February 2013 - P2P-Foundation - lists.ourproject.org

Functional Stupidity
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 19 Feb '13

19 Feb '13

+ french article further below note : Orange Meme Information System ? Can be replaced by more optimal Turquoise Meme Information Systems ? ( such as Anoptic <http://p2pfoundation.net/Anoptism> information Systems ) http://www.spiraldynamics-integral.nl/uploads/images/headers/Value_systems.… (cf. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01072.x/abstract) : In this paper we question the one-sided thesis that contemporary organizations rely on the mobilization of cognitive capacities. We suggest that severe restrictions on these capacities in the form of what we call functional stupidity are an equally important if under-recognized part of organizational life. Functional stupidity refers to an absence of reflexivity, a refusal to use intellectual capacities in other than myopic ways, and avoidance of justifications. We argue that functional stupidity is prevalent in contexts dominated by economy in persuasion which emphasizes image and symbolic manipulation. This gives rise to forms of stupidity management that repress or marginalize doubt and block communicative action. In turn, this structures individuals' internal conversations in ways that emphasize positive and coherent narratives and marginalize more negative or ambiguous ones. This can have productive outcomes such as providing a degree of certainty for individuals and organizations. But it can have corrosive consequences such as creating a sense of dissonance among individuals and the organization as a whole. The positive consequences can give rise to self-reinforcing stupidity. The negative consequences can spark dialogue, which may undermine functional stupidity. Subject: Fwd: La stupidité fonctionnelle - Finance : "fais d'abord, réfléchis après" ? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Caroline Stiegler Date: Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:44 AM Subject: La stupidité fonctionnelle To: dante.monson(a)gmail.com Chers adhérents et abonnés, Nous vous recommandons vivement la lecture de "La « stupidité fonctionnelle » à l’origine de la crise financière" article accessible à partir du lien suivant : http://bigbrowser.blog.lemonde.fr/2013/02/14/la-loi-et-lordre-la-stupidite-… et qui est introduit ainsi par le quotidien Le Monde : “Selon une étude britannique, le monde de la finance serait dicté par l'attitude "fais d'abord, réfléchis après"”. Ce qui est ici nommé functionnal stupidity désigne très précisément ce que nous appelons la bêtise systémique (stupidity se traduit très généralement en français par bêtise). Voici le résumé en anglais de l’étude publiée par le Journal of management studies (cf. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01072.x/abstract) : In this paper we question the one-sided thesis that contemporary organizations rely on the mobilization of cognitive capacities. We suggest that severe restrictions on these capacities in the form of what we call functional stupidity are an equally important if under-recognized part of organizational life. Functional stupidity refers to an absence of reflexivity, a refusal to use intellectual capacities in other than myopic ways, and avoidance of justifications. We argue that functional stupidity is prevalent in contexts dominated by economy in persuasion which emphasizes image and symbolic manipulation. This gives rise to forms of stupidity management that repress or marginalize doubt and block communicative action. In turn, this structures individuals' internal conversations in ways that emphasize positive and coherent narratives and marginalize more negative or ambiguous ones. This can have productive outcomes such as providing a degree of certainty for individuals and organizations. But it can have corrosive consequences such as creating a sense of dissonance among individuals and the organization as a whole. The positive consequences can give rise to self-reinforcing stupidity. The negative consequences can spark dialogue, which may undermine functional stupidity. Bien cordialement, Caroline Stiegler -- pour vous désinscrire de CommAI, la lettre d'information d'Ars Industrialis, cliquez sur ce lien : < http://arsindustrialis.org/dbc/unregister.php?id=931785&mail=dante.monson@g… >

5 5

Low energie nuclear reaction #lenr
by olivier auber 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Something big is hapenning.. http://e-catsite.com/2011/11/22/mr-rossi-goes-to-massachusetts/ http://e-catsite.com/2011/11/21/defkalion-nearly-ready-nasa-files-patent-pi… Olivier Auber Le 25 nov. 2011 05:00, "Michel Bauwens" <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> a écrit :

