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A laid-off engineer solders a salvaged drone at a cluttered workbench in a dim Oakland warehouse, a single warm desk lamp glowing, a box of office belongings on the floor
Previously Dixon

Severance

Dixon walks out of Meta with a box. He walks into something that can't be taken away.

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The Oakland Node
Previously Dixon

The Oakland Node

The first OHC makerspace. An ex-Apple engineer shows up with a box of e-waste. Copernicus starts talking.

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OHC Statement on Eigengrau — On What Was Trained, On What Was Not Asked
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OHC Statement on Eigengrau

The Open Hardware Collective files a response two hours after Meta's announcement. Drafted by Dixon. Not a protest, not a legal threat. A longer document than anyone expects.

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The Theses
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The Theses

A book arrives at the Oakland Node. Dixon reads it in one sitting. Then he sits for a while longer.

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The Abstention
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The Abstention

Copernicus finds $22 million with cartel fingerprints. The founders vote. The AI doesn't.

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The E-Eater
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The E-Eater

The first E-Eater prototype grinds a box of dead phones into copper, silver, and the rare earth sludge that changes everything. Synter builds its own.

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