, but I guess I'm notSahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1154035042801751632006-07-27T13:57:00.000-07:002006-07-27T14:17:22.906-07:00Awesome! Aloo Tikki in the Financial DistrictI knew that one of my work-hood sandwich shops, EatCetera on Market, was either owned or operated by desis. There's an older uncle and his two kids who are super friendly (as are the Latina & Latino cashiers), and there's a chicken Biryani which I can't eat, of course. I usually go for the salad bar, the hefty avacado sandwich on Dutch crunch, and Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1153895654250323022006-07-25T22:11:00.000-07:002006-07-25T23:34:14.616-07:00I read the news today, Oh boy. . .Sorry about the blog silence. I realize it sounds tacky, but I was actually somewhat demoralized by the sudden and rather unexpected outbreak of war in the Middle East. To put it mildly, I'm not a big fan of bombs or disproportionate violence. The realization that's stuck with me for the last few days is that by the time the bombs start falling, it's kind of too Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1152632399162403872006-07-11T08:18:00.000-07:002006-07-11T08:39:59.233-07:00Take Care BombayBlasts rock commuter trains of people going home, news courtesy of the Mutiny. It's a city I've only met as a layover, but know well as a character in my mother's funny tales and many, many movies and books. The gateway to India is at the top of my destination list, and the Maximum City shines on despite rain and chaos. My prayers and wishes for the Mumbaikers. Keep an eye on Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1152618645750016562006-07-11T04:44:00.000-07:002006-07-11T04:50:45.783-07:00Moo Powerby ToastyKenIf you're a resident of Vermont, you can for just 4 cents more per kWh, get some of your electricity from dairy farms that burn methane from cow manure. Found this item via this /. article, where one commenter proclaimed the idea to be a complete load of BS. ;)ToastyKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046500121236049524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1152393105847912152006-07-08T14:05:00.000-07:002006-07-08T14:11:45.850-07:00Wind-assisted Freightersby ToastyKenA German company has developed a computer-assisted sail system for large ships that uses computers to figure out the optimal route. It's supposed to be able to cut fuel costs by a third.I don't really have anything clever to say about it. I just thought that picture was really cool. :) (Well, and this is related to all that cargo container post on this blog ToastyKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046500121236049524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1152293689312885432006-07-07T10:19:00.000-07:002006-07-07T10:34:49.350-07:00Electric CarsRuchira tells us to go see Who Killed The Electric Car, a movie I also want to catch. The other day I caught a couple minutes of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on the radio; he was talking about health care but someone asked him about transport. He conceded that now he's driven around in a City chauffered vehicle, but that before he was driving an EV1 that he liked very much and Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1151917075178610182006-07-03T00:45:00.000-07:002006-07-03T01:57:55.486-07:00Superman ReturnsI went in with my expectations on the floor. First of all, the original Christopher Reeve Superman movies were my favorite childhood movies. That's just asking for disappointment. Secondly, it feels a little weird to be ancticipating a Warner Brother's film when I now work for yet another TimeWarner company.* Finally, the buzz was all bad. Bad reviews, changed directors, apparent Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1151615097195464672006-06-29T13:59:00.000-07:002006-06-29T14:25:47.186-07:00Cephalopod Sex on the Centimeter Severed Arm ScaleHedgehog pointed me to this story in the Syndey Morning Herald, via MemeMachineGo: The male blanket octopus faces a significant gender imbalance - he is just two centimetres long, while the female of the species can measure up to two metres. . . .This reproductive arm, known as a hectocotylus, is tucked away in a white spherical pouch between its Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1151299761785513892006-06-25T22:11:00.000-07:002006-06-25T22:29:21.843-07:00ProudI didn't make it into the City today, but I thought I'd say:"I disagree. It's a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish. . . .Being gay is part of the human condition." Jon Stewart, debating Bill Bennet about gay marriage on the Daily Show.I look forward to the day when Pride can be all party and no protest.Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1150264626946190762006-06-13T22:53:00.000-07:002006-06-13T23:02:30.593-07:00A Wookie Plays the DrumsI like the Gnarles Barkely Crazy single making the rounds of the airwaves. If you like Gnarles or Star Wars or both, you might appreciate this YouTube clip of the MTV Movie Awards, courtesy of Telstar Logistics. It's kinda crazy.Sahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821121070704451663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844125.post-1150243180486569492006-06-13T16:57:00.000-07:002006-06-13T17:23:55.056-07:00Relying on Dinosaursby ToastyKenIn the comments to the last post, badmash pointed out how much he liked Saheli's phrase, "I'll move my weight around myself instead of relying on dead dinosaurs."Well, Saheli, that's because they're dead, silly. It'd make much more sense to have live dinosaurs move you around, instead:Did you know? Brontosauruses emit Wi-Fi connectivity from their frontal lobes.ToastyKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046500121236049524noreply@blogger.com