Whole Earth Catalog - Revision history

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	===Definition===		===Definition===
	The Whole Earth Catalog was a countercultural publication by writer Stewart Brand that was popular in the late 60s and early 70s. Brand started the catalog after going around the country in his van selling useful items to budding communes. The introduction of the first 1969 article explains the purpose of the catalog in all of ~~it's~~ grandiose glory:		The Whole Earth Catalog was a countercultural publication by writer Stewart Brand that was popular in the late 60s and early 70s. Brand started the catalog after going around the country in his van selling useful items to budding communes. The introduction of the first 1969 article explains the purpose of the catalog in all of its grandiose glory:

	<blockquote>We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968.</ref></blockquote>

Caseorganic at 19:36, 30 September 2011

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	brothers and sisters,<br />		brothers and sisters,<br />
	and all watched<br />		and all watched<br />
	over by machines of loving grace.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968</ref>		over by machines of loving grace.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968.</ref>
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Caseorganic: moved Whole earth catalog to Whole Earth Catalog

2011-09-30T19:35:58Z

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Aaronpk at 15:12, 30 September 2011

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	====All watched over by machines of loving grace====		====All watched over by machines of loving grace====
	~~{{PoemColumn}}~~		<blockquote>
	I like to think (and		I like to think (and<br />
	the sooner the better!)		the sooner the better!)<br />
	of a cybernetic meadow		of a cybernetic meadow<br />
	where mammals and computers		where mammals and computers<br />
	live together in mutually		live together in mutually<br />
	programming harmony		programming harmony<br />
	like pure water		like pure water<br />
	touching clear sky.		touching clear sky.<br />
			<br />
	I like to think (right now, pleasel)		I like to think (right now, pleasel)<br />
	of a cybernetic forest		of a cybernetic forest<br />
	filled with pines and electronics		filled with pines and electronics<br />
	where deer stroll peacefully		where deer stroll peacefully<br />
	past computers		past computers<br />
	as if they were flowers		as if they were flowers<br />
	with spinning blossoms		with spinning blossoms<br />
			<br />
	I like to think (it has to be!)		I like to think (it has to be!)<br />
	of a cybernetic ecology		of a cybernetic ecology<br />
	where we are free of our labors		where we are free of our labors<br />
	and joined back to nature,		and joined back to nature,<br />
	returned to our mammal		returned to our mammal<br />
	brothers and sisters,		brothers and sisters,<br />
	and all watched		and all watched<br />
	over by machines of loving grace.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968</ref>		over by machines of loving grace.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968</ref>
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	==References==		==References==

Caseorganic at 23:17, 30 June 2011

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	===Definition===		===Definition===
	The Whole Earth Catalog was a countercultural publication by Stewart Brand that was popular in the late 60s and early 70s. Brand started the catalog after going around the country in his van selling useful items to budding communes. The introduction of the first 1969 article explains the purpose of the catalog in all of it's grandiose glory:		The Whole Earth Catalog was a countercultural publication by writer Stewart Brand that was popular in the late 60s and early 70s. Brand started the catalog after going around the country in his van selling useful items to budding communes. The introduction of the first 1969 article explains the purpose of the catalog in all of it's grandiose glory:

	<blockquote>We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968.</ref></blockquote>

And.awarner at 22:48, 30 June 2011

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	The Whole Earth Catalog was a countercultural publication by Stewart Brand that was popular in the late 60s and early 70s. Brand started the catalog after going around the country in his van selling useful items to budding communes. The introduction of the first 1969 article explains the purpose of the catalog in all of it's grandiose glory:		The Whole Earth Catalog was a countercultural publication by Stewart Brand that was popular in the late 60s and early 70s. Brand started the catalog after going around the country in his van selling useful items to budding communes. The introduction of the first 1969 article explains the purpose of the catalog in all of it's grandiose glory:

	<blockquote>We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. 1968</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968.</ref></blockquote>

