Jonah Bossewitch is a native New Yorker who works and studies
at Columbia University. Jonah has over a decade of experience as a
professional software architect, designer, and developer. He is an
active free/open source contributor whose technical interests include
Linux, Python, Content Management and Social Software. He also loves to
bike ride, travel, scuba dive, and play the bass. He earned a masters
in Communication and Education
at Teachers College (’07) and graduated from Princeton University (’97)
with a BA in Philosophy, and certificates in Computer Science and
Cognitive Studies.
He blogs at alchemicalmusings.org
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Parabolic Intentions
Mystical traditions depict a singularity in consciousness occurring when all of humanity is united in the same state of mind. Our choices will determine if we will arrive at this state by achieving global peace, or take a detour through the another World War. In the limit, our shared reflective awareness is a possible consequence [...] |
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Pick a world… any world…
Last week I attended the second half of the US Social Forum – not exactly a conference, but more of a convergence or a process, where 20,000 people gathered in Detroit to build coalitions, alliances, and movements. The World Social Forum began as a response to the World Economic Forum – Why should the [...] |
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The Case of the Missing See-Saws
[ed: They past few months I was commissioned to explore a series of rabbit/fox/worm holes, collecting inter-dimensional tales along the way. Now that I have returned home, some typing is long overdue]. A few months ago I started wonder when and why children’s playgrounds have became so darn safe. Its no secret that litigation [...] |
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Humane Communications over Human Networks
Today I attended a barcamp-style CrisisCamp in NYC where volunteers from around the world gathered physically and virtually to brainstorm, organize, coordinate, and work to help alleviate the suffering in Haiti (CNN CrisisCamp coverage). When people talk about crowdsourcing relief to this disaster, CrisisCamps around the country helped assemble the the sources (and faces) in [...] |
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When Lessig was in Disneyland…
I had a fun idea for a new Free Culture campaign last spring, but I haven’t gotten around to blogging about it until now. LET MY CULTURE GO! Walt Disney: Let my cartoons go! Jack Valenti: Let my music go! Rupert Murdoch: Let my news go! Steve Jobs: Let my iPhone go! Jeff Bezos: Let my Kindle go! etc, etc. I [...] |