Apple now better than Microsoft!

November 28th, 2007 in

I always enjoy reading Greenpeace’s Guide to Electronics, as much for the response from injured fans upset at the depiction of their company (Apple) as for an understanding of what companies are doing.

The report is most well-known for its ratings of Apple, and the outcry by brand-loyal Apple fans, grasping at straws in an attempt to justify Apple’s bottom-of-the-rankings position…



Love, aloneness, the relativity of emotion and a beginner’s mind

November 27th, 2007 in

Ramon Thomas today wrote a post about Osho’s Love, freedom and aloneness…



Wikipedia Academy – the video

November 19th, 2007 in

Frank has uploaded a well-edited video of our experiences at the Wikipedia Academy at CIDA…



Plastic vs Bioplastic

November 14th, 2007 in

At the Co-op, we’re having a fascinating debate on whether to use plastic for packaging dry goods we supply, such as rice and quinoa, or bioplastic…



Afrikaans Wikipedia meetup

November 11th, 2007 in

The iCommons offices today played host to an Afrikaans Wikipedia meetup, as part of Wikipedia Week…



First Wikipedia Academy in Africa

November 10th, 2007 in

Today we held the first Wikipedia Academy in Africa…



Wikipedia Week

November 9th, 2007 in

I’m in Johannesburg right now for Wikipedia Week, which is aimed at developing Wikipedia Academies into a regular community-building activity in South Africa, and then further beyond into sub-Saharan Africa.

It’s organised by iCommons, the Wikimedia Foundation, and Wikipedia Germany.

I’ve kindly been invited to assist with the process…



Why is anybody still considering nuclear?

November 7th, 2007 in

The renewable energy world is incredibly dynamic right now…