Brandon Wiley invented an ATM machine this week for complementary currency using QR codes. Writing python code on Google App Engine, he wrote code which can generate a QR code using Google Chart API and an oauth consumer to allow someone to redeem the currency without giving the ATM site the username and password to … Continue reading
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OsCurrency Demo Site and Github Repository
At One Web Day Austin on September 22, the idea was offered (see video in previous entry) that it would be relatively straightforward to build a complementary currency system on Insoshi. Shortly after that, Rich and I began a new project in github. The latest code can be found in the edge branch of Oscurrency. … Continue reading
One Web Day Austin
We had the opportunity to talk about community currency at One Web Day. There is an archive of talks. It was neat to see Cafe Caffeine‘s customers stop in for coffee throughout the evening and stay awhile to listen in on the compelling talks about privacy online and the war for peace. A big thanks … Continue reading
Lawrence Lessig at Netroots Nation 2008
The lunch for Lessig’s keynote at the Austin Convention Center yesterday (NN08) was the standard sandwich box. Each choice had a fancy name. I chose the Wellington. It was pretty good. I’m eating the apple as I blog. Lessig spent most of the keynote describing the motivation for Change-Congress. On one of his early slides, … Continue reading
Contingencies
Last week, Rich and I gave a talk at OWASP Austin, the open web application security group. Social network security was the title. The main idea is how the health of social networks and communities can be compromised by attacking the identities – replacing identities known to the community with ones that are less functional. … Continue reading
Codeathon Participants Earn Time Exchange For Their Volunteer Time
Participants earn time to receive services for their work building open source software to benefit the nonprofit community. (Austin, TX) The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) helps people trade an hour of work for another hour of work within a community. Instead of bartering between just two people and placing different values on the service, … Continue reading
austin / nonprofit / nptech / open source / penguin day
Austin Penguin Day, April 28th
We are looking for nonprofits to attend, but also for technology professionals willing to present or just participate in sessions to add to the information presented. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Penguin Day Comes To Austinwww.austinpenguinday.org Popular One Day Conference Showcasing Open Source Technology Use For Nonprofits And Communities Makes Austin Debut Austin, a city well known for its technology-centric … Continue reading
Codeathon 2.0
CODEATHON 2.0 PRESENTED BY KNOWBILITY AND LEAGUE OF TECHNICAL VOTERS Create open source software to benefit nonprofits. Two events! Two chances to participate! Free food, prizes, unique entertainment. All types and skill levels of designers needed. Collaborate on issues of usability and accessibility, graphical interface and high-level software architecture. More info and to sign up:http://codeathon.pbwiki.com/ … Continue reading
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