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Nathan Schneider (ntnsndr@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Nov-2024 04:34:25 JST Nathan Schneider
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  there's actually a wiki article about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain_Chicken_Farm
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    Blockchain Chicken Farm
    
    Blockchain Chicken Farm: And Other Stories of Tech in China's Countryside is a 2020 non-fiction book by Xiaowei Wang, a Chinese-American artist, writer, and software engineer. The book explores the impact of technology on rural China, especially in relation to agriculture and food safety. It consists of several vignettes that illustrate how technology is used and adapted in rural China, both by individuals and by urban corporations, and how this impacts global society. Over the course of the book, Wang travels across China to visit places such as a "blockchain chicken farm" where chickens are tracked by QR codes to certify their free range status, a pearl farming village that exports pearls to US-based multi-level marketing companies, and a Halloween costume factory run by the e-commerce giant Taobao based in a small town. Wang conducted their research over the late 2010s, motivated by the desire to address their own biases in favour of urban areas. Blockchain Chicken Farm was published by FSG Originals x Logic, a collaboration between Farrar, Straus and Giroux and the technology magazine Logic. The book...
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  media archaeology lab (mediaarchaeologylab@post.lurk.org)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Nov-2024 04:34:28 JST media archaeology lab
  
  this month's reading for the MAL is Blockchain Chicken Farm from Xiaowei Wang - feel free to read along with us! #MALbookclub https://othernetworks.net/2024/11/04/november-book-club/
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    November Book Club!
    
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    This month we’ll be reading Xiaowei Wang’s Blockchain Chicken Farm. As always, share your thoughts about your reading here or on our social media accounts using the #MALbookclub hashtag. ABOU…

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