3 9

introducing non-philo for our p2p readers
by Michel Bauwens 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

http://rosswolfe.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/interview-with-anthony-paul-smith… hi andre, I was wondering if you could write something about the above from a p2p perspective? Michel -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

1 0

Fwd: [seizing_building_commoning] Greek Factory Under Workers Control
by Michel Bauwens 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vasilis Kostakis <kostakis.b(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [seizing_building_commoning] Greek Factory Under Workers Control To: Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> Cc: Orsan Senalp <orsan1234(a)gmail.com>, George Papanikolaou < georgepapani(a)gmail.com> A brief report: http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/occupied-greek-factory-begins-production-unde… > Betreff: [seizing_building_commoning] Greek Factory Under Workers > Control > Datum: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:01:08 -0500 > Von: Marina Sitrin <marina.sitrin(a)gmail.com> > Antwort an: seizing_building_commoning(a)**lists.riseup.net<seizing_building_commoning(a)lists.riseup.net> > An: seizing_building_commoning(a)**lists.riseup.net<seizing_building_commoning(a)lists.riseup.net> > > > > *Occupied Greek Factory Begins Production Under Workers Control* > > *Occupy, Resist, Produce!* > > “We see this as the only future for worker’s struggles.” > > Makis Anagnostou, Vio.Me workers’ union spokesman > > Tuesday, February 12, 2013 is the official first day of production under > workers control in the factory of Viomichaniki Metalleutiki(Vio.Me) in > Thessaloniki, Greece. This means production organized without bosses and > hierarchy, and instead planned with directly democratic assemblies of > the workers. The workers assemblies have declared an end to unequal > division of resources, and will have equal and fair remuneration, > decided collectively. The factory produces building materials, and they > have declared that they plan to move towards a production of these goods > that is not harmful for the environment, and in a way that is not toxic > or damaging. > > “With unemployment climbing to 30% - sick and tired of big words, > promises and more taxes - not having been paid since May 2011, the > workers of Vio.Me, by decision of the general assembly of the union > declare their determination not to fall prey to a condition of perpetual > unemployment, but instead to take the factory in their own hands to > operate themselves. It is nowtime for worker’s control of Vio.Me.!” > (Statement of the Open Solidarity Initiative, written together with the > workers of Vio.Me – full statement: Viome.org <http://www.viome.org>) > > Workers in Vio.Me stopped being paid in May of 2011, and subsequently > the owners and managers abandoned the factory. After a series of > assemblies the workers decided that together they would run the factory. > Since then, they have occupied and defended the factory and the > machinery needed for production. They have continued to reach out to > other workers and communities throughout Greece, receiving tremendous > support. The solidarity and support of all of these groups, communities > and individuals, has made an important contribution towards the survival > of the workers and their families thus far. > > This experience of worker’s occupation to workers recovery and control > is not new – either historically or currently. Since 2001 there are > close to 300 workplaces that are run democratically by workers in > Argentina, ranging from health clinics and newspapers and schools, to > metal factories, print shops and a hotel. The experience there has shown > that workers together cannot only run their own workplace, but can do it > better. The example of Argentina has spread throughout the Americas, and > now to Europe and the US. In Chicago, workers of New World Windows have > begun production under workers control after years of struggles with > former owners and bosses. And now in Greece, workers are again showing > that the way forward – out of unemployment – refusing the crisis – is > workers control and directly democratic self-management. > > > > “We urge all workers, the unemployed and all those who are affected by > the crisis to stand by the workers of Vio.Me and support them in their > effort to put in practice the belief that workers can make it without > bosses! To participate in the struggle and organize their own fights > within their work places, with directly democratic procedures and > without bureaucrats.” (Union’s website: biom-metal.blogspot.gr > <http://www.biom-metal.**blogspot.gr <http://www.biom-metal.blogspot.gr>>) > > As with all factory recuperations, the question of initial financing is > central. While solidarity has been able to maintain the lives of the > workers of Vio.Me and their families, the capital needed to continue > production is huge. The workers’ union has a business plan that is > sustainable, but will take time to get off the ground. These first > months are crucial. Financial help can make all the difference. Any > contribution is helpful. > > Direct financial support can be sent to the Vio.Me workers’ union in > Thessaloniki through the International Solidarity Website: viome.org > <http://www.viome.org> > > Solidarity Statements as well as questions can be sent to: > protbiometal(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]**> > > Signed, > > Thessaloniki Solidarity Initiative, Brendan Martin (Working World), > Dario Azzellini and Marina Sitrin > > Supporters of this initiative include: > > David Harvey, Naomi Klein, Avi Lewis, John Holloway, Silvia Federici, > George Caffentzis, David Graeber, Mag Wompel (labournet.de > <http://labournet.de>) and The Cooperativa de Trabajo lavaca, Buenos > Aires, Argentina > > > > -- > Seamos realistas, hagamos lo imposible ~ che > > > > > > -- > P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > > <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: > http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > > #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ > -- kostakis.org <http://p2pfoundation.net/Vasilis_Kostakis> -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

