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Beyond PCs: Thin Client Computing with Ndiyo

{ Posted on Jul 20 2009 by Bill Zimmerman }
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During a recent visit to OpenTech ’09 in London, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Quentin Stafford-Fraser who together with self-described übergeek Dr. Michael Dales form the engineering might behind the not-for-profit, Cambridge-based Ndiyo (the Swahili word for “yes”). We ...Read More »

My Kind of Town

{ Posted on Jan 31 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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After seven weeks of leave, I’m now counting the hours before I board a plane which will take me back to Cameroon. My bags are packed and ready. Don’t get me wrong—I love my hometown of Seattle and ...Read More »

Seattle Zoo Genericizing “Africa”?

{ Posted on Aug 21 2007 by Bill Zimmerman }
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This story came to me via Dr. Deborah John-Ross, a friend from post and former visiting Fulbright lecturer at the University of Buea.  I decided to share this since it has a personal connection with my hometown of Seattle.  You ...Read More »

Jimmy Buffet—meh

{ Posted on May 14 2007 by Bill Zimmerman }
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In response to being tagged by Heather this week, I’ve been trying to conjure ten interesting facts about yours truly. She’d dropped the gauntlet—what else could I do? This reminded me a little of Jimmy Buffet’s “My Life ...Read More »

Building the African Fixie, Part 1

{ Posted on Feb 05 2007 by Bill Zimmerman }
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During my visit to Yaoundé I told Donald, my bike mechanic buddy, about my idea to build a bike. He shared my enthusiasm and asked lots of questions about this “fixed gear” thing (“You have but one gear and ...Read More »
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