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August 2010 Blog Posts (6)
Notes from JCertif, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
I've blogged a lot about this place and why I am here, so I'll summarize (read www.facebook.com/mikelevin
http://jroller.com/Sandymountster ;
http://www.codetown.us/ and…
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Added by Michael Levin on August 28, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments
JCertif is on! Rockin' in the Congo...
Added by Michael Levin on August 25, 2010 at 6:47am — No Comments
How to make database driven i18n using spring
Added by Jackie Gleason on August 17, 2010 at 8:17pm — No Comments
DevCamp Bangalore
DevCamp Bangalore 3 (http://bangalore.devcamp.in) on Saturday, 4th
September 2010.
The event will be sponsored & hosted by ThoughtWorks
(www.thoughtworks.com) at our office in Diamond District, Bangalore.
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Added by Michael Levin on August 16, 2010 at 7:29am — No Comments
eWaste and the Social Landfill
Murray's concern with the problems presented by unwanted but usable old computers being discarded in landfills led him to an unexpected solution. He talks to TEDxCreativeCoast 2010 about the problems of e-waste, the digital divide, and how a local youth organization is tackling a small part of the problem by giving back to those most in…
Added by Michael Levin on August 15, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
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