I was very excited to read the following post by Ethan Zuckerman on Global Souls and xenophilia, the attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs. He argues that isolationist nationalism holds grave economically suicidal circumstances in this increasingly globalized world. The Global Souls, he describes, are best placed to create solutions to global problems, to [...]
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My submitted essay to the New York Times – “Win a Trip With Nick Kristof” Competition: Have you ever chosen your seat on a bus, according to where you would be harmed least if a suicide bomber decided to detonate? [...] Finally I’m starting to get more and more into this idea that I’ve been working on. The site is looking nicer, and most of the functionality is already there. Each of us has this great potential, according to our backgrounds, knowledge and abilities. Especially when in a foreign setting, our skills may serve as [...] Right before my trip to Mexico, over the period of two and a half days, together with the help of the fantastic ITP community, we managed to raise a little over 250 USD. I couldn’t find enough information online regarding specific initiatives that would directly affect people or local initiatives, and promised ITP that this [...] Whew! Its so weird to be back in New York. Truly a transformative journey; In all senses. Am completely knackered now. I forgot how much time it takes just to get into the hang of traveling. Acclimatize, change from NY mentality and start understanding whats going on. At first, it was hard to escape [...] Still not completely sure when and where, but this afternoon, at a cybercafe in Oaxaca, I will be presenting my thesis idea, indigi-net, in conjunction with the planetA network. Here is their advertisement post, which, funily enough, is posted using flickr. Will write more later. Travel is experiencing and being open to experience. Being constantly surprised by the chain of events that happen. Not knowing where the next moment will take you. Travel is taking. Feeling very selfish right now. Why do I think that anybody NEEDS this service that I’m envisioning? Maybe it is not beneficial at all. [...] What I’m trying to understand is how to make a slightly smarter circuit for the Roof-Link project (the mesh network of Xbee chips that send sensor readings from the 12th floor solar panel, down to our department on the 4th floor). What happens now, is that the 12th floor module senses the voltage coming in [...] I finally worked on a better logo for the site. I like it much better, although it still needs some more work. So I’m going to Mexico for spring break, and I want to do something meaningful while I’m there. Sure, I know that one week is hardly enough for anything, and I don’t [...] Researching Rural Development issues in Mexico, I stumbled upon this article regarding the effect that government regulations in Mexico on bandwidth have on information technology-based programs working on connecting remote villages never reached by wired infrastructure. Wi-Fi and Wi-Max can bring affordable high-speed internet access to isolated, rural areas. Due to technological progress, spectrum is [...] |
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