https://develop.consumerium.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=142.177.97.132&feedformat=atomConsumerium development wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T07:26:25ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.6https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Material_conservation&diff=13965Material conservation2003-11-22T01:23:27Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Material conservation''' means using less stuff per [[product]]. It's a key principle in [[Natural Capitalism]] and [[industrial ecology]] and should be respected in a [[healthy signal infrastructure]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Industrial_ecology&diff=13541Industrial ecology2003-11-22T01:21:59Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Industrial ecology''' sees [[waste as a resource]]. It was first proposed in 1989 in Scientific American by [[w:Robert Frosch]]. Frosch vision was "why would not our industrial system behave like an [[w:ecosystem|ecosystem]], where the wastes of a species may be [[w:natural resource|resource]] to another species ? Why would not the outputs of an industry be the inputs of another, thus reducing use of raw materials, pollution, and saving on [[waste]] treatment ?"<br />
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Industrial ecology proposes not to see industrial systems ((e.g. a plant, an [[w:ecoregion]], or national or global economy) as being separate from the [[w:biosphere]], but to consider it as a particular case of an [[w:ecosystem]] - but based on [[w:infrastructural capital]] rather than on [[w:natural capital]].<br />
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Along with more general [[energy conservation]] and [[material conservation]] goals, and redefining [[w:commodity markets]] and [[w:product stewardship]] relations strictly as a [[service economy]], industrial ecology is one of the four objectives of [[Natural Capitalism]]. This strategy discourages forms of [[amoral purchasing]] arising from ignorance of what goes on at a distance and implies a [[political economy]] that values [[natural capital]] highly and relies on more [[instructional capital]] to design and maintain each unique industrial ecology.<br />
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[[w:sustainable development|sustainable development]] - [[sustainable use]]<br />
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[[w:industrial ecology]]</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Waste_as_a_resource&diff=13963Waste as a resource2003-11-22T01:20:01Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Recycling_and_waste_disposal]]</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Recycling_and_waste_disposal&diff=1971Recycling and waste disposal2003-11-22T01:19:13Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>== Introduction ==<br />
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Recycling is not the ideal way to reduce waste. [[Re-use]] (see [[modular hardware]] in particular) is better. And [[material conservation]], which includes designing things to go more slowly [[obsolete]], is better yet. And requiring [[product take-back]] by the manufacturer puts the responsibility for this exactly where it belongs, where the design and modularity can really be dealt with, and, where an [[industrial ecology]] can evolve to do it better and use '''waste as a resource.'''<br />
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However, recycling is a very good starting point for gathering and dispensing important information since the better knowledge people have on how recycling works the more likely is that they will do it and the better they can help the people working for the recycling industry such as collectors and processors. Working together we can make recycling more pleasant and efficient. And, we can exploit the opportunities that manufacturers fail to take for themselves.<br />
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Recycling information is very location sensitive since the state of recycling systems vary highly from place to place, but it's a good starting place. We can work from recycling and correct [[waste disposal]] bacwards up the consumption chain without getting engulfed in a swamp of lies right in the begining.<br />
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==Recycling==<br />
=== Well organized recycling ===<br />
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Well organized recycling takes care of the separation and correct routing of the following [[packaging]] materials and '''informs the public about the recycling process''' e.g. If some beverage cartons are recycled the [[consumer]]s preparations for the process may vary on the process they are instigating. If the cartons get burned then cleanliness of the is mostly a question of the working place comfort of the people working for the process ie. well washed cartons don't smell so rotten.<br />
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=== Paper ===<br />
There are many different classes of papers in high resolution recycling. Office paper (print outs) are different from magazine papers and so on. This furhter separation of paper into different bins is done somewhere and somewhere it's not, but we should work to make it more available as all recycling<br />
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*Small metals such as magazine or tabloid binders are not a big problem since they can be detected and removed by machines in the processing.<br />
*Plastic and glues from envelopes are more of a problem in the recycling process. Someone with more knowledge on this could helpfully write something here.<br />
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=== Glass recycling ===<br />
Effective recycling of glass (mostly bottles currently) relies on a refund system where a small refund is paid for the return of the package to the producer for reuse after it has been cleaned and checked to be in a functional condition. <br />
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Also recycling glass containers without using them again is useful though if the glass is broken and crushed in the process to just create more [[raw material]]. Though this consues much more energy as the glass is melted once again<br />
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=== Metals recycling ===<br />
Again here there are many resolution levels. Not knowing about the technology in this area I'm not very equiped to write anything about this. Different metals have different prices and different [[[raw material]] extraction costs so that could be used as guideline.<br />
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=== Biowaste ===<br />
Running an privete biowaste recycling facility or compost as it's called you might have noticed some things like citrus fruit peels compost quite slowely compared to say some other fruit leftovers. In centralized biowaste management this might not be such an big issue due to the longer time horizon of the activity.<br />
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=== Packaging cartons and cardboard ===<br />
These are often made from recycled paper and can be used to make more cardboard.<br />
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==Waste disposal==<br />
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===Hazardous waste===<br />
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===Other waste===<br />
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[[Accounting standard]]s that deal properly with waste are based on [[ISO 14000]]. [[ISO 19011]] is the first real standard here. But it doesn't deal with [[natural capital]] as well as it could, nor all the [[styles of capital]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Recycling_and_waste_disposal&diff=1755Recycling and waste disposal2003-11-22T01:15:34Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>== Introduction ==<br />
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Recycling is a very good starting point for gathering and dispensing important information since the better knowledge people have on how recycling works the more likely is that they will do it and the better they can help the people working for the recycling industry such as collectors and processors. Working together we can make recycling more pleasant and efficient.<br />
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Recycling information is very location sensitive since the state of recycling systems vary highly from place to place, but it's a good starting place. We can work from recycling and correct [[waste disposal]] bacwards up the consumption chain without getting engulfed in a swamp of lies right in the begining.<br />
<br />
==Recycling==<br />
=== Well organized recycling ===<br />
<br />
Well organized recycling takes care of the separation and correct routing of the following [[packaging]] materials and '''informs the public about the recycling process''' e.g. If some beverage cartons are recycled the [[consumer]]s preparations for the process may vary on the process they are instigating. If the cartons get burned then cleanliness of the is mostly a question of the working place comfort of the people working for the process ie. well washed cartons don't smell so rotten.<br />
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=== Paper ===<br />
There are many different classes of papers in high resolution recycling. Office paper (print outs) are different from magazine papers and so on. This furhter separation of paper into different bins is done somewhere and somewhere it's not, but we should work to make it more available as all recycling<br />
