Archive for March, 2008
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
The Value of Jerusalem Artichokes
This “weed” looks like a bumpy potato and is related to the Sunflower (the energy goes to the root more than the seeds in this case). They produce terrific amount of flatulence for most consumers. (They are composed of an indigestible inulin; this side effect can be remedied by (a.) harvesting in the spring–the …
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
A Prickly Journey
A reality check is a bitter sweet pill. The sweetness comes from the truth and the bitterness is in the swallowing.
This week I received a letter from an inventor. An inventor who loves the world but sleeps on a couch. When I asked him about collaborating, the response was uncertain: Although …
4 Comments » - Posted in Open Source Economic Development,Open Source Technology,Solar concentrator,The Story of Stuff by Brittany
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
An Open Letter to Lovers of Centralization
I detect a widespread lack of acknowledgement of the critical issue of scale in human orgnanization.
E.F. Schumacher’s seminal work on the subject points clearly that human organization simply breaks down after a certain size is reached, as is stated by L. Kohr in The Breakdown of Nations.
Therefore, it is useful to:
1. increase the size …
