Opensource meets the physical world

http://del.icio.us/js/playtagger Kludging on the Radar – Alpha Geelks Hi people. Something a little different. I’ve put together a snippet of a podcast from the Emerging Technology Conference held just last month. This is from ITConversations and is Tim O’reilly speaking about modifying ‘things’. If you’ve seen the Lifekludger Vision as it stands so far…..you’ll understandContinueContinue reading “Opensource meets the physical world”

People who give a damn!

This post started as an email reply to Frank Arrigo. Frank was kindly answering another of my questions about Bluetooth and PDA interoperability. My response evolved however into something that really needs to be more widely heard, hence I’m posting it here. > Unfortunately the news isn’t good > > I haven’t been able toContinueContinue reading “People who give a damn!”

LifeKludger Vision

MORE HERE LifeKludger Vision Vision Enrich lives by connecting (networks of) people who” MAKE things for PLAY NEED things for LIFE Objectives Grow and connect (bring together) networks (communities, meshes, geodesic) of stone & wood where: Stone = people who need modified stuff Wood = people who (enjoy) give / make / modify / hackingContinueContinue reading “LifeKludger Vision”

Blob and Lifekludger in Temple U roundup

Temple Uni does a good Disability Blogs Roundup and this blog and Lifekludger get a wrap in roundup #4… Disability Blogs Roundup, #4 I’ll start the roundup this month with a welcome to some new disability-related blogs. Australian David N. Wallace has put up TWO: blob is his personal blog, and LifeKludger is specifically forContinueContinue reading “Blob and Lifekludger in Temple U roundup”

Technology is not the problem – getting it is

The Angry Gimp is angry with people telling her she’ll walk again. Here’s a synopsis worth scrolling down for! People, quit telling me I’ll walk again. Save that for Christopher Reeve’s cronies. The world already has everything in it that I need to be incredibly independent and happy. Too bad it’s so out of reach.ContinueContinue reading “Technology is not the problem – getting it is”