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Me, my blog, I, id

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I work for Opera, but the opinions here are my own, not Opera's. Although from time to time we agree. This blog is written with the (fairly easy-going) terms of Opera's employee blogging policy in mind, of course...

Supra-plus-Turbo-high-speed long distance travel

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Really. I am writing on the bus, which is maybe a nice thing to be able to do.

I've been travelling a fair bit. Some notes and thoughts...

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Learning Portunhol

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I am on another Opera University Tour, this time to Brazil. And to the general surprise of everyone (including me) I have done all the presentations in something which is tending towards portuguese...

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Anti-social networks...

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Every so often I join another "social network" service. In general, I find they are not that sociable...

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crime and punishment

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Two kids killed a toddler about 15 years ago. Today I got a petition calling for them to continue being punished...

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Back from great BarCamp

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Thanks to everyone in Kazakhstan, organisers and helpers and participants. You made what started as a miserable trip into an excellent BarCamp that others will strive to match.

Now I am in Spain for a couple of very formal events and a tour of universities, before a two-week speaking tour of Brazil. Meanwhile, the work piles up...

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BarCamp Blogpost!

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Yes! I am blogging from the BarCamp that I set out for a couple of days ago...

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Not like groundhog day..

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Seems I was counting chickens a bit too soon... I am writing from Istanbul, still. But...

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An extra country...

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In the last episode I was hoping to get on a plane to Alamty. It didn't work out quite like that, but it is OK...

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Visas and nerves...

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I have a ticket to Kazakhstan. I will have a visa waiting on arrival... but I won't have it when I depart. I hope this is going to be OK and that I will get to BarCamp, but it is a new level of nervous...

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Out of Africa

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I've finally returned home after a travel burst that involved a lot of miles, 4 continents (depending, of course, on how you divide them), and a bunch of learning. This is mostly thoughts and reflections on being in Mozambique and the W3C workshop on how Mobile Web can help the developing world (to help itself).

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Travelling grumbles

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On my way home, slooowwwlllyyyy. Sometimes in a long trip, I get down.

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Mobile in Maputo...

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I am in Maputo, Mozambique, in a W3C workshop about how the Mobile Web (in my mind the web in general) can help the developing world develop.

Interesting times...

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Çok sağ olun

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BarCamp Caspian is mostly done - although there are still things to see and do, the end is much closer as the beginning. Some thoughts...

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In the outer Baku

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I am in Azerbaijan, on the outskirts of the capital, Baku. (The title is from the first line of Banjo Paterson's "Bush Christening"). I read a book recently, and I am at BarCamp Caspian, talkng about some new things we have shown recently...

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Turbo in Texas

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South by South West - panels, weather and Opera Turbo surprises

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On the road again...

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A bunch of upcoming travel. SxSW where I get to watch my sister's new film, Azerbaijan and Mozambique (two new countries in a week), Boston, and a brief stop at home. That's what the rest of March looks like...

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Latterly...

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I went to BarCamp Baltics, in Latvia - and more specifically in Riga, but now that I can add a new country to my "visited countries" list.

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Fire

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Bushfires are a part of life in Australia. But ...

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Grammar, people, really...

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I work in a multicultural, multilingual environment. I understand that languages can be difficult to learn (you should hear me try to speak Russian if you want a laugh), and that it is worth trying not to offend people. But sometimes...

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