My first workshop at LIFT 07 was great. Enjoyed it. I attended Glenn O’Neil’s D.I.Y. Monitoring and Evaluation….
I’m feeling kind of feverish and I’ve got a bad headache, which is ignoring the Aspirin I’ve already taken.
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LIFT conf ( Day 0 )
Bungled reservation, seedy area of town, my Lift conf is off to a flying start from an accomodation point of view….now testing the hotel wifi.
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when in doubt…
Found this quote in my inbox today:
There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
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Tour de Quälix
Summary of this evening’s sporting activities:
- Bike home cos I forgot my takkies
- Bike back into town to meet up with jogging friends
- Run along the River Rhine 2 bridges down and 3 bridges up
- Add a few a stretching exercises, and then bike back home to document sporting activities meticulously in blog
A jogging friend noted that so far it has never rained during training time since we started last September. Isn’t that incredible?
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Museumsnacht 07
Lots of fun. It was incredibly warm for January. Nearly felt like summer.
I’ve uploaded some snapshots at:
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WikiHow
Fun. Today’s roundup of WikiHow links:
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The Nihilist Impulse
For future reference:
Eurozine article by Geert Lovink on weblogsvia Bruno Giussani
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Adding a Flickr gallery to my website
Like Stefan, I’m looking for a simple way to display my Flickr photos on my website. A couple of weeks ago I had a short look at the tan tan noodles album.
Today I tried out Satellite. It’s a simple php program that connects to your Flickr account. Simple and easy in setup.
There are a couple of little things to improve. For instance, I would prefer if clicking on an image in the photoset sends me to the normal Flickr page instead of the static version.It’s installed at www.chiperoni.ch/photos/
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Free Software for Malawi
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.
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BBC World documentary
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 own. For the children taught by Joyce, head teacher at Kankhande primary School, HIV is both a threat to their lives, and for those lucky enough to avoid the worse affects of the disease it may just take away their best chance at Education. Joyce one of the few teachers that seems to bother to appear at school regularly is HIV positive.
On return to Monkey Bay we also reunite with one of last year’s brightest pupils at Kankhande, Madalitso Mola. Madalitso like so many children in the school is an orphan. One year on, we see how Madalitso’s life has changed, has he too started to show signs of the disease that most likely took his fathers life, is he another one of Africa’s hopefuls lost to HIV?
It discusses the WFP school feeding program and improvements at schools.
If you get a chance to see it, let me know your opinion. I’m sure it will be repeated at various intervals.
I’m viewing BBC World TV on my PC using Zattoo.
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What is a liquid?
What is a liquid?
“Liquids” under the new provisions include:
* Aerosols
* Chocolate spread
* Cream cheese
* Creams
* Deodorants
* Drinks of all kinds
* Foams of all kinds
* Gels
* Hair gel
* Liquid lipsticks (e.g. gloss)
* Liquid mascara
* Liquid/solid mixtures
* Lotions
* Oils
* Pastes
* Peanut butter
* Perfumes
* Roll-on deodorants
* Shaving foam
* Shower gel
* Soft cheeses (e.g. Camembert) and cheese spreads
* Soups
* Sprays
* Syrups
* Toothpaste
* Water
* Yoghurt
* or products of similar consistencyThe following items will not be regarded as liquids:
* Chocolate-spread sandwiches
* Hard cheeses (e.g. Edam or Parmesan)
* Peanut-butter sandwiches
* Powders
* Solid lipsticks
* Talcum powderSeen at Swiss
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Overcoming the Digital Divide in Malawi
Interesting:
Overcoming the Digital Divide in Malawivia Hacktivate
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unforced rhythms of grace
(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 start praying. Deep down I am a Christian. I can’t help but pray. I find comfort and courage in beautiful, century-old poetry snippets.
There are so many situations we cannot control. Where we depend on other people and other people’s judgement.
Note to myself: Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.
BTW, this post was inspired by fresh air.
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On Preconceived Ideas
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.
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Potential Risk to Hearing?
study:
Sound Output Levels of the iPod and Other MP3 Players: Is There Potential Risk to Hearing?
via Guy Kawasaki
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text snippet
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.
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playland
Weekend is WordPress playland here at the headquarters of Chiperoni.ch. 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 howto browsing. See, for example, this description how to add a Flickr slideshow.
