Some items of interest:
- Japanese permaculture blog has great pictures and write-ups.
- Code academy uses game mechanics and just-in-time learning to teach you programming basics.
- Podcasts (with summaries) about permaculture and related topics.
- i-Tree. Free software uses Google satellite imagery to explain benefits of planting trees.
- Fluid Nexus. Mobile app transfers messages without the cell grid, through short-range networking and the movement of people.
- The Debt Crisis in American Colleges. "As this semester begins, college loans are nearing the $1 trillion mark, more than what all households owe on their credit cards. Fully two-thirds of our undergraduates have gone into debt, many from middle class families, who in the past paid for much of college from savings."
- No Tech and Low Tech magazines.
- If you're on Reddit, jump over to the Resilient Communities subreddit.