bandwith as currency for private usage? hm, not convinced, actually. too many others involved.

video sharing network — whose resources would be in great demand because of the enormous amount of information sent and received in video files — is the perfect candidate on which to try these ideas ... | tribler at harvard

tribler at delft.

welcome the gapminder and the end of boring data

pointer via futurefeeder

a machine that can replicate itself. or actually, the machine can build itself after you have got the first parts together; have fun with the replicating rapid prototyper project, in short reprap

I have no need to buy a spare part for my broken vacuum cleaner when I can download one from the Web; indeed, I can download the entire vacuum cleaner. Nor do I need a shop or an Internet mail-order warehouse to supply me with these things. I just need to be able to buy standard parts and materials at the supermarket alongside my weekly groceries. |

wellwellwell, there is still a long way to go and what i have heard it's not that easy, but appears to be fun and comes to you with a gpl-licence, too.