The following list are must-read essays for anyone trying to understand the various aspects of the emerging peer to peer paradigm.
Jean Lievens: P2P Core References
03 Economy, Commercial Intelligence, Cultural IntelligenceWalter: Israel Pushes Palestine Toward DIY Weaponized Rocketry
Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
When Israel blockades Gaza they create an incentive for Hamas aligned groups to develop technologies that shouldn't exist – like DIY weaponized rocketry.
Gaza: How the resistance manufactures its rockets with help from Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah
Leading figures in the Palestinian resistance explained the difference in cost between manufacturing rockets locally and smuggling them from Iran. They said, “Locally made rockets are almost as powerful as smuggled ones, but cost less. The cost of a rocket like the one used to bomb Tel Aviv does not exceed $5,000, while a smuggled rocket may cost up to $15,000.” Regarding short-range rockets, for example, the cost of a smuggled 107-type rocket is around $800, while the same rocket can be made locally for $110.
Berto Jongman: Hungary Internet Tax Cancelled After Mass Protests
Cultural Intelligence
Hungary internet tax cancelled after mass protests
The draft law – condemned by the EU – would levy a fee on each gigabyte of internet data transferred. The protesters objected to the financial burden but also feared the move would restrict free expression and access to information.
Phi Beta Iota: The industrial-era top-down rule by secrecy system is crashing. Public power in the streets will prevail. The only question is this: will that public be coherent and replete with integrity, or will it be crazed and destructive?
Fiona Bywaters: Notes on the Open Source Everything Manifesto (World Futures Council Perspective)
Civil Society, Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, Ethics
The Open Source Everything Manifesto – Transparency, Truth & Trust
By Robert David Steele (2012)
Notes by Fiona Bywaters of the World Futures Council
DOC (4 Pages): Notes on the OSE Manifesto (Fiona Bywaters)
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Jean Lievens: Nationalize Amazon & Google? Absolutely NOT — Let Them Both Die.
Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Government, Ineptitude, IO ImpotencyLet’s nationalize Amazon and Google: Publicly funded technology built Big Tech
They're huge and ruthless and define our lives. They're close to monopolies. Let's make them public utilities
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Broadband as a public utility? If not for corporate corruption of our political process, that would seem like an obvious solution. Instead, our nation’s wireless access is the slowest and costliest in the world.
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Robert David Steele — Media Host Sheet
#Events, Cultural Intelligence, Officers Call
Robert David Steele – Media Host Sheet
DOC (1 Page): Robert David Steele – Media Host Sheet
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Worth a Look: Ashok Gangadean of Haverford College — The Awakening Mind
Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
Books, Videos, Events
Ashok Gangadean, PhD is Margaret Gest Professor of Global Philosophy at Haverford over the past forty-five years. He completed his PhD in Philosophy at Brandeis University and his early work focused on Logic (Science of Thought) and Ontology (Science of Being). Throughout his career he has been in quest of the primal integral logic at the heart of human reason, and in bringing to the fore the deep dynamics of communication and dialogue between diverse worldviews. He is Founder-Director of the Global Dialogue Institute which seeks to embody the powers of Deep Dialogue in all aspects of cultural life. He was a convener of the World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality which brings eminent world leaders together in sustained deep dialogue to cultivate global vision and wisdom for the new millennium. He is also Co-Chair of the World Wisdom Council which is focused on bringing the transformative power of wisdom to addressing the crises facing humanity today.
