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# permacomputing
a holistic approach to computing and sustainability inspired from permaculture.
=> http://viznut.fi/texts-en/permacomputing.html permacomputing | viznut
=> http://viznut.fi/texts-en/permacomputing_update_2021.html permacomputing update 2021 | viznut
see also:
=> https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/permacomputing.html XXIIVV - permacomputing
# quotes
some quotes from the articles by viznut
> how to give computers a meaningful and sustainable place in a human civilization that has a meaningful and sustainable place in the planetary biosphere[?]
## physical resources
> What makes permacultural philosophy particularly appealing (to me) is that it does not advocate "going back in time" despite advocating a dramatic decrease in use of artificial energy. Instead, it trusts in human ingenunity in finding clever hacks for turning problems into solutions, competition into co-operation, waste into resources. Very much the same kind of creative thinking I appreciate in computer hacking.
> IC fabrication requires large amounts of energy, highly refined machinery and poisonous substances. Because of this sacrifice, the resulting microchips should be treasured like gems or rare exotic spices. Their active lifespans would be maximized, and they would never be reduced to their raw materials until they are thoroughly unusable.
> Instead of planned obsolescence, there should be planned longevity.
## observation and interaction
> The difference between yin and yang hacking is similar to the difference between permaculture and industrial agriculture. In the latter, a piece of nature (the field) is forced (via a huge energy investment) into an oversimplified state that is as predictable and controllable as possible. Permaculture, on the other hand, emphasizes a co-operative (observing and interacting) relationship with the natural system.
## progress
> Instead of technological "progress" (that implies constant abandoning of the old), we should consider expanding the diversity and abundance of ideas. Different kinds of technology should be seen as supporting each other rather than competing against each other for domination.
> In nature, everything is interdependent, and these interdependencies tend to strengthen the whole. In technology, however, large dependency networks and "diversity of options" often make the system more fragile. Civilization should therefore try to find ways of making technological dependencies work more like those in nature, as well as ways of embracing technological diversity in fruitful ways.
## culture
> Any community that uses a technology should develop a deep relationship to it. Instead of being framed for specific applications, the technology would be allowed to freely connect and grow roots to all kinds of areas of human and non-human life. Nothing is "just a tool" or "just a toy", nobody is "just a user".
> There would be local understanding of each aspect of the technology. Not merely the practical use, maintenance and production but the cultural, artistic, ecological, philosophical and historical aspects as well. Each local community would make the technology locally relevant.
### audiovisual media
> There are countless ways, most of them still undiscovered, to make low and moderate data complexities look good — sometimes good enough that increased resolution would no longer improve them. Even compression artifacts might look so pleasant that people would actually prefer to have them.
> For extreme realism, perfection, detail and sharpness, people would prefer to look at nature.

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# references
a list of external resources, under construction.
a list of external resources.
# computing within limits
under construction.
# computing within limits
references related to {permacomputing}
=> http://viznut.fi/texts-en/permacomputing.html permacomputing | viznut
=> http://viznut.fi/texts-en/permacomputing_update_2021.html permacomputing update 2021 | viznut
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=> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMKJ7S7fKOk Rare Earthenware - Unknown Fields
=> https://web.archive.org/web/20210415134117/http://www.unknownfieldsdivision.com/summer2014china-aworldadriftpart02.html Unknown Fields Division - Summer 2014 China Cargo ship expedition
# non-electronic computers
=> https://xkcd.com/505 - randall munroe, xkcd