NSRA Field Report 3: Open Source Chaos

[Cain]

Why do we fear organization?  Is it a residual part of our mistaking chaos for disorder?  Is it based on the fact (maybe) that we are free, and so that implies a natural equality that is not inherent  in an organized system?  Or is it just an excuse, rather like a belief in the end of the world, to excuse us from doing anything?

Why must Discordians stick apart?  I,Äôm pretty sure that is written down somewhere (cant remember) but why for the life of you are listening to a piece of paper? Are you following rules? Great way to squander your freedom.

If you want to bring about more disorder, some organization helps.  It is an intrinsic part of overall Chaos, after all.  It,Äôs typified by the order/disorder grid on the newly drawn up table that was done recently.  Having worked a lot as a one man cabal, I can tell you, options for jakes are far more limited.  I am severely restricted in my activities because of it.  Greater order to lead to greater disorder. OK, so maybe the greater disorder will fall back on us.  But that would just make it even funnier!

There are ways of organizing without having a hierarchy.  I propose something which I think is evolving, but not all the way there yet: Open Source Chaos.

The decentralized, and seemingly chaotic guerrilla war in Iraq demonstrates a pattern that will likely serve as a model for next generation terrorists. This pattern shows a level of learning, activity, and success similar to what we see in the open source software community.   I say we apply it to the guerrilla warfare of the mind and paradigms.  

Release early and often. Try new forms of attacks against different types of targets early and often. Don,Äôt wait for a perfect plan.

Given a large enough pool of co-developers, any difficult problem will be seen as obvious by someone, and solved. Eventually some participant of the bazaar will find a way to disrupt a particularly difficult target. All you need to do is copy the process they used.

Your co-developers (beta-testers) are your most valuable resource. The other guerrilla networks in the bazaar are your most valuable allies. They will innovate on your plans, swarm on weaknesses you identify, and protect you by creating system noise.

Recognize good ideas from your co-developers. Simple attacks that have immediate and far-reaching impact should be adopted.

Perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away (simplicity). The easier the attack is, the more easily it will be adopted. Complexity prevents swarming that both amplifies and protects.

Tools are often used in unexpected ways. An attack method can often find reuse in unexpected ways.

Swarms vs. single group activity. The bazaar offers the potential of many smaller attacks that can in aggregate have an impact equal to several large attacks. Many hands make light work. Combined with system leverage, this could reduce a nation to economic chaos in short order.

Rapid innovation. The bazaar's demonstrated ability to provide rapid innovatation makes defense much extremely difficult. Rather than a single 9/11 style attack, we may see small attacks (less planning and training, fewer people, less support) against a plethora of targets. With a sufficient number of guerrilla networks unearthing vulnerabilities (particularly ones with system's leverage), other forces will likey be outmatched.

These are the tools of the next wave of military and programming thinking. We can adapt, take these tools and put them to use.  But it will require the Open Source Chaos bazaar to work.  There will need to be more sticking together than apart.

We can work together as small co-operating groups, without turning into some organized official mess.  Swapping ideas, running tests, making up mndfucks on the fly and applying them to different situations.  Acting in concert and cooperation in order to do what we want more effectively.  That is the aim.  Or otherwise why do mindfucks at all, other than for your own amusement?  You might as well go back to your TV sets and tabloid magazines.

It can be done, we need to get over this hangup about ,Äúorder,Äù though.  Like most things, its fine in moderation, you just have to be careful not to overdose on it.

[East Coast Hustle]

fucking RAH!

hear that, motherfuckers? NO MORE EXCUSES!!!

start walking the walk, or take your cookies and pie and GO HOME.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

[Horab Fibslager]

like i sadi soemwhere else, all this lacks is the powerpoint presentation.

cheers.

[saint aini]

excellent work, scribe, but you forgot to add something about it being released under the GNU FDL to make it truly open source documentation.

[East Coast Hustle]

excellent work, scribe, but you forgot to add something about it being released under the GNU FDL to make it truly open source documentation.

fuck all that...this is no computer geek bullshit...this is fucking WAR we're talking about, babe!


WE'S GONNA BURN THA MUTHAFUCKA DIZZOWN!!!!

w00t!










don't think for one second that I'm joking either.

[Cain]

fucking RAH!

hear that, motherfuckers? NO MORE EXCUSES!!!

start walking the walk, or take your cookies and pie and GO HOME.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

You be the Catalyst, I be the Field Marshal.

[East Coast Hustle]

I am the T'ai Kung.

I just need a King Wen.

[Cain]

I am the T'ai Kung.

I just need a King Wen.

I think one I Ching is more than enough.

[East Coast Hustle]

wrong T'ai Kung...I'm referring to the first T'ai Kung that helped King Wen amass his power and overthrow the Shang rulers and institute the beginning of the Chou dynasty...

not the T'ai Kung that wrote the "six secret teachings", though that's an excellent book to read if you're into the sort of thing we're into.

[-->Eris<--]

Without Order, there's no Pizza, as I'm sure you're well aware.

::puts nipples on all the pizzas of the world that are, were or will be::

Fixed that for ya.

[Cain]

I shal have to research this...my knowledge of Chinese history extends to how many times it invaded Korea....

[East Coast Hustle]

what!?!

go read the Art of War RIGHT NOW.

get the version translated by Ralph D. Sawyer, published by Westview, NOT the Shambhala pocket version, which is crap.

[Cain]

I already have that. Plus a fair few others.  I just dont have the historical knowledge of the dynasties etc, beyond a few vaguely remembered facts.  And I would never touch a Shambhala version of anything

Edit: I see the mistake. I forgot to to put "Chinese history". Damn people bugging me on MSN...

[East Coast Hustle]

the version I just mentioned spends about 100 pages summarizing the history of China from the Shang dynsaty throught the Warring states period (about 800 BC to about 200 BC) which is IMHO by far the most interesting period in their history.

it also gives several excellent suggestions for further historical reading.

[Cain]

I'm down to the bookstore tomorrow then.  

Anyway, back on topic, I realised along time ago when all the ELF/LDD threads and arguments were raging about the place I said I would get something figured out, since "certain people" were pointing me out as a field general of sorts.  And I didnt have the time then, but I have the time now.  And I said I would do something, that I would figure a way out, and here it is.  Stolen in part, totally made up on the fly in others, but nonetheless, a blueprint.  This is a way of fucking up shit, of being the wrench in The Machine(tm) that actually does something.  But it requires not sticking apart constantly.