Mobile Responsiveness FTW! We just closed our milestone in github this week. Thanks to all contributors, Tom Brown, Ziyan, rewritten, acao. A note from Tom Brown about the Bootstrap Process: in issue 185 (jan 10), @acao explained “I would love to help with a snazzy twitter bootstrap UI implementation as well…Our project is nearing launch, … Continue reading
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Moving from Blogger to WordPress
Welcome to OS Currency on wordpress! From the opensourcecurrency google group (10/3/13): Over the last year or so, while github participation (issues, some documentation and one virtual dev meetup announcement) has increased, the opensourcecurrency.org blog has sadly been inactive. While the blog has been performing solidly as an archive of old posts, with some help, … Continue reading
alternative currency / austin time exchange network / complementary currency / economia solidaria / lets / solidarity economics / time bank / ussf
Solidarity Economy at USSF
Unfortunately, I haven’t blogged much on my experience at the US Social Forum. in short, it was great and I recommend attending any one you can get to. Hopefully Iĺl follow up on that statement. I have multiple social interests, so my time was divided. I also attended as part of a family vacation, so … Continue reading
Almost a million Berkshares in circulation
There are about 844,000 BerkShares in circulation, worth $759,600 at the fixed exchange rate of 1 BerkShare to 90 U.S. cents, according to program organizers. The paper scrip is available in denominations of one, five, 10, 20 and 50. In their 10 months of circulation, they’ve become a regular feature of the local economy. Businesses … Continue reading
austin time exchange network / complementary currency / economia solidaria / money / solidarity economics / time bank
Barcelona Time Banks on "The World"
PRI’s “The World” ran a great story on a Time Bank experience in Barcelona. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports that a barter system is catching on in Barcelona, Spain. People register with what’s called a time bank to trade services. They might teach a language or do home repairs. The hours they work become time … Continue reading
Austin Time Exchange 1st Anniversary Celebration
Austin Time Exchange 1st Anniversary Celebration Please come celebrate with us!!! You are invited to attend an event marking the 1st anniversary of the Austin Time Exchange. On Sunday, June 3rd from 6pm-9pm, we will be hosting a gathering at Monkey Wrench Books. We will be enjoying beer and light refreshments from 6pm-8pm and will … Continue reading
Gift Economy of a mystic
A recent article about Paulo Coelho (a Brazilian writer whose works are filled with mysticism) describes how his bookshelves collapsed one day and he realized he was hoarding things he didn’t need. So, now his shelves are empty and he regularly leaves his books on park benches and other places when he is done. In … Continue reading
Software and patents
A lot of people who understand and enjoy Open Source Software don’t necessarily realize one of the main problems with the way the Software industry entrenches itself in a way to remove the ability to innovate form the general public and society as whole.. Software is a mutant in the sense that it can be … Continue reading
Economia Solidária
Economia Solidária I have trouble blogging frequently because I use to write fully researched articles and was called a journalist before bloggers came along. Instead of infrequency, I think I’ll settle for short bursts like others do. This time, I’ll point out the remembrance that I understand Spanish and Portuguese. I often enjoy story that … Continue reading
Upcoming Time Exchange Orientations
Austin Time Exchangehttp://www.austintimeexchange.orgThese are the dates for upcoming Time Exchange orientations. Orientation Dates Tuesday, May 8th at 7:00pm — Ventana del Soul Cultural Center, 1834 E. Oltorf Saturday, May. 12th at 11:30am — Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St. Monday, June 4th at 7:00pm — Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St. … Continue reading
