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Wild Children by Hakim Bey T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism Visit > https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/hakim-bey-t-a-z-the-temporary-autonomous-zone-ontological-anarchy-poetic-terrorism Wild Children The full moon’s unfathomable light-path — mid-May midnight in some State that starts with“I,” so two-dimensional it can scarcely be said to possess any geography at all — the beams so urgent & tangible you must draw the shades in

Visit > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_technology Appropriate technology is a movement (and its manifestations) encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, affordable by its users, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and locally autonomous. It was originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher in his work Small Is Beautiful. Both Schumacher and many modern-

Blockchain humanitarianism and crypto-colonialism Olivier Jutel Visit > https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389921003056 The bigger picture A critical political economy approach to new technologies is key to discerning suitable use cases from highly ideological projects. This perspective considers the emergence of blockchain and cryptocurrencies in the aid sector. The ability of blockchain enthusiasts to experiment with governance and payment platforms in t

The Sovereignty of Cyberspace On February 8, 1996, shortly after the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (which contained the Communications Decency Act) was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, John Perry Barlow uploaded his “Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace.” His declaration (see chapter 2 in this volume) began as follows: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyber