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New version of TechnoCalyps is out: six theses on the cyber-sacred | P2P Foundation

A non-p2p subject, echoing the last post about Remi Sussan’s webcast.
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A plea for slow computing | P2P Foundation

A plea for slow computing | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

“Many of the brand-name gizmos that we associate with the Internet age—iPhones, Facebook, Twitter and Google—are indeed formidable tools for distraction, extraction and surveillance. But these are not, in fact, our only options. This month in The New Republic, I propose a different way: “Slow Computing.”

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The Papal Letter (3): The Technology Critique of Pope Francis | P2P Foundation

The Papal Letter (3): The Technology Critique of Pope Francis | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Excerpts selected by Hudson Luce: Section “106. The basic problem goes even deeper: it is the way that humanity has taken up technology and its development according to an undifferentiated and one-dimensional paradigm. This paradigm exalts the concept of a subject who, using logical and rational procedures, progressively approaches and gains control over an external …
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Resolving the dilemma: Technology as alienation vs. Technology as emancipation | P2P Foundation

Resolving the dilemma: Technology as alienation vs. Technology as emancipation | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
“Technology is an alienating force, removing us from contact with community, with Nature, and our Mother Earth; and yet, at the same time, we heard of communications technology as something that was preserving native languages, allowing native communities to reach out to each other and to supporters around the world, empowering youth and providing new ways for Elders to tell their stories.
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