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Cualquier cosa: 10 Reasons to Switch to Linux in... →
espacio-sideral:
1. It’s Diverse
Detractors like to refer to Linux’s diversity as a “fragmentation problem,” but in fact it’s one of its greatest strengths. Users have countless Linux distributions to choose from, whether it’s one like Mint, Fedora or Ubuntu that puts usability at the forefront, or…
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Three very similar compressed software development training programs have...
– What Hacker Apprenticeships Tell Us About the Future of Education - Joe Moon - Technology - The Atlantic
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Shareable’s looking for a tech-savvy freelance reporter with knowledge re: data aggregation and analysis, privacy issues, and the commons, to work on a potential article. Could lead to future articles or become a series. Email paul [at] shareable.net
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Clutter is a failure of design, not an attribute of information
– Edward Tufte (via gregmelander)
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How to build your first robot →
electronics-geek:
A useful “how-to” to help first-time robot builders get started with their own project:
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intentional communities portal →
permaculturevillage:
This web site serves the growing communities’ movement, providing resources for starting a community, finding a community home, living in community, and creating more community in your life.
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December 2011
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As the holidays and year comes to a close, I find myself asking again a long...
– Shareable: Time to Occupy the Calendar
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singing-moose:
Finally, a 3D printer kit that anyone can build
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Shareable accomplished a lot in 2011. Can you help... →
Donate $10 or more to Shareable and get free eBooks!
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Big business is stumbling. Unemployment is still too damn high. And the middle...
– Occupy Big Business: The Sharing Economy’s Quiet Revolution
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Print me a Stradivarius | Economist.com →
postscarcityorbust:
The industrial revolution of the late 18th century made possible the mass production of goods, thereby creating economies of scale which changed the economy—and society—in ways that nobody could have imagined at the time. Now a new manufacturing technology has emerged which does the opposite. Three-dimensional printing makes it as cheap to create single items as it is to...
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Shareable: Sharing Skills During the Holidays →
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Science Friday - Paper Power
scienceandfictionstranger:
New Technology that allows power to be generated by turning paper into sugar and then to energy, to power small electrical devices. Eco-Batteries essentially. Can you imagine how much potential energy is already available without creating more waste but using it instead. Bloody brilliant!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16288107
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Kate's notebook: Open Source for Libraries in 2011... →
katelomax:
This is admittedly a totally subjective tally of open source developments pertinent to the library sector, one that I’m likely to keep adding to. And while there weren’t so many new projects, the barrier to entry for existing OSS projects seems to have gotten much lower over the last 12 months.
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The Guardian: Science review of 2011: the year's... →
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Some foods are just too good not to share, which is one reason to think about...
– Shareable: Policies for a Shareable City #12: Food Sharing
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esteemengine:
Open Source Ecology is remarkably ambitious project that is using open source hardware to create a blueprint for an entire civilization that will eventually fit onto a single DVD. They seems to be thriving …and in Missouri of all places.
One of Shareable’s favorite open source projects. [Check out our article about Open Source...
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I remember fondly the days when we were all tickled pink by our elected...
– Dear Congress, It’s No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works | Motherboard
This is a must-read. And be sure to do your part to fight SOPA.
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Requiem for a Train
urbanrelationsinfo:
If you live in Los Angeles, Orlando, Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee, Raleigh, or any number of other U.S. cities, chances are you’ve read a news story that started something like this: “Imagine stepping on a train in [your city] and stepping off in [another major city] just two-and-a-half hours later. This dream could become a reality in the next [unrealistic number] years,...