Review: In the Absence of the Sacred–The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations

5 Star, America (Founders, Current Situation), Asymmetric, Cyber, Hacking, Odd War, Complexity & Catastrophe, Consciousness & Social IQ, Corruption, Culture, Research, Information Society, Information Technology

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5.0 out of 5 stars Revolutionary, Thoughtful, Whole Earthish, Worthy,

April 7, 2000
Jerry Mander
By the author of Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, this is actually a manifesto for a popular revolution against banks, corporations, and states-a peaceful cultural revolution that has as its objectives the restoration of land ownership to the commonwealth; the acceptance of alternative economic models that optimize group cohesion instead of individual or organizational profit; and the liberation of 3,000 nations of relatively distinct groups from the subjugation imposed by the states that now have sovereign (that is to say, violent coercive) power over the individuals and groups that fall within their imposed territorial claims.
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Review: War in the Age of Intelligent Machines

3 Star, Information Operations, Information Technology, War & Face of Battle

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff for Graduate Students,

April 7, 2000
Manuel De Landa

A very early and largely academic-historical-philosophical discussion of the changing nature of the relationships between humans, computers, and war. Written prior to the Silicon Valley explosion, and thus still very concerned about the military dominance of information technology. A good alternative overview.

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Review: Accidental Empires–How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can’t Get a Date

4 Star, Capitalism (Good & Bad), Change & Innovation, Culture, Research, Economics, Information Society, Information Technology

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4.0 out of 5 stars Big Companies Can Be Really Stupid–Useful Review,

April 7, 2000
Robert X. Cringely
A gift from one of the folks he writes about, this is one of the earliest books about Silicon Valley, and is both enjoyable and useful because of its early focus on the mistakes made by IBM, Xerox Park, 3Com, and other “CIA-like” giants, its discussion of the hit and miss and perserverence nature of the early start-ups, and some really big things to avoid like letting venture capitalists or the marketing staff tell you what to offer the public.
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1996: CREATING A SMART NATION: Strategy, Policy, Intelligence & Information

Articles & Chapters, Asymmetric, Cyber, Hacking, Odd War, Best Practices in Management, Change & Innovation, Complexity & Resilience, Consciousness & Social IQ, Decision-Making & Decision-Support, Democracy, Education (General), Education (Universities), Information Operations, Information Society, Information Technology, Intelligence (Collective & Quantum), Intelligence (Commercial), Intelligence (Government/Secret), Intelligence (Public)
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Smart Nation

“CREATING A SMART NATION: Strategy, Policy, Intelligence, & Information,” pp. 77-90.