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+The story continues at FebruaryBlog
+
+== Bernie's brain backup for January 2008 ==
+
+=== Sun 27th ===
+
+==== Down Under ====
+
+Yesterday I had to clear my room, pack my stuff at OneCambridgeCenter, and
+say goodbye to many, many good friends and colleges. I don't even know when
+I'll be able to see them again. Not exactly a happy day, you may have guessed.
+
+Today, after 22 hours of flight, I started to have visions. At the baggage reclaim,
+I thought I was talking with the kernel god LinusTorvalds. He said that userspace
+is easy and that he cannot exactly agree iwith some of the choices made in Python.
+We'd really get along if it wasn't just a dream :-)
+
+Later on, I reached the hotel and got into the elevator with a ginger guy
+that looked vaguely familiar. I asked if he was going at LCA.
+
+ -- //Yes.//
+
+ -- //Are you a software developer?//
+
+ -- //Well... not primarily...//
+
+Blink!
+
+ -- //Oh, you must be JonathanCorbet, the editor of LinuxWeeklyNews!//
+
+ - //Indeed.//
+
+Today was a really exciting day! I needed something like this to compensate,
+at least partially, for leaving Boston.
+
+----
+
+Hi Bernie! Just stepped here looking for the photos of XOs hanging from the ceiling (i wanted to show them to my father) and found you leaving!
+
+So, have a nice journey, enjoy conf.au and see you soon!
+
+-- PiroPiro
+
+=== Sat, 19th ===
+
+==== Another trip to NY ====
+
+I'm planning to go to NewYorkCity tomorrow with a bunch of friends.
+But this time I guess we'll catch a different transportation:
+we were booking the FungWah (aka ShittyBus), when ChrisBall came
+and looked at us funny. "Are you sure? Those buses have a habit
+of catching fire on the highway".
+
+Apparently, it is really true:
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fung_Wah_Bus_Transportation_Inc.#Safety
+
+=== Sun, 13th ===
+
+=== Bernie the rockstar ====
+
+If you were considering hiring me, or entrusting me to do anything serious, you'd better watch this first:
+
+ * [[BernieIronMaiden.ogg]] - [1.8MB] if you have the free OggTheora codec
+ * [[BernieIronMaiden.mov]] - [3.6MB] if you're stuck with proprietary QuickTime codecs
+ * //nothing// - [0MB] if you're stuck with the proprietary MediaPlayer or RealPlayer codecs
+
+
+**Q:** why doesn't my browser play the link right away rather than asking me to download it? \\
+**A:** because my wiki doesn't support mime-magic yet
+
+**Q:** why don't you just let apache serve media files? \\
+**A:** because a CGI has no way to "handoff" a file to the web server once they've been invoked
+
+==== Food and Power ====
+
+Here's a stupid movie by SamuelKlein, ArjunSarwal and myself:
+
+ * [[FoodAndPower/FoodAndPowerHigh.ogg]] - [62MB] OggTheora stream, quality 10
+ * [[FoodAndPower/FoodAndPowerMed.ogg]] - [26MB] OggTheora stream, quality 7
+ * [[FoodAndPower/FoodAndPowerLow.ogg]] - [16MB] OggTheora stream, quality 5
+
+If your computer cannot play the above links, you should really consider installing
+a free media player, or just switching to Linux which comes with all the free media
+players and codecs out of the box. Meanwhile, here's a workaround:
+
+ * [[FoodAndPower/FoodAndPower.avi]] - [103MB] original AVI stream from our shitty camera
+
+These also prove the quality of the OggTheora codec. After seeing this, I think
+I'd recommend using it for its technical advantages in addition to its legal advantages.
+
+In producing these movies, I found out that:
+
+ * mencoder has bad support for ogg-theora
+ * transcode kinda sucks
+ * ffmpeg seems the best command-line encoder of the three I tried
+ * The easiest solution if all you need is encoding anything to Theora is ffmpeg2theora.
+ All you have to do is:
+ {{{
+ ffmpeg2theora FoodAndPower.avi
+ }}}
+
+
+=== Sat, 12th ===
+
+==== Cow power! ====
+
+My good friend ArjunSarwal recently made the [[http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/26/0541205 | Slashdot front page]]
+with his story about [[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cow_Power| Cow Power]]!
+
+=== Fri, 11th ===
+
+==== Crank, Crank! ====
+
+Today we got this pleasant surprise.
+
+See the movie: [[OlpcCrank/StephenReillyCranking.mov]].
+The guy cranking is DanielDrake, Gentoo kernel maintainer
+and wireless guru.
+
+{{OlpcCrank/ArjunCrankingSmall.jpg | ArjunSarwal cranking}}
+{{OlpcCrank/ArjunCranking2Small.jpg | ArjunSarwal cranking}}
+{{OlpcCrank/StephenCrankingSmall.jpg | StephenReilly cranking}}
+{{OlpcCrank/StephenCranking2Small.jpg | StephenReilly cranking}}
+
+Larger versions of these pics are available at OlpcCrank.
