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Today we continue with Episode 2 of Factor e Live Distillations - on the products and product ecologies of the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS).
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A
Welcome
to
factory
live
distillations
part.
Two.
Yesterday
we
presented
an
overview
of
our
work
introduced,
a
thousand
true
fans
thousand
global
villages
campaign.
Today,
we'll
discuss
the
individual
products
and
product
Ecology's
of
the
global
village.
Construction
Set,
it's
important
to
discuss
the
components
to
lay
a
solid
foundation
for
understanding
the
emergent
applications.
A
A
These
consist
of
a
total
of
about
40
different
items,
it's
a
limited
set,
but
it's
robust
and
sufficient.
Indeed,
we
claim
that
these
items
can
produce
the
infrastructure
for
an
advanced
civilization,
with
a
particular
focus
on
resilient
communities,
and
this
can
be
done
both
in
the
first
and
third
world.
The
main
assumption
of
many
is
that
steel,
one
of
the
cornerstones
of
modern
civilization,
can
be
found
in
abundance
just
about
anywhere
as
industrial
scrap.
A
What
is
our
point
with
a
diagram?
The
list
refers
not
just
a
collection
of
items,
but
open-source
items
that
we
are
dedicated
to
developing.
What
does
this
open
sourcing
mean?
It
means
that
the
know-how
for
producing
the
items
becomes
transparent
and
accessible,
but
also
congruent
with
ose
goals.
It
means
that
the
designs
and
production
processes
are
optimized
so
that
efficient
production
can
occur
if
efficient
production
can
occur.
That
means
that
via
below
all
enterprise
is
a
labeled.
A
If
small
enterprise
is
enabled
the
possibilities
of
economic
localization
arise
when
localization
occurs,
capital
ceases
to
leak
out
of
communities
and
communities
become
more
self-sufficient.
This
creates
prosperous
and
resilient
communities.
That
is
the
promise
of
open
source
economic
development
and
the
reason
why
we
put
so
much
emphasis
on
this
open
source
concept.
A
This
is
simply
known
as
sharing
it
may
be
said.
We
believe
that
open
sourcing
can
provide
a
concrete
foundation
for
an
economy
of
abundance.
Now
we're
using
abundance
not
as
a
light-hearted
hippie
term,
but
a
reg,
but
a
rigorous
set
of
conditions
that
allow
people
to
thrive
in
a
world
of
plenty.
This
is
a
much
deeper
discussion,
though,
and
will
be
left
for
another
episode
for
now.
A
A
A
The
solar
power
infrastructure
itself
is
based
on
solar,
concentrator
power,
and
it
includes
heat,
storage
and
power
backup
and
relies
on
a
modern
steam
engine.
What
is
unique
about
this
in
10,000
years
of
recorded
human
civilization?
No
one
yet
came
up
with
a
replicable
home
scale,
power
generation
system
based
on
concentrator,
solar
thermal
power,
sure
some
one-of-a-kind,
a
very
expensive
model-
may
have
been
made
here
and
there,
but
none
of
these
were
replicable.
A
Now,
what
about
the
steam
engine
in
a
diagram?
Is
that
a
bad
choice?
Well,
actually,
not
it's
a
proven
technology.
Indeed,
it's
responsible
for
the
Industrial
Revolution.
Now
it
can
be
used
to
create
the
forthcoming
solar
economy
when
it
is
used
as
the
heat
engine
and
a
solar
power
generator.
It
also
happens
to
be
a
power
source
with
power
density
as
good
as
the
regular
gasoline
engine
plus
this
technology
has
been
around
and
you
can
even
make
it
at
home.
Is
it
worth
revisiting
this
the
steam
engine?
A
A
Personal
fabrication
indeed
will
be
covered
much
more
deeply
enough
in
a
dedicated
episode.
But
for
now
the
point
is
you
can
create
a
small
but
advanced
workshop
in
your
home
in
your
tribe
or
village,
for
about
ten
thousand
dollars
and
make
plows
steam
engines,
micro,
electronics,
up
to
heavy
equipment,
not
kidding,
but
this
is
not
a
magical
black
box,
though,
as
some
people
like
to
claim
such
as
the
exotic
personal
fabricator,
skilled,
labor
plus,
sweat
of
brow,
is
required.
A
But
today
you
do
have
computer
controls
and
global
sharing
of
design
as
real
possibilities
to
assist
you.
This
is
a
possibility
of
on-demand
production
that
can
change
the
world.
You
can
make
all
the
tools
or
product
the
products
that
you
would
ever
use
in
your
life
or
that
you
would
find
in
your
local
hardware,
store
right
in
your
garage
workshop.
A
Now
we
move
on
to
the
more
complete
solar
ecology.
This
includes
fuel
power
and
vehicles.
Note
that
this
is
all
powered
by
the
Sun,
either
directly
by
heat
storage
or
biofuels.
We've
added
a
small
version
of
the
tractor
here.
A
two
wheel
drive
walk-behind
tractor
plus
an
open-source
general-purpose
car.
O
sgp
read
open-source
jeep.
If
any
one
engine
fails.
For
example,
you
can
interchange
the
engine
from
the
other
two.
A
This
is
modular
design
at
its
best,
and
it's
powered
by
steam
spend
the
money
to
build
all
this
once
in
your
life
and
you'll
never
have
to
buy
something
like
this
again.
You
can
take
care
of
this
yourself.
Moreover,
it
is
possible
that
heat
storage
may
work
for
four
vehicles
as
well.
So,
for
example,
you
could
have
a
tractor,
that's
powered
by
solar
energy
in
the
form
of
stored
heat.
A
Now,
let's
go
back
to
the
CB
machine
as
another
example
to
see
how
it
fits
into
a
deeper
product,
ecology,
that's
the
next
diagram.
The
ecology
includes
fabrication
of
the
CB
press
now,
as
well
as
applications
of
the
CB
press
to
other
parts
of
the
global
village.
So
already
you
can
see
how
a
small
set
of
technologies
is
capable
of
providing
a
large
number
of
services.