antagonists

Why yes, I AM writing about bullying. Again. These things must be said.

by Karoli on December 12, 2011 · 14 comments

A hallmark of a bully is managing to make themselves the victims without acknowledging their own participation in the process. Somehow, magically, they manage to silence dissent without suffering direct consequences. They hide behind anonymity while criticizing others’ anonymous identities. When in the flesh, they’ll hide behind pretense and bluster (see Newt Gingrich as an [...]

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The Great Hashtag Debate of 2009

by Karoli on May 3, 2009 · 11 comments

Or… how I managed to spend my weekend herding cats Background stuff Before I get started, I should probably just lay down a couple of definitions. A hashtag is a descriptive term, a tag identifying some piece of content with an idea or a category, preceded by the pound sign (#) to tell Twitter and [...]

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