Republished from John Rogers: “We are grateful to Leander Bindewald of the Community Currencies in Action project for bringing an important mistake to our attention. In the People Money book we wrongly describe WIR Bank, Switzerland, as a ‘mutual credit’ clearing system, that has operated with that mechanism for 79 years since its founding in… Continue reading
A message of the Commons Strategies Group on a recent case of communications manipulation
On some occasions, Iacomella wrote phony recommendations for himself, using the P2P Foundation’s name, in order to secure speaking engagements, advisory board memberships, and other roles for himself, when it was Michel who was initially invited. We have also documented that Iacomella forged letters purporting to be from the Right Livelihood Award Foundation as part… Continue reading
Célya Gruson-Daniel: a first review of the 2013 Open Science Tour
Watch the video here:
Rick Falkvinge on the global surveillance state: who watches the watchers
Rick Falkvinge‘s intervention at the time of the height of the Snowden affair is still valuable:
Project of the Day: ALL Power Labs, an incubator for open source energy experiments
ALL Power Labs is an incubator for open source energy experiments and distributed manufacturing solutions. From the self-description: “We work to generate physical tools and information resources for people exploring alt energy through DIY innovation and online collaboration. We believe that a bottom up, participatory ecology in energy is just as possible as it has… Continue reading
The Bitcoin of governance could be coming soon?
From a discussion on the pho mailing list: “After late-night discussions with my classmates acknowledging this reality, six of us started a project called Bitgov which ?enables citizens to vote on proposed legislation anywhere and anytime, regardless of nationality. It aims to make it easy for people to understand legislation, but also to express their… Continue reading
Helene Finidori: Cultural Diversity and the Common Good
Text provided by the author Helene Finidori. The presentation is worth watching, see below. Helene Finidori: “This presentation part of the Cultural Diversity and the Common Good at the ‘Imagine the Common Good’ conference in Paris earlier this week illustrates how the commons can manifest as underlying foundational principle in various action logics. The question… Continue reading
Maximum Distributed Outreach vs Total Surveillance Control
Really really good conference panel on the surveillance of our communications, with Jacob Appelbaum and Christian Payne. “The use of modern communication technologies promises maximum range and the option to reach millions of people “with just a few clicks.” Behind this promise, however, often hide very powerful companies that prosper on data collection. “Data mining”,… Continue reading
Genuine Gifting Circles vs. the Monetization of the Gift: a warning on the Women’s Gifting Circles pyramid scheme
Do you really want to step into abundance and gift? Then do something that offers no direct path to return, something about which you can honestly say, “I’m doing this because it is my pleasure to give,” rather than, “I’m doing this so I will get even more back.” You might end up with more… Continue reading
On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs, by David Graeber
Excerpts from David Graeber’s article chosen by Dante Monson: ” the number of salaried paper-pushers ultimately seems to expand, and more and more employees find themselves, not unlike Soviet workers actually, working 40 or even 50 hour weeks on paper ” ” The answer clearly isn’t economic: it’s moral and political. The ruling class has… Continue reading