Designing exchange cycles between open web commons & local Ostrom commons in Portland, OR. DLT, solidarity economy, mutual credit. Contributors @bridgespacepdx
𝗢𝗣𝗥𝗚 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿
This interview with the legendary Portland architect and social permaculturist is frankly harrowing - check it out below.
mirror.xyz/openprotocolresea…@exeuntdoteth, @MacksWolf, @0xd2_eth
Attention! #GG19 has arrived!
We'll take this opportunity to review some of the stuff PDX DAO is working on in the aftermath of the #GFEL conference.
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From a Schelling Point to a Shelling Point.
Not sure everyone in the community is ok with this.
What about putting this to a vote in the DAO to either support or revert this decision taken by a few?
We're happy to share that we've entered a collaboration with Shell to accelerate open-source innovation in the energy sector. Together, we're driving sustainable solutions and making a positive impact on the world. Let's dive in!
gitcoin.co/blog/gitcoin-shel…
Prep for extreme heat now, before temps rise. Check on neighbors. Get familiar with more tips for how to cool off and stay informed by signing up for community alerts at publicalerts.org/heat and @multco's multco.us/hot. is.gd/5pEPx0
There is the potential for high-impact heat the week of Sunday, August 13. Here are the latest probabilities for temps greater than 90, 100, & 110 degrees in the Willamette Valley.
⚠️Make a plan for how you & your loved ones will stay safe & cool during a heat wave. #ORwx#WAwx
ALT Potential for high-impact heat is increasing the week of Sunday, August 13. Here are the current heat probabilities for the Willamette Valley (issued as of 6am PDT 8/6/23):
Aug 13 probability of exceeding 90 degrees: 75-90%
Aug 13 probability of exceeding 100 degrees: 25-35%
Aug 13 probability of exceeding 110 degrees: 2-6%
Aug 14 probability of exceeding 90 degrees: 80-95%
Aug 14 probability of exceeding 100 degrees: 50-65%
Aug 14 probability of exceeding 110 degrees: 5-10%
Aug 15 probability of exceeding 90 degrees: 75-85%
Aug 15 probability of exceeding 100 degrees: 45-50%
Aug 15 probability of exceeding 110 degrees: 5-15%
HEAT SAFETY:
- Drink plenty of water
- Spend time in air-conditioned places
- Wear light-colored, loose clothing
- Limit strenuous outdoor activities
- Check on others. No one should be alone during a heat wave.
Stay up to date with the forecast: weather.gov/portland
In less than 12 hours, we have collected over 2,000 signatures. Portland Street Response sure does have a lot of friends! 🫶
Sign the petition to #SavePSR at friendsofpsr.com
ALT Graphic reads "Our petition to save Portland Street Response has reached 2,000 signatures! Keep the momentum going! Sign the petition to Save PSR! friendsofpsr.com
“…‘decentralization’ originally meant breaking a large distantly-controlled system into many smaller locally-controlled systems. This ethos is core to many anarchist, localist, and mutualist groups that have historically believed in peoples’ ability to locally self-organize…”
Crypto, DAOs, and Politics: a 🧵
As the crypto space is recently resurgent, apparently at the whims of US regulatory bodies and their figureheads, here’s a quick thread about the political stakes of the Ethereum & crypto. (The focus here is political discourse in the states.)
A New Urban Experimentalism for Web3 🧵
Part of the idea of our Ethereum Localism Forum is to build out and formalize the space of possibilities for what ethereum localism can even be. Some open questions we might ask as we build toward this account are:
Every site of novel local use is a potential inoculation site, a defense against capture. If the logic of protocols is a first breath of resilience, community use is its conclusion.
*Localism is an anticapture technology.*