[Cleisthenis]

As part of the Demosphere project we have started work on a collective publication, entitled "Crash 101". For a backgrounder on myself and the project see my thread in the Welcome forum link

The objective (on our wiki) is to 'open-source' the development of a survival guide for a potential economic collapse (or depression).

In this thread I'd like to discuss the viability of such a publication, and explore different resources both on and off peakoil.com to research in this endeavour. Thoughts?

[Cleisthenis]

That's okay if not later then your support is appreciated!

[Heineken]

Please define "open-source." That's one of those fancy modern business terms, isn't it? Probably has its origin in the IT tower of babel.

[Cleisthenis]

Lol. In this case it's meant that it is in a wiki environment.

[Heineken]

"A wiki environment"? Are you joking? Does that mean somewhere on the island of Wiki?

[Cleisthenis]

It means that if you want to get involved in this, you can make edits along with others. Collective publication. Wiki.

[Heineken]

Never hoid of it, but I'm learning.

Another thing I want to know: When did people start talking about "edits" rather than "editing" or "changes"? Instead of "edit" or "editing," now it's "make edits." Yuck. Another way among zillions that the computer crowd has shot our language all to hell.

(I voice this frustration as someone who's been an editor for 27 years and witnessed massive deterioration of English.)

[Cleisthenis]

Yeah you should check it out then. In wiki jargon, when you make a change or contribution to an article, it is considered making an 'edit'.

[o2ny]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'N')ever hoid of it, but I'm learning.

Another thing I want to know: When did people start talking about "edits" rather than "editing" or "changes"? Instead of "edit" or "editing," now it's "make edits." Yuck. Another way among zillions that the computer crowd has shot our language all to hell.

(I voice this frustration as someone who's been an editor for 27 years and witnessed massive deterioration of English.)

[Cleisthenis]

memeshift etc.

[peaker_2005]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('o2ny', '[')'In my day we all used to speak proper English...', oh c'mon now
Are we all supposed to talk in Shakesperean English now? Or stay fixed in your perfect ideal of what English is supposed to be while the world moves through huge technological change? Languages constantly change and evolve to suit the times... Sorry you're frustrated but there's really no getting around it.

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('o2ny', ''')In my day we all used to speak proper English...', oh c'mon now
--snip-- Sorry you're frustrated but there's really no getting around it.

[rkerver]

Didn't vote because I'm part of the great middle class and you left no room for the middle. Its where I get to say maybe. Only history proves men and their ideas great.

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cleisthenis', 'Y')eah you should check it out then. In wiki jargon, when you make a change or contribution to an article, it is considered making an 'edit'.

[rkerver]

I'd rather 'make' an editor. Is she pretty, this wiki?

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rkerver', 'I')'d rather 'make' an editor. Is she pretty, this wiki?

[Cleisthenis]

Haha, I can't help the jargon I've inherited from the wiki community.
What shall we say instead when someone makes a specific edit to an article? Anyways, this is rather off topic now.

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'M')ost female editors are not pretty, even those from wikiland. Take it from me.

[Cleisthenis]

Back on topic. Does anyone have any links to books or online resources for the topic of surviving the collapse?