Gunnar Wolf - Nice grey life - page 82

Left: British Petroleum’s logo. British Petroleum gained international notoriety last April because of the catastrophic oil spill it is still unable to contain in the North of the Gulf of Mexico; so far, the oil has reached the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi, and keeps growing and spreading, as probably the worst-ever oil spill. So far, the sea surface covered by oil is larger than several countries in the world. Some sites have very interesting maps that might help understand the importance and size of the spill: BP Gulf Oil Spill Maps in The Daily Green, Deepwater Horizon Incident, Office...

Seen at Mexico City airport, 2010/05/16

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And just to round off my last post (and of course, following a completely non-technical thematic), what is the logical consequence of feeling introspective and blogging just before preparing dinne Of course — Dinner gets prepared with sharing it in mind. The dish ends up even looking as if meant to be served! So this was it: One of my simplest and still favorite dishes: Tostadas. But, yes, these are heterodox tostadas, as they share the basic tostadiness (a hard, roasted and cracky toasted corn tortilla with a soft leguminous layer to give it some consistency, and with… stuff on...

My day started late, although I didn’t scratch the plan: Enjoy 40Km cycling, as –as every last Sunday of the month– we have the delicious Ciclotón — 32Km, plus ~10km from and to my house. Approximately 12:00-14:20, including stopping at a service station to patch my rear tire. Yes, I was pressing my way up the last bridge (Circuito Interior over Coyoacán and Universidad) when the road was opened to motorized traffic. Two hours of cycling are enough to make me a happy person. However, I have been downish lately, and during the afternoon (which I spent doing some home...

I was about to close down a good day of hard work, a heavy but useful day… I had even decided to take some time off to listen to some good music, and was heading off to bed on a good mood… Until I decided to read my contacts’ latest rants. And I found very sad news - again. A ten year old kid was killed while cycling in Calle Nezahualpilli, Colonia Ajusco. I happen to know quite well that precise area - I lived very close to that street for some months in 2008. I eat in a small...

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What characterizes the Debian project? What differentiates it from other distributions? What characteristics emerge from these points? I cover:<ul><li>What is Debian?</li><li>Relation between Debian and Free Software</li><li>Main motivators for its developers</li><li>Relation between this project and other developments</li><li>Release cycles and quality assurance</li></ul> I prepared this talk for Quito, Ecuador, May 2010. Attachments Presentation (LaTeX Beamer sources) (66 KB) Presentation (PDF format) (379 KB)

If anybody is interested or can attend: Tomorrow and the day after (Wednesday and Thursday 12-13/05/2010) FLACSO (a leading Social Sciences faculty spanning countries all over Latin America) and IFE (Mexico’s federal electoral authority) are presenting a seminar on e-voting: Electronic vote experiences in Mexico and around the world. Sadly, I will be unable to attend, as I will be on the road once again (Ecuador!). However, I hope those among my readers who are interested in the topic can attend — or at least follow the audio and video transmission from the IFE website. The seminar will be held...

I woke up with a loud BZZZT — It happens every couple of years. The electric transformer for the circuit where my house is located, at the Northern edge of Ciudad Universitaria, decided to die (or at least, to take a break… literally). About one hour later, I decided it was time to wake up and start being a useful person. I gave breakfast to my cats and had breakfast myself, and called the electrical company to report this mishap. They told me the report was registered, and I hope to have electricity soon (meanwhile, I’m sitting at a nearby...