Comments on: Beth Kolko at Berkman http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/02/beth-kolko-at-berkman/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Open Parenthesis » Hacking Hardware at Berkman Center http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/02/beth-kolko-at-berkman/comment-page-1/#comment-879183 Open Parenthesis » Hacking Hardware at Berkman Center Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:21:21 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/02/beth-kolko-at-berkman/#comment-879183 [...] Ethan Zuckerman apologizes for being three days behind in blogging his notes from a Berkman event, how much do I have to apologize for being three weeks [...] [...] Ethan Zuckerman apologizes for being three days behind in blogging his notes from a Berkman event, how much do I have to apologize for being three weeks [...]

]]> By: ismael http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/02/beth-kolko-at-berkman/comment-page-1/#comment-846503 ismael Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:59:21 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/02/beth-kolko-at-berkman/#comment-846503 Hi Ethan, I've been following the Etsy community these last months and it's amazing the use they made of the platform, and, indeed, of a whole constellation of apps such as blogs, flickr, youtube and so. Worth spending some afternoons surfing from link to link to discover its richness, I promise. Hi Ethan,

I’ve been following the Etsy community these last months and it’s amazing the use they made of the platform, and, indeed, of a whole constellation of apps such as blogs, flickr, youtube and so.

Worth spending some afternoons surfing from link to link to discover its richness, I promise.

]]> By: Alaa http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/02/beth-kolko-at-berkman/comment-page-1/#comment-846144 Alaa Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:50:56 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/02/beth-kolko-at-berkman/#comment-846144 hmmm one thing that helps me grasp hackery in the developing world is to realize it's an old phenomena it's not limited to computer networks and mobile phones. take cars for instance how old cars are kept running indefinitely and parts of old cars mashed together to build irrigation machines or larger cars (the new trend in Egypt is turning old vespas into tricycle rickshas). it's common for mechanics to complain about newer car models and how they're useless for recycling, but I've no idea if this is out of unfamiliarity or the way the cars are designed. hmmm one thing that helps me grasp hackery in the developing world is to realize it’s an old phenomena it’s not limited to computer networks and mobile phones.

take cars for instance how old cars are kept running indefinitely and parts of old cars mashed together to build irrigation machines or larger cars (the new trend in Egypt is turning old vespas into tricycle rickshas).

it’s common for mechanics to complain about newer car models and how they’re useless for recycling, but I’ve no idea if this is out of unfamiliarity or the way the cars are designed.

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