The FOSS Awards have launched. The awards are aimed at encouraging South African tertiary institution students to contribute to FOSS projects, particularly those that will have local benefits. Students can enter by submitting a summary of their contributions to FOSS projects over 2007. So far there is R15 000 prize money available. Entries close at… Continue reading Launch of the FOSS Awards
Wikimania 2008 goes to Alexandria
The jury for the Wikimania 2008 has awarded the 2008 conference to Alexandria. Here’s the text of the email, which includes the scoring. The Jury for Wikimania 2008 bids have met and are pleased to announce that Wikimania 2008 will be held in Alexandria, Egypt. The Bids were assessed by a Jury[0] which included community… Continue reading Wikimania 2008 goes to Alexandria
Small things and Dangerous Drumsticks
Small things make all the difference. I’ve just come back from Dangerous Drumstick, the 4th Geek Dinner, held at Summerville in Camps Bay. I was tired, since my routine of extremely late nights and late mornings is not always appreciated by the rest of the world (thanks Sean for waking me at 9am, what were… Continue reading Small things and Dangerous Drumsticks
50 Party and a Wikimania 2008 Cape Town update
With one week to go before all the bid information has to be ready, it’s the final stretch for Cape Town’s bid to host Wikimania 2008. I went to the 50 Party last night, and finally got to meet Jimmy Wales. He told me that he’ll do everything he can to ensure Cape Town wins… Continue reading 50 Party and a Wikimania 2008 Cape Town update
Happy food
My son, not yet four, was invited to a party at McDonalds recently. Now McDonalds as a brand for me sits about as low as you can go. Rainforest destruction? Yep. Extremely unhealthy food? Oh yes. General environmental havoc? Of course. Exploitative working conditions? Goes without saying. Unethical advertising. Yup. So why would someone actually… Continue reading Happy food
The Observatory Tourism Route
The City of Cape Town has launched the Southern Line Tourism Route, which runs along the Southern Suburbs train line. Tourists can hop off at any of six touristy stations – Cape Town, Newlands, Muizenberg, Kalk Bay, Simon’s Town… and Observatory, where I live. I think this is a fantastic idea, and gives us a… Continue reading The Observatory Tourism Route
Rise of the green bloggers
My list of topics to blog about, just as my list of things to experience in life, is always growing, and I’m always trailing far behind. Which is how it should be. I can’t imagine anything worse than having nothing left to do! I would love to blog more about green topics – there is… Continue reading Rise of the green bloggers
There’s a stranger on my couch
One the social networking sites I recently made use of for the first time is Couchsurfing. The concept is simple. If you’re a traveller, you can meet up with people from the city you’re visiting. Some of them may even offer you a couch for a few nights. People can review what previous visitors/hosts had… Continue reading There’s a stranger on my couch
Hot and sweaty 27-8 dinner
I got back from the 27 dinner at Relish about half an hour ago. I would have dived right into posting, except for a minor delay in sending a couple of scathing emails to Trafalgar for spamming me. I’m a client of theirs. I don’t expect junk mail. OK, well maybe that’s not quite true.… Continue reading Hot and sweaty 27-8 dinner
Wikimania 2008 in Cape Town?
Bidding for Wikimania 2008 opened on the 20th. I was very disappointed to miss the recent Wikimania 2007 in Taipei, and not to get a chance to put test my Mandarin to the test, although perhaps relief applies more in the case of the Mandarin. However, a combination of the strike delaying my passport, and… Continue reading Wikimania 2008 in Cape Town?