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Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 16:22 — ChriswaterguyAppropedia made it to semi-finalist in the Buckminster Fuller Challenge. (Yay, recognition! Sob, no cash prize.) From our entry:
Difficulties in tracking down existing solutions to appropriate technology problems has led to engineers and fieldworkers wasting time, energy, and resources solving the same problems over and over again. A single shared infrastructure is needed so that the existing disjoint community of appropriate technologists can more easily and openly collaborate on their projects.
...and that's exactly what we're doing, in appropriate technology and many related areas.
Openness in the UK
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 16:07 — ChriswaterguyEngineers Without Borders UK are interested in how to contribute to the Appropedia wiki, and the process of making content free. Which of course leads to questions about when someone's content is their bread and butter. A section of that page, "But I earn a living from my content!", addresses this question, but needs much more thought.
Akvopedia
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 16:00 — ChriswaterguyBeing interviewed with Mark Charmer (@charmermark) I learnt a lot about Akvo & that I didn't know until the interview started.
Original works on a wiki
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 15:55 — ChriswaterguyReceived an email from the founder of a fairly prominent UK organization, devoted to real-world action for sustainability.
Searching the wikisphere
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 15:33 — ChriswaterguyOn Appropedia pages, I often create a separate "Interwiki links" section.
How free is free?
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 15:21 — ChriswaterguyI like the Creative Commons By Attribution license - it's more free, letting people mix the content more easily and use it how they want, even
Too much skepticism of the skeptic
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 15:15 — ChriswaterguyNote: Blog posts are the opinions of the individual blogger, and not necessarily of the Appropedia Foundation or the Appropedia community.
Cool little laptop - the OLPC Australia TechFest
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 15:05 — ChriswaterguyI played with the XO (a.k.a. $100 laptop) at the OLPC Australia TechFest.
