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Vacuums hate a leadership, especially when the leader isn’t YOU.

by Karoli on June 15, 2010 · 17 comments

Over the past few days an extraordinary thing has happened online. A small group of people have resolved to try to make a difference by designing and submitting a suggestion for how to capture the oil spilling into the Gulf with a chimney-like duct placed over the LMRP. It’s elegant and maybe it’s even possible, [...]

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Free speech: One poke over the line?

by Karoli on September 29, 2009 · 20 comments

I have a serious question. Where is the line drawn between protected speech and incendiary, threatening, outrageous unprotected speech in this country? This is an issue I have always struggled with, partly because I was raised to speak with consideration for others and to be responsible for what I’ve said. I don’t always succeed, but [...]

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