make this stuff to make money

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It’s import to understand that it’s not that capital does not want to fund free and open platforms, or that capitalists choose not to: capital simply can not do so.

Capital can not fund free and open platforms because capitalists must capture profit or lose their capital, and thus for-profit platforms that can not capture profit must eventually vanish.

In order to capture profit, capitalist funded platforms must introduce choke-points and/or toll-gates into their platforms, because their business models depends on the control of user data and interaction, and therefore these platforms can not be free and open.

Thus, the prospects for free and open platforms returning in any mainstream form seem slim without alternatives to the profit motive to finance them.

Free and open communication platforms that don’t surveil, control or exclude can only be provided socially, as a public good.

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“ This will be the first wholesale attempt at reform since 1843 and an amazing achievement for the campaign and its 60,000 supporters. The bill will open the way to ending libel tourism and protecting free expression for journalists, writers, bloggers and scientists around the world. ”

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In this context, a circuit rider is part trainer, part management consultant, part computer expert. They provide consulting and assistance with technology strategy development, make multiple visits to the organizations they serve, and provide advice and information by phone and e-mail. They can serve regional constituencies by travel from a central location. Additionally, circuit riders can "cross-pollinate" the groups they service, transmitting insights, tools, and tips as they travel throughout the sector. In addition, training materials and resources can be used at multiple sites thereby spreading the development cost out across a number of organizations.

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“ Ob es Männer nicht abstoßend fänden und der ungehemmte Haarwuchs ihr Liebesleben hemme? Doch die Erfahrung der Testerin hat gezeigt, dass in dieser Hinsicht viele Männer wohl stark unterschätzt werden. Die meisten Männer, die die Autorin traf, fanden ihr Unternehmen gut, "wäre ich eine Frau, würde ich meine Beine auch nicht enthaaren", meinte einer. Die Bloggerin stellte überrascht fest, dass es viele ganz und gar nicht abstoßend finden, wenn Frauen die sozialen Normen brechen wollen. ”

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Der autonome Kultur-und Sozial Verein „Das Bäckerei“ lädt zur Eröffnung: Nach mühsamen Monaten des Renovierens öffnen wir erstmals die Türen zum Kennenlernen des Projekts und zum Quatschen.

Wo: Tannengasse 1 im 15ten
Wann: Freitag 11.5. ab 15 Uhr und Samstag 12.5. ab 13 Uhr 

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Scientists at Northwestern University in Chicago, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, have successfully bypassed the spinal cord and restored fine motor control to paralyzed limbs using a brain-computer interface.

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