- 8 years ago Sticky: Useful links and resources
- 8 years ago Sticky: On nomadism and its origins
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Life in Dataspace
A 1985 perspective on the shift of "home" from physical space to the network, rendering geographic location irrelevant and changing relationships.
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The astonishing Vision and Focus of Namibia’s Nomads
The Himba people of Namibia can see fine details and ignore distraction much better than most other human beings – a finding that may reflect the ways that modern life is changing us.
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4,000-Year-Old Game Board Carved into the Earth Shows How Nomads Had Fun
A pattern of small holes cut into the floor of an ancient rock shelter in Azerbaijan shows that one of the world's most ancient board games was played there by nomadic herders around 4,000 years ago, according to an archaeologist who has investigated the find. Walter Crist, a research associate with the American Museum of Natural History in New York, visited the rock shelter in a national park in Azerbaijan last year, searching for traces of the ancient game now known as "58 Holes."
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Where digital nomads go to work remotely
In the emerging gig economy, more and more people are choosing to work anywhere they feel like. These are the digital nomads.
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Why Iran's nomads are fading away
As modern life lures a generation to cities, some left behind struggle with drought and dust storms and wonder: What kind of life is this?
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Living in cars, working for Amazon: meet America's new nomads
Rising rents are leading Americans to live in cars and other vehicles
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Many older Americans are living a desperate, nomadic life
The book “Nomadland” reveals the dark, depressing life of driving from one low-wage job to another. By Richard Eisenberg.
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The Rise of the Shameless 'Beg-Packer'
Meet the tourists who are panhandling in the streets to fund their next beach trip.
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The Digital Nomad's Guide To Working From Anywhere On Earth
The work-anywhere, travel-the-world fringe lifestyle is going mainstreamand these apps, services, and events are here to help.
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The Badjao: Nomads of the sea
The traditional lifestyle of the nomadic Badjao people is under threat from modernisation and overfishing. By Guillem Valle. (Dec. 9, 2015)
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Tristan da Cunha – the World's Most Remote Inhabited Island
Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is the name of both a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) from the nearest inhabited land, Saint Helena and 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) from the nearest continental land, South Africa
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You're not a tree
Motivational
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Welcome to AirSpace
How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world. By Kyle Chayka.
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NomadsLife: a documentary about nomadic tribes
"Four friends embark on a 10,000km journey to find the nomadic tribes of Mongolia. They plan to honour their traditions, learn from their wisdom, and tell the world about their endangered way of living. But with four people in an old army truck, it’s not going to be easy." - Winner of the Rising Star Award at the Canada International Film Festival 2010
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The Five Basic Teachings of Travel
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Sustainable nomadism
How to to start a new sustainable nomad life without chains.
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How to build a grass hut
With nothing but your hands (and nature)
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Modern nomad couple living in a traditional Mongolian tent
It's been almost a year since he and his partner moved into their 21 square meter ger (the Mongolian term for "home") and they love its simplicity and the freedom it affords them to move with the seasons (or jobs). They've moved twice and the entire process- dis-assembling and re-assembling in a new location- took a day and could be done entirely without tools or professional skills.
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The ups and downs of traveling the world as a female nomad
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Living a Nomadic Lifestyle - BecomeNomad
Abstract advice and observations