--- Log opened Tue Feb 21 00:00:49 2012
06:49 < melvster> sdboyer: whenever you're around ... have you had any thoughts on modeling the economy?
10:12 < scor> sdboyer: aware of http://groups.drupal.org/occupy-wall-street-federated-general-assembly ?
11:43 < sdboyer> melvster: yeah i was gonna ask if you could clarify a bit on what you mean
11:43 < sdboyer> which economy?
11:44 < sdboyer> scor: somebody pointed it out to me yesterday
11:44 < sdboyer> i don't think i know who put that up. greggles initially nixed having an OWS g.d.o group b/c of the terms of service (no political things), but it might be a ok for FGA
11:44 < melvster> sdboyer: is there going to be any kind of trading or markets for participants in FGA?
11:45 < sdboyer> melvster: can you give me an example of another system that does what you're talking about?
11:45 < sdboyer> b/c that's still abstract enough that it could mean a few things in my mind
11:45 < melvster>  sdboyer: there is no other system really that does markets ... i mean you have ebay for auctions but that's a single site
11:46 < melvster> or you have the various drupal LETS communities
11:46 < melvster> and time banks
11:46 < melvster> but that's again something different
11:46 < melvster> maybe if you've ever played 'eve online' that has a pretty advanced economy
11:46 < melvster> sorry for being vague!
15:50 < sdboyer> melvster: oh ok so a fairly literal market. yeah i don't see how that would fit in - is there a particular reason you ask?
15:50 < melvster> sdboyer: no reason ... just that rdf and economics is my particular passion :)
15:51 < sdboyer> melvster: there are a couple of time bank projects out there already
15:51 < melvster> oh cool, i like time banks
15:51 < sdboyer> in the occupy space, that is
15:51 < melvster> smart
15:51 < sdboyer> i would put it in the category of a non-launch feature that could be useful in the context of the basic social environment FGA provides
15:51 < sdboyer> but yeah, not a launch feature
15:51 < melvster> matt slater has already done a LETS mod
15:52 < melvster> for drupal
15:52 < melvster> so i think quite a lot of communities use that
15:58 < sdboyer> does seem like something interesting to facilitate within a node
15:59 < sdboyer> as i said though there are other projects working in that space within occupy, even within nyc, so i'd rather not go there unilaterally as it'd be stepping on their toes
15:59 < sdboyer> at least for now, esp. since i'd say it's not part of MVP
16:13 < melvster> sdboyer: sure that's cool, it's just mainly a personal fascination
16:14 < sdboyer> gotcha
16:14 < melvster> money creation is also an interesting topic
16:15 < melvster> if the 99% really got organized they could have their own money supply
16:15 < melvster> im thinking more as a tool to feed the hungry around the world, rather than, a get rich quick scheme :)
16:18 < melvster> e.g. something like this http://www.cadtm.org/Hunger-is-man-made-and-man-can
18:58 < Andrew_Mallis> https://plus.google.com/hangouts/extras/assembli.es/fga
18:58 < Andrew_Mallis> directory informal hangout
19:09 < Senpai> I'm in.
20:00 < Senpai> Andrew_Mallis: Here's the module I was referring to in our Hangout http://drupal.org/project/revisioning
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