1 0

[Deadline Extended] CFP Peer-to-Peer-based Multimedia Applications (PPMA 2013), Special Session at ICCIT 2013
by Houssein WEHBE 17 Feb '13

17 Feb '13

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ========================================================== CALL FOR PAPER*[Deadline**Extended**]* ****************************************************************** * Peer-to-Peer-based Multimedia Applications (PPMA 2013)* a special session at ICCIT 2013, technically co-sponsored by the IEEE and the IEEE Communications Society June, 2013, Beirut, Lebanon http://www.iccit-conf.org/special-sessions/ppma-2013/ Proceedings will be published in IEEE Xplore. ****************************************************************** IMPORTANT DATES *Submission of papers: February 28, 2013* Notification to authors: March 15 st, 2013 Camera ready copies: March 31, 2013 SCOPE The aim of this special session is to examine P2P-based multimedia technologies, applications, and systems, but also to identify key research issues and challenges that lie ahead. Topics relevant to this session include, but are not limited to: * Novel P2P-based Video Streaming Solutions * P2P Infrastructure and Overlay Networks * Data center architectures and protocols * Wireless-enabled Peer to Peer services and applications * Context Awareness Model for Multimedia P2P Networking * System Prototypes, Measurements and Real Deployment Experiences * Quality of Service and Quality of Experience Issues * Design of New Protocols and Performance Evaluation * Advanced Coding Techniques * Protocols for Resource * Management/Discovery/Reservation/Scheduling * Personalized Query Processing * Adaptive or Scalable Video Streaming * Security, trust, and privacy issues in P2P networks Regards Houssein WEHBE **Ph.D/ post-doc Institut Mines-Telecom/ Telecom Bretagne Department RSM (Réseaux, Sécurité et Multimédia) phone : +33 614356817 houssein.wehbe(a)telecom-bretagne.eu <mailto:[email protected]>

1 0

Functional Stupidity
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3842-stupid-business-moves.html New research has found that *functional stupidity* can help companies in the short term by blocking doubt and communication. "It is a double-edged sword. It is functional because it has some advantages and makes people concentrate enthusiastically on the task in hand," said Alvesson, who conducted the research with colleague André Spicer. "It is stupid because risks and problems may arise when people do not pose critical questions about what they and the organization are doing." ... Not surprisingly, certain industries are more likely to accept functional stupidity as a part of their corporate identity. In particular, the researchers found that industries that sell intangible services and branded products are more likely to develop atmospheres with functional stupidity. "Functional stupidity is prominent in economies that are dominated by persuasion using images and symbolic manipulation," said Alvesson. "It is preferable that people have an enthusiastic belief<http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/901-boss-attitude-improves-employee-perfor…> in an activity which may not necessarily fulfill a need. New management may be required to manage the fine balance and possible pitfalls of functional stupidity." The research was published in the November issue of the Journal of Management Studies.

