While reading Thomas Homer-Dixon’s The Upside Of Down, [thanks! Kaliya] I was intrigued by his consideration of opensource in a chapter titled Catagenesis, which he defines as “the creative renewal of our technologies, institutions and societies in the aftermath of breakdown”.
I quote sporadically from the chapter:
Scientists have found that complex systems that are highly adaptive….tend [...]
Opensource, blogging and the Upside of Down
May 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Four pillars
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T’ain’t What You Do, (It’s the Way That You Do It)
May 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Four pillars
…that’s what gets results…….. Sy Oliver, 1939
Two of my favourite academics, Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson, recently collaborated to publish a fascinating article on Carr’s Disease. For those who haven’t come across it, Carr’s Disease is a relatively rare condition, cycling the patient through intermittent bouts of selective blindness and 20:20 vision.
Andy and Erik [...]
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