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Internet Metaphors in Practice – II
A couple of years later, I installed our first Wi-Fi router, allowing us to connect our laptops to the network from almost any point in the house. But wireless connection speeds were limited to 11 Mbps while the good old
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Internet Metaphors in Practice – I
The first time I ever bought something over the Internet was in 1994. And it was not from Amazon, but from a now long-gone company called CDNow. As its name suggests, its core business was selling CDs online. Interestingly, one
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Programming – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (maybe) – II
Today Expert systems, an integral part of AI from the onset, are one of the best examples of rules-based programming. The core idea is to have a computer system that can provide the same depth of knowledge as top-notch human
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Programming – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (maybe) – I
Yesterday I accidentally learned how to master computer programming. I was finishing high school and faced the daunting decision of choosing a study field. As my father was an engineer, I leaned toward the same area. But my passion for
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Latinux Magazine Interview
“Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are not an end in itself but rather a means to reach people and enhance their lives.” (Raúl Zambrano) Born in Colombia, Raul Zambrano is trained as an engineer, sociologist and economist. He currently works
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OSS Follow-up IDRC/Bellanet
I spoke to Mark Faul from Bellanet on the above. We agreed to: – organise a conference call next week with UNESCO, UNDP, USAID & Bellanet to see if we can coordinate our efforts. – support the workshops in Peru
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2nd Open Source Conference in DC
Atsushi and I attended the conference which went from 17th to 19 March. The focus of this one was on OSS efforts in the US, Europe and Japan. We made several contracts, including: – UNESCO: possible collaboration on OS, have
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OSS Interview
I received an email from a WSJ journalist on Wednesday requesting to do an interview over the phone. That happened yesterday at noon. This is one of the results of the conference we co-sponsored in DC. I was on the
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