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7 months ago
in Distance on John's Blog
Oh, and this Guardian article reminds me of something you and I discussed in Barcelona, while visiting the Citilab, where equipment is freely accessible to the general public (particularly young kids) for a handful of Euros per year.
A similar experiment was done 20 years ago or so in France. It was called the Centre Mondial de l'Informatique et des Ressources Humaines aka CMI. See http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_mondial_inf... (in French). Many people that are now leading the IT and Open Source industries in France have spent countless hours at the CMI and another similar institution (Palais de la Découverte, a kind of a science museum).
With computers being in most homes (at least in the Western World), and Open Source enabling kids to participate to real-world projects is changing a lot of things, hopefully for the better. They don't have to wait to be 25 to participate to things that matter, and being the first generation of digital natives, they're going to challenge their elders with their new approach and new expectations.
A similar experiment was done 20 years ago or so in France. It was called the Centre Mondial de l'Informatique et des Ressources Humaines aka CMI. See http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_mondial_inf... (in French). Many people that are now leading the IT and Open Source industries in France have spent countless hours at the CMI and another similar institution (Palais de la Découverte, a kind of a science museum).
With computers being in most homes (at least in the Western World), and Open Source enabling kids to participate to real-world projects is changing a lot of things, hopefully for the better. They don't have to wait to be 25 to participate to things that matter, and being the first generation of digital natives, they're going to challenge their elders with their new approach and new expectations.
7 months ago
in Distance on John's Blog
Hey John,
not sure if I'm understanding what you mean here, but what I get after reading your prose is that Open Source enable young people to get engaged in cool projects before they get a job.
I just have been reading in another tab of my Firefox the following article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/15/mal... , which basically says that smart people who can practice a subject for 10,000 hours before the age of 20 have more chances to become geniuses. (Of course it's much more complex than this, but you get the gist).
So maybe Open-Source is currently producing the next generation of geniuses without us noticing it yet! :-)
not sure if I'm understanding what you mean here, but what I get after reading your prose is that Open Source enable young people to get engaged in cool projects before they get a job.
I just have been reading in another tab of my Firefox the following article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/15/mal... , which basically says that smart people who can practice a subject for 10,000 hours before the age of 20 have more chances to become geniuses. (Of course it's much more complex than this, but you get the gist).
So maybe Open-Source is currently producing the next generation of geniuses without us noticing it yet! :-)
10 months ago
in Thoughts on Chrome & More on John's Blog
Hi John,
I took the initiative to translate your post into French and have posted it on my blog.
http://standblog.org/blog/post/2008/09/02/A-pro...
I wanted to write something, but leveraging your work sounds smarter :-)
Please let me know if it's an issue.
I took the initiative to translate your post into French and have posted it on my blog.
http://standblog.org/blog/post/2008/09/02/A-pro...
I wanted to write something, but leveraging your work sounds smarter :-)
Please let me know if it's an issue.
1 year ago
in leadership on John's Blog
"he shows that leadership can inspire without dumbing things down" (...) "it gives me hope". Exactly!
If you don't elect Obama, send him to France, we may have some need for him over here! :-D
If you don't elect Obama, send him to France, we may have some need for him over here! :-D
1 year ago
in MacBook Air on John's Blog
Adam: I'm sure a plain USB hub would be the dock that you want. Just plug in an ethernet adapter, an external hard drive and the superdrive, and you're set! One could imagine an all-in-one connector that would integrate audio+USB+Micro-DVI so that you would be able to use external audio, a larger screen plus all your USB devices in one fell swoop...
3 years ago
in IM Overload on John's Blog
Now that I have your AIM buddy name, you may be my next victim :-) (to chat about BD in EU).
5 years ago
in Dedicated Server on Climb to the Stars
Stephanie,
For advanced server control (SSH and stuff), I suggest that you have a look at DremHost's offering.
I use their Code Monster plan, (often discounted at $20 instead of $40, like it is today). The feature list is really impressive. See http://dreamhost.com/shared/comparison.html
Cheers,
--Tristan
For advanced server control (SSH and stuff), I suggest that you have a look at DremHost's offering.
I use their Code Monster plan, (often discounted at $20 instead of $40, like it is today). The feature list is really impressive. See http://dreamhost.com/shared/comparison.html
Cheers,
--Tristan
