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 == May 2007 ==
 
+=== Tue, 29th ===
+
+==== Weekly OLPC Reports ====
+
+If you're interested in our progess at the OLPC lab, we
+publish weekly executive summaries here:
+
+ http://laptop.media.mit.edu/laptopnews.nsf/latest/news
+
+This is the report that mentions me volunteering for
+the project:
+
+ http://laptop.media.mit.edu/laptopnews.nsf/2e76a5a80bc36cbf85256cd700545fa5/6709ac0696003ee3852572e00083567f?OpenDocument
+
+
+=== Fri, 25th ===
+
+==== 60 Minutes ====
+
+In this episode of the popular American show SixtyMinutes,
+our founder NicholasNegroponte reveals a lot of details
+about the humanitarian role of the OneLaptopPerChild project:
+
+ http://bender.codewiz.org/wikidata/60_minutes_2007-05-20.avi
+
+The part about us starts approximately at 1/3 of the show.
+
+You may also find the last part interesting as it specifically
+addresses the controversial problem of private medical centers
+trying to save on assistance to homeless people.  Marco, you
+should see it!
+
+
+==== GreenishBitmaps ====
+
+'''Warning''': This article is rated PG0xF00F, parents discretion *not* advised.
+
+I've been struggling for the last few days on a the damn X server.
+
+In the RedHat builds, we're still using a pre-release of 1.2,
+labelled 1.1.99.  Now, we need to leverage some upstream work
+for input rotation that is landing on the Xorg tree right now.
+
+Backporting is not an option, and we want to stay up to date
+anyway.  We'll soon be moving to Fedora 7 anyway.  But even
+the just-released 1.3 that will be in Fedora 7 is not enough,
+because it has been branched some time ago, we must work
+from the tip of the git tree, which of course has become
+very unstable recently.
+
+I've been fighting all the week against all sort of bugs
+and build problems and, believe me, it's a very energy
+consuming exercise.
+
+The funniest thing I'm still trying to track are
+these GreenishBitmaps that nobody else except me
+is seeing.
+
+It's probably a miscompilation of some kind, but I've
+long ago ran out of obvious and less obvious ideas to try
+and I'm now far in the land of impossible things.
+
+All this time I've been in contact with a few X
+hackers on IRC, including the author of the AMD
+driver, but even them couldn't come up with a
+magical solution.
+
+
+==== Chat Line ====
+
+ Bernie, I'm Easy...
+
+'''Bernie''': Hello Easy!!!  It's good to be chatting here in the blog!
+
+I saw this two photo some row below...
+
+ But all those OLPC at the roof, what doing?? Only for furnishing or for specific utility?? :)
+
+'''Bernie''': Hehe... they're part  of the WirelessMesh, for testing
+purposes.  An hispanic guy called Miguel (not the same of De Icaza)
+sometimes fiddles with them.  He's lucky because he's very tall.
+I'd need a ladder :-)
+
+ The office is very beautiful and the Apple Cinema Display is really very big...
+
+'''Bernie''': Yeah, that's the personal screen of my boss/team-leader ChrisBall.
+It's 30". One day or another I'll bring here my 24" wide-screen from home.
+
+ Do you have some new news about your new work??
+
+'''Bernie''': Sorry for not updating the blog... I've been *extremely*
+busy.  I will do it shortly...  Promised.
+
 === Sat, 19th ===
 
 ==== Trip to work ====
@@ -52,6 +145,7 @@ Maybe I could afford to spend $600 for a room, but I
 don't feel like moving right now.  I already have enough
 things on my hands.
 
+''Have you considered to put a bicycle in your combo? You may replace a 10 km walk with it and open up new combinations (and ways to get wet...) -- PiroPiro''
 
 ==== Awful Weather ====
 
@@ -105,10 +199,6 @@ going to have a huge impact on the world.
 
 '''Bernie''': Are you planning to come here?  Cool! :D
 
-'''Rasky''': But can you get a perm visa even without an university
-degree? I thought that was absolutely out of question... I knew that
-people without a degree could just get some 1-year temp visa.
-
 > All my colleagues are extremely smart and more experienced than I am
 
 More than you? It's not a place for me then :D
@@ -117,6 +207,10 @@ More than you? It's not a place for me then :D
 not up to the job.  It's a very valuable experience even if you
 end up returning to your home country for some reason.
 
+'''Rasky''': But can you get a perm visa even without an university
+degree? I thought that was absolutely out of question... I knew that
+people without a degree could just get some 1-year temp visa.
+
 
 === Thu, 17th ===