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Is a social contract legally binding…and who cares? - 0 views

www.ingenesist.com/...ally-bindingand-who-cares.html social contract

shared by Kristi Koerner on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached

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Smith: Wealth of Nations, Book IV, Chapter 1 | Library of Economics and Liberty - 2 views

www.econlib.org/library/Smith/smWN12.html#B.IV, Introduction digiciv economy

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Among the Tartars, as among all other nations of shepherds, who are generally ignorant of the use of money, cattle are the instruments of commerce and the measures of value
- James Wilcox on 12 Oct 10
  
  That so interesting that cattle became the measure of money and wealth. It seems that for something to be money it has to be able to come in large quantities, not have much difference between one to another, and carry a consistent value.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">That so interesting that cattle became the measure of money and wealth. It seems that for something to be money it has to be able to come in large quantities, not have much difference between one to another, and carry a consistent value.</div>
  
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- James Wilcox on 12 Oct 10
  
  This notion of a Gold or currency base stands so consistent that it is hard for us today to break away and have a purely digital or credit economy. But ever so slowly we are getting there.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This notion of a Gold or currency base stands so consistent that it is hard for us today to break away and have a purely digital or credit economy. But ever so slowly we are getting there.</div>
  
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When those countries became commercial, the merchants found this prohibition, upon many occasions, extremely inconvenient. They could frequently buy more advantageously with gold and silver than with any other commodity the foreign goods which they wanted, either to import into their own, or to carry to some other foreign country. They remonstrated, therefore, against this prohibition as hurtful to trade.
- James Wilcox on 12 Oct 10
  
  This principle of protectionism holds true today and is still argued about by growing economies. Not so commonly with gold but with all different types of key commodities.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This principle of protectionism holds true today and is still argued about by growing economies. Not so commonly with gold but with all different types of key commodities.</div>
  
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They represented, secondly, that this prohibition could not hinder the exportation of gold and silver, which, on account of the smallness of their bulk in proportion to their value, could easily be smuggled abroad.*9 That this exportation could only be prevented by a proper attention to, what they called, the balance of trade
- James Wilcox on 12 Oct 10
  
  I have heard this same argument for illegal drugs. I have heard people say we should legalize it so that it can be tracked and limited in a legal manner.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I have heard this same argument for illegal drugs. I have heard people say we should legalize it so that it can be tracked and limited in a legal manner.</div>
  
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hat wealth consists in money, or and silver, is a popular notion which naturally arises from the double function of money, as the instrument of commerce and as the measure of value. In consequence of its being the instrument of commerce, when we have money we can more readily obtain whatever else we have occasion for than by means of any other commodity. The great affair, we always find, is to get money. When that is obtained, there is no difficulty in making any subsequent purchase. In consequence of its being the measure of value, we estimate that of all other commodities by the quantity of money which they will exchange for. We say of a rich man that he is worth a great deal, and of a poor man that he is worth very little money. A frugal man, or a man eager to be rich, is said to love money; and a careless, a generous, or a profuse man, is said to be indifferent about it. To grow rich is to get money; and wealth and money, in short, are, in common language, considered as in every respect synonymous.
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Dear Internet: It's No Longer OK to Not Know How Congress Works - 1 views

www.informationdiet.com/...o-not-know-how-congress-works- congress government sopa politics

shared by Gideon Burton on 07 Jan 12 - No Cached

the federal government is not attached to Moore's Law
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Here's an area for both some disruption and some lobbying. Let's build tools that allow members of Congress to aggregate messages being sent to them, and to associate those messages with congressional districts. Let's come up with a way for a member to see what their constituency is saying about any particular issue they'd like, and let's provide that as an open service so that anybody can see what a particular constituency is saying. That way, when a member has a track record of voting against the desires of a substantial portion of his or her district, we've got a record of it, and it can get brought up in the next election.
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Right now, your voice online -- in the mediums you participate in, not only don't matter: legally they can't matter. Online identities don't count when it comes to the official record
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The skill of making software isn't just about making cool software. It's about rewiring society. The sooner we acknowledge that, the sooner we can get on with the rewiring, and hopefully with a watchful eye, rewire it for the better.
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Gideon Burton on 07 Jan 12

Very important article on those in the info culture needing to understand and speak the language of Congress in order to properly educate and influence it on internet related matters.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Very important article on those in the info culture needing to understand and speak the language of Congress in order to properly educate and influence it on internet related matters.</div>

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Should We Fear the Digital Economy Bill? - 0 views

publishingperspectives.com/...-fear-the-digital-economy-bill digital economy copyright intellectual property publishing

shared by Ariel Szuch on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached

This indicates that no proof of copyright infringement must exist in order to block a Web site, just an assumption that a violation has occurred or will occur. Such broad language means that Web sites large and small, from YouTube to your next door neighbor’s blog, are in danger if accusations of copyright infringement are made against them.
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Without any obligation to provide proof of wrongdoing, the bill creates the potential for abuse and…dare we say it…censorship.
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The other side of the argument is, of course, that entertainment companies and copyright holders lose billions of dollars due to online piracy and illegal filesharing of copyrighted works.
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People and companies that make a living on content and intellectual property have a very real need to protect their investments and creative assets. Measures such as DRM and ongoing legal battles don’t seem to have slowed down online piracy.
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But are such extreme measures like the Digital Economy Bill really necessary to fight copyright infringement? Should the British government be allowed limitless power to block Web sites and Internet users?
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