Less than 24 hours after the announcement of a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, the global fundraising machine has begun turning it's wheels.  Those companies and NGO's in the business of disaster are licking their chops to make Haiti the next massive disaster-relief Ponzi scheme for the rich. Haiti's democratic revolution, inspired the by ideals of [...]

If you've been eagerly awaiting the publication of part II of the Reprap machine podcast, it's been published here.  So, what are you waiting for, go listen.  

Agroinnovations has published a new OSAT poll via the podcast page. Here it is: What will push Open Source Appropriate Technology forward most quickly: More and better online documentation Deeper engagement with local communities Getting a reprap machine in as many hands as possible More open licensing from tech developers Take your pick, and go vote. You can vote [...]

The Agroinnovations Podcast has recently published the first part of an interview with Andrew Bowyer, the founder and lead researcher on the Reprap Project.  The OSAT revolution continues, and it's just about moving faster than we can keep track of.  To learn more about reprap, listen to the podcast available here.  Part II will be [...]

The argument of mass production versus distributed production at this stage of the game, in my opinion, is a false dichotomy.  Personally, and ideologically, I lean towards distributed production, but I do not think that this has to be at the expense of mass production models of manufacturing.  Mass production will always have a place [...]