The rugged solar powered computer in Uganda
UNICEF are rolling out an exciting ICT4D project in rural parts of Uganda. The project aims to give access to practical information to people living in remote parts of Uganda, where access would otherwise be extremely difficult. Like projects such as One Laptop Per...
JPod
Most people are able to sift out the day’s excess information without ever thinking about it, but to the tech worker exhibiting autistic – okay, let’s just say the word: geek – to most geeks, a hug is not a hug, it’s the physical equivalent of holding a novelty marine foghorn up to the ear and blasting it directly into the central nervous system. When you hug a geek, you’re overloading them in a manner they find intolerable. They feel and express shock and revulsion when touched.
It was a food day (sorry Ice Cube)
All Ice Cube puns aside, October 15th and 16th 2011 will certainly go down as the days the voices of the people were amplified. As I work in development, I've been really engaged with World Food Day this year. Even though it isn't a big deal in the UK, it's pretty...
The Sleepy Trees
Where the hell did The Sleepy Trees come from? It’s like they emerged fully-formed like some bastard son of Pavement & Uncle Tupelo, rocking up twenties years later to remind Stephen Malkmus of a drunken night and an indiscretion with a Fender amp.
Beautiful Snow
O the snow, the beautiful snow, Filling the sky and the earth below! Over the house-tops, over the street, Over the heads of the people you meet, Dancing, Flirting, Skimming along. Beautiful snow! it can do nothing wrong. Flying to kiss a fair lady's cheek; Clinging...