<br />
*Small metals such as magazine or tabloid binders are not a big problem since they can be detected and removed by machines in the processing.<br />
*Plastic and glues from envelopes are more of a problem in the recycling process. Someone with more knowledge on this could helpfully write something here.<br />
<br />
=== Glass recycling ===<br />
Effective recycling of glass (mostly bottles currently) relies on a refund system where a small refund is paid for the return of the package to the producer for reuse after it has been cleaned and checked to be in a functional condition. <br />
<br />
Also recycling glass containers without using them again is useful though if the glass is broken and crushed in the process to just create more [[raw material]]. Though this consues much more energy as the glass is melted once again<br />
<br />
=== Metals recycling ===<br />
Again here there are many resolution levels. Not knowing about the technology in this area I'm not very equiped to write anything about this. Different metals have different prices and different [[[raw material]] extraction costs so that could be used as guideline.<br />
<br />
=== Biowaste ===<br />
Running an privete biowaste recycling facility or compost as it's called you might have noticed some things like citrus fruit peels compost quite slowely compared to say some other fruit leftovers. In centralized biowaste management this might not be such an big issue due to the longer time horizon of the activity.<br />
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=== Packaging cartons and cardboard ===<br />
These are often made from recycled paper and can be used to make more cardboard.<br />
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==Waste disposal==<br />
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===Hazardous waste===<br />
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===Other waste===<br />
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[[Accounting standard]]s that deal properly with waste are based on [[ISO 14000]]. [[ISO 19011]] is the first real standard here. But it doesn't deal with [[natural capital]] as well as it could, nor all the [[styles of capital]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Toxic_waste&diff=13962Toxic waste2003-11-22T01:14:11Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[recycling and waste disposal]]</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_signal_infrastructure&diff=1778Healthy signal infrastructure2003-11-22T01:12:58Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Healthy signal infrastructure''' is for all purposes not just [[healthy buying infrastructure|buying]]. The more we can do to promote [[hardware standard]]s that decrease the [[hardware requirements]] we must ourselves deploy to support [[Consumerium Services]], and [[modular hardware]] to cut [[e-waste]], the easier it will be to cooperate with other [[essential projects]].<br />
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Non-buying purposes the '''HSI''' can be used for: [[voting]], [[dating]], [[rendezvous]] like a [[flash mob]], [[orienteering game]]s, [[betting]] and [[investing]] (only healthy to a limited degree, and there is no way to tell betting from investing, period), and almost any kind of [[mobile work]] like [[sales]] or [[transport]] or [[sustainable forestry]]. Of course, any kind of forestry or fishing or investing or sales or transport that is not sustainable is not healthy, so, a truly healthy infrastructure just doesn't help anyone do these things, or, better yet, it charges more to use it if you are using more or damaging more [[styles of capital]] than [[sustainable use]]rs would require. <br />
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In the ideal case, the [[Consumerium Services]] and even the [[hardware requirements]] would be delivered for free to all users anywhere in the world, and this would be paid for by charging other users of the same infrastructure for their other uses - charging ''more'' for those doing more damage to Earth. This is one option for how to set up the [[Consumerium License]].<br />
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Probable features of the HSI:<br />
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*[[ISO 14000]] compliant<br />
*'''self-funding'''<br />
**no relying on [[volunteer]] effort (big burnout risk, see [[worst cases]])<br />
**no relying on [[donation]]s (big corruption risk, see [[worst cases]])<br />
*incremental<br />
**relies on existing [[pager]] and [[phone]] and [[radio]] wherever possible<br />
**[[modular hardware]] based on relevant [[hardware standard]]<br />
*sustainable<br />
**low or no [[e-waste]], no [[toxic waste]] at all<br />
**[[product take-back]] by manufacturers<br />
*accountable<br />
**[[full cost accounting]] for whole [[product lifecycle]] using [[ISO 19011]]<br />
**leads to [[Transparent Consumerium]]<br />
*maintainable<br />
**upgraded fairly uniformly in "turns" on regular basis (like every four years) etc.<br />
**leads to [[Distributed Consumerium]] that can be run by [[developing nation]]s</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Self-funding&diff=13961Self-funding2003-11-22T01:12:27Z<p>142.177.97.132: probably impossible to do self-funding for just ...buying..., need the whole range of functions, some paid per use</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[healthy signal infrastructure]]</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Services&diff=1938Central Services2003-11-22T01:11:16Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Central Services''' are those [[Consumerium maintenance]] and other services that are run by the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]]. These are things that the [[Consumerium License]] assumes will be provided by someone, somewhere.<br />
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These are the most basic and implicit [[Consumerium Services]]. Without these basic things like running [[server software]] and adjudicating the various [[protocol requirements]] and keeping co-ordinated with the evolution of the [[healthy signal infrastructure]], everything just sort of stops working slowly.<br />
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A short term goal is a [[healthy buying infrastructure]] that just "works" at all, on ''any'' scale, and allows us to test [[hardware requirements]] and [[protocol requirements]] and develop more robust [[software requirements]].<br />
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Then, we would deploy a network using the new and more tested [[hardware standard]]s, and use [[self-funding]] methods to pay for '''Central Services'''.<br />
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A medium term goal is [[Transparent Consumerium]] that would let many bidders and volunteers monitor activities and keep to high [[performance standard]]s.<br />
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A long term goal is [[Distributed Consumerium]] that would let this work even in [[developing nation]]s and require only the [[Consumerium License]] without any active oversight or legal intervention or management to work even against the [[threats]] that we can't even believe are real that will be used against the network in places where things are very corrupt.<br />
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It's usually easier to start central and go distributed slowly over time, but this requires a strong decision to do so right from the very beginning, so that major [[hardware requirements]] and [[protocol requirements]] will take the long term need into account.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Services&diff=1752Central Services2003-11-22T01:02:52Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Central Services''' are those [[Consumerium maintenance]] and other services that are run by the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]]. These are things that the [[Consumerium License]] assumes will be provided by someone, somewhere.<br />
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These are the most basic and implicit [[Consumerium Services]]. Without these basic things like running [[server software]] and adjudicating the various [[protocol requirements]] and keeping co-ordinated with the evolution of the [[healthy signal infrastructure]], everything just sort of stops working slowly.<br />
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A medium term goal is [[Transparent Consumerium]] that would let many bidders and volunteers monitor activities and keep to high [[performance standard]]s.<br />
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A long term goal is [[Distributed Consumerium]] that would let this work even in [[developing nation]]s and require only the [[Consumerium License]] without any active oversight or legal intervention or management to work even against the [[threats]] that we can't even believe are real that will be used against the network in places where things are very corrupt.<br />
