“The Ring slowly but inevitably corrupted its bearer, regardless of the bearer’s initial intent. For this reason the Wise, including Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel, refused to wield it themselves, but determined instead that it should be destroyed. The corrupting power of the ring was apparently stronger on individuals more inclined to evil and selfishness: it…
Open Media Network user story s Lucy
Published Date 12/20/16 9:07 PM Open Media Network user story’s LucyLucy has an old inactive blog about horses. She now has a Facebook page that she uses for this. Less people are seeing her photos/posts than used to look at her blog. She is annoyed by the nagging adverts asking her to pay for people…
Trump was chosen and elected by this internet web and more will grow from the dotcons
Published Date 12/15/16 5:05 PM draft The internet has “grown” mind/s of its own. This is a convoluted sketch outline of a core tech/social issue. in the #dotcons Neo Liberalism “free trade” is baked into our dominant online infrastructure, in this it flows freely though society perverting and sickening as it touches. Everything the #dotcons…
Open Spaces and words we use
Published Date 12/15/16 4:53 PM The use of language and writing by activists has an impact. Possessiveness “us-them” is a root failing in open structures that cant be avoid, BUT, best not to feed it. “Bring your flyers, posters, leaflets, newsletters, news clippings, video footage, photographs, banners, artwork and disobedient objects, and display them in…