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Category Archives: Personal
2010: Pondering the future…
Four years ago in first week of January 2006, I set myself the goal to give voice for the user at the very bottom of the social and economic pyramid, so that she too could be heard. Having experienced the … Continue reading
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“It seems that destiny has taken a hand” ~ casablanca
My little netbook, the 10" eeePC that has been my workhorse in Helsinki for most of this year, was dead on arrival here in Singapore a couple of days ago. Driven by a deadline to submit final documentation to the … Continue reading
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the internet is, was, and always will be about the people, not the technology
Netizen. Reference (1995) Net-i-zen = the zen of the net. the heart and soul and mind of the interweb. are the people. the technology is only the body. also, My handle at one point on the internet (1997) I can … Continue reading
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An open letter to my teachers of design
Photo credit: James Hicks Dear NiD, I walked out on you without a word of explanation just over 18 years ago, one day. Perhaps the time has come to talk about many things, as the Walrus said, including cabbages … Continue reading
Its still the 7th of July in the UK, for a few minutes more
I just got off the phone with my friend Emma in Yorkshire when it struck me that it was the 7th of July, 2008, to be sure, but three years is a good space of time on which to reflect, … Continue reading
Encountering Africa
Today is not only my fourth full day in Africa but also the first day that I have managed to the get eeePC online for a significant length of time. This is my first time here on this continent and … Continue reading
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Playing dice with god, with all due respect to Enstein
I don’t know if Albert Einstein was right or wrong, when he said "God does not play dice" but for sure, sometimes, when you’re wandering through your day getting your chores done, dropping off the laundry then having a smoke … Continue reading
Round one: my passport wins
I’ve written before about my complex relationship with my passport, growing up traveling as I did between countries on school holidays meant I’d either hate the fact that holding a third world passport with a weak soft currency means high … Continue reading
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Reach out and ping someone
I just exchanged ‘pings’ with an old friend from high school. I sent him a quick email saying hello and telling him how my current writing was reminding me of the days we hung out in the computer lab after … Continue reading
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Second blog birthday!
This is a post that has been in the back of mind since April 24th 2005, the day I started Perspective, my first blog. Happy 2nd Birthday, blog!!! Wow! Two full years of blogging, my how time flies when you’re … Continue reading
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