Published Date 7/21/15 9:35 PM DRAFT All the quotes are from Oscar Wild. “If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn’t. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.” LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN The chattering classes are a problem, they are a clear and present…
Smartphone Solar Charging
Mobile Solar power for a laptop
Published Date 7/16/15 3:08 PM Am thinking about running a workshop on portable solar power. This is 32w folding solar panel with a battery pass through DC to DC transformer and 13′ video editing laptop running adobe CS. All Folds up and fits in a laptop bag. The solar costs £200-250 and you need a…
How to re boot grassroots media to help to re boot the open web to create real social change
THE VILLAGE BUTTY
Published Date 7/7/15 10:50 AM Boaters are a vibrant minority culture living a parallel life in the heart of our cities and countryside. They are currently under threat from Insidious gentrification. The Village Hall Butty will give them a space to gather and celebrate their community. The aim is to create a floating village hall…
The Village Butty Project
Published Date 6/26/15 5:46 PM [embedded content] Update They have raised just over half the funding and the is still 11 days to go (appeal ending 15th July 2015) Events on all week, big day https://www.facebook.com/events/1680993855468109/ Please support this project by directly donating or sharing this post with your friends and relatives. The longest and…
What would a new book on grassroots media look like
Worthwhile grassroots openspace projects
Published Date 6/12/15 2:35 PM The are two current worthwhile grassroots “openspace” projects am involved with. Both have a lot of potential but both are more likely to fail for obverses and avoidable reasons. Lets look at both in turn: The Hive Dalston is an interesting hybrid project crossing the activist and corporate divide. Its…
Offgride travel with Small Solar Power
Student Loans driving bankruptcy
Published Date 4/27/15 3:32 PM There are many outstanding questions on the competency of the Honours student loan company. There will be a growing issue around this incompetency driving individuals into bankruptcy though charges on their student loans. Let’s outline my own current experience. Because of the time I was at university my student loans…