http://global-culture.org/hackers-work-culture/ Sustainable, Memorable, Livable Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:40:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://global-culture.org/hackers-work-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-119793 the digital nomad test » Global Culture Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:22:57 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2006/07/31/hackers-work-culture/#comment-119793 [...] in hackers & work culture I had discussed how the boundaries between professional and private live were blurred. First with a [...] [...] in hackers & work culture I had discussed how the boundaries between professional and private live were blurred. First with a [...]

]]> http://global-culture.org/hackers-work-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Global Culture » 8 hours labour, 8 hours blog, 8 hours rest Mon, 04 Sep 2006 04:01:29 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2006/07/31/hackers-work-culture/#comment-139 [...] But I’m not trying to revive an old working-class vs. Corporations fight. In the spirit of hackers & work culture, I’m more interested in understanding how some of our programmed habits (i.e. culture) are being deeply challenged by the mechanisms of our modern society and its obsession with the net. In the title “8 hours blog”, blogging is a metaphor for all those little things we do seeking to participate in the global village. It is appropriate that it replaces the 8 hours of recreation that our ancestors were asking for, as having a voice on the web certainly provides all the entertainment that our generation can ask for. While a few years ago critics could’ve convinced most that this participation was meaningless, it is now settled that the future of business depends largely on understanding how people create communities around small niches that, when aggregated, have an important effect known as The Long Tail, first documented by Wired Magazine Editor Chris Anderson. People do this by leaving breadcrumbs of wisdom throughout their electronic pathways, which are then followed by others with similar ideals or values. Whether they use blogs, comments, emails, discussion groups or any other construct of the now known as Web 2.0, the ultimate effect is that of participation. [...] [...] But I’m not trying to revive an old working-class vs. Corporations fight. In the spirit of hackers & work culture, I’m more interested in understanding how some of our programmed habits (i.e. culture) are being deeply challenged by the mechanisms of our modern society and its obsession with the net. In the title “8 hours blog”, blogging is a metaphor for all those little things we do seeking to participate in the global village. It is appropriate that it replaces the 8 hours of recreation that our ancestors were asking for, as having a voice on the web certainly provides all the entertainment that our generation can ask for. While a few years ago critics could’ve convinced most that this participation was meaningless, it is now settled that the future of business depends largely on understanding how people create communities around small niches that, when aggregated, have an important effect known as The Long Tail, first documented by Wired Magazine Editor Chris Anderson. People do this by leaving breadcrumbs of wisdom throughout their electronic pathways, which are then followed by others with similar ideals or values. Whether they use blogs, comments, emails, discussion groups or any other construct of the now known as Web 2.0, the ultimate effect is that of participation. [...]

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