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The Joe Justice Interview: the state of p2p production methods

A very interesting interview on the state of the p2p production method, conducted by the ever excellent interviewer from Rome, Simone Cicero. The original interview is also available in Italian here. A must read: “Simone Cicero: First of all, we would like to know from you directly what’s the status of Wikispeed, and get some [...]

Video of the Day: Max Keiser talks with David Graeber

Max Keiser talks with David Graeber, author of Debt: The First 5000 Years, about weaponized debt and the origins of May Day:

New books advocate ‘open source’ model for nanotechnology

Source: UTS Nanotechnology and Global Equality, by Dr Donald Maclurcan, and Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability, edited by Dr Maclurcan and Dr Natalia Radywyl, build the case that global prosperity now demands innovation without economic growth, and nanotechnology shows such innovation is possible. “Practices like ‘open source nano-innovation’ offer game-changing avenues for bypassing inhibitive start-up costs [...]

Wikipedia founder to help in government’s research scheme

Source: The Guardian The government has drafted in the Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to help make all taxpayer-funded academic research in Britain available online to anyone who wants to read or use it. The initiative, which has the backing of No 10 and should be up and running in two years, will be announced by [...]

CfP: “Platform Politics” in Culture Machine

This special issue of the peer-reviewed, open access journal Culture Machine on the concept of ‘Platform Politics’ will explore how digital platforms can be understood, leveraged and contested in an age when the ‘platform’ is coming to supplant the open Web as the default digital environment. Platforms can be characterized as resting on already existing [...]
 

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Peer-to-peer and Marxism: The Berlin Debate

On May 3, Jonathan, Leona, Alex and I had a discussion with Michel Bauwens on peer-to-peer and Marxism.  The discussion took place in the lobby of the Palace Hotel in Berlin. Here’s a slightly edited transcript of the discussion. The recording was…See More
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