society

Because reading comprehension seems to be at a premium

by Karoli on March 19, 2011 · 10 comments

Note: I’ve updated this post to include the full quote, since Lee Stranahan seems to think that somehow changes the meaning of things. It doesn’t. This whole post was all about how $21 in one’s pocket can be a crime, even if the law doesn’t say “crime”. The term “prohibit” carries a counterweight called “consequence.” [...]

{ Comments on this entry are closed }

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, [...]

{ 17 comments }

Twitter, Facebook, Teens and Old Folks

by Karoli on May 20, 2009 · 1 comment

Ms. Dancer hates the fact that I have a Facebook account, even though she knows I’m not a huge fan of Facebook and keep it mostly because family, friends and others that I want to stay in communication with inhabit the place. She hates even more that BigDog ADORES Facebook and is (finally!) loving ‘his’ [...]

{ 1 comment }