+
+=== Sat 5th ===
+
+==== The little computer that just won't die! ====
+
+OneLaptopPerChild is not enough. There should definitely be
+{{OneAmigaPerChild/OneAmigaPerChild | OneAmigaPerChild}}!
+
+{{OneAmigaPerChild/OneAmigaPerChildSmaller.jpg}}
+
+Look [[OneAmigaPerChild/OneAmigaPerChild | here]] for additional details.
+A big thankyou to MicheleConsoleBattilana for providing a free copy of
+AmigaForever, a fine tribute to the coolest platform ever!
+
+=== Thu 3rd ===
+
+==== The XaoS strikes back! ====
+
+I enjoyed bundling this OldSkool activity for the XO:
+
+http://wiki.laptop.org/images/8/8c/XaoS-screenshot4.png
+
+See: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XaoS
+
+It certainly needs some more sugarization work for which I have no time.
+
+
+=== Wed 2st ===
+
+==== Haiku Laptop ====
+
+Today we shipped our machine affected by dlo#5575 (touchpad mostly unfunctional)
+to Japan for further inspection by ALPS. Just before closing up the plastic case,
+I've left inside a little fortune cookie for them:
+
+{{HaikuXoSmall.jpg}}
+
+If you're wondering what it means, it's a piece of japanese poetry called a HaikuPoem.
+Google for it.
+
+=== Tue 1st ===
+
+==== Trip to Walden Pond ====
+
+This really happened on Monday 31st Dec, but who'd go read last year's blog entry now?
+
+So, Adam, Arjun and myself went to this [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden_Pond|Walden Pond]]
+place, where the famous American poet [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau|Thoreau]]
+lived in complete isolation for 2 years in a cabin made of wood.
+
+{{WaldenPond1Small.jpg|Arjun (left) and Me (guess who?)}}
+
+On this very nice lake, I stupdily tried to run on the ice and fell badly, hitting my jaw
+and cheek on the hard ice. Little cut, big bump... no permanent consequences. Maybe I
+should consider a health insurance?
+
+{{WaldenPond2Small.jpg|Me (the really crazy one) and Adam (the really worried one)}}
+{{ThoreauCabinSmall.jpg|The three of us in the site of Thoreau's cabin}}
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+== Bernie's brain backup for February 2008 ==
+
+=== Sun, 25th ===
+
+==== Fosdem OLPC Team ====
+
+FosdemOlpcGroupTaggedSmall.jpg
+
+=== Sat, 9th ===
+
+==== Red Panda ====
+
+Today I visited the Cairns tropical zoo. They have this cute red panda:
+
+ http://www.wildlifearchives.com/images/red-panda.jpg
+
+And I could feed kangaroos and wallabies and even cuddle a koala! I have
+a picture to prove it, but it's not digital.
+
+==== Photos ====
+
+Arnd has flickr'd a few photos form our visit to the HealsvilleSanctuary:
+
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22355135@N05/sets/72157603863399336/
+
+I like this one with the both of us caressing a Wallaby:
+
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22355135@N05/2241324490/in/set-72157603863399336/
+
+=== Fri, 8th ===
+
+==== So long, and thanks for all the fish! ====
+
+Back from diving. I've seen plenty of small fish and medium fish, including the ClownFish (best known as Nemo).
+I had little luck with the big ones: I've seen only one shark, around 2.5 mt long, but it was really
+shy and ran away too quickly for me to follow. Yes, sharks do not attack man. If you know otherwise,
+you must have seen it in a movie. No sea turtles for me, although my travel mates did see many and
+even touched them.
+
+I've also seen two dolphins, but those don't count because I was on board. And, for
+some reason, they soon decided that we were uninteresting and swam away.
+
+But now for the amazing thing: during my night dive, *lots* of big fish came around us.
+I'm ashamed to admit I can't remember their name: they were mostly gray, as big as
+medium sized dogs, with a bump on their heads, and big lips. They have learned to
+follow the torch lights at night. They're absolutely not interested in us, only what our
+beams were pointing at. Every once in a while, I'd spot a small fish in the dark, and
+the big ones would swim really quickly and smash it! And then spit the little bones!
+So cool!
+
+We played like this for a while. Poor little fish! But those big ones ought to eat somehow,
+shouldn't they?
+
+The reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world for a reason. A zoological
+garden underwater. Highly recommended to divers and snorkelers.
+
+
+=== Thu, 7th ===
+
+==== Crusade on the reef ====
+
+I'm boarding on a ship to the GreatBarrierReef. I'll be diving all day (and night!) to
+see the wonderful fish and coral. As a secondary objective, I'll be doing an SSI
+advanced diving course.
+
+http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG
+
+=== Wed, 6th ===
+
+==== Tropical paradise =====
+
+I just arrived in CairnsCity, a small town in the northern part of Queensland.