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It's usually easier to start central and go distributed slowly over time, but this requires a strong decision to do so right from the very beginning, so that major [[hardware requirements]] and [[protocol requirements]] will take the long term need into account.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed_Consumerium&diff=1757Distributed Consumerium2003-11-22T00:58:11Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Distributed Consumerium''' is [[Transparent Consumerium]] but requiring no [[Central Services]] of any kind for perfect [[Consumerium maintenance]] even in [[developing nation]]s. They can do everything themselves, without help at all. They can set different standards and run their own [[content wiki]] etc., but of course governments and corporations cannot interfere with them doing so either. At this point we would rely entirely on [[Consumerium License]] and there would be no active intervention or control or governance that worked at all. In some ways this is the state that [[free software]] is already in, but, of course, free software can't pay for its own hardware and data integrity and deployment, and that's one of the things that [[Consumerium Services]] should be able to do - become [[self-funding]] even in countries which are quite poor.<br />
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It is a long term goal and probably can't happen until there is [[healthy signal infrastructure]] with many people protecting it and paying for it in many countries, and some history of using it as a [[healthy buying infrastructure]] so that people won't settle for cheap substitutions. Going distributed too soon is a risk, and leads to some [[worst cases]] and indeed some of the [[threats]] that are probably not possible as long as [[Central Services]] and the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] exist.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Simultaneous_policy&diff=13955Simultaneous policy2003-11-22T00:54:27Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Simultaneous policy''' means many projects in many countries all coming together to commit to a common schedule and deadline. This prevents anyone from getting an advantage by delaying. It is quite important in treaties like the [[Kyoto Protocol]] (which requires all countries to do the same things on the same schedule from [[2008]] to [[2012]]).<br />
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See [[w:simultaneous policy]] for the general concept and why it matters lots.<br />
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See [[Simultaneous Policy Organization]] for the organization promoting it most actively, and how we can work with it for a [[healthy signal infrastructure]] and eventual [[Distributed Consumerium]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Simultaneous_Policy_Organization&diff=13954Simultaneous Policy Organization2003-11-22T00:52:10Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Simultaneous Policy Organization''' runs [[simultaneous policy]] projects. It more or less defined the concept. It could be inspiring or directly useful to the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] in spreading the idea of a single [[healthy signal infrastructure]] adopted for many [[essential projects]] worldwide. Their philosophy is always to promote such projects if they make sense. And, this makes sense.<br />
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See [[w:Simultaneous_Policy_Organization]] and<br />
http://simpol.org</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Simultaneous_Policy_Organization&diff=1751Simultaneous Policy Organization2003-11-22T00:50:53Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Simultaneous Policy Organization''' runs [[simultaneous policy]] projects. It more or less defined the concept.<br />
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http://simpol.org</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Community_radio&diff=13953Community radio2003-11-22T00:49:33Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Community radio''' is one of many uses to which [[public spectrum]] could be put when such spectrum is not sending [[Consumerium buying signal]]s around. It would be useful to integrate the two functions along with other [[analog RF]] functions like [[pager]]s, in the general [[healthy signal infrastructure]].<br />
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See [[w:community_radio]]<br />
and http://trick.ca/freeu/CommunityRadio (another [[GFDL]] project)</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Community_radio&diff=1750Community radio2003-11-22T00:48:45Z<p>142.177.97.132: filling out another use of such infrastructure</p>
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<div>'''Community radio''' is one of many uses to which [[public spectrum]] could be put when such spectrum is not sending [[Consumerium buying signal]]s around. It would be useful to integrate the two functions along with other [[analog RF]] functions like [[pager]]s, in the general [[healthy signal infrastructure]].<br />
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See w:community_radio<br />
and http://trick.ca/freeu/CommunityRadio</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Signal&diff=13952Signal2003-11-22T00:43:58Z<p>142.177.97.132: redir - these are the only signals Consumerium R&D is concerned with, although healthy signal or healthy signal infrastructure could be a more general redirect</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Consumerium buying signal]]</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Buying_signal&diff=13951Buying signal2003-11-22T00:43:13Z<p>142.177.97.132: redir - ideally there is no other such 'buying signal', heh</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Consumerium buying signal]]</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Consumerium_buying_signal&diff=1761Consumerium buying signal2003-11-22T00:42:26Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>A '''Consumerium buying signal''' travels over the [[healthy buying infrastructure]] to the [[front end user]] of [[Consumerium Services]].<br />
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It normally consists of some definitive buying advice, seen by the end user as a [[red light|red]]/[[yellow light|yellow]]/[[green light|green]] traffic-type '''signal''', or as a [[score]] easily translated into a [[price premium]], or as a note in [[Simple English]] about issues with, or merits of, the [[product]] at the [[retail shelf]].<br />
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Because it is a '''healthy signal''', it can be sent over a [[healthy signal infrastructure]] and is not only allowed for free, it may even be paid for by other uses of that infrastructure which are less healthy than [[Consumerium]]. Setting this self-funding up is a task of the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] and probably affects the [[Consumerium License]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Nature%27s_services&diff=3456Nature's services2003-11-22T00:38:21Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>See [[w:nature's services]] and [[natural capital]]</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Nature%27s_services&diff=1749Nature's services2003-11-22T00:38:10Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>See [[w:nature's services]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Consumerium_Services&diff=1928Consumerium Services2003-11-22T00:36:33Z<p>142.177.97.132: more links, basic Central Services to keep things running</p>
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<div>'''Consumerium Services''' (our [[Visions]] and [[Best cases]] as summarized on the [[Main Page]]).<br />
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From the consumption perspective Consumerium is about enabling a shift from affective buying behaviour based on illusions to affective buying behaviour based on [[features|information]] on the social and environmental impacts of the production and naturally the perceived quality of the product.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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The [[infrastructural capital]] for this [[healthy buying infrastructure]] will hopefully not be deployed or funded by or for '''Consumerium Services''' alone.<br />
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It should be part of a more general strategy to deploy [[healthy signal infrastructure]] suitable to support many and related [[essential projects]].<br />
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The most basic '''Services''' are the [[Central Services]] we require for [[Consumerium maintenance]], starting in [[developed nation]]s. Eventually we will need a [[Distributed Consumerium]] that even [[developing nation]]s can set up and run and fix for themselves, without any input from Northern Trolls.<br />
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== Back end ==<br />
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Credibility of the information at [[point of sale]], the [[retail shelf]], is critical. For maximum fairness and feedback,<br />
Consumerium will rely on [[content wiki]] and [[opinion wiki]] comments compiled by software using a [[wikitext standard]]. [[Semantic link]] standards may be required also.<br />
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We hope to achieve this by building two, consumer accessible, complementary facilities:<br />
*[[Content Wiki|The Content Wiki]] where we hope people will build an abundance of '''neutral information''' about products and their production processes and all involved factors. The integrity of this information will be negotiated and upheld by peer review in a similar manner as in [[Wikipedia]], The Free Encyclopedia and furthermore by maintaining a backend data storage called The Consumerium Vault which mostly validates the existance or non-existance of things the articles in The Content Wiki claim to refer to. The goal of the Content Wiki is to be '''objective'''.<br />
