ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marcin Jakubowski - Farmer and technologist
Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing a set of blueprints for 50 farming tools that can be built cheaply from scratch. Call it a "civilization starter kit."

Why you should listen

Declaring that, "We can lead self-sustaining lives without sacrificing our standard of living," Marcin Jakubowski believes that only by opening the means of production can we achieve abundance for all. Though he has a Ph.D. in fusion physics, he became dissatisfied with its remoteness, and turned back to the earth as a farmer and social innovator.

He is the founder of Open Source Ecology, which is creating the Global Village Construction Set — the blueprints for simple fabrication of everything needed to start a self-sustaining village. At Factor e Farm in rural Missouri, he's been successfully putting those ideas to the test.

More profile about the speaker
Marcin Jakubowski | Speaker | TED.com
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Marcin Jakubowski: Open-sourced blueprints for civilization

马尔钦•雅库博夫斯基: 开放资源促进文明的蓝图

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TED研究员马尔钦•雅库博夫斯基利用维基和数码制作工具,正在将50种农业机器的蓝图制成开放源,使得人们都能够按照这些蓝图自己制造拖拉机或收割机。而这仅仅是这个项目的开端。这个项目的目标是编写一套可用于帮助建造一个可自我维持的农场的指导书。(启动资金:1万美元)。
- Farmer and technologist
Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing a set of blueprints for 50 farming tools that can be built cheaply from scratch. Call it a "civilization starter kit." Full bio

