How Pirate Programmers, Outlaw Bicyclists, and Vacant-Lot Gardeners are Inventing the Future Today

CHRIS CARLSSON GIVES A TALK ON:

Nowtopia:  How Pirate Programmers, Outlaw Bicyclists, and Vacant-Lot
Gardeners are Inventing the Future Today

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  • this headline definitely caught me eye – doesn’t list where it’s being held. Nowtopia, nice.

  • My bad, it’s at the Eco Home.

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