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*[[The Consumerium Exchange]] or [[Opinion Wiki|The Opinion Wiki]] - Where strictly formed datastructures are used to record, archive and enable the aggregation of information on the popularity of different '''opinions''', mostly in the form of competing [[campaign]]s on issues related to production and consumption. The Consumerium Exchange is very rigid internally, but the view it provides to consumers and producers alike is very fluid and based on ones '''subjective preferences'''.<br />
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== Front end ==<br />
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However it is compiled, advice will probably be seen by the [[end user]] as a [[red light|red]]/[[yellow light|yellow]]/[[green light]] traffic-type signal, or as a [[score]] easily translated into a [[price premium]], or as a note in [[Simple English]] about issues with, or merits of, the product. <br />
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Both of these facilities will be accessible through the Internet, but we hope to work together with the retailers of the world, who seek an competitive advantage by providing a better shopping experience for their clients, to bring access to the '''shelf front''' via [[short-range wireless]] connections, likely [[Bluetooth]].<br />
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All solutions are a tradeoff - "Bluetooth" is not "zero cost". It costs money to buy hardware. Also wireless services usually cost money. The cost of providing services over bluetooth depends quite much on the possible development of [[server]] capabilities in consumer grade [[mobile device]]s so that even in a [[Point-of-Sale]] where the store doesn't offer online service or [[chat net]] access, one could get access to an offline copy if someone around has made one available. Also talking with people should be possible. The cheapest devices to do this would certainly not be Bluetooth but dumber analog FM or other RF devices. Don't "Require" hardware that isn't required. This is part of any [[healthy signal infrastructure]] anyway, and may support local [[community radio]] when it isn't sending [[Consumerium buying signal]]s.<br />
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[[Bluetooth]] is important to many [[essential projects]] in mobility because it allows ''anonymous'' (from v1.2 on) and ''secure'' access to information resources in close physical range. We must strive to protect the [[consumer]] as a human from things like [[company]], corporation, advertisement agency or digital algorithms made by any of the previous or whatever other [[no body]]. An example of no-protection are the frequent shopper cards that offer some extra price reductions that many companies currently like to dispense . These cards are often used to collect statistical data on the behavioral psychology of shoppers which can then be used for marketing, shop design and pricing decisions<br />
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Release of advice is keyed to [[bar code]]s, and may rely on frequently updated data embedded in hand-held devices, and/or dynamic retrieval via [[short-range wireless]] to the shelf front. <br />
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Where possible, reasons for making buying decisions, or refusing a certain product, will go as [[feedback]] to the [[producer]]s. This gives them the maximum chance to respond, and gets them further involved in alternative ways to organize production, like [[Slow Food]] or other [[sustainable agriculture]] for food producers. Where the issue is the waste generated by a product, they may actually find alternative [[product stewardship]] methods via our wikis and advocacy system. This will assist in creating effective [[industrial ecology]].<br />
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== Integration and optimization and accounting ==<br />
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This better integration of all that is known about production processes, [[recycling]] and [[waste disposal]] will enhance the consumer experience, advance product development and keep this planet as hospitable as possible for human and other natural life. To be sure of this, we employ the best thinking about economics:<br />
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Our [[styles of capital]] analysis helps to be perfectly clear about what produces what, and what interferes with what produces what, on Earth and in our human economy, which is just an add-on to [[nature's services]] to humans.<br />
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By encouraging disclosure of all styles of capital involved, starting with the [[natural capital]] ([[ecoregion]]s where [[natural resources]] are extracted, and say the [[atmosphere]] where [[greenhouse gas]] from production accumulates) we hope to participate in and encourage some [[accounting reform]]: changes to the way people measure value and what is valuable.<br />
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This is the largest scale on which we can change affective behaviour globally.<br />
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== What you can do to help improve the services ==<br />
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Please add your own conception of what is possible to [[best cases]], and what is appealing and inspiring but (in your own view) impossible to [[visions]]. By keeping track of both, we will eventually figure out who believes in what, and who is willing to work towards what, and better refine our overall goals.<br />
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For operational reasons we also track [[threats]] and [[worst cases]] so as to spot potential legal or integrity problems in the '''Consumerium Services'''. By doing this early and publicly, we will end up with a less vulnerable system.<br />
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Finally, [[Consumerium User Stories]] describe fictional incidents of real users and companies changing their affective buying behaviour for everyone's good. Some of them also focus on attempts to interfere or corrupt or control Consumerium, and how they succeed in corrupting it, or are fought off. With a combination of "good" and "bad" stories emphasizing "features" and "exploits" and the impact of "bugs" in the system, we can find the right terms in which to describe all the above, and the best introduction for developers and designers.<br />
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Such use of [[story fragment]]s is quite common in [[software development]] now.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Server&diff=13947Server2003-11-22T00:28:42Z<p>142.177.97.132: "server" means software, let us please not allow the insane server=hardware usage/error</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[server software]]</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Server_software&diff=13946Server software2003-11-22T00:27:37Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Server software''' runs on a [[high bandwidth box]] and communicates within [[protocol requirements]] (e.g. participating on a [[chat net]] or [[wiki mirror]] or other [[file mirror]]). [[Software requirements]] are constrained often by server software, and in turn, server software will also set [[hardware requirements]].<br />
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Really this term is redundant, since '''server''' really means a piece of software. Using this term to mean a [[high bandwidth box]] dedicated only to one piece of such software is a common mistake, but it is a mistake. This is better called a [[host]] or (since that too can mean a person) [[server hardware]] - the hardware that runs "the server", i.e. the '''server software'''</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_signal_infrastructure&diff=1753Healthy signal infrastructure2003-11-22T00:17:08Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Healthy signal infrastructure''' is for all purposes not just [[healthy buying infrastructure|buying]]. The more we can do to promote [[hardware standard]]s that decrease the [[hardware requirements]] we must ourselves deploy to support [[Consumerium Services]], and [[modular hardware]] to cut [[e-waste]], the easier it will be to cooperate with other [[essential projects]].<br />
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Non-buying purposes the '''HSI''' can be used for: [[voting]], [[dating]], [[rendezvous]] like a [[flash mob]], [[orienteering game]]s, [[betting]] and [[investing]] (only healthy to a limited degree, and there is no way to tell betting from investing, period), and almost any kind of [[mobile work]] like [[sales]] or [[transport]] or [[sustainable forestry]]. Of course, any kind of forestry or fishing or investing or sales or transport that is not sustainable is not healthy, so, a truly healthy infrastructure just doesn't help anyone do these things, or, better yet, it charges more to use it if you are using more or damaging more [[styles of capital]] than [[sustainable use]]rs would require. <br />
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In the ideal case, the [[Consumerium Services]] and even the [[hardware requirements]] would be delivered for free to all users anywhere in the world, and this would be paid for by charging other users of the same infrastructure for their other uses - charging ''more'' for those doing more damage to Earth. This is one option for how to set up the [[Consumerium License]].<br />
