Largely thanks to the research being done by Chris Csikszentmihalyi of M-ITI Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute on Social Tech Eco-Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, I have become very aware of how we are all in thrall to the Silicon Valley model of doing tech development including social tech development. This is not healthy. Taking one model from Read More…
Month: September 2017
Billy home alone (part one)
Mon 18 – Sun 24 Sept 2017 What it is like to be alone My first proper week of being alone as my boyf was in Australia for work. I have definitely missed him. It’s strange because in many ways I am quite a loner. I enjoy my own company and time on my own Read More…
The week my partner left me (to go to Australia, for work, temporarily)
Tues 12th – Sun 17th Sept 2017 So just 6 days of post-holiday ‘normality’ but lots happened (you can read about my Berlin holiday here). We arrived back from Berlin. Dave left to fly out to Australia for two and a half weeks. We had a farewell lunch on Fri where he insisted on ordering Read More…
Berlin Folsom 2017
Thurs 7th – Tues 12th Sept 2017 Off on our annual trip to Folsom Europe that takes place in Berlin. Think of a more fetishised Pride. Lots of guys strutting around in leather, rubber, uniforms, and sports kit. It’s all a bit peacocks showing off but good fun so long as you don’t take it Read More…
The normal days around Madeira and Berlin
Mon 28th Aug – Thurs 7th Sept 2017 My normal weekly blog is on hold for a short period whilst I accommodate trips to Madeira and Berlin. I have done separate blogs on the conference I attended in Madeira as well as my personal impressions of the island. However, I was living my life as Read More…
Impressions of Madeira
So last weekend from Thurs 31 Aug to Mon 4 Sept, I was in Madeira for a conference on ‘Strategic Narratives of Technology and Africa’. I have done a specific blog conveying my perspectives on the conference which can be read here. My intention with this blog is to give details on my impressions Read More…
Reflections on the Madeira conference on ‘Strategic Narratives of Technology and Africa’
Intro This blog is different to normal in that I am not providing my regular weekly review. I have been in Madeira for a conference last week. I will do a separate blog that looks at my life last week including details on non-conference aspects of my stay in Madeira. However here I present reflections Read More…