X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=MayBlog;h=f576e57e6b83f79e5f491f3d138d925296a02ab3;hp=41b22f7f72f09d0f14e77020a40d81c7ebae9f9c;hb=9d63e2495d6377e42c6675fb8596f950c0f5187c;hpb=466a1b5e6591baefffdc1ba9541ee0c7add272a8 diff --git a/MayBlog b/MayBlog index 41b22f7..f576e57 100644 --- a/MayBlog +++ b/MayBlog @@ -1,15 +1,82 @@ == May 2007 == + === Fri, 25th === -Bernie, I'm Easy... +==== 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?? :) + 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. -The office is very beautiful and the Apple Cinema Display is really very big... + Do you have some new news about your new work?? -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 ===