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Probable features of the HSI:<br />
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*[[ISO 14000]] compliant<br />
*self-funding<br />
**no relying on [[volunteer]] effort (big burnout risk, see [[worst cases]])<br />
**no relying on [[donation]]s (big corruption risk, see [[worst cases]])<br />
*incremental<br />
**relies on existing [[pager]] and [[phone]] and [[radio]] wherever possible<br />
**[[modular hardware]] based on relevant [[hardware standard]]<br />
*sustainable<br />
**low or no [[e-waste]], no [[toxic waste]] at all<br />
**[[product take-back]] by manufacturers<br />
*accountable<br />
**[[full cost accounting]] for whole [[product lifecycle]] using [[ISO 19011]]<br />
**leads to [[Transparent Consumerium]]<br />
*maintainable<br />
**upgraded fairly uniformly in "turns" on regular basis (like every four years) etc.<br />
**leads to [[Distributed Consumerium]] that can be run by [[developing nation]]s</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_signal_infrastructure&diff=1747Healthy signal infrastructure2003-11-22T00:13:55Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Healthy signal infrastructure''' is for all purposes not just [[healthy buying infrastructure|buying]]. The more we can do to promote [[hardware standard]]s that decrease the [[hardware requirements]] we must ourselves deploy to support [[Consumerium Services]], and [[modular hardware]] to cut [[e-waste]], the easier it will be to cooperate with other [[essential projects]].<br />
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Non-buying purposes the '''HSI''' can be used for: [[voting]], [[dating]], [[rendezvous]] like a [[flash mob]], [[orienteering game]]s, [[betting]] and [[investing]] (only healthy to a limited degree, and there is no way to tell betting from investing, period), and almost any kind of [[mobile work]] like [[sales]] or [[transport]] or [[sustainable forestry]]. Of course, any kind of forestry or fishing or investing or sales or transport that is not sustainable is not healthy, so, a truly healthy infrastructure just doesn't help anyone do these things, or, better yet, it charges more to use it if you are using more or damaging more [[styles of capital]] than sustainable users would require. <br />
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In the ideal case, the [[Consumerium Services]] and even the [[hardware requirements]] would be delivered for free to all users anywhere in the world, and this would be paid for by charging other users of the same infrastructure for their other uses - charging ''more'' for those doing more damage to Earth.<br />
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Features of the HSI:<br />
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*[[ISO 14000]] compliant<br />
*relies on existing [[pager]] and [[phone]] and [[radio]] wherever possible<br />
*[[modular hardware]] based on relevant [[hardware standard]]<br />
*low or no [[e-waste]], no [[toxic waste]] at all<br />
*[[product take-back]] by manufacturers<br />
*[[full cost accounting]] for whole [[product lifecycle]] using [[ISO 19011]]<br />
*upgraded fairly uniformly in "turns" on regular basis (like every four years)<br />
*etc.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Consumerium_Services&diff=13941Talk:Consumerium Services2003-11-22T00:10:20Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>Really good article 142.177.X.X. My congratulations on a work well thought out and done.<br />
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:Trolls bow, ''but also look to see if you left any juicy bits of leg exposed Moin Moin Moin...''</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_signal_infrastructure&diff=1745Healthy signal infrastructure2003-11-22T00:08:49Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Healthy signal infrastructure''' is for all purposes not just [[healthy buying infrastructure|buying]]. The more we can do to promote [[hardware standard]]s that decrease the [[hardware requirements]] we must ourselves deploy to support [[Consumerium Services]], and [[modular hardware]] to cut [[e-waste]], the easier it will be to cooperate with other [[essential projects]].<br />
<br />
Non-buying purposes the '''HSI''' can be used for: [[voting]], [[dating]], [[rendezvous]] like a [[flash mob]], [[orienteering game]]s, [[betting]] and [[investing]] (only healthy to a limited degree, and there is no way to tell betting from investing, period), and almost any kind of [[mobile work]] like [[sales]] or [[transport]] or [[sustainable forestry]].<br />
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Features of the HSI:<br />
<br />
*[[ISO 14000]] compliant<br />
*relies on existing [[pager]] and [[phone]] and [[radio]] wherever possible<br />
*[[modular hardware]] based on relevant [[hardware standard]]<br />
*low or no [[e-waste]], no [[toxic waste]] at all<br />
*[[product take-back]] by manufacturers<br />
*[[full cost accounting]] for whole [[product lifecycle]] using [[ISO 19011]]<br />
*upgraded fairly uniformly in "turns" on regular basis (like every four years)<br />
*etc.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Software_requirements&diff=2940Software requirements2003-11-22T00:02:24Z<p>142.177.97.132: typo</p>
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<div>'''Software requirements''' are so constrained by [[hardware requirements]] and [[protocol requirements]] that we should avoid choosing [[wiki code]] or even [[chat code]] until the whole [[healthy buying infrastructure]] is much better understood. This starts by understanding the [[healthy signal infrastructure]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Software_requirements&diff=1743Software requirements2003-11-22T00:02:07Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Software requirements''' are so constrained by [[hardware requirements]] and [[protocol requirements]] that we should avoid choosing [[wiki code]] or even [[chat code]] until the whole [[healthy buying instrastructure]] is much better understood. This starts by understanding the [[healthy signal infrastructure]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=ICQ&diff=2887ICQ2003-11-22T00:00:21Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''ICQ'' is a [[chat net]]. [[Trillian]] [[chat code]] lets you use [[SecureIM]] over this network.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=SecureIM&diff=13942SecureIM2003-11-21T23:59:37Z<p>142.177.97.132: only way you can get SecureIM is to use Trillian over ICQ</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Trillian]]</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Protocol_requirements&diff=2942Protocol requirements2003-11-21T23:58:50Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>''See also [[software requirements]] and [[hardware requirements]].''<br />
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'''Protocol requirements''' for the [[healthy buying infrastructure]] seem to include at least [[ICQ]] or another [[chat net]] that can support [[SecureIM]].<br />
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Presumably, each [[terminal device]] involved has an [[IP number]] issued from a block someone controls. Every [[retail shelf]] might ultimately have one too.<br />
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[[Hardware requirements]] and [[hardware standard]]s drive this to a great degree. [[Bluetooth]] for instance is assumed to be required to get both secure communication and [[modular hardware]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Trillian&diff=13939Trillian2003-11-21T23:55:55Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Trillian''' [[chat code]] provides [[128-bit encryption]] ('''SecureIM''') over the [[ICQ]] [[chat net]]. This capability may eventually be in [[Jabber]] or other [[free software]], and might even be integrated into [[Wiki code]].<br />
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For now, if you want to chat securely, Trillian is the only thing you can use.<br />
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http://trillian.cc<br />
http://ceruleanstudios.com</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Chat_net&diff=13938Chat net2003-11-21T23:54:17Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>A '''chat net''' or '''IM net''' or '''instant message network''' is just a network of [[terminal device]]s, each with an [[IP number]] usually, that is used by [[chat code]] to set up interactive text conversations between users.<br />
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Because it allows for [[rendezvous]] and [[synchronization]] of activities, such as in a "[[flash mob]]", a chat net is useful in many types of [[activism]]. <br />
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Because it also integrates easily with [[pager]] and [[radio broadcast]] and even [[voice]] technology, chat nets will almost certainly be at the core of any [[healthy signal infrastructure]] that relies on people moving around.<br />
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The [[ICQ]] network is almost an ideal chat net since it does not store one's contacts on a central server, and so they remain private only to the clients. This can be accessed by [[Trillian]], [[Jabber]] and ICQ's own client. Trillian is the ideal [[front end]] under [[Windows]] because of its [[128-bit encryption]] over ICQ, and the fact that you can set up an ICQ account in one click. This is enough security for any [[healthy buying infrastructure]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Chat_code&diff=13937Chat code2003-11-21T23:49:26Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Chat code''' like [[Jabber]], [[Morpheus]] and [[Trillian]], especially when it integrates with [[mobile signal device]]s like [[pager]]s and [[web phone]]s, will likely be part of the [[healthy buying infrastructure]] to deliver the actual [[buying signal]] to the front end user of any [[Consumerium Services]].<br />
