Jean Lievens: Michel Bauwens on the democratization of the means of monetization — commons licenses that demand reciprocity!

Michel Bauwens on the democratization of the means of monetization In this new work, Michel continues to propose powerful ideas that not only demonstrate his capacity for synthesis, but more importantly, his capacity to articulate ideas that facilitate points of convergence between broad sectors that are sympathetic to the ideas of production based on the …

Berto Jongman: Atrocities Etcetera + Best of Ukraine 1.7

9/11: CIA black operation murders Philip Marshall? (Wayne Madsen) BITCOIN: arrest of operators of two exchanges BOOK: Integrated Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Transforming Conflict CHINA: annual urban exodus tracked by Baida CONGO: ambush of commander CONGO: situation worsening CYBER: cash registers – crime wave

Rickard Falkvinge: The Toy-Hungry Multimillionaire Market That’s Completely Underserved

The Toy-Hungry Multimillionaire Market That’s Completely Underserved A scheisseload of US Dollars Cryptocurrency: In 2010 and 2011, a lot of geeks acquired something called bitcoin. It’s a novel form of currency that breaks all the rules you know and redefines currency as we know it. In 2011, this currency was worth mid-single digits per “coin”. Today, …

Berto Jongman: Bits, Bytes, & Stuff 1.3

Africa: US Ramps Up Troops Book of Experimental Maps Climate Change 2013/2014 Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis Computer Detection and Emergency Response Firms Merge Conflict Prevention Priorities for 2014 Cyber Threats 2014: Darknets, Windows XP, Adobe Passwords, Bitcoin and More Deception Detection for Interviewers E-Harmony for Global Peace Fukushima: Dead sea creatures cover …

Jean Lievens: Mark P. Mills on Big Data 10 Technology Trends and Related Ethical Questions

The 10 Most Fascinating And Provocative If Not Alarming Technology Trends EXTRACT: If you want to fire up your neurons here at year-end, I recommend reading over the now annual release of “emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and technology” from the University of Notre Dame’s Reilly Center. (Full disclosure, I’m on the Center’s …

Berto Jongman: Bits, Bytes, & Stuff 1.1

BOOK: The Hidden Face of Terrorism: The Dark Side of Social Engineering CYBER: Bitcoin Alternative in Russia CYBER: Chinese Operations KE3CHANG CYBER: Suits and Spooks Threat Summary (Video) CYBER: What Social Networks See In You (Your API) OPEN: Arab Spring Year Four (Al Jazeera reviews revolution, counter-revolution and counter counter-revolution)

Jean Lievens: Chris Skinner on Role of Banks in Social Capitalism

What role for banks in a sharing economy of social capitalism? Chris Skinner I was struck yesterday, as I presented my themes around Digital Bank at a conference, that there’s one area I’ve discussed for a long time, but not blogged about much in-depth. That is the collision of community with commerce via the sharing …