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Hi你好, my name名称 is Marcin马尔钦 --
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我的名字叫麦新--
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farmer农民, technologist技术专家.
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我是个农民,也是个技术人员。
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I was born天生 in Poland波兰, now in the U.S.
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我出生在波兰,现在住在美国。
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I started开始 a group called Open打开 Source资源 Ecology生态.
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我发起了一个叫开放资源生态的团队。
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We've我们已经 identified确定 the 50 most important重要 machines
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我们认定了50个最重要的机器
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that we think it takes for modern现代 life to exist存在 --
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我们觉得它们是现代生活的得以存在的关键--
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things from tractors拖拉机,
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从拖拉机,
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bread面包 ovens烤箱, circuit电路 makers制造商.
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面包烤炉,电子线路的制造。
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Then we set out to create创建
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然后我们决定创造一个
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an open打开 source资源, DIYDIY, do it yourself你自己 version
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开源的,开发自创版机器的项目
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that anyone任何人 can build建立 and maintain保持
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任何人都用很少的一部分费用
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at a fraction分数 of the cost成本.
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来制造和维护这些机器
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We call this the Global全球 Village Construction施工 Set.
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我们称其为全球农村制造组件。
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So let me tell you a story故事.
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让我来告诉你们一个故事。
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So I finished my 20s
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我20多岁的时候完成了
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with a Ph博士.D. in fusion聚变 energy能源,
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聚变能源博士学位,
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and I discovered发现 I was useless无用.
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我发现我一无用处。
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I had no practical实际的 skills技能.
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我没有什么实用技能。
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The world世界 presented呈现 me with options选项,
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这个世界为我提供了选择,
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and I took them.
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我就接受挑战。
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I guess猜测 you can call it the consumer消费者 lifestyle生活方式.
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我猜你们也许把它称为消费者的生活模式。
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So I started开始 a farm农场 in Missouri密苏里州
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所以我在密苏里建了一个农场
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and learned学到了 about the economics经济学 of farming农业.
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学习农业经济。
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I bought a tractor拖拉机 -- then it broke打破.
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我买了一个拖拉机-然后坏了。
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I paid支付 to get it repaired修复 --
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我付钱修好--
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then it broke打破 again.
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接着又坏了。
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Then pretty漂亮 soon不久,
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不久
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I was broke打破 too.
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我自己也破产了。
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I realized实现
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我认识到
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that the truly appropriate适当, low-cost低成本 tools工具 that I needed需要
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我需要用来开创可持续农场和事业的
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to start开始 a sustainable可持续发展 farm农场 and settlement沉降
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真正合适,廉价的工具
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just didn't exist存在 yet然而.
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还不存在。
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I needed需要 tools工具 that were robust强大的, modular模块化,
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我需要的工具是牢固的,模具化的,
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highly高度 efficient高效 and optimized优化,
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高效的,优化的,
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low-cost低成本,
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低成本的,
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made制作 from local本地 and recycled回收 materials物料 that would last a lifetime一生,
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用当地可循环利用的材料制造的,可长期使用的,
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not designed设计 for obsolescence报废.
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而不是为了更新换代而设计的。
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I found发现 that I would have to build建立 them myself.
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我发现我只能自己来制造这些工具。
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So I did just that.
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于是我就动手做了。
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And I tested测试 them.
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我对它们做了测试。
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And I found发现 that industrial产业 productivity生产率
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接着我发现工业化(机器)的效率
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can be achieved实现 on a small scale规模.
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用小型机器也能达到。
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So then I published发表 the 3D designs设计,
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于是我发表了三维设计的,
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schematics原理图,
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图纸,
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instructional教学 videos视频 and budgets预算
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视频指导录像和预算方式
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on a wiki维基.
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我把它放在维基上。
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Then contributors贡献者 from all over the world世界
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接着来自世界各地的参与者
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began开始 showing展示 up, prototyping原型 new machines
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纷纷涌现,并在专门项目的访问其间
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during dedicated专用 project项目 visits访问.
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制造了新机器的样品。
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So far, we have prototyped原型 eight of the 50 machines.
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目前,我们已经完成了50种机器里的8种样品。
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And now the project项目
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现在这个项目
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is beginning开始 to grow增长 on its own拥有.
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已经开始独立成熟。
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We know that open打开 source资源 has succeeded成功
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我们知道开源工具
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with tools工具 for managing管理的 knowledge知识 and creativity创造力.
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在管理学知识和创造力开发方面很成功。
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And the same相同 is starting开始 to happen发生 with hardware硬件 too.
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同时硬件也开始一样成熟
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We're focusing调焦 on hardware硬件
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我们专注于硬件
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because it is hardware硬件 that can change更改 people's人们 lives生活
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是因为硬件对改变人们的生活
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in such这样 tangible有形 material材料 ways方法.
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带来了实质性的影响。
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If we can lower降低 the barriers障碍 to farming农业, building建造, manufacturing制造业,
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如果我们能够减低农业,建筑和制造业的门槛,
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then we can unleash发挥 just massive大规模的 amounts of human人的 potential潜在.
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我们可以激发人类的巨大潜力。
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That's not only in the developing发展 world世界.
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这不只是针对发展中国家。
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Our tools工具 are being存在 made制作
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我们的工具造出来也是给
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for the American美国 farmer农民, builder建设者, entrepreneur企业家, maker制作者.
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美国的农民,建筑工,企业家和制造商使用的。
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We've我们已经 seen看到 lots of excitement激动 from these people,
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我们发现他们对此都非常兴奋,
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who can now start开始 a construction施工 business商业,
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他们可以用以创办制造公司,
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parts部分 manufacturing制造业,
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零件制造,
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organic有机 CSACSA
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有机的社区支持型农业
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or just selling销售 power功率 back to the grid.
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或将能源卖给电网。
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Our goal目标 is a repository知识库 of published发表 designs设计
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我们的目标是建一个公开的设计库
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so clear明确, so complete完成,
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清晰并完整,
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that a single burned DVDDVD
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使得一张烧录的DVD
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is effectively有效 a civilization文明 starter起动机 kit套件.
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就能成为高效的文明启动工具箱。
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I've planted种植的 a hundred trees树木 in a day.
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我曾在一天内种了几百棵树。
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I've pressed压制 5,000 bricks砖块 in one day
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我也曾在一天内压制了5000块砖
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from the dirt污垢 beneath下面 my feet
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就用我脚下的泥土
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and built内置 a tractor拖拉机 in six days.
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也曾花6天时间造了一辆拖拉机。
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From what I've seen看到, this is only the beginning开始.
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依我所见,这只是一个开始。
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If this idea理念 is truly sound声音,
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如果这个想法真的是合理的,
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then the implications启示 are significant重大.
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那么它会产生深远的影响。
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A greater更大 distribution分配 of the means手段 of production生产,
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生产方式的广泛的传播,
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environmentally环保 sound声音 supply供应 chains,
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合理的生态供应链,
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and a newly relevant相应 DIYDIY maker制作者 culture文化
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一个新的自制文化
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can hope希望 to transcend超越
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有望超越
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artificial人造 scarcity缺乏.
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人为的缺陷。
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We're exploring探索 the limits范围
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我们都在探索
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of what we all can do to make a better world世界
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利用开放性硬件技术
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with open打开 hardware硬件 technology技术.
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我们如何才能突破限制从而创造更美好的世界。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
Translated by Jenny Yang
Reviewed by Ralph Jin

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marcin Jakubowski - Farmer and technologist
Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing a set of blueprints for 50 farming tools that can be built cheaply from scratch. Call it a "civilization starter kit."

Why you should listen

Declaring that, "We can lead self-sustaining lives without sacrificing our standard of living," Marcin Jakubowski believes that only by opening the means of production can we achieve abundance for all. Though he has a Ph.D. in fusion physics, he became dissatisfied with its remoteness, and turned back to the earth as a farmer and social innovator.

He is the founder of Open Source Ecology, which is creating the Global Village Construction Set — the blueprints for simple fabrication of everything needed to start a self-sustaining village. At Factor e Farm in rural Missouri, he's been successfully putting those ideas to the test.

More profile about the speaker
Marcin Jakubowski | Speaker | TED.com