Alternative Technology, these days, isn't always so alternative. An example given on Wikipedia is using wind turbines to produce electricity. Hence, in this blog I'd like to cover all sorts of technologies, mainly alternative, but which could be classified as "cool" or good ideas for enhancing the future of mankind, and indeed the whole ecology of the world (solar system? universe?).
Another angle which interests me is Appropriate Technology, which seems to have fallen out of mode, but I think still has relevance in some circumstances today. Appropriate Technology, also known as Intermediate Technology, is capital poor - labour rich technology, which often had more relevance to LDC's (Less Developed Countries), but it ain't necessarily so.
Another interesting aspect mentioned by Wikipedia is Open Source Appropriate Technology (OSAT) which refers to free and open source software (is this the angle that Tesla is heading or would they be classified as just Open Source?). An example of this is Appropedia, a wiki site with collaborative solutions that anybody can make and use AT without concerns about patents.
The plan is to expand on some of these concepts through this blog, and help to gain some understanding and maybe even change our thinking about technology and how we use it today.
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