Monthly Archives: July 2009

Kiswahili Add-on for Firefox

Kiswahili (SW) Language Pack, an add-on for Firefox. A while ago I joined a Tanzanian mailing list called eThinkTank Tanzania, which sports 1200 subscribers. It’s my source of cool East African IT news. I’ll try to republish good stuff here, … Continue reading

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Hacknight 2009 rundown

Oh, what a night! I’m home, have slept, and sitting the garden, typing up this event report. I started my event day in the afternoon, calling the event site, asking what needed to get fetched from the city. I was … Continue reading

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Death, discussed at the coffee machine

“When you lose your parents, you’ll know you’re up next. You’re mortal. Being mortal sets you free to do whatever you want to.” “Or, to be the best person you can be.” Reflecting, that might be the same thing, or … Continue reading

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Preparing a festival: Hacknight

Can you do something for me? I want you to tell your hacker friend: there is a 11 July hacker festival (for free) in Malmö. This URL points you right at it:forskningsavd.se. Her friend knows others, so then at last … Continue reading

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On the town: met a photographer

A man walks with a stick on his shoulder. The stick has gear attached. I get intrigued, and sidles up: “Nice rig. What is it?” He explains it is a large-format camera. 25cm square negatives! Hands me a business card … Continue reading

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