Tuesday April 25, 2006 Human Touch
One of the things making the FISL conference in Brazil special is the human side. Yes, there were lots of geeky talks, there was political activity, there were exhibits. But there was also a stand showing where all the food donations made last year went to around Brazil, and there were interesting ideas like this t-shirt painting event. The SouJava folks invited a team of local artists into the event to take t-shirts and ehnace them with designs of their own. These were then auctioned with the earnings going to charity. There was plenty of this sort of energy, with noisy, joyful celebrations passing often. Very different from the usual conference experience!
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( Apr 25 2006, 07:54:17 PM PDT )
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links for 2006-04-26
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Fact-check this Slashdot report and ask yourself: did the submitter or the editor even read the article referenced?
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Sometimes I want to say "ssshh, don't tell them" and this is one of those times - Dvorak unusally on his mark this time.
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Nice analysis from Andrew of why the current appeal by Microsoft is a defining moment for the whole industry. It's worth noting how his comments about not signing up for Microsoft's partner programs reflect McNealy's.
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( Apr 25 2006, 06:19:39 PM PDT )
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