Derek Caelin @derek@social.coop

Hi everyone, I'd like to make my #introduction!

I'm interested in exploring platform cooperatives as an alternative model for building things, interacting with people, and making change. I'm part of a network that recently (and somewhat unsucessfully) developed a "sharing economy" tool - I'm interested in learning how it might be done better.

Finally, I'm a techie, and I want to learn more about cooperative tools and help others to use them.

My other handle is: @Argus

heh.

#Exxon booted from carbon-tax alliance after lobbying scandal - BNN
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/exxon-mobil-suspended-from-international-conservation-alliance-1.1637521.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

Rising Seas Are Coming For Big #Tech Campuses. Who Will Pay To Protect Them? https://www.npr.org/1018393765

#climatechage #facebook #google

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

The Energy Gang: A New Era for Climate-Focused Venture Capital https://art19.com/shows/the-energy-gang

Conservative voices are being silenced. 🙄 https://www.npr.org/1013793067

FOOD 👏 POLICY 👏 IS 👏 ENVIRONMENTAL 👏 AND 👏 HEALTH 👏 POLICY

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/16/true-cost-of-american-food-system/

Forgotten Novels of the 19th Century https://blog.archive.org/2021/07/14/forgotten-novels-of-the-19th-century/

How Internet and TV providers get away with jacking up your bill
By Geoffrey A. Fowler

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/07/13/internet-cable-bills/

Nikole Hannah-Jones just proved the correctness of critical race theory

Opinion by Paul Butler

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/08/nikole-hannah-jones-just-proved-correctness-critical-race-theory/

Awesome story about making policy!

How to Save a Planet: An Origin Story of the Blue New Deal https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet

Dragonflies - Indicator Species of Environmental Health | Nature
http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/dragonflies-indicator-species-environmental-health/2033/

Update. So the video has shown up but is not fully downloadable. progress!

So! I ran a test of Big Blue Button with some colleagues in Spain. They really liked the functionality and are thinking of joining meet.coop and converting from Zoom.

I had a good time with the tool, but my recording of the session appears to have disappeared into the ether... has anyone encountered this?

Is there a way for us to access the meet.coop platform to set up a BigBlueButton meeting?

On that end, does anyone know any good books/readings about agrarian co-ops, especially outside the US?

I recently switched jobs to work as the Product Manager for Tech Matters, building open-source tools for sustainable landscapes. Co-ops are common in this space, with small holds farmers joining together to bring their goods to market. It's a really fascinating new place to be..

"How can Collaboration and Open Source Tech Protect Civil Society Privacy?"

http://blog.umd.edu/bahaichair/2020/07/13/how-can-collaboration-and-open-source-tech-protect-civil-society-privacy-derek-caelin/

Social.coop members, participate in an important poll about tools on Loomio.

My "3 Takeways" Document from #open2020:
https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/edit/gACH37IejVW347+Ux0Gn2PL4/

* Collaborative ownership of communications tools
* Open protocols to support decentralization efforts
* Cooperative effort governance models