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A couple of new notions following a chat with [[Flancian]]:

– [[Commoning is a good way to solve coordination problems]]
– [[Metcalfe’s law does not apply to commoning]]

Heard about [[Dynabook]] from Thompson on FedWiki chat

My favourite public libraries, mainly just due to fond memories spent in them:

+ Manchester Central Library
+ Vancouver Public Library Central branch
+ Barbican Library

Almost 800 libraries in the UK have closed since the Conservative-Lib Dem government implemented austerity in 2010. Very sad.

Listening to [[PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE: the future of public libraries]]

"Giving lives in a domain ranging from deep symbolism to basic housekeeping. It is the currency of the small-scale resilient community. It is sometimes magic, in that some kinds of gift can be given over and over again without loss—love, for example, and (in a different sense, since time cannot really be replenished) the gift of reciprocal service to each other. The “reciprocal” part happens, but not by arrangement. This is the opposite of transparency: you cast your gift upon the waters, and what comes back is trust."

— [[Lean Logic]]

https://leanlogic.online/glossary/gifts/

tired: knowledge worker
wired: knowledge commoner

Last [[node club]] of 2021! I am going to look at [[gift economy]]. (I was originally going to look at totalitarianism as I’m reading V for Vendetta but this feels a bit more festive). I am interested how gift economies relate to / differ from [[mutual aid]] and [[commoning]].

@ryan_faulhaber I saw your notes on anagora and like the stuff you’re writing about – are you still interested in pulling those in via ox-agora? I’d be happy to help.

Via the [[Frontiers of Commoning]] podcast.. this hypertext version of David Fleming’s book is kind of like a digital garden… https://leanlogic.online/guide-lean-logic/

Hoping to make a bit of space for some hobby coding over Christmas.

I do very little actual coding at work anymore, and don’t have much free time outside of work either.

Probably do something small-ish on my website – or my writing setup for my garden.