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[Topic Based]
Meshwork- (n.)
1. The tendency for discrete nodes to combine through their evolution to create a robust, linked system of networks
2. A network that allows each individual member to be its own entity, yet still is able to communicate with the overall infrastructure of the system
Quote:
" The railroad and the telegraph, for example, meshed well not only with one another (amplifying each other's strengths and compensating for certain weaknesses), they meshed well in the larger context of the circuit." - De Landa, 81
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[Descriptive/Active]
Internalize- (v.) economics
1. To independently absorb financial anti-market affairs through a company's own structure
2. To not require a contractor for business. (ie. a company funding their own research laboratory)
3. To develop a simple asset and transform it to become a universal commodity
Quote:
"...a process of internalization by investors was behind harnessing of the gravitational energy of Niagara Falls, and it was the latter that transformed electricity from its limited role as a source of illumination to that of a universal form of energy." - De Landa, 89
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