Discuss The Knowledge

The default setting for private mail boxes is to stop processing at 50 messages. It turns out that if a member wants a different behavior of the forum software, it is possible to select an option as shown below: Begin Quotation: If folder is full: Delete oldest messages Move to folder: Do not accept...

The sponsor of this forum is scheduled to appear on The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston, Friday August 21, 2015 Begin Quotation: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Space Show Newsletter Who's On The Space Show This Week August 17, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. F...

In reply to germanforestgump ... Hans, thank you VERY much for your detailed discussion of the challenges that would face anyone (or any group) who would wish to try to meet the needs of a (small) population of refugees by setting up a functional village. That appears (to me at least) to be essentia...

Considering maurice goldsmith topic of "Grameen Bank" ... Considering germanforestgump initiative to try to help refugees plopped into a holding center near him ... Continuing contemplation of "Village Building" as a small scale version of "Nation Building" ... A "...

In further reply to germanforestgump ... Hans, Does Germany have anything like the American "Peace Corps". I ask because "Village Building" would be a good fit for a mission for an organization with the backing of government that has a mission similar to the "Peace Corps&quo...

In reply to germanforestgump: Thank you, Hans, for telling us of your actions taken to try to help the first wave of 300 refugees in the new center located near your home! Thank you for the inspiring idea of sharing books, along with (perhaps) more traditional gifts such as clothing. In these action...

In thinking about how to help populations of displaced persons to build viable communities rapidly, it occurred to me that the extreme miniaturization achieved by state-of-the-art manufacturers in 2015 need not be necessary to provide electronics with sufficient speed for practical use in daily livi...

A CRC (Civilization Recovery Center) could be created in multiple locations around the Earth. Such a center could gain practical experience establishing viable communities of displaced persons. Populations of displaced persons often include skilled practitioners of a wide variety of skills, as well ...

This "Money" topic is created per a suggestion by Maurice Goldsmith, following a spirited discussion between keithd21 and germanforestgump. Because the the Major Topic structure of this forum is fixed, the best match to this topic seemed to be the "preservation" category. Maurice...

This is for germanforestgump and keithd21 ... In what follows I speak only for myself: This board was established to facilitate "discussion". This purpose and function is built into the name. However, "discussion" without results is useless, and a waste of the time of the partici...