Together, we already have the knowledge, expertise, land, property and resources necessary to empower people, build community, develop co-ops and create commons. We just need to self-organise and start sharing.
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‘Make It Circular’ - An Open Poster on Circular Making:
https://community.oscedays.org/t/make-it-circular-an-open-poster-on-circular-making/5836
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Open Source Circular Design Ist Unfassbar Hässlich!
http://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-3377-1/die-welt-reparieren/
http://mifactori.de/die-welt-reparieren-buchkapitel-open-source
http://larszimmermann.de/open-source-circular-design-ist-unfassbar-haesslich-ein-briefwechsel-zwischen-andre-wendler-und-lars-zimmermann/
"Die smarten Open-Source-Akteure sind gerade wegen ihrer Kapazität der technisch hochentwickelten zielorientierten algorithmisierten Technopraxis sehr ernstzunehmende Kontrahenten* ihrer „systemkonformen“ Zwillingsbrüder und -schwestern in Softwareunternehmen und Überwachungsbehörden. Gerade aufgrund ihrer Fähigkeit des Hackens von Codes des kapitalistischen Establishments, also eben weil sie die Sprache ihres Zwillings verstehen, können sie dessen Spiele stören, umleiten, parasitieren, reversieren, mit eigenen Regeln weiterspielen oder auch leaken."
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Don’t Invent A New Modular System, Try To Use (Hack Into) An Existing One!
http://mifactori.de/dont-invent-a-new-modular-system-try-to-use-hack-into-an-existing-one-open-collection-on-modularity-pls-contribute/
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"Why we need an Open Source Circular Economy" - Sam Muirhead, Pecha Kucha Berlin
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What Is Open Source Circular Economy? - presentation by Lars Zimmermann:
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China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0220-7 -
"World War 3 is a guerilla information war with no division between military and civilian populations." - Marshall McLuhan in 1970. 50 years ago, yeah?
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An increasing body of evidence suggests that the time we spend on our smartphones is interfering with our:
- sleep
- self-esteem
- relationships
- memory
- attention spans
- creativity
- productivity
- problem-solving and decision-making skills
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/well/mind/putting-down-your-phone-may-help-you-live-longer.html #Health #Technology
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https://www.aweigh.io/ - A navigation technology that does not rely on satellites. #Technology
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John Thackara at EARTHtalks 2016
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Surveillance & the Public Sphere: confronting a democratic dilemma - talk by Oscar Gandy Jr:
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Highly Accessible, Open-Source, Citizen-Owned, Low-Tech, Nature-Based Processes and Technologies that enable a resilient & regenerative urban infrastructure transformation - WAY more exciting & sane than all of the high-tech visions (AI, Bots, etc.) I've seen in recent years.
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30$ Open-Source Wind Turbine: http://www.poc21.cc/30-wind-turbine/
https://www.instructables.com/id/Vertial-Axis-Wind-Turbine-from-30-Of-Scrap-Materia/- Generates 80W in a 25 km/h wind up, or 1000W in a 60 km/h wind
- Max. costs of $30 per unit, mostly from scrap materials
- Can be assembled by 2 people within 6 hours
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The redesign of a former arterial road in Utrecht (NL):
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"How artificial intelligence will affect the future of energy and climate": https://www.brookings.edu/research/how-artificial-intelligence-will-affect-the-future-of-energy-and-climate/ #ClimateChange #ML #Regenerative #FFHCI
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The Sustainability Commons: Using Open Source Design to address Climate Change - by @catjohnson: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2016-06-09/the-sustainability-commons-using-open-source-design-to-address-climate-change/
A growing movement that combines open source design with sustainability is creating an exciting alternative to profit-driven, proprietary sustainability products. As we face urgent issues like climate change, the ability of open source communities to quickly and inexpensively create solutions makes increasing sense.
