From ca46b966610b65e41ac27a7fdac1e5706f874888 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gorhgorh Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 09:34:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] added unix & holistic technologies --- accepted/holistic.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 accepted/holistic.md diff --git a/accepted/holistic.md b/accepted/holistic.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..99069d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/accepted/holistic.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Infos + +auth-name : noffle +tag : holistic prescriptive unix web distributed node + +need travel fee : N +need room : N +Location : San Jose, CA + +# unix & holistic technologies + +Every technology lies on a spectrum: prescriptive technologies, like car +assembly lines, have dependence on large non-individual organizational +structures in order to function; while holistic tech is self-reliant and +depends on little, like a personal garden. Or a unix program. Most +things lie somewhere in between. + +What the consequences of a society heavily dependent on prescriptive +technologies? What is its cost of adoption? Where can freedom be found +in taking control of the toolchain? Let's look at where the unix +philosophy and the web fit in. \ No newline at end of file