Shifting the #mainstreaming to the #openweb

Published Date 9/25/14 11:39 AM DRAFT Journalists generally don’t understand what journalism is especially amongst the trainee and starting journalists. For many enthusiastic youngsters it is heroic individualism finding and telling the story and of course this is part of journalism but it’s a just a part. What they often miss is that news is…

Published Date 9/18/14 8:39 PM [embedded content] The last Newsreal produced by http://www.undercurrents.org ‘An antidote to everything that’s wrong with mainstream television news’George Monbiot ‘ sizzling with cheeky radicalismIt’s radical, it’s not for profit, and it’s damned good’New Internationalist Undercurrents News Network A compilation of cutting edge animations, documentaries, comedy, subverts and music videos from…

A river that needs crossing political and tech blogs – On the political side, there is arrogance and ignorance, on the geek side there is naivety and over- complexity My videos are on these two youtube channels visionontv 3,832,876 views and undercurrents 22,689,976 views

Published Date 9/6/14 8:23 PM Am working out how to put in an upgraded battery bank for my boat in the space left by removing the air cylinders. (I also need the weight for ballast) Am looking at installing 2 or 3 of these in the space opened up under my floor (need to be…

A river that needs crossing political and tech blogs – On the political side, there is arrogance and ignorance, on the geek side there is naivety and over- complexity My videos are on these two youtube channels visionontv 3,832,876 views and undercurrents 22,689,976 views

This is an archive report from a creative action against GM crops in the UK. Back in the day of fighting GM crops – a clear victory for direct action. Is an early video report you can tell from the too long text and to short time to read it and the use of copyright…

Published Date 8/16/14 11:05 PM The 5 levels of gentrification 1 – a poor area has a new transport link to mainstream society, interesting/creative people move in for the cheap rents and the real indigenous culture. 2 – the first enterprises open, islands in the indigenous normal, a second wave of interesting people arrive and…

Published Date 8/12/14 12:47 AM This vibrant and healthy subculture is under considerable threat from gentrification being pushed by the neon-liberal agenda. Boaters with out moorings are largely liberation, which means they are a pushover for sustained bureaucracy, they will fight as individuals and drop away one by one sulking like children or retreating to…

Published Date 8/9/14 11:28 AM Was asked to speck out basic solar for this boat. They don’t use a lot of electricity so a small set-up would help keep there battery’s topped up and healthy and they could add more latter if needed.   As it has so much free roof space might as well…

Published Date 7/9/14 4:13 PM The boating community in the UK is in a privileged position compared to many parts of our over controlled society, you can moor up and stay most places for free on a reasonably priced yearly licence. However this rare freedom is constantly under threat. The is an issue with privatisation…

The documentary features interviews with the women who started Greenham, and with politicians, critics and other participants in the camp. Educative and inspirational, it examines the rationale behind, and the power of the movement, together with the creation of the sculpture as a tribute and a reminder. She came from the Welsh valleys in response…

Published Date 6/5/14 6:17 PM Here is a list of components to get basic solar power working on a converted liveabord lifeboat. Can get from here or here  for about £130 each, will need two. Then you have a choices of 2 different type of charge controller, possibly unreliably but more efficient MPPT or a bog…