	At the core of the catalog was the idea that technology could connect us in new ways and help us be better people. The catalog has an eclectic mix of technologies, books, guides, and poems to help accomplish this task. Steve Jobs called the Whole Earth Catalog "Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along"<ref name="Jobs">Commencement address by Steve Jobs, delivered on June 12, 2005. http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html</ref>, while Kevin Kelly notes that "Brand invented the blogosphere long before there was any such thing as a blog".<ref>Kevin Kelly: [http://kk.org/ct2/2008/09/the-whole-earth-blogalog.php The Whole Earth Blogalog] September 17, 2008</ref>. The Whole Earth Catalog proved to be a model and inspiration for many thinkers who later laid the foundations of the internet.		At the core of the catalog was the idea that technology could connect us in new ways and help us be better people. The catalog has an eclectic mix of technologies, books, guides, and poems to help accomplish this task. Steve Jobs called the Whole Earth Catalog "Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along"<ref name="Jobs">Commencement address by Steve Jobs, delivered on June 12, 2005. http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html</ref>, while Kevin Kelly notes that "Brand invented the blogosphere long before there was any such thing as a blog".<ref>Kevin Kelly: [http://kk.org/ct2/2008/09/the-whole-earth-blogalog.php The Whole Earth Blogalog] September 17, 2008</ref>. The Whole Earth Catalog proved to be a model and inspiration for many thinkers who later laid the foundations of the internet. The poem "All watched over by machines of loving grace", printed in the first Whole Earth Catalog, captures the ideals of the publication quite well:

	The poem "All watched over by machines of loving grace", printed in the first Whole Earth Catalog, captures the ideals of the publication quite well:

	====All watched over by machines of loving grace====		====All watched over by machines of loving grace====
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	brothers and sisters,		brothers and sisters,
	and all watched		and all watched
	over by machines of loving grace.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. 1968</ref>		over by machines of loving grace.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. Portola Institute. 1968</ref>
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And.awarner at 22:29, 30 June 2011

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	===Definition===		===Definition===
	The Whole Earth Catalog was a countercultural publication by Stewart Brand that was popular in the late 60s and early 70s. Brand started the ~~Catalog~~ after going around the country in his van selling useful items to budding communes. The introduction of the first 1969 article explains the purpose of the catalog ~~quite well~~:		The Whole Earth Catalog was a countercultural publication by Stewart Brand that was popular in the late 60s and early 70s. Brand started the catalog after going around the country in his van selling useful items to budding communes. The introduction of the first 1969 article explains the purpose of the catalog in all of it's grandiose glory:

	We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. 1968</ref>		<blockquote>We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. 1968</ref></blockquote>

	At the core of the catalog was the idea that technology could connect us and help us be better people. The catalog has an eclectic mix of technologies, books, guides, and poems. Steve Jobs called the Whole Earth Catalog "Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along."<ref name="Jobs">Commencement address by Steve Jobs, delivered on June 12, 2005. http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html</ref>		At the core of the catalog was the idea that technology could connect us in new ways and help us be better people. The catalog has an eclectic mix of technologies, books, guides, and poems to help accomplish this task. Steve Jobs called the Whole Earth Catalog "Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along"<ref name="Jobs">Commencement address by Steve Jobs, delivered on June 12, 2005. http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html</ref>, while Kevin Kelly notes that "Brand invented the blogosphere long before there was any such thing as a blog".<ref>Kevin Kelly: [http://kk.org/ct2/2008/09/the-whole-earth-blogalog.php The Whole Earth Blogalog] September 17, 2008</ref>. The Whole Earth Catalog proved to be a model and inspiration for many thinkers who later laid the foundations of the internet.

	The poem "All watched over by machines of loving grace", printed in the first Whole Earth Catalog, captures the ideals of the publication quite well:		The poem "All watched over by machines of loving grace", printed in the first Whole Earth Catalog, captures the ideals of the publication quite well:

Caseorganic: Only formatting differences.

2011-06-30T22:01:40Z

Only formatting differences.

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	[[Category:Book Pages]]		[[Category:Book Pages]]
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Caseorganic at 22:01, 30 June 2011

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	We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. 1968</ref>		We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.<ref>Brand, Stewart. Whole Earth Catalog. 1968</ref>

	At the core of the catalog was the idea that technology could connect us and help us be better people. The catalog has an eclectic mix of technologies, books, guides, and poems. Steve Jobs called the Whole Earth Catalog "Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along."<ref name="Jobs">[http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html ~~Commencement address by Steve Jobs, delivered on June 12, 2005]~~</ref>		At the core of the catalog was the idea that technology could connect us and help us be better people. The catalog has an eclectic mix of technologies, books, guides, and poems. Steve Jobs called the Whole Earth Catalog "Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along."<ref name="Jobs">Commencement address by Steve Jobs, delivered on June 12, 2005. http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html</ref>

	The poem "All watched over by machines of loving grace", printed in the first Whole Earth Catalog, captures the ideals of the publication quite well:		The poem "All watched over by machines of loving grace", printed in the first Whole Earth Catalog, captures the ideals of the publication quite well:

Caseorganic at 21:59, 30 June 2011

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	[[Category:~~book pages~~]]		[[Category:Book Pages]]
	[[Category:~~marked for editing~~]]		[[Category:Finished]]