On this page the following entries were made in the “December, 2009” time-frame.
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Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010
It felt like the year came to an abrupt end. December was a whirlwind of activity and change.
There are so many people who made 2009 a wonderful year. I want to thank all of them. I will do so over time in 2010. I want to make the thanks personal and meaningful. For now, know [...]
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Waste not, want not
Have any old electronic equipment cluttering up the house?
People in North America can use Goodwill to recycle “e-waste” responsibly. It looks like there is something similar in the UK. What’s a person in Denmark to do?
In Denmark, waste is handled in each municipality. The explanation of what you can and cannot do is too [...]
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Tell the story
There are a million stories in the naked city, and a million cities.
I think one of the first blogs I ever read – and ever loved – was San Francisco Stories. Its author, Derek Powazek, reached around the globe to me with his wonderful storytelling. Later, he started the City Stories project. The lead-in quote [...]
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The fierce urgency of now – COP15
Snow falls on the streets of Copenhagen tonight bringing a gentle quiet to the city. I also think Mother Nature is reminding the leaders at the Copenhagen Climate Conference that she is ultimately in charge.
The past eight days have been a whirlwind of activity in the city for the thousands of people involved in the [...]
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Open source in your projects, in your organizations – in your life?
Umbraco’s Niels Hartvig called his Reboot 11 presentation “How to start an open source project with and without code”. It wasn’t just about the technology of open source, however; it was about the mind set of open source.
The tips given here have lingered in my mind since Reboot 11. I have seen how they are [...]
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Help a non-geek catch up
Well, the title says it all, really, but it has taken me five months to write this. Correction: to get this published.
This was the strongest message that I heard at Reboot 11 back in June. It came from Euan Semple when he opened the second day with his Big Picture talk. As I told Euan [...]
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