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The Germans take renewable energy seriously – Guardian

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Andrew

The Germans take renewable energy seriously – Guardian (via Danny Yee’s blog – Pathologically Polymathic): Germany’s renewable energy revolution leaves UK in the shadeThe country expects renewables to contribute 35% electricity by 2020 – no matter what the cost I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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FOSDEM 2011

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Andrew

In a few hours I’ll be hopping on the Eurostar to Brussels… This year the schedule is as good as ever, and I already have the usual dilemma of which talks to attend. I’ve managed to narrow it down to … Continue reading →

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GUADEC 2010

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Andrew

GUADEC is the GNOME Users’ and Developers’ European Conference, and I got to go there this year, following my visit to the Gran Canaria Desktop Summit last year and LiMo’s announcement of GNOME Foundation sponsorship. GUADEC is the place to … Continue reading →

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LinuxTag and WIPJam

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Andrew

(This post originally appeared on the LiMo Foundation blog) A couple of weeks ago I went to Berlin for the annual LinuxTag event and to participate in the WIPJam running on the first day. This was my first visit to … Continue reading →

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FOSDEM 2010

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Andrew

I’m off to FOSDEM tomorrow, for a weekend of free and open source software talks, discussions, and Belgian beer. Somehow I’ve ended up doing two talks (my original plan was for a quick lightning talk on LiMo). The talks are … Continue reading →

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It’s oh so quiet

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Andrew

Well, I make that 17 days without a word from me. Some kind of record? Shortly after my last post I jetted off to Germany, where I spent a few days in Cadenberge (Cadenberge, Cadenberge, Cadenberge) and a few days … Continue reading →

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Homing in

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Andrew

I guess my recent dopplr update now makes a little more sense: Gianugo’s off to London. All change!

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Eurostar Leisure Select

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Andrew

Here, for a change, is a happy story about travel. I’ve got somewhat sick of airports over the last few months and years of jetsetting, so to get to Brussels I decided to take the Eurostar instead of flying. It’s … Continue reading →

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