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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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We Need Both Networks and Communities

We Need Both Networks and Communities | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Social media certainly connects us to whoever is on the other end of the line, and so extends our social networks in amazing ways. But this can come at the expense of deeper personal relationships. When it feels like we’re up-to-date on our friends’ lives through Facebook or Instagram, we may become less likely to call them, much less meet up. Networks connect; communities care.

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Machines: Global Village Construction Set

Machines: Global Village Construction Set | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Indus
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the Global Village Construction Set of Marcin Jakubowski - metronome

the Global Village Construction Set of Marcin Jakubowski - metronome | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A modern, comfortable lifestyle relies on a variety of efficient Industrial Machines. If you eat bread, you rely on an Agricultural Combine. If you live in a wood house, you rely on a Sawmill. Each of these machines relies on other machines in order for it to exist. If you distill this complex web of interdependent machines into a reproduceable, simple, closed-loop system, you get 50 base industrial machines. For a concise presentation go here. The Global Village Construction Set(GVCS) is an open technological platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts.
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Practical Post Scarcity: Open Source Solutions

This is the core of Open Source Ecology's work on the Global Village Construction Set. Scenes in the video from hay baling onwards are the developments taking place at Factor e Farm in Missouri, USA. This is part of going the last mile on the construction toolkit part of the Global Village construction set.
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