Category Archives: Grassroots
The revolution in America
In America, a revolution is happening now. Actually it is better to be called Evolution. It is not very much recognized by the public so far since it is has been going mostly peacefully. The impact of this evolution to … Continue reading
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A better way to understand web2.0
Note: there are various definitions of web2.0, with the most quoted one (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html) being provided by Tim O’Reilly. But I feel all those definitions fall short of hitting the true nature of web2.0. I have articulated my understanding of web2.0 … Continue reading
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Community vs. Networking Part 2
In China, the media is very much controlled (in a different way the media in US is controlled), so it is hard to get to know what is going on at the national level. You read the reports in the … Continue reading
Filed under Chan/Zen, Cross Culture Communication, Culture, Grassroots
If you didn’t taste all the chilies, you should not vote
If you didn’t taste all the chilies, you should not vote. Otherwise, it is not fair. Today there was a chili cook off at my workplace. So we went to taste all different chilies and vote for the best one. … Continue reading
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Lessig on OneWebDay
http://www.lessig.org/blog/2008/09/onewebday.html Basically Lessig is comparing our time to the time of American revolution. The weapon we have now is not guns, but the Internet. And we need to use it well. The task is very urgent. So we need to … Continue reading
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John Locke has a second thought on private property
I was reading John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government. I haven’t finished it yet and I read fast. Here is just my impression. Correct me if I am wrong. John Locke’s advocate of private property is based on the reasoning … Continue reading
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Two different philosophies of life and society
In the east, the philosophy is how individuals can best utilize the resource of their own limited body. So it emphasizes how you can reach your best potential through training of your body and mind. It emphasizes the maximum use … Continue reading
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Desire and future society
These are thoughts I had for a long time, probably since childhood. Here I take this chance to put them down. We know desire/emotion can be a very powerful thing. Sometimes it drives people out of control. I feel traditional … Continue reading
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Scarred land, the impact of war on environment
I watched the documentary Scarred land, the impact of war on environment. I think everyone can expect the adverse impact of war on environment. But it is important to know the magnitude of this impact. I have to say I … Continue reading
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Managing common property is a challenge
In our time, there are a lot of thinking that many resources should be managed as common properties instead of being privatized. For example, I just watched the documentary Flow the other week: http://foodandwaterwatch.org/ As I came from China, a … Continue reading
Where is the frontier
When I was in China, I like to read a lot of things. As China was going through a transformation of modernization, there are a lot of reflection on the traditional social structure and what it means to be modern … Continue reading
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How to take back our democracy Part 2: Democracy, Money, Social Products, Local Services, the Power of Consciousness
This is to follow up with the part 1 The power of politics is the power to make laws to govern. The law should be minimum. Otherwise it becomes a tool to restrict people’s freedom instead of facilitating it. So … Continue reading
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Has it been fair so far
Some of you might remember this is what Mike Gravel said when he was finally given a chance to speak at the democratic party primary debate. Some friends of mine think that it is fair to only give Mike Gravel, … Continue reading
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How to take back our democracy
Below is a response to a post on one city blog. I believe in the importance of ground level political involvement. Mike Gravel said that democracy in America is broken. If you cannot fix the ground level politics, there is … Continue reading
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Blessed Unrest Book Discussion
Note: below is a summary of the book discussion we had on Sept. 14th of the book Blessed Unrest: http://web.meetup.com/27/calendar/8433796/ Our time is a time of transformation in human history. And it is a very important transformation. There are a … Continue reading
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Open response to Tim O’reilly
Open response to Tim O’reilly’s keynote speech at Web2.0 Expo New York. The keynote speaking today given by Tim O’reilly is very inspiring. Thank him for giving that kind of speech. In response to him, I want to talk about … Continue reading
Filed under Elearning, Grassroots, Natural Learning, Open Project, unschooling
Play
Play When the world is still, the whole world is just one. When it starts moving, forces are applied to its body and split out many small parts. Under the forces, the small part has to make itself stronger correspondingly … Continue reading
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Peace: What is peace? How do we build peace in our world?
We human beings, like everything else, are just like simple objects, which have both inside and outside. Deep inside of us is an inner core. On our outside, we have an outer layer that is in touch with the outside … Continue reading
My fundamental belief and why I am doing what I am doing
I was asked often why I am doing what I am doing. Here I will give a very brief answer. (a more complete answer can be found at the art of my life) I think my most fundamental belief since … Continue reading
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Grassroots Web
For the first time in human history, human consciousness is connected on the web, whose flow on the open web brings the life on the planet earth to a level that is never imagined before. The flow first manifested itself … Continue reading
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