The argument of mass production versus distributed production at this stage of the game, in my opinion, is a false dichotomy. Personally, and ideologically, I lean towards distributed production, but I do not think that this has to be at … Continue reading
After reading what Lucas has been brilliantly putting out over the past 48 hours or so, the picture becomes clearer…we’re getting closer. If anyone needs a quick catch-up, the real edge of the sword is the reprap machine. As per … Continue reading
If it’s true that what we are doing, while it may help many of us mitigate the chain reaction effects of collapse, might be too little, too late, then we need to really think hard about what will change that … Continue reading
As a movement, we have arrived. When I first started writing about this topic, the idea was a nascent one, and the movement nearly non-existent. Now, within less than 24 hours, my last post “Too Little, Too Late” has generated … Continue reading
Since 2005 I have been a strong advocate for the development of open source appropriate technology (OSAT). Since then much has happened on this front. It was an idea that I can hardly take credit for, as this was something … Continue reading
An earnest attempt to encourage the inevitable transition of our economies would place small business at the center of the strategy. Now personally, because of my libertarian leanings, I am not one to put much faith in government programs and … Continue reading
A provocative title, indeed, but the reality is a bit more practical. The tool in this photo is a castrator, for mules, horses, donkeys, and bulls…am I missing anything? No, not humans, not in this day and age, at least. … Continue reading
Last Friday Bolivian President Evo Morales, accompanied by Marcelo Claure CEO of Brightstar Corporation, announced that Bolivia would provide a laptop for every child in the country. With Bolivia’s entrance into the One Laptop Per Child Project, I’ve started to … Continue reading
It has been almost two years since I first began advocating for adapting an Open Source model to the development of Appropriate Technology. Naturally, my ideas did not develop in a vacuum, and a number of other groups were already … Continue reading
As we have seen, technocracy meant the concentration of capital and its associated productive capacity in the hands of the “literate”. The consequences of this historical process were negative for democracy and community autonomy. Now, because globalization is connecting the … Continue reading