From 37704a38636b172b296a3b108f4c898156089c96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bnewbold Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:26:44 -0400 Subject: move stub and work-in-progress pages to tmp folder --- tmp/common_as_air_book_nots.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ tmp/coop.page | 16 ++++++++++++++++ tmp/expat.txt | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ tmp/nz.page | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 109 insertions(+) create mode 100644 tmp/common_as_air_book_nots.txt create mode 100644 tmp/coop.page create mode 100644 tmp/expat.txt create mode 100644 tmp/nz.page (limited to 'tmp') diff --git a/tmp/common_as_air_book_nots.txt b/tmp/common_as_air_book_nots.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6adfa66 --- /dev/null +++ b/tmp/common_as_air_book_nots.txt @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +format: rst +categories: book +toc: no +... + + +============================ +Common as Air +============================ + +:by: Lewis Hyde + +.. warning: These notes still in progress! + +p50: double telescope story (patents are public) + +p51: old history of publishers over authors + +land as canonical property: feudal commons, then enclosure + +p61: present value analysis says 20+ year copyright no incentive today + +p73: copyright over cage's 4'3" ! (actually trademark) + +stinted markets: not "free" + +allodial vs. feudal ownership + +p125: "patent of importation" given to immigrant (not inventor) + +p129: franklin loved "public and durable knowledge" + diff --git a/tmp/coop.page b/tmp/coop.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..92e806f --- /dev/null +++ b/tmp/coop.page @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +A coop is a social and educational institution as well as a mutual employer. + +A coop should not restrict the rights of it's employees any more than a regular +"citizen". Eg, contracts should have no non-compete provisions, no restrictions +on employee's activities and behavior outside of work, no muzzling effect on +blogging, etc. + +Tech Coops +------------- + +http://www.gaiahost.coop/ + +http://www.isthmuseng.com/ + +http://electricembers.net/aboutus.php + diff --git a/tmp/expat.txt b/tmp/expat.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0583474 --- /dev/null +++ b/tmp/expat.txt @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +====================================== +On The Merits of Expartiatization +====================================== + +"Hairshirting" must be avoided: the benefits of all human progress should be +leveraged going forward, and technologies and lessons learned under flawed and +unjust organizations should not be ignored. The point is not to drop off, +abandon, or boycott the polical grid, it is to create a new and improved +subnetwork of the grid. + +Change happens when things are done well. + +The United States, and arguably many other developed western captialist +democracies, is stuck in a rut: political and social progress has slowed to a +halt and momentum has been lost. It is unclear whether there is a significant +backslide taking place or if this is just the perception from a lack of +progress. + +Other Places +--------------- + +Unused infrastructure is good. + +A balance of resources is good: enough to not be desperately dependant, but not so many that outside forces will be attracted. + + diff --git a/tmp/nz.page b/tmp/nz.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c50c5d --- /dev/null +++ b/tmp/nz.page @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +================ +New Zealand +================ + +Justice System +---------------- + +203 prisoners per 100k, vs. 760 for USA and 55 for Iceland. + +Military +------------- +2.3/2.8% of population is active/total military, vs. 5.1/9.8% in the USA. 1% of +GDP (NZ 1.7 billion) vs. 4.7% ($692 billion) for USA. + +Sent some troops for Afghanistan War, sent engineers but not soldiers to Iraq. + +#2 in "Global Peace Index", USA #82/153. + +During the Vietnam War, Agent Orange chemicals were produced in New Zealand and +shipped to US forces in Vietnam. + +Privacy, Spycraft +------------------- + +NZ participates in US/Canada/UK/Australian spying and information sharing, +including ECHELON, with 2 ECHELON ground sites in NZ. + +Economy +------------ +"Westpac CEO gets $5.4m [NZD] pay packet [...] The figure likely makes him the +highest paid CEO in New Zealand this year." (2011; roughly $4.2m USD) + +http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/5962549/Westpac-CEO-gets-5-4m-pay-packet + -- cgit v1.2.3