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What if they can’t plug the well?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Doc Searls

When news came on April 21 that Transocean‘s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig had exploded — killing eleven, sinking the rig, and leaving an open oil well gushing a mile down on the ocean floor — my first thought was, What … Continue reading →

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Too late. Just go ahead with it.

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Doc Searls

Barack Obama wants to wait on the DTV shift currently scheduled for 17 February. On the grounds that it’ll be a mess, this is a good idea. But nothing can make it a better idea. It’s not that the train … Continue reading →

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