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Alternatively, many messages regarding many products could be updated at once on some regular update schedule, which would remove the need for any dynamic or real-time update at the [[retail shelf]], but which would run the risk of being sometimes a bit out of date. This is probably required anyway as it is slow to update messages via chat code, and could probably not be done within one second.<br />
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To expect any user to wait more than one second for a response, is probably a very poor assumption, especially for [[women with four children]] in a store at once (see [[Consumerium User Stories]] and [[worst cases]] for more on this).<br />
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[[Software requirements]] and [[protocol requirements]] will be affected by the chat code chosen. They may also be affected by the [[Wiki code]] chosen, as it is likely that different wikis will be well-integrated with different [[chat net]]s.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Hardware_Requirements&diff=2131Hardware Requirements2003-11-21T23:44:04Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div></div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Modular_hardware&diff=13936Modular hardware2003-11-21T23:42:34Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Modular [[hardware requirements|hardware]]''' breaks down into reusable parts. When one part fails or must be upgraded, it can be quickly replaced with another of the same or similar type, without disrupting everything else. Usually this is impossible without a clear and widespread [[hardware standard]] supported by many manufacturers over a long time and many similar models of the same hardware product.<br />
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Relying on modular parts makes [[product take-back]] simpler and more desirable to the producer - they can use many or most of the parts in [[rebuilt hardware]].<br />
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Modularity and reliance on standards is part of any [[healthy signal infrastructure]], because it reduces the amount of [[obsolete]] hardware that will become [[toxic waste]]. When such waste is electronic, it is often referred to as [[e-waste]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Modular_hardware&diff=1741Modular hardware2003-11-21T23:40:17Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Modular [[hardware requirements|hardware]]''' breaks down into reusable parts. When one part fails or must be upgraded, it can be quickly replaced with another of the same or similar type, without disrupting everything else.<br />
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This makes [[product take-back]] simpler and more desirable to the producer.<br />
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Relying on it is part of any [[healthy signal infrastructure]], because it reduces the amount of [[obsolete]] hardware that will become [[toxic waste]]. When such waste is electronic, it is often referred to as [[e-waste]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_buying_infrastructure&diff=13935Healthy buying infrastructure2003-11-21T23:37:04Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>The '''healthy buying infrastructure''' is what supports [[Consumerium Services]]. We have evaluated its many [[hardware requirements]] and that work is still ongoing. <br />
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We are a long way from knowing what kind of [[healthy signal infrastructure]] could or should support [[Consumerium]]. One thing for sure is that it must itself be an example of [[moral purchasing]]. To set up a moral network relying on parts or pieces or processes that are themselves wasteful, immoral or polluting would really not send the right message, and would probably make us into laughingstocks. At the very least we should meet [[ISO 14000]] standards and [[ISO 19011]] as well. [[Infrastructural capital]] for sending any kind of communications signal tends to make [[toxic waste]] and become [[obsolete]] too quickly, so we should rely on [[modular hardware]] and [[hardware standard]]s like [[Bluetooth]] for instance when they are mature.<br />
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We also need to evaluate [[protocol requirements]] and [[software requirements]] for the [[server software]] (not just the obvious [[Wiki code]] and [[Chat code]]) required to make this work.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_buying_infrastructure&diff=1740Healthy buying infrastructure2003-11-21T23:35:44Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>The '''healthy buying infrastructure''' is what supports [[Consumerium Services]]. We have evaluated its many [[hardware requirements]] and that work is still ongoing. <br />
<br />
We are a long way from knowing what kind of [[healthy signal infrastructure]] could or should support [[Consumerium Services]]. One thing for sure is that it must itself be an example of [[moral purchasing]]. To set up a moral network relying on parts or pieces or processes that are themselves wasteful, immoral or polluting would really not send the right message, and would probably make us into laughingstocks. At the very least we should meet [[ISO 14000]] standards and [[ISO 19011]] as well. [[Infrastructural capital]] for sending any kind of communications signal tends to make [[toxic waste]] and become [[obsolete]] too quickly, so we should rely on [[modular hardware]] and [[hardware standard]]s like [[Bluetooth]] for instance when they are mature.<br />
<br />
We also need to evaluate [[protocol requirements]] and [[software requirements]] for the [[server software]] (not just [[Wiki code]]) required to make this work.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=John_McMurtry&diff=13924John McMurtry2003-11-21T23:30:30Z<p>142.177.97.132: it's fairly obvious that this was a spelling error, next time fix it rather than deleting it, this is just wasting trolls' time, and trolls dislike that</p>
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<div>See [[w:John McMurtry]], [[life capital]], [[life economy]].</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_buying_infrastructure&diff=1739Healthy buying infrastructure2003-11-21T00:14:02Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>The '''healthy buying infrastructure''' is what supports [[Consumerium Services]]. We have evaluated its many [[hardware requirements]] and that work is still ongoing. However, we need to evaluate also [[protocol requirements]] and [[software requirements]] for the [[server software]] (not just [[Wiki code]]) required to make this work.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_buying_infrastructure&diff=1736Healthy buying infrastructure2003-11-21T00:13:26Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>The '''healthy buying infrastructure''' is what supports [[Consumerium Services]]. We have evaluated its many [[hardware requirements]] and that work is still ongoing. However, we need to evaluate also [[protocol requirements]] and [[software requirements]] for the [[server software]] (not just [[Wiki code]] required to make this work.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Status_quo&diff=13934Status quo2003-11-20T22:45:06Z<p>142.177.97.132: first status quo report</p>
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<div>What is the '''status quo''' of the [[Consumerium Services]] and understanding of how to deliver them? How close to [[best cases]] are we getting? Which [[worst cases]] are happening? Have you started to believe in some [[threats]] or [[visions]] that you use to dismiss as fantasy? What's really going on now?<br />
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Everyone is invited to add an entry regarding this, at any time, below. This is one way [[Consumerium:Itself]] can listen to itself, and begin to evolve:<br />
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'''2003 November 20''' - A much clearer idea of [[Consumerium Services]] and how a [[Consumerium License]] and [[Green Documentation License]] might help to support them is evolving. Co-operation with other [[essential projects]] seems much more feasible if the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] retains right to move material between licenses, since several actually seem to be in use by projects it would be good to co-operate with. One problem that might occur is that contributions under [[GFDL]] might not be re-licensable unless we shift to a license that clearly puts the right to shift material with the [[CGO]]. But with so few contributors, almost all anonymous, it seems not very relevant yet. There is time to think about this clearly. What seems to be missing at this point is [[Consumerium User Stories]] that can start to inspire people, and [[Threats]] and [[Visions]] that maybe come from someone other than a [[troll]]. Trolls are helpful to get things going, but humans must eventually take responsibiilty for themselves and start to be honest about their behaviour.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1875Main Page2003-11-20T22:39:24Z<p>142.177.97.132: changing selected articles emphasis a bit, linking Consumerium Services</p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
