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The #geekproblem pushing over #openweb agen

https://www.wired.com/story/how-blockchain-can-wrest-the-internet-from-corporations The #encryptionists are trying to pushing there flagging project over the healthy #openweb reboot. Q. need a new hashtag? lovers of blockchain (bloccatenaphile?) are a breed unto themselves, and not likely to be as sensible as some those who are in to encryption. how broad is your definition of #encryptionist? A. #encryptionists my “fuckyou” […]

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Power Trip: Fracking in the UK

Power Trip: Fracking in the UK (63mins) takes you onto the frontlines of UK resistance in the battle to stop the controversial energy extraction process known as ‘Fracking’. Undercurrents productions show what happens beyond the few seconds glimpsed on the mainstream TV news. We follow grandmothers (Lancashire Nanas) as they team up with younger activists […]

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Ignore what they say, look at what they do #4opens The #dotcons can not be fixed, the #fashionistas who keep flocking to new “ethical’ish” ones are a problem not a solution. The #4opens are a simple way to judge the value of a “alt/grassroots” tech project. * Open data – is the basic part of […]

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Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens Themediafund

Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the #4opens – Themediafund https://themediafund.org Open data – the site has no visible RSS its likely wordpress so maybe has a hidden feed. Copyright content so the data is closed and locked vier copyright.1/4 open Open source – The site is likely wordpress so opensource […]

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Escaping the dotcon worldwide

Published Date 11/4/17 2:40 PM UPDATE this is in process. Escaping the #dotcon worldwide Terms of services – based on the #4opens * Activist – based on PGA hallmarks * NGO – find a big org and use that’s TOS Copy the mastodon TOS and refocus to the above * Names x2 * Domains x2 […]

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Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens corporatewatch

Published Date 10/7/17 6:07 PM https://corporatewatch.org/ Open data – the site has RSS output and the content licence is CC so a open Open source – hard to tell what the site is runing but likly open source so a open for now Open “industrial” standards – they support RSS, but thats about it so half a open Open […]

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Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens realmedia

Published Date 10/6/17 1:04 PM https://realmedia.press Open data – the site has a RSS feed but is copyright so 1/2 of a open Open source –  its wordpress kinda open 1/2  Open “industrial” standards –  they do not easely support RSS podcasts and most media is corp hosted so 1/2 a open Open process – Process is opaque. Bronze 2 opensSilver 3 opensGold 4 […]

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Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens democracynow

Published Date 10/6/17 12:30 PM https://www.democracynow.org/ Open data – the site has a RSS feed, no copyright/CC notice on site so ½ of a open till clarifyed  Open source –  hard to tell if the code base is opensource so no open for now. Open “industrial” standards –  they support RSS and podcasts and all media is openstandered so a open Open […]

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Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens thecanary

Published Date 9/27/17 11:41 AM https://www.thecanary.co Open data – the site has a RSS feed, but contet copyright so ½ of a open Open source –  wordpress so a open Open “industrial” standards – Well WordPress is kinda a standard, they support RSS but no podcasts and all media on closed corporate accounts so ½ […]

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Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens Novaramedia

Published Date 9/26/17 12:05 PM novaramedia.com Open data – the site has RSS output and a API running on a custom version of wordpress (that is on github) so it kinda has opendata, would need clarification to confirm. ½ a open for now. Open source – Yep the site is opensource and it up on […]