Berto Jongman: Harry Bentham on Google’s Betrayal (and Hypocrisy…)

Google’s Cold Betrayal of the Internet Harry J. Bentham IEET, 10 October 2014 Google Inc.’s 2013 book The New Digital Age, authored by Google chairman Eric Schmidt and Google Ideas director Jared Cohen, was showered with praise by many, but attacked in a review by Julian Assange for the New York Times, where it is …

Finn Jackson: Can Monasteries Be a Model for Reclaiming Tech Culture for Good?

This article describes an initiative more in line with the approach I would take: “find a place with unmet needs and unused space to lend a building to a group of young hackers. Live together cheaply, building open-source infrastructure for the commons. Repeat until it becomes a network.” Can Monasteries Be a Model for Reclaiming …

Nik Peachey: Tool — World’s Easiest Video Calls

This is a very simple and useful tool to get students using video communication. Guveo as featured on lifehacker and Bitelia Instant, secure and anonymous video calls. No downloads or registration required. Phi Beta Iota: Uses code word or combination (e.g. jingle80) via another channel, to then create anonymous direct link for video communication.