Chiperoni ku Basel – Page 36 – Datenmüll Deluxe

With all of the FOG posts regarding Google Maps street views, I decided to have a closer look. It’s a cool tool. I like it very much and can easily imagine using a Wifi-enabled smart phone and this to navigate thru cities unknown.

e.g. Whole Foods on 4th near Moscone – an essential alternative to conference food during my recent visit.

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I remember there was a North German company that had similar visions back in dotcom times (I faintly remember a presentation at the Conti Technology Park in Hannover, but I forget the company name). And at LIFT 07 there was a workshop where people headed out onto the streets of Geneva with their GPS.

Side comment: negative news and criticism often raises awareness for a new service or product just as much as good news. Maybe even more. In a TV interview I heard recently, a Phonak official claimed that the company profited immensely from last year’s “Tour de France” sponsorship despite the Floyd Landis doping scandal.

Buon weekend,
nchenga

2 June, 2007

Interesting TED video

on investment as the means to help Africa:

31 May, 2007

Happiness is subversive

Stumbled across this, followed on to this, and I’m now listening to this, which also reminds me of this.

31 May, 2007

10 Reasons to Buy a DSLR Camera

listed here.

29 May, 2007

TV documentary

on Plattdeutsch speakers in South Africa:
Südafrika op Platt.

28 May, 2007

WordPress 2.2 tip: Press It bookmarklet

If you’ve upgraded to 2.2, don’t forget to update your Press It bookmarklet as well. I kept getting an undefined function in
wordpress/wp-admin/edit-form.php on line 35 error. Until I remembered that this might be related to the new version I installed a couple of days ago.

Here’s what you need to do:
Delete the old bookmarklet and then navigate to the WordPress dashboard at Write > Write Post. Scroll down to the section marked WordPress Bookmarklet and add the new one.

E voilÃ : the Press It – chiperoni.ch button in my Firefox toolbar works again…

Fiber and solar-powered towers

An American tech entrepreneur, dreams of bringing the Internet to Rwanda.

via Lunch over IP.

28 May, 2007

Maison Tropicale

Prefab house designed by Jean Prouvé in 1951.

26 May, 2007

Malawi cycle challenge accident

Here’s a blog entry on an accident that occurred in a Malawi biking event for charity.

Stories on Malawi: Sarah injured in Malawi cycle challenge

Source

Get well soon, Sarah.

25 May, 2007

Tumblelog

I wasn’t aware of this definition:

A tumblelog is a variation of a blog, that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging. Common post formats found on tumblelogs include links, photos, quotes, dialogues, and video. Unlike blogs, this format is frequently used to share the author’s creations, discoveries, or experiences without providing a commentary.

21 May, 2007

Meltingerberg

went on a short hike yesterday, sort of following this route to Meltingerberg and Erschwil.

“sort of” cos missing a turn-off somewhere, meant walking back for about 20 mins. Reached the bus stop safely and in time.

21 May, 2007

Banntag

went walking up to Chrischona and noticed signposts labelled “Banntag” all along the way.

It seems this is a tradition in the Baselbiet region… an old custom associated with blessing of fields and checking of boundary stones.

Monosodium glutamate

And the corresponding Wikipedia entry

19 May, 2007

Rainy day in Basel

went walking in the rain, saw 2 llamas but forgot my cam at home.

17 May, 2007

nostalgia

Tiziano Ferro reminds me of Lugano times

16 May, 2007

Worldwide Flickr

Flickr photos on a map background:

http://www.flickrvision.com

15 May, 2007

Mario Botta Tower

Here’s a description how to get to the Mario Botta Tower on Moron mountain:

769_Zum Botta-Aussichtsturm auf dem Moron

14 May, 2007

Snippets

A couple of short SF notes off the top of my head:

There’s a new acronym to learn: FOG (Fear of Google). I stumbled across several articles and blog posts discussing Google’s huge market share and its supposed effects.
Walking down to the Moscone Center, I met a work-related blogging friend by coincidence. How cool is that. Given how big SF is.
In the Immigration queue at SFO, one woman got really mad at a couple standing behind her: “Stop pushing me”. Reminded me of the cultural differences discussions we had at the recent STC conf: some cultures need more private space than others. Otherwise, the numerous security checks were uneventful. I felt that Frankfurt was the most thorough.
Restaurants tend to be a lot noisier than in Europe. People talk very loudly.
There are so many homeless people around Union Square.
Cramped in my Lufthansa economy class seat, I wondered how many people can be seated in a Boeing 747. Between 366 to 467.

13 May, 2007

These hills will chew you up

There’s a huge Reebok ad campaign all over SF.

The campaign website offers a nice mashup app for runners. I did the hotel loop (Union Square, Embacadero, Fisherman’s Wharf) but returned via Taylor and Nob Hill (very steep) … cos i didn’t see this website before.

The other routes look more exciting. A reason to return.

13 May, 2007