It’s great how the global coworking community pulled together to get the coworking.com domain they always wanted.
You can read the story here.

There’s a great post about the reluctance of people to take community seriously.  Also a response to it too.
Both worth a read if you’re into ‘community’.

I can’t help but look at the government and feel completely dissatisfied.
There really could be a better way.
As an example, imagine if:
Each street in every town and city had a representative.  A community person. Someone who ensured everything in the street was ok. Someone who would act and report things on behalf of the street. [...]

Over the holidays I have been reading The Idler 42: Smash the System. It has a series of essays that really make you ‘think’.
One talks about Road Witch – which is about people reclaiming streets by calming traffic in an unofficial way   Once upon a time  people could feel more relaxed and safe [...]

For those interested in the lovely art of community building and all that, there is a free ebook available.  Print version can also be bought.

I had a rather uneventful trip to a Consulate the other day. I needed to sort out some papers that could only really be done there.
Apart from it feeling weird (like walking into a different dimension), it soon came apparent it wouldn’t be a place I’d want to work or even visit if I could [...]