Wikimania: Localization of a Global Project
I moderated the discussion that Lodewijk Gelauff led on “Localization on a Global Project”. Given my attempts to act as traffic cop, my notes aren’t… Read More »Wikimania: Localization of a Global Project
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Jimmy Wales keynote at Wikimania
My wife asked whether I thought anyone would mention Steven Colbert’s recent segment on Wikipedia at the Wikimania conference. “They won’t shut up about it,”… Read More »Jimmy Wales keynote at Wikimania
Cut Corruption. Pay Debt. Accept Kudos. Get Fired.
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been one of the brightest hopes for Nigeria. A former World Bank vice-president, she left the Bank in 2003 to return… Read More »Cut Corruption. Pay Debt. Accept Kudos. Get Fired.
The real costs of a tank of gas
Paul Salopek has a truly remarkable set of articles in the Chicago Tribune: A Tank of Gas, A World of Trouble. A two-time Pulitzer winner… Read More »The real costs of a tank of gas
Elections in the DRC, and the image of the UN
It sounds like the elections in Congo went as well as anyone could possibly expect them to. Arson closed polls in some areas of Mbuji-Mayi… Read More »Elections in the DRC, and the image of the UN
Atanu Dey’s useful questions on the OLPC in India
My friend Atanu Dey has a requiem for the One Laptop Per Child project in India that’s as critical of the Indian government as it… Read More »Atanu Dey’s useful questions on the OLPC in India