this is the second post in a series to highlight the people and projects coming together at this year’s Contact Conference, Oct 20, 2011 in NYCOne of the big areas we’ll be highlighting at Contact is ‘next net’ technologies – hardware and software tools that bring people internet access and the ability to connect, communicate …
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Phi Beta Iota: It has become evident that this integrative post is needed. It should be obvious–but evidently it is not–that both Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Multinational, Multiagency, Multidisciplinary, Multidomain Information Sharing and Sense-Making (M4IS2) are inherently integrating by nature. Both are the anti-thesis to “Rule by Secrecy” and the Weberian concept of stove-piped …
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Freedom 0) The freedom to access the network without tariff. Freedom 1) The freedom to transmit bits from peer to peer without the prospect of interference, interception or censorship. Freedom 2) The freedom to determine where one’s bits are stored. Freedom 3) The freedom to maintain anonymity, or to present a unique, trusted identity. Freedom …
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Updated 1 June 2017 Below in two columns are righteous sites and professional sites of note. RIGHTEOUS SITES OF NOTE 9/11 Archive.org AbundanceHub.com Academic Earth Adblock Plus (add-on) A Force More Powerful AfricanFossils.org Afrigadget A Human Right (Internet Access) Aid Data Akshaya Trust (feeding & housing) ALEC Exposed Alliance for Separation of School & State …
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Hey folks, I have really enjoyed the discussion on the list over the past few days. Great stuff. Got me thinking. I suppose I owe you folks a big long post on what I think the “next net” should look like, just like I posted my vision and work towards implementing the FreedomBox vision. Below …
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in a world of constant flux a person who is not curious is screwed. John Seeley Brown In the past eight weeks as I have become more familiar with Internet2’s award to build a backbone to connect upwards of 200,000 unified community anchor institutions into a national network and have put this knowledge alongside that …
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What are the fundamental requirements and building blocks of a distributed internet? In preparation for the Contact summit in NYC 20 October 2011, we want to understand the current landscape of projects/initiatives building a distributed internet and the fundamental requirements so we can better coordinate efforts. ANSWER ONE: Michel Bauwens Here is a proposed definition …
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