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May 15 2012
“— Commercialization makes your online rights irrelevant, more thoughts from my talk with @ioerror at #rp12 « @dmytriIt’s import to understand that it’s not that capital does not want to fund free and open platforms, or that capitalists choose not to: capital simply can not do so.
Capital can not fund free and open platforms because capitalists must capture profit or lose their capital, and thus for-profit platforms that can not capture profit must eventually vanish.
In order to capture profit, capitalist funded platforms must introduce choke-points and/or toll-gates into their platforms, because their business models depends on the control of user data and interaction, and therefore these platforms can not be free and open.
Thus, the prospects for free and open platforms returning in any mainstream form seem slim without alternatives to the profit motive to finance them.
Free and open communication platforms that don’t surveil, control or exclude can only be provided socially, as a public good.
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“ This will be the first wholesale attempt at reform since 1843 and an amazing achievement for the campaign and its 60,000 supporters. The bill will open the way to ending libel tourism and protecting free expression for journalists, writers, bloggers and scientists around the world. ”— Queen announces a defamation bill | Index on Censorship
“— Circuit rider (technology) - WikipediaIn this context, a circuit rider is part trainer, part management consultant, part computer expert. They provide consulting and assistance with technology strategy development, make multiple visits to the organizations they serve, and provide advice and information by phone and e-mail. They can serve regional constituencies by travel from a central location. Additionally, circuit riders can "cross-pollinate" the groups they service, transmitting insights, tools, and tips as they travel throughout the sector. In addition, training materials and resources can be used at multiple sites thereby spreading the development cost out across a number of organizations.
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“ Ob es Männer nicht abstoßend fänden und der ungehemmte Haarwuchs ihr Liebesleben hemme? Doch die Erfahrung der Testerin hat gezeigt, dass in dieser Hinsicht viele Männer wohl stark unterschätzt werden. Die meisten Männer, die die Autorin traf, fanden ihr Unternehmen gut, "wäre ich eine Frau, würde ich meine Beine auch nicht enthaaren", meinte einer. Die Bloggerin stellte überrascht fest, dass es viele ganz und gar nicht abstoßend finden, wenn Frauen die sozialen Normen brechen wollen. ”— "Weil Frauen da eben keine Haare haben!" - Schönheit - dieStandard.at › Alltag
May 06 2012
“— http://dasbaeckerei.net/Der autonome Kultur-und Sozial Verein „Das Bäckerei“ lädt zur Eröffnung: Nach mühsamen Monaten des Renovierens öffnen wir erstmals die Türen zum Kennenlernen des Projekts und zum Quatschen.
Wo: Tannengasse 1 im 15ten
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Wann: Freitag 11.5. ab 15 Uhr und Samstag 12.5. ab 13 Uhr
“— MAKE | Brain-Computer Bypasses Spinal Cord InjuriesScientists at Northwestern University in Chicago, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, have successfully bypassed the spinal cord and restored fine motor control to paralyzed limbs using a brain-computer interface.
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April 26 2012
Mosh: the mobile shell
Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of user keystrokes.
Mosh is a replacement for SSH. It's more robust and responsive, especially over Wi-Fi, cellular, and long-distance links.
tl;dr ZOMG AMAZING.
“ I’ve stopped classifying things as “love” or “friendship”— From the zine Infinite Relationships (http://zinelibrary.info/files/infiniterelationships.pdf)
according to arbitrary superficial details—the feelings I share
with certain friends are so intimate, so beautiful, that it’s
ridiculous that I don’t call them lovers just because we don’t
sleep together. It’s fucking absurd that sex should be the
dividing line between our relationships, between which ones
take precedence, between who we play with, live with, sleep
with, who we take care of first, who we die with at last. ”
“— Ticker | Ein Blog zu den Aktionen rund um den 17 April11:45 Uhr: Soeben haben alle BesetzerInnen das Grundstück verlassen. Die privaten Sicherheitskräfte sind im Begriff die Infrastruktur zu zerstören, welche von verschiedenen BOKU-Angehörigen über Jahre hinweg mühevoll aufgebaut und für die Landbewirtschaftung genutzt worden ist. Derzeit werden mit einer Baggerschaufel Gartenhütten zerstört. Die BesetzerInnen haben verhindert, dass die privaten Sicherheitskräfte Materialien der BOKU-Landwirtschafts-Gruppe GroßStadtGemüse zerstören. Die privaten Sicherheitskräfte der Firma “Hel-Wacht” handeln im Auftrag der BOKU.
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