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My Factory: A Q&A With Makerbot's Bre Pettis

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Bre Pettis is one of the folks behind MakerBot Industries, a company that specializes in “robots that make things”. Read more »

Are Algae the DIY Answer to Fuel & Food Crises?

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Microscopic spinning orbs and spirals of green goo are the answers to our planet's energy crisis and arable land shortage. At least that's what Aaron Baum, a 40-year-old Harvard graduate and Stanford PhD, has concluded. Read more »

Top 10 Ways to Save Money through Sharing

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Sharing stuff and services conserves resources and builds our ties with our neighbors—but it also saves money, sometimes a lot of money. Read more »

The Barter Starter Legal Guide

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In part one of this series, “How to Barter, Give, and Get Stuff,” attorney Janelle Orsi explores the legal ramifications of “third economy” transactions that happen without money, through barter, gifting, time banks, and other. Read more »

How to (Legally) Open a Gift (Economy)

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In part one of this series, “How to Barter, Give, and Get Stuff,” attorney Janelle Orsi explores the legal ramifications of “third economy” transactions that happen without money, through barter, gifting, time banks, and other. Read more »

Home Renovation, the Shareable Way

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On any given day you can tune into a renovation show on TV and find instructions on how to personalize your home. More and more the market asks us to go beyond a well-built dwelling in a good location. Read more »

How to Reinvent the Potluck

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There is a powerful social aspect to sharing. It may seem obvious, but it takes two people to share. And sharing works even better with three, five, ten or even 50 people all sharing in group format. Sharing is social. Read more »

Is A Donation-Driven Creative Economy Sustainable?

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We’re over a decade into the digital music revolution, and there’s a million ideas of how to compensate artists in a post-label world, but no sure bet. Read more »

When Your Community Lets You Down

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One of the most amazing things about the process of our economic downsizing has been how embraced and supported we feel by our friends, neighbors, and surrounding community. Read more »

The Architecture of Sharing

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Architecture can both dictate, and facilitate, our behaviors. Christopher Alexander’s influential A Pattern Language illustrates the concept best. His book explores the underlying code, or “pattern,” found in our environments. Read more »
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