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Act 1: Siyakhula Living Lab
What started as an enquiry with a lecturer has led to me following, not a single Social Innovator, but an entire project.
Over a year ago, as part of the Computer Science 101 course at Rhodes University, I attended a lecture by Dr Hannah Thinyane, in which she detailed some of the projects she had worked on in her years involved with IT. Towards the end of her lecture, she began to tell the class about the possibilities of developing information technologies that could be accessed from… Continue
Over a year ago, as part of the Computer Science 101 course at Rhodes University, I attended a lecture by Dr Hannah Thinyane, in which she detailed some of the projects she had worked on in her years involved with IT. Towards the end of her lecture, she began to tell the class about the possibilities of developing information technologies that could be accessed from… Continue
Added by Amy Goodenough on April 8, 2010 at 10:21pm — No Comments
Learn 1: Innovating on Existing Platforms
"Innovate on existing platforms."
This piece of advice from Ethan Zuckerman caught my eye - especially since I was already considering a hero to shadow. Exhibit A gives cellphones as an example, and it is one such project (using cellphones as the basis for rural development) that I have decided to follow, but more on that later.
Working on existing platforms not only decreases the amount of work that needs to be done (and so… Continue
This piece of advice from Ethan Zuckerman caught my eye - especially since I was already considering a hero to shadow. Exhibit A gives cellphones as an example, and it is one such project (using cellphones as the basis for rural development) that I have decided to follow, but more on that later.
Working on existing platforms not only decreases the amount of work that needs to be done (and so… Continue
Added by Amy Goodenough on April 8, 2010 at 10:03pm — No Comments
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
public servants
The exchange works directly for state and public workers and servants. It gives them credit in exchange for the amount of public work they contribute to the community. The more constructive they are based off a base rate the more credit they recieve.
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