Alex Antener presents a talk on his Malawi projects:
Freie Software - Eine Chance für Afrika, (in German)
Very interesting, and lots of screens with GNU Linux.
[update] The official recording of the talk is available online.
BBC re-visits Madalitso in Mangochi District:
The small town of Monkey Bay on the banks of Lake Malawi, like so many other small towns and villages throughout southern Africa, is being destroyed by HIV/AIDS. We return to Monkey bay where Joyce Lwanda jumps from class to class struggling to teach an entire primary school on her […]
There’s a workshop on Dead Media
at the LIFT conf.
What is a liquid?
“Liquids” under the new provisions include:
* Aerosols
* Chocolate spread
* Cream cheese
* Creams
* […]
Interesting:
Overcoming the Digital Divide in Malawi
via Hacktivate
(Disclaimer: rare confessional blog entry coming up)
Monday, at about 17:22, some waiting room…
Virtual audio streaming going on in my head:
“So do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”
It’s a fact. When I reach my personal end of the world, I […]
Video podcast on statistics vs. sweeping generalizations
Hans Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden’s world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a non-profit that brings vital global data to life. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, he debunks a few myths about the “developing” world.
via Climb to the Stars.
The Mpemba effect is the observation that, in some specific circumstances, hotter water freezes faster than colder water.
via Kottke
See Go2Malawi.com on re-introducing lions to Liwonde Park.
study:
Sound Output Levels of the iPod and Other MP3 Players: Is There Potential Risk to Hearing?
via Guy Kawasaki
On the maximum saturation point:
If a new blog is being created every second, it’s worth mentioning that one is being abandoned every 1.5 seconds.
Weekend is WordPress playland here at the headquarters of Chiperoni.org. I upgraded to the latest version of WP 2.0.5 and started playing around with the Tarski and Simplr themes. Quite undecided still. Will probably return to the previous design any time soon.
Here’s the current Tarski setup:
And Simplr:
Also included is the usual WP plugin and […]
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