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Sepp Hasslberger: 3D Printer Builds Houses from Mud

Design, Economics/True Cost, Hardware, Innovation, Manufacturing, Materials
Sepp Hasslberger
Sepp Hasslberger

Constructing houses out of mud with a 3D printer … this looks like a great advance for getting building costs down to what can be afforded locally just about anywhere!

The world’s largest Delta 3D printer creates nearly zero-cost homes out of mud

The future of affordable (and sustainable) housing may lie with 3D printing. The World’s Advanced Saving Project (WASP) has unveiled the world’s largest delta-style 3D printer, which can build full-size buildings out of mud and clay for nearly zero cost. The massive BigDelta printer stands 12 meters tall (40 feet), and it's nearly completed its first house at a cost of just 48 euros so far.  Read more, watch video, see compelling photographs.

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Nik Peachey: UNESCO Free Educational Resources for Teachers

Education
Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey

Some very big files to download but seems very useful. Available in DVD and USB forms.

Directory of Free Educational Resources for Teachers

“Directory of Free Educational Resources for Teachers: Classroom Productivity” is a collection of free quality software which is ready to be installed directly onto your computer.  It includes a collated set of freely available productivity tools, such as content authoring software, mind-mapping software, graphic editors, office suite among many others

Download links below the fold.

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Yoda: Klint Finley in WIRED – “Open Source Won. So, Now What?

Software

yoda with light saberAt 20%, everyone is.  To do, much more.

Open Source Won. So, Now What?

It’s the latest in a long line of high-profile victories for the open source movement. As recently as a decade ago, the worlds of both government and business worried that using open source software would open them up to bugs, security holes, and countless lawsuits. But despite these early fears, open source came to dominate the digital landscape.

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Zeitgeist: InterReflections

#OSE Open Source Everything, Cultural Intelligence
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This post is to update you all about progress with InterReflections, while also alerting everyone to a new bulk deal for The Zeitgeist Film Trilogy DVDs. Regarding the latter, over the past few years I have been working to eventually release an extended box set of the Zeitgeist Film Trilogy. This would include many hours of extra interviews and commentary – along with an upgrade to the films’ quality. However, to make way for this, existing DVD inventories needs to move – so I am offering packages of 20 DVDs virtually at-cost. These would make great gifts for friends, help those who want to resell locally, or provide support to those who prefer to use them as activist tools. See: http://gentlemachineproductions.com/

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Sepp Hasslberger: Mexico Leads the Way with Indigenous Co-Op Phone Company Serving 356 Municipalities

BTS (Base Transciever Station)
Sepp Hasslberger
Sepp Hasslberger

This piece on boingboing is short, but at the end you will find a link to a longer article with more information…

Mexican indigenous groups form co-op phone company to serve 356 municipalities

Telecomunicaciones Indígenas Comunitarias A.C. — a nonprofit telcoms company operated by and for indigenous groups in Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz — has received a license to operate cellular services in at least 356 municipalities. It's the first time the Mexican telcoms regulator has given a operations license to an indigenous social group. TIC is the sequel to a network created by Rhizomatica, who installed internet-based telephony in remote communities serviced only by expensive payphones, lowering the cost of calls by as much as 98%.

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Penguin: The Ultimate Open Everything Libre Computing Devices — 33 Days Left in Crowd-Funding Campaign

#OSE Open Source Everything
Dare To Be Free!
Dare To Be Free!

Earth-friendly EOMA68 Computing Devices

“Want to replace or upgrade the computer? Just slide out the PC card and slide in a new one. And if you want to replace or customize any other components, you can 3D print your own parts.”

ROBERT STEELE: I have met the CEO of Think Penguin, I trust him, and I totally recommend this endeavor.