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The Open Source Everything Manifesto: Chapter 2 Open-Source Everything Extract II

Chapter 2 Open-Source Everything Extract II OpenBTS is t he open-source software/hardware combination that replicates cellular phone services using open spectrum, enabling free and very low-cost communications.  Combined with mesh networks and other means of disconnecting from the government/telecommunications monopoly of the grid, OpenBTS is the foundation “liberation technology” and is central to the release …

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Review: The Zen Leader – 10 Ways to Go From Barely Managing to Leading Fearlessly

Ginny Whitelaw 5.0 out of 5 stars 6 Stars, Spectacularly SImple, Foundation Book for Epoch B Collective Self-Governance,May 21, 2012 I’ve been a driven over-achiever most of my life, and only started emerging from the “because I said so” culture so characteristic of the Marine Corps and the Central Intelligence Agency, when I realized in …

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Mini-Me: Cash, and Time, Runs Out for Afghanistan’s Wi-Fi City

Huh? Cash, and Time, Runs Out for Afghanistan’s Wi-Fi City It was a project that symbolized America’s grand ambitions to rebuild Afghanistan: a DIY Wi-Fi network, free for Afghans to use, powering the aid projects and business ventures of the eastern city of Jalalabad. But now funding for the JLink network has run dry, and …

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NIGHTWATCH: European Election Updates – Crowds Against Corruption

Election Updates: France: As expected, Francois Hollande is the new president of France. In his victory speech on 6 May, Hollande said “…austerity cannot be the only option.” Greece: As expected, no party won a majority. The conservative New Democracy Party obtained the most votes, followed by a coalition of leftist parties and then the …

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Michel Bauwens: Is Open Source Hardware Creating an Open World?

Is open hardware creating a more open world? Feature | April 25, 2012 | By Adrian Giordani international science grid this week Just as retro ideas from a bygone era can inspire modern fashion, film, and TV trends, today’s researchers are being empowered by the revival of an innovative technology concept from the past: open-source …

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Steven Aftergood: Secret Systems Cluttering the Electromagnetic Spectrum

SECRET SYSTEMS CLUTTER THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM The difficulty that the military has in allocating the efficient use of the electromagnetic spectrum for military operations is aggravated by the fact that some of those uses — involving intelligence platforms and sensors — are secret even from military planners themselves, a new Pentagon doctrinal publication notes. “Coordination …

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2012 Reality Sandwich: The Battle for the Soul of the Republic

The Battle for the Soul of the Republic Reality Sandwich, 10 April 2012 Robert David Steele Vivas The National Security Agency (NSA) mega-data center, combined with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) special relationship with Google, and the federalization of local police using Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds to pay for monitoring both the locations …

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