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Alpha Blondy: Protège ton vuvuzela avant de faire waka waka

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Postcard from Amsterdam: Statue With A Quirky Smile, Mystery White Duck, and Rainbow Graffitti

I had a brief visit to Amsterdam this last week to participate in the Open Data for Development Camp (blog post to follow) and took a few photos that I really like, mostly in the Oosterpark which is a beautiful … Continue reading

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Woohoo! I got an iPod for Easter!

Wait, no. It’s an iPott. Happy Easter!

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My new favorite white beer – Zischke Kellerbier from Koblenz

In case you are wondering where I am this week, I am vacationing along the Rhein and Mosel rivers in Germany with my family. It has been wonderful exploring castles, landscapes and German culture and overnighting at charming (and cheap!) … Continue reading

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Fachwerkhaus from 1583 in African Liberation Colors

A postcard from Bernkastel-Kues, a quaint town in the Mosel region of Germany. The houses here are beautifully maintained. This one, a pub repainted very recently with green, yellow and red highlights, has the rhyme at the top: Altes Haus … Continue reading

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Drizzly morning at the Nikolassee

The Nikolassee, the lake that gives our neighborhood its name, is desolate but for the ducks and the noisy Avus highway that runs by it. I suppose it must have been a popular destination before the highway was built in … Continue reading

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Playgrounds

I am inspired by playgrounds – this is a great one in Kreuzberg.

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Since I won’t be buying an iphone anytime soon.. let’s look backwards!

I did a little flickr search for iphone today to see what folks are thinking and posting about the little gadget that has so hurt my feelings by coming with a $60 monthly plan at a time when I have … Continue reading

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Camping out with the Drupallers in Seattle

The Seattle Drupal Users Group met for a Drupal Camp yesterday. It was an all day affair, with Drupal developers hiding out in one room learning about such things as theming and jviews with Robin Barre and noobs like me … Continue reading

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Negroponte’s “$100 laptop” plans: yeah, right!

By way of the very useful and positively glowing with goodwill and open source optimism mailing list Bytes for All, I learned about India’s ambitious $10 laptop answer to Negroponte’s $100 laptop. The Times of India article reads like The … Continue reading

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