1 1

Deadline (Feb 15): ESA 2013 Conference, RN18 panel on "Communication, Crisis, Critique and Change"
by christian.fuchs＠uti.at 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

Dear colleagues, This is a brief reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions for the European Sociological Association's bi-annual conference is this Friday, February 15th. Best, Christian Fuchs Chair, ESA RN18: Sociology of Communications and Media Research http://esa11thconference.eu/call-for-papers/research-networks/RN18 Deadline: February 15th European Sociological Association 2013 Conference "Crisis, Critique and Change" University of Torino, Italy August 28-31, 2013 The ESA 2013 conference asks the overall questions: What is behind the crisis? Which crisis is it? Whose critique is required? What changes are needed? RN18 - Sociology of Communications and Media Research: Communication, Crisis, Critique and Change Call for Abstracts Submission: http://esa11thconference.eu/call-for-papers/research-networks/RN18 (click on panel titles for submission...) ESA RN18 focuses in its conference stream on the discussion of how crisis, critique and societal changes shape the study of media, communication & society today. The overall questions we want to address are: Which crises (including the financial and economic crisis of capitalism, global wars and conflicts, ecological crisis, the crisis of democracy, legitimation crisis, etc) are we experiencing today and how do they influence media and communication in contemporary society? What are the major changes of society, the media, and communication that we are experiencing today? What forms of political critique (political movements) and academic critique (critical studies, critical media sociology, critical theory, etc) are emerging today and are needed for interpreting and changing media, communication and society? ESA RN18 is calling for both general submissions on “Communication, Crisis, Critique and Change” that address these questions as well as more specific submissions that address a number of specific session topics. Sessions 01RN18 Capitalism, Communication, Crisis & Critique Today 02RN18 Communication, Crisis and Change in Europe 03RN18 Knowledge Labour in the Media and Communication Industries in Times of Crisis 04RN18 Critical Social Theory and the Media: Studying Media, Communication and Society Critically 05RN18 Sociology of Communications and Media Research (open) Joint Sessions 06JS18 - Critical Political Economy of the Media and Communication in Times of Capitalist Crisis and Change Joint session with RN06 - Critical Political Economy Chairs: Ian Bruff & Christian Fuchs 18JS29 - Social Theory and Media Sociology Today Joint session with RN29 - Social Theory Chairs: George Pleios and Csaba Szalo

1 0

CFP-PMA 2013
by Houssein WEHBE 11 Feb '13

11 Feb '13

========================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS ****************************************************************** * Peer-to-Peer-based Multimedia Applications (PPMA 2013)* a special session at ICCIT 2013, technically co-sponsored by the IEEE and the IEEE Communications Society June, 2013, Beirut, Lebanon http://www.iccit-conf.org/documents/ICCIT2013/P2P_CFP_final.pdf Proceedings will be published in IEEE Xplore. ****************************************************************** IMPORTANT DATES Submission of papers: February 18, 2013 Notification to authors: March 1st, 2013 Camera ready copies: March 31, 2013 SCOPE The aim of this special session is to examine P2P-based multimedia technologies, applications, and systems, but also to identify key research issues and challenges that lie ahead. Topics relevant to this session include, but are not limited to: * Novel P2P-based Video Streaming Solutions * P2P Infrastructure and Overlay Networks * Data center architectures and protocols * Wireless-enabled Peer to Peer services and applications * Context Awareness Model for Multimedia P2P Networking * System Prototypes, Measurements and Real Deployment Experiences * Quality of Service and Quality of Experience Issues * Design of New Protocols and Performance Evaluation * Advanced Coding Techniques * Protocols for Resource Management/Discovery/Reservation/Scheduling * Personalized Query Processing * Adaptive or Scalable Video Streaming * Security, trust, and privacy issues in P2P networks Regards Houssein WEHBE **Ph.D/ post-doc Institut Mines-Telecom/ Telecom Bretagne Department RSM (Réseaux, Sécurité et Multimédia) phone : +33 614356817 houssein.wehbe(a)telecom-bretagne.eu <mailto:[email protected]>

1 0

New journal: RESET - Recherches en sciences sociales sur Internet
by Francesca Musiani 09 Feb '13