[[Consumerium]] is a not-for-profit project, being designed under [[GFDL]] [[licences|license]], to develop [[w:free software|free software]] and [[Hardware Requirements|infrastructure]] for storage, transport and display of varying levels of [[Features|product information]] to [[consumer]]s at the [[point of purchase]]. <br />
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A [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] may also develop or aggregate other software to assist in the compilation and validation of information to guide purchasing. For integrity reasons and to prevent bad copies and misleading competitors, this may require a more specific [[Consumerium License]] regime.<br />
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Our projects are part of a major trend in activism - one of several [[essential projects]] that will make [[moral purchasing]] a daily reality. Consumerium focuses '''''[[moral purchasing power]]''''' to keep this planet as hospitable as possible for life. Here's a summary of anticipated [[Consumerium Services]]:<br />
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:Our front end will be seen by the [[end user]] as a [[red light|red]]/[[yellow light|yellow]]/[[green light]] traffic-type signal, or as a [[score]] easily translated into a [[price premium]], or as a note in [[Simple English]] about issues with, or merits of, the product. Release of this advice is keyed to [[bar code]]s.<br />
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:There are several ways to connect back to front end: we may rely on frequently updated data embedded in hand-held devices, and/or dynamic retrieval via [[short-range wireless]] to the shelf front. Where possible, reasons for making buying decisions, or refusing a certain product, will go as [[feedback]] to the [[producer]]s. <br />
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:Our back end relies on [[opinion wiki]] comments compiled by software using a [[wikitext standard]]. [[Semantic link]] standards may be required also. To work out the conventions and issues involved, we are working through a wiki in the R&D phase. <br />
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''This'' is that wiki. We invite you to participate by editing proposals and discussions below. Any page can be edited by anyone, or restored to a previous state by anyone, which is the convention we assume will also apply in operation:<br />
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===Selected articles===<br />
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[[Links|Looking for info on companies and products now?]] - [[Consumerium Services]]<br>'''[[Opinion Wiki]]''' - '''[[Content Wiki]]''' - '''[[The Consumerium Exchange]]''' - [[Time to rewrite half of the pages on the wiki|The Design Paradigm]] - '''[[Essential projects]]'''<br><br />
'''[[Fairtrade On Demand]]''', '''[[Consumerium User Stories]]'''<br />
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Imagining [[Threats]] - [[Worst cases]] - [[status quo]] - '''[[Best cases]]''' - [[Visions]]<br />
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<table border=0><br />
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===New to Consumerium or Wiki?===<br />
* [[Consumerium:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome, newcomers]]<br />
* [[Motivation]]<br />
* [[Features]]<br />
* [[Consumerium:Philosophy|Philosophy]]<br />
* [[Consumerium:FAQ|FAQ]]<br />
</td><br />
<td><br />
===Ready to [[Contributing|contribute]]?===<br />
* [[Research]] <br />
* [[Wikipedia]]<br />
* [http://simple.wikipedia.org Simple English Wikipedia]<br />
* [[Consumerium:FAQ]]<br />
* [[XML|Design XML]].<br />
* [[Polls]]<br />
</td><br />
<td><br />
===[[Links]]===<br />
* [[Wikipedia|Links To Wikipedia]]<br />
* [[Essential projects]] - don't miss these!<br />
* [[Interesting projects]]<br />
* [[Interesting companies]]<br />
* [[Interesting organisations]]<br />
* [[Interesting software]]<br />
* [[Research|Ongoing works in Wikipedia etc.]]<br />
</td><br />
</tr><br />
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===[[Software]]===<br />
* [[ConsuML]] <br />
* [[Sourceforge]]<br />
* [[XML]]<br />
* [[XML/DTD]]<br />
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===[[Hardware]]===<br />
* [[Hardware Requirements]]<br />
* [[Bluetooth]]<br />
</td><br />
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===Other===<br />
* [[Consumerium:Village pump|Village pump]]<br />
* [[Timeline of Consumerium]]<br />
* [[Goals]]<br />
* [[Stages]]<br />
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Use [[w:Wikipedia]] to link to http://www.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia (and [[m:]] to meta). Avoid unnecessary replicating, we're in the [[GFDL]] part of the world after all :)<br />
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<sub>Thanks to http://pingviini.net for hosting us. Thanks to http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net for this great Wiki software</sub></div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Consumerium_User_Stories&diff=1958Consumerium User Stories2003-11-20T22:03:47Z<p>142.177.97.132: </p>
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<div>'''Consumerium User Stories''' are just [[story fragment]]s that, when [[Consumerium Services]] are real, will also potentially be real. They focus on [[best cases]] and [[worst cases]] with some elements of, or hints at, [[visions]] and [[threats]] so that the more emotional elements of the story match our more emotional concerns about the project.<br />
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So far there are no such stories. Please write the first one! To understand how these can help drive the project review the somewhat similiar [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_User_Stories Simple English (Wikipedia) User Stories] that focus on the types of people and needs that another [[essential projects|related and essential project]] tries to fulfil.<br />
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<div>'''Visions''' are just [[best cases]] that are too good to be true. That is, we don't believe in them, and consider them pleasant fantasies. We record these for several reasons:<br />
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#Someone might actually believe in what you think is a fantasy, so you help to expand [[best cases]] by documenting visions that you personally don't believe<br />
#It summarizes the more pleasant [[Consumerium User Stories]] in an efficient way<br />
#It inspires us to think about what really must or might be possible<br />
#It provides terminology with which we can more readily debate [[best cases]]. For instance it's easier to think of our best cases as being "almost as good as perfect empathy" than it is to think of them in technological terms... Visions allow us to talk directly about the empathy we want with other life, instead of getting always bogged down in details, and even envision whole new societies where [[Consumerium Services]] are basic.<br />
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So far, we seem to lack vision! So add some fantasies here, and develop the most interesting and insightful of them as [[Consumerium User Stories]] which should tone down the fantastic and play up the realistic elements.<br />
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'''Perfect Empathy''' <br />
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A virus embeds a sort of radio receiver in everyone's DNA. Now everyone who picks up anything in any store anywhere feels all the pain that was created by the product, including the damage done when it is disposed of or burned or whatever. That is, you will feel a small part of the cancer that is caused by a product whose plastic wrapping can only be disposed of by burning. <br />
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The meat industry dies. People can still hunt and fish for themselves, but, if the meat goes through the processing system, the radio-like signal causes the pain to anyone who picks up a package. Unpackaged meat off the back of a truck not being too safe, people go mostly vegan. Overall impact on the land goes down.<br />
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Most logging also dies. Cutting a tree generates so much fear and panic and loss and despair due to extinction, and worse and more obvious despair due to the new diseases (HIV, SARS, Ebola ALL came from unpredictable species contact in deforested regions), that just touching an old growth log makes people want to commit suicide. After some do, people work hard to keep old growth out of the market place, and restrict wood use to wood that is taken without causing any extinction.<br />
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Weapons can still be made, but it's quite hard to touch one that has been part of any import/export inspection regime, because, after that, you literally feel the pain of being shot with them. Only those who can bear this pain tend to handle weapons and shoot loggers and hunters of endangered species. It's something we all do once in a lifetime, as a rite of passage. Males remain competitors and killers at heart, so, we just admit that, and just make sure to kill the right people, and feel their pain. All this is a very small part of life:<br />
