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Orlando Geeks + Charity = My Suggestion January 31, 2008

Posted by Ryan in : Tech, Orlando, Events, Trends, Charity, Teaching, BarCamp , 1 comment so far

At BarCamp in September there was a food drive, and I think for what it was the project was considered a success. I like the idea, and I would gladly give food to local needy families.

Another way our event could have an impact on the world is by participating in the One Laptop Per Child Project. $200 is a lot of money for one geek to give on her own, but if a group of 200-500 geeks donated $10+ each, we could buy 10 to 25 laptops.

Simply Give

The XO laptop was designed by some folks from the MIT Media Lab (and I’m sure lots of collaborators) to stimulate kids’ minds and get them thinking at a higher level. Take a look at the literature on the OLPC site. There is a definite desire to cross the barriers of language with this project. It’s not just about Africa, but that is a part of the world where this project has focused lots of attention.

One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a low-cost, connected laptop for the world’s children’s education

That’s my thought. I think it fits the mission of BarCamp to encourage the passion for technology. From the BarCamp Wiki: “BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment.”

Updates:
The dialog is over on the BarCampOrlando Google Group, as of 2/1/08 there are 27 messages in the thread, several people have given positive or negative comments. Some folks explain why, others don’t. There is also some inside baseball happening here, and for now I won’t reveal it.

Needless to say, we are no longer planning a BarCamp, because there is nothing “ad-hoc” about it. Everything is getting discussed in committee, and we’re planning the thing like 6 months in advance. This is not Agile Programming.

Dries Buytaert on Drupal | on the luck of seven August 27, 2007

Posted by Ryan in : Tech, Blogging, Podcasts, Links, Drupal, Video, Coworking, Trends, Standards, Earth, Travel, Web Sites, Charity , 1 comment so far

Noel Hidalgo is running around the world sleeping on couches, twittering, docu-vlogging and digging up a layer of the new open-source Earth bedrock. By the way, he’s accepting donations (I’ve donated), in the spirit of the movement, just to help him get where he’s going. His most recent video introduces us to the accidental general of a powerful army of Drupal fanboys - and I’m one of them. (link)


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Recoded: 26 July 2007

Locations: Antwerp, Belgium

Tags: drupal, open source, linus torvalds, angela byron, history of drupal, kernel trap, inspiration, empowerment

Music: ana (captain planet remix), vieux farka touré and captainplanet

About: after much wrangling and rescheduling, dries and i finally caught up to talk about the history of drupal, his inspiration, and most importantly the empowerment of community.

important links to note…

- drupal.org

- groups.drupal.org

- buytaert.net

- kernaltrap.org

- slashdot.com

- amnesty.org

- greenpeace.org

on a side note, thank you OpenCraft for giving me a home to edit this video!

also, i’d like to thank dries and karlijn on their new boy and omar for his hospitality in cairo.

Orlando Scene TV 02: Enzian FILMSLAM March 12, 2007

Posted by Ryan in : Tech, Site News, Podcasts, Orlando, Events, Video, Film, TV, Travel, Liberatr, Web Sites, itunes, Charity , add a comment

ATTENTION: All proceeds from clicks on the ads at the end of this video will be donated to the American Cancer Society for Relay for Life. No support is generated if you dont click, so make sure you watch all the way to the end and click to help us out.

Download OSTV 02: Enzian FILMSLAM

Every second Sunday of the month, John Theisen and Brian Feldman host a program of short films at the Enzian Theater in Maitland by Florida Filmmakers. Winners are picked by the audience to advance to the Brouhaha Grand Slam in December. Michelle joined us and got a chance to talk with the organizers at the event.

At the January FILMSLAM, 6 Florida films were featured:
Security Deposit - Erica Matyas
Since September - Christopher Zawadzki (3rd Place)
The Blue Moon Pull (PART I) - Young Kim
Aging Imaginations - Kirk Murray
A Man in the Attic - Ali Imran Zaidi (1st Place)
SPEAKEASY - E.R. Jess
Orlando Scene appears courtesy of Liberatr.net

The February and March FILMSLAM events were also a great time, we highly recommend going out and supporting local film to the tune of a $5 bill. If you want to find out more about people producing video and film locally, our other blog, Orlando Video, allows creatives in Orlando to send us links to their video on the web. We have featured E.R. Jess’ group, Feedbag Films, several times now.

More videos coming out every week at Orlando Scene TV and on iTunes

Orlando Scene TV 01: Relay for Life Concert

Posted by Ryan in : Tech, Site News, Markteting, Podcasts, Orlando, Music, Events, Video, TV, Liberatr, Web Sites, itunes, Charity , add a comment

All proceeds from clicks on the ads at the end of this video will be donated to the American Cancer Society for Relay for Life. No support is generated if you don’t click, so make sure you watch all the way to the end and click to help us out.

Click the picture above to watch, or you can also directly download OSTV 01: Relay For Life Concert

Austin’s Coffee hosted a Relay For Life benefit concert for the JOGGIN’ FOR JAY group of the University of Central Florida. Ryan Price talked to Marissa, the organizer of the group and the concert.
Bands appearing in this video: Dodger, Mumpsy, Sean Moore, Pandos
Relay For Life exists thanks to the American Cancer Society - www.ACS.org
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More videos coming out every week at Orlando Scene TV and on iTunes