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diff --git a/permatechnology.mdwn b/permatechnology.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +**Permatechnology** refers to permacultural approaches to technology. +Permacomputing can be thought of as a subset of permatechnology, which in +turn can be thought as the technological aspect of permaculture. The concept +of permatechnology can therefore be used as a linking piece that provides a +larger context for permacomputing. + +Computing is somewhat peculiar when compared to e.g. transportation +technology: airplanes are not many orders of magnitude faster or more +energy-efficient than sailships, but computers can have this kind of +contrast to manual calculation and data processing. Computing therefore +constitutes an interesting extremity of the technological possibility space. + +Another difference is that practically all production of computers is +currently based on somewhat destructive and highly centralized processes, so +a lot of rethinking and rebuilding is required for the type of technology in +general. + +All of these peculiarities give permacomputing somewhat unique challenges +compared to most other types of permatechnology.