+The flight was AU$99 plus taxes (about AU$115): you fly cheap in OZ!
+
+The climate here is clearly sub-tropical: very warm and wet even at 7AM.
+A rain forest surrounds the city. The sea is 28 degrees Celsius, even at night!
+
+http://www.destination360.com/australia-south-pacific/australia/images/s/australia-cairns.jpg
+
+=== Mon 4th ===
+
+==== Sydney ====
+
+I'm SydneyCity! :-)
+
+But the weather is crappy :-(
+
+I took a domestic flight from Melbourne to Sydney for just AU$79 plus the usual taxes.
+It rained all day, but the hostel is huge and has a covered swimming pool at the 8th floor.
+
+Finally, I managed to walk around the city. The parks are as remarkable and well kept as those
+in London, but with sub-tropical vegetation. The OperaHouse is as impressive as you would
+expect. The bridge is even more impressive. If you liked BridgeConstructionSet, you'd love
+this one!
+
+=== Sun 3rd ===
+
+==== Zoo ====
+
+Along with a bunch of other hackers from the LCA, we went to the HealsvilleSanctuary zoological garden.
+They had all the "usual" animals: kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats, along with the Tasmanian devil
+and many others.
+
+The kangaroos were not protected by a fence, but they were too scared to come close to us
+and would just jump away when we got too close.
+
+One wallaby, instead, liked being caressed on the head. They are peaceful animals,
+very much like grown up rabbits, but with a big tail, clever little forehands and... of course, a pouch :-)
+
+http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Bennetwallaby.jpg
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+The story continues on [[blog/2008/04|April 2008]].
+
+== Bernie's brain backup for March 2008 ==
+
+=== Thu, 20th ===
+
+==== More blogs ====
+
+Our friends of OLPC Austria also reported on the event:
+
+ http://christoph-d.blogspot.com/2008/03/olpc-presence-at-acp-eu-meeting-in.html
+
+I've finally distributed all the remaining laptops, and I'm flying back to Brussels.
+
+
+=== Wed, 19th ===
+
+==== The laptops arrived! ====
+
+{{LaptopsHaveArrivedSmall.jpg | Our Deus ex Machina got the laptops released}}
+
+
+=== Tue, 18th ===
+
+==== OLPC demoed to the EU president Danilo Türk ====
+
+Today we have been received by the President of Slovenia [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo_T%C3%BCrk | Danilo Türk]],
+and **President in charge of the European Union**. I was told to show him some of the unique features of the XO. Somehow,
+I contained my emotion and managed to do a decent presentation.
+
+Before leaving us, the President expressed profound interest in the OLPC educational goals.
+This means our project is likely to receive support within the European Parliament.
+
+**Update**: President Türk knows about the shortage of Internet addresses, and
+was impressed by our laptop being IPv6-ready. We mentioned that the infrastructure
+is currently a show-stopper in most places, but the President said this issue will
+have to be addressed if we want the Internet to scale to the point required by our
+ambitious project.
+
+Media coverage:
+ http://www.up-rs.si/up-rs/uprs.nsf/dokumentiweb/8759FD3D80235E44C1257411003580E0?OpenDocument
+
+{{TurkMeeting1.jpg | L2R: Giulia, Deva, Türk, WdB, Bernie}}
+{{TurkMeeting2.jpg | L2R: Deva, Walter De Brouwer, Türk}}
+{{TurkMeetingSmall.jpg | Talking with the chief of the cabinet after the meeting}}
+
+
+=== Mon, 17th ===
+
+==== OLPC presence at the ACP-EU meeting in Ljubljana ====
+
+{{AcpHallSmall.jpg | The ACP-EU conference hall}}
+
+The newly born OLPC Europe team attended the [[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/ | ACP-EU]]
+conference in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubljana | Ljubljana, Slovenia]].
+
+Representatives of [[http://www.olpc.at/ | OLPC Austria]] rushed here on very short notice to
+help with the OLPC booth. We demoed the laptop to 79 delegations of the African countries,
+members of the EU parliament and dignitaries of the United Nations
+Development Programme. Not surprisingly, the laptop was called
+"**the killer event at the ACP-EU meeting**".
+
+Media coverage:
+ * Meeting opening cerimony: [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=GLKK-ZYEsuk]] [[AcpOpening.flv | local copy]]
+ * [[http://www.nirjdeva.com/ | MEP Nirj Deva]] interview: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VMiVtUOT97E [[DevaInterview.flv | local copy]] (<- **GREAT STUFF!**)
+ * OLPC press conference: [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=tHYdpsNTQIg]] [[AcpPressConference.flv | local copy]]
+ * [[http://eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=19953]]
+ * TODO: add everything else
+
+{{AcpBoothSmall.jpg | Our frugal OLPC booth at the ACP-EU meeting}}
+
+=== Fri, 7th ===
+
+==== Talk at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence ====
+
+{{PalazzoVecchioOlpcConfSmall.jpg}}
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