Category Archives: thoughts

News/Death ratio

Posted on May 9, 2009 by jke

I’ve started sharing links to videos and other interesting stuff on Facebook, Twitter and/or Delicious.com and often only use my blog for my own content (partly because I actually dislike reblogging someone else’s content), BUT! Daktari Hans Rosling of gapminder.org … Continue reading →

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EntwicklungslanDE

Posted on May 2, 2009 by jke

Bitte lesen. Danke. Aus einem Kommentar: “In einer Gesellschaft, in der Unternehmertum gesellschaftlich mindestens genauso hoch angesehen ist wie Bildung und intellektueller Erfolg, werden vorrangig die Chancen des Internets gesehen (USA, Schweden). In einer Gesellschaft, in der klassische Bildung das … Continue reading →

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my take on AfricaGathering in London

Posted on April 27, 2009 by jke

I’ve just returned home from London where I’d been attending AfricaGathering on Saturday 25 April 2009 which was held at Birkbeck College, University of London. A perfectly organised event (by Ed Scotcher & many helpful volunteers – thx!), the Gathering … Continue reading →

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CBD comfort

Posted on March 2, 2009 by jke

How much would you spend on having the ability to take a shower in the Central Business District? I was just going through Ken Banks’ flickr stream when I stumbled upon these two mobile recharging stations which I had seen … Continue reading →

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Netbooks = AfriGadget

Posted on February 26, 2009 by jke

Over at AfriGadget, we usually call something an AfriGadget if it is a DIY solution to a problem or situation to which there just isn’t any ready-made solution available. In places where you just can’t go to the next hardware … Continue reading →

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