http://handbasket.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Where are we going again? en Vox Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:06:04 -0500 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://handbasket.vox.com/library/post/alrighty.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Venus) http://handbasket.vox.com/library/post/alrighty.html?_c=feed-rss http://handbasket.vox.com/library/post/alrighty.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:06:04 -0500 ... now we're gettin' somewhere ... :-) ... Please come to the New Handbasket (Blogging v 3.0) and please remember to update your subscriptions at the new site. 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