15 Nov 2011, 7:45 a.m.

Speechless

Police shut down the airspace and part of the subway and crushed donated books and tossed out reporters here, where I live, in New York City. And in Berkeley, at the University of California at …

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12 Nov 2011, 21:41 p.m.

Boarding Passeth Understanding

Now that I'm most of the way through 2011, how did my travel wishlist go? I did go to Arisia. Ended up in Berlin for a MediaWiki conference, but not for the GNOME Desktop Summit, …

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12 Nov 2011, 21:09 p.m.

Work And Being Realistic

This month I'll briefly be in Mumbai for a Wikimedia developers' meetup. Developers and translators will be working on mobile and offline access, localization, and general knowledge sharing about Wikimedia technologies. If you're interested in …

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06 Nov 2011, 21:52 p.m.

Normal

A nice weekend. Yesterday I weeded, loosened soil, and planted some bulbs in Washington Square Park with other volunteers. The purple flowers will show up in April, brightening the grounds and signalling that folks should …

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04 Nov 2011, 10:15 a.m.

"I Am *Just* Like You"

Via Jed: A guy peacefully protests in front of some banks in Daly City, California, and the police protect his right to do so. Shocking! "I'm no activist. I have never done anything like this …

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03 Nov 2011, 23:38 p.m.

Five-Sentence Review

Intro music to tonight's Mike Daisey piece (about Apple, Chinese sweatshop labor, and control) included Jonathan Coulton's "Skullcrusher Mountain." Outro music included Barcelona's "I Have The Password To Your Shell Account." Very good pandering (to …

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02 Nov 2011, 9:45 a.m.

Free, Good, And Durable

I want to buy a smartphone. Help me decide. I care about: Freedom (I want root on my phone without having to jailbreak it) Hardware quality Operating system quality (random crashiness is not acceptable) Operating …

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31 Oct 2011, 22:53 p.m.

Still Keepin' On

I went to New Orleans and ate several beignets. And I wrote a bunch of email instead of blog posts. I find that when people ask me how I am doing, I just end up …

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17 Oct 2011, 16:17 p.m.

Mundane

At some point this week I hope to post more about the MediaWiki hackathon I just led. Right now I am exhausted and .... too tired and distracted to even effectively finish that sentence, evidently. …

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07 Oct 2011, 23:23 p.m.

Notice of Intent

I have not blogged about Ada Lovelace Day because I have been busy today taking care of my mom. Soon, belatedly.

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