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The OGP Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz brought more than 2,000 participants from all over the world to Spain with a common cause: to transform governments to serve their citizens better. The Spanish government descended upon the Summit: the Prime Minister opened the conference, the King closed it, and several Ministers, Secretaries of State (Deputy Ministers) and…
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About a year ago, I left my job for a sabbatical; several months later, I (very slowly) started a job search. In this post, I reflect on my own experiences and share what I have learned in the hope that it may be helpful to you in some way, even when I understand that everyone’s journey is…
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TL;DR – hence brief executive summary: looking for a job in open web, open government, open data, open standards, digital rights. As the saying goes, all (good) things come to an end. I wrote back in January about the start of a sabbatical period. It’s been a great experience but with some ups and downs.…
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People who know me well know that I hate farewells. It’s not my thing; what can I say? I think it’s because they are too hard for me to deal with. And this one, oh, this one, it’s even tougher, so even when such a tenure would deserve a long post, please do understand I…
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Introduction We are celebrating today the 30th anniversary of the Web. I’m taking this moment in time to reflect on my personal history of and with the Web; but summarizing more than 25 years in a few words is not an easy task, especially for someone like me. I didn’t want to skip any of…
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I have promised not to serve on men-only panels. Join me and dozens of others and sign the pledge at: http://www.owen.org/pledge
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An early morning at Two Jack Lake. Mt. Rundle was fully covered by the clouds earlier that morning and I was lucky some of them went away to allow me to see such a nice view. I was surrounded by wildlife but they were nice and quiet as I was minding my own business.
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Description I had been to the area several times before. I had recently made my first attempt at a Milky Way shot at the near Valdevaqueros Dune. After reasonable success with that one, I decided to try another type of night shot and capture some star trails. I arrived before sunset. This is a popular local spot for…
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Valdevaqueros is a wonderful beach in the South of Spain, pretty well know to kite surfers. It has a quite high dune on the East end of the beach. The dune moves quite frequently and it’s not unusual to find important amounts of sand on the road next to the beach and diggers removing it…
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Upper Yosemite Fall from Swinging Bridge by Josema Alonso on 500px Description Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak. The total 2,425…