http://dearscience.org/2008/09/23/the-complement-cooperative/ Seattle's Only Scientist Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:20:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://dearscience.org/2008/09/23/the-complement-cooperative/comment-page-1/#comment-414 treacle Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:56:23 +0000 http://dearscience.org/?p=450#comment-414 You've got my vote. We should do it. I'm up for anything to break the gridlock that is our current "global capitalist" system of self-preservation over societal-benefit. I wonder, though, do you think that the greed encouraged by our current form of currency reinforces this IP gridlock? Or is it completely unrelated? Say if we have a currency bearing negative-interest (or simply no-interest), would companies still buy up competing ideas? You’ve got my vote. We should do it. I’m up for anything to break the gridlock that is our current “global capitalist” system of self-preservation over societal-benefit.
I wonder, though, do you think that the greed encouraged by our current form of currency reinforces this IP gridlock? Or is it completely unrelated? Say if we have a currency bearing negative-interest (or simply no-interest), would companies still buy up competing ideas?

]]> http://dearscience.org/2008/09/23/the-complement-cooperative/comment-page-1/#comment-410 We Need an Industrial Policy Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:14:24 +0000 http://dearscience.org/?p=450#comment-410 [...] agreements. Policy like demanding the auto industry prepare for a post-carbon world. Policy that promotes and shares innovative technologies to US manufacturers. Part of this, I still believe, should be a helping hand to those who have done [...] [...] agreements. Policy like demanding the auto industry prepare for a post-carbon world. Policy that promotes and shares innovative technologies to US manufacturers. Part of this, I still believe, should be a helping hand to those who have done [...]

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