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Forests start to grow back, endangered species flourish, and human conflict is only small scale and directed towards protecting those. It's a garden of Eden. Someone evil who hates this looks into the DNA of the virus and tries to figure out "where it came from". It bears an amazing, but totally coincidental resemblance to code used to deliver [[Consumerium Services]] way way back in the early 2000s or so. Everyone who looks into this DNA mysteriously dies... Eventually this is explained: it came directly from God and God doesn't want His Work investigated, or tinkered with, especially not by these stupid monkeys who very nearly destroyed His Most Perfect Planet. Goddamn stupid hairless apes! Thankfully they have little power now, and are kept in line by what they start to think of as a totally natural karmic feedback effect....</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Visions&diff=1734Visions2003-11-20T21:56:56Z<p>142.177.97.132: first vision</p>
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<div>'''Visions''' are just [[best cases]] that are too good to be true. That is, we don't believe in them, and consider them pleasant fantasies. We record these for several reasons:<br />
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#Someone might actually believe in what you think is a fantasy, so you help to expand [[best cases]] by documenting visions that you personally don't believe<br />
#It summarizes the more pleasant [[Consumerium User Stories]] in an efficient way<br />
#It inspires us to think about what really must or might be possible<br />
#It provides terminology with which we can more readily debate [[best cases]]. For instance it's easier to think of our best cases as being "almost as good as perfect empathy" than it is to think of them in technological terms... Visions allow us to talk directly about the empathy we want with other life, instead of getting always bogged down in details, and even envision whole new societies where [[Consumerium Services]] are basic.<br />
<br />
So far, we seem to lack vision! So add some fantasies here, and develop the most interesting and insightful of them as [[Consumerium User Stories]] which should tone down the fantastic and play up the realistic elements.<br />
<br />
-------------------------<br />
<br />
'''Perfect Empathy''' <br />
<br />
A virus embeds a sort of radio receiver in everyone's DNA. Now everyone who picks up anything in any store anywhere feels all the pain that was created by the product, including the damage done when it is disposed of or burned or whatever. That is, you will feel a small part of the cancer that is caused by a product whose plastic wrapping can only be disposed of by burning. <br />
<br />
The meat industry dies. People can still hunt and fish for themselves, but, if the meat goes through the processing system, the radio signal causes the pain to anyone who picks up a package. Unpackaged meat off the back of a truck not being too safe, people go mostly vegan. Overall impact on the land goes down.<br />
<br />
Most logging also dies. Cutting a tree generates so much fear and panic and loss and despair due to extinction, and worse and more obvious despair due to the new diseases (HIV, SARS, Ebola ALL came from unpredictable species contact in deforested regions), that just touching an old growth log makes people want to commit suicide. After some do, people work hard to keep old growth out of the market place, and restrict wood use to wood that is taken without causing any extinction.<br />
<br />
Weapons can still be made, but it's quite hard to touch one that has been part of any import/export labelling, because, you literally feel the pain of being shot with them. Only those who can bear this pain tend to handle weapons and shoot loggers and hunters of endangered species. It's something we all do once in a lifetime, as a rite of passage. We remain killers at heart, so, we should admit that, and just make sure to kill the right people, and feel their pain.<br />
<br />
Forests start to grow back, endangered species flourish, and human conflict is only small scale and directed towards protecting those. It's a garden of Eden. Someone evil who hates this looks into the DNA of the virus and tries to figure out "where it came from". It bears an amazing, but totally coincidental resemblance to code used to deliver [[Consumerium Services]] way way back in the early 2000s or so. Everyone who looks into this DNA mysteriously dies... Eventually this is explained: it came directly from God and God doesn't want His Work investigated, or tinkered with, especially not by these stupid monkeys.</div>142.177.97.132https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1735Main Page2003-11-20T21:43:37Z<p>142.177.97.132: mild copyedit, removing silly "welcome" line, what R&D wiki is, is outlined neatly as the end of the intro text</p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
[[Consumerium]] is a not-for-profit project, being designed under [[GFDL]] [[licences|license]], to develop [[w:free software|free software]] and [[Hardware Requirements|infrastructure]] for storage, transport and display of varying levels of [[Features|product information]] to [[consumer]]s at the [[point of purchase]]. <br />
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A [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] may also develop or aggregate other software to assist in the compilation and validation of information to guide purchasing. For integrity reasons and to prevent bad copies and misleading competitors, this may require a more specific [[Consumerium License]] regime.<br />
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Our projects are part of a major trend in activism - one of several [[essential projects]] that will make [[moral purchasing]] a daily reality. Consumerium focuses '''''[[moral purchasing power]]''''' to keep this planet as hospitable as possible for life. Here's a summary of anticipated [[Consumerium Services]]:<br />
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:Our front end will be seen by the [[end user]] as a [[red light|red]]/[[yellow light|yellow]]/[[green light]] traffic-type signal, or as a [[score]] easily translated into a [[price premium]], or as a note in [[Simple English]] about issues with, or merits of, the product. Release of this advice is keyed to [[bar code]]s.<br />
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:There are several ways to connect back to front end: we may rely on frequently updated data embedded in hand-held devices, and/or dynamic retrieval via [[short-range wireless]] to the shelf front. Where possible, reasons for making buying decisions, or refusing a certain product, will go as [[feedback]] to the [[producer]]s. <br />
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:Our back end relies on [[opinion wiki]] comments compiled by software using a [[wikitext standard]]. [[Semantic link]] standards may be required also. To work out the conventions and issues involved, we are working through a wiki in the R&D phase. <br />
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''This'' is that wiki. We invite you to participate by editing proposals and discussions below. Any page can be edited by anyone, or restored to a previous state by anyone, which is the convention we assume will also apply in operation:<br />
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===Selected articles===<br />
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'''[[Links|Look for info on companies and products now?]]''' - '''[[Talk:Main Page|A Very Brief Introduction to The Consumerium Concept]]'''<br>'''[[Opinion Wiki]]''' - '''[[Content Wiki]]''' - '''[[The Consumerium Exchange]]''' - '''[[Time to rewrite half of the pages on the wiki|The New Design Paradigm]]''' - '''[[Essential projects]]'''<br><br />
'''[[Fairtrade On Demand]]''' ([[NEW]])<br />
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===New to Consumerium or Wiki?===<br />
* [[Consumerium:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome, newcomers]]<br />
* [[Motivation]]<br />
* [[Features]]<br />
* [[Consumerium:Philosophy|Philosophy]]<br />
* [[Consumerium:FAQ|FAQ]]<br />
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===Ready to [[Contributing|contribute]]?===<br />
* [[Research]] <br />
* [[Wikipedia]]<br />
* [http://simple.wikipedia.org Simple English Wikipedia]<br />
* [[Consumerium:FAQ]]<br />
* [[XML|Design XML]].<br />
* [[Polls]]<br />
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===[[Links]]===<br />
* [[Wikipedia|Links To Wikipedia]]<br />
* [[Essential projects]] - don't miss these!<br />
* [[Interesting projects]]<br />
* [[Interesting companies]]<br />
* [[Interesting organisations]]<br />
* [[Interesting software]]<br />
* [[Research|Ongoing works in Wikipedia etc.]]<br />
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===[[Software]]===<br />
* [[ConsuML]] <br />
* [[Sourceforge]]<br />
* [[XML]]<br />
* [[XML/DTD]]<br />
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===[[Hardware]]===<br />
* [[Hardware Requirements]]<br />
* [[Bluetooth]]<br />
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===Other===<br />
* [[Consumerium:Village pump|Village pump]]<br />
* [[Timeline of Consumerium]]<br />
* [[Goals]]<br />
* [[Stages]]<br />
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Use [[w:Wikipedia]] to link to http://www.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia (and [[m:]] to meta). Avoid unnecessary replicating, we're in the [[GFDL]] part of the world after all :)<br />
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<sub>Thanks to http://pingviini.net for hosting us. Thanks to http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net for this great Wiki software</sub></div>142.177.97.132