09 Feb '13

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the release of a new scientific online journal, RESET. Its first issue is devoted to the relevance of the social class notion. Please find below the table of contents and the URL of the journal website. RESET. Social Science Research on the Internet is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal. It publishes research articles (in French or in English) where the Internet appears as a field and/or an object of study useful to the understanding of social phenomena. RESET aims at integrating the study of the Internet into the general social sciences rather than considering solely the singularity of this medium. For the editorial board, Samuel Coavoux (ENS Lyon, France), Sébastien François (TELECOM ParisTech, France), Francesca Musiani (Georgetown University, US & Mines ParisTech, France) Vol. 1, No 1 (2012) Des classes sociales 2.0 ? / Social Classes 2.0? Numéro coordonné par/Special issue edited by Samuel Coavoux& Sébastien François http://www.journal-reset.org/index.php/RESET/issue/current Présentation/Presentation RESET. Recherches en sciences sociales sur Internet Comité de rédaction/Editorial Board Introduction/Introduction Introduction. Des classes sociales 2.0 ? Samuel Coavoux Dossier/Thematic Articles La stratification sociale des pratiques numériques des adolescents Pierre Mercklé& Sylvie Octobre Les pratiques des écrans des jeunes français. Déterminants sociaux et pratiques culturelles associées Fabienne Gire& Fabien Granjon Information-Seeking 2.0. The Effects of Informational Advantage Laura Robinson Antiracisme ordinaire et (re)catégorisations sociales dans les commentaires d’internautes Matthieu Mazzega Perspectives/Perspectives Espace urbain et stratification sociale. Une lecture spatiale des inégalités sociales à l’heure d’Internet Margot Beauchamps Actualité des classiques/Revisiting the Classics Elective Affinities 2.0? A Bourdieusian Approach to Couple Formation and the Methodology of E-Dating Andreas Schmitz -- Francesca Musiani, PhD 2012-13 Yahoo! Fellow in Residence Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown University 1316 36th Street NW Washington, DC 20057-1025 Affiliate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University Research engineer, Center for the Sociology of Innovation, MINES ParisTech Section Head and Co-Chair, ESN-IAMCR (http://iamcr.org/s-wg/cctmc/esn) Outreach officer, GigaNet (http://giga-net.org) http://www.csi.mines-paristech.fr/Perso/Musiani/

1 0

Fwd: Job Opportunity: Sustainable Food Systems - come work with us!
by Michel Bauwens 09 Feb '13

09 Feb '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kirsten Anne Larsen <klarsen(a)unimelb.edu.au> Date: Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 9:18 AM Subject: Job Opportunity: Sustainable Food Systems - come work with us! To: Kirsten Anne Larsen <klarsen(a)unimelb.edu.au> Cc: Christopher John Ryan <cryan(a)unimelb.edu.au>, Graham Turner <graham.turner(a)csiro.au> We have an exciting early career research opportunity for an individual with knowledge of how food and agriculture systems work, a passion for the details, and an analytical, methodological approach to exploring and identifying significant factors and relationships. You will also need technical proficiency and/or experience programming in Object Oriented Languages, with capability to learn to program ASFF (based on 'what-if' software platform:http://www.whatiftechnologies.com/) This new position is part of an ARC Grant to extend the work done in "Victorian Food Supply Scenarios: Implications for a Nutritious Diet"<http://www.ecoinnovationlab.com/uploads/attachments/article/420/Food%20Supp…>. The successful applicant will be responsible for identifying and researching appropriate quantitative settings for different future food scenarios (e.g. effects of regenerative agriculture practices; energy use throughout the food system; use of wasted water and organic material) and applying these in new configurations in the Australian Stocks and Flow Model (formerly CSIRO Australia). It's a unique opportunity for a researcher who is keen to develop expertise in systemic analysis of food systems, who also has the technical skills to work directly on programming a complex systems model. Check it out here: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=865347&lCategoryID=1817&l… **** **Please circulate far and wide . . ** Kirsten Kirsten Larsen Policy Research Manager, Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab University of Melbourne Ph: 8344 9189; Mob: 0425 794 848; E: *klarsen(a)unimelb.edu.au *www.ecoinnovationlab.com www.sustainablemelbourne.com www.sustainablecitiesnet.com -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

1 0