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15 Post author: Giles 28 April 2011 05:29AM

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Comment author: Giles 28 April 2011 02:09:45PM 3 points [-]

A quick bit of meta:

Firstly, I need a name for my group: how about "Altruist Support Network"?

Secondly, I've been trying to answer everyone individually, but only to show that I'm listening. I'm not trying to harass people.

Comment author: atucker 28 April 2011 09:20:29PM 1 point [-]

"The Archimedes Institute"

Based on his quote "Give me a lever and a place to stand and I can move the world".

I think this is a good summary of what you're trying to do -- finding levers that actually transform effort into utility and a base which provides enough support to be able to use your leverage.

Comment author: Giles 28 April 2011 10:40:58PM 2 points [-]

I like! But it fails the Google test. http://www.permanent.com/ep-archi.htm