Review: Reality Is Broken–Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

Jane McGonigal 6 Star for Concept–Ignores Past Pioneers–Energizes Us All February 28, 2011 I took the time to read all of the reviews to date, and was reminded again of the chasm between those who understand technology and its possibilities, and those who do not. Being among the latter, in part because I am a …

Worth a Look: Cathedral vs. Bazaar (structure-design & public outcomes)

The world is assembled along the lines of certain logics.  Human organisations are also outcomes of such logics. Some organisations are assembled following the logic of the “cathedral”.  Other organisations are assembled following the logic of the “bazaar”. Cathedrals are organised as military-inspired command hierarchies.  Superior humans give orders, which must be executed by subordinate …

Search: algeria yemen somalia tribal maps

Google Search (Images) works just fine.  The US Government has never been serious about anthropology or ethnic-religious or “peoples” instead of artificial states (the simpleton’s approach to international relations). Below are images for Algeria, Yemen, and Somalia, with source credits.  As Panarchy becomes the primary mode of global self-organization, we should see a diminuition of …

Review: How to Run the World–Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance

Parag Khanna Extraordinary Personal Effort, Constrained by Publisher February 21, 2011 I received a copy of this book at my request from the author himself (I am unemployed, and globally available). I gave the author’s first book, The Second World: How Emerging Powers Are Redefining Global Competition in the Twenty-first Century, a five star leaning …

MIRROR: How to Communicate & Restore Collective Power if the US Government Shuts Down the Internet

HOW TO COMMUNICATE IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN THE INTERNET 02-07-2011 8:48 pm – Wallace Liberty News Online Scenario: Your government is displeased with the communication going on in your location and pulls the plug on your internet access, most likely by telling the major ISPs to turn off service. This is what happened …