H4D2 Two
In September 2012, a group of technologists and disaster response experts gathered together for the Hackathon for Disaster Response 2.0 (H4D2) at Aston University in Birmingham, England. This past weekend, April 12-14 2013, we gathered again to continue our work together. Four projects received special focus, with team members working collaboratively both within single projects ...
2 year anniversary show!
Yesterday was our 2-year anniversary. It’s ok, we’ll wait while you find confetti and balloons. We took the day to do our first GWOB video cast with Social Catalyst. It’s a half hour long, about where we are and where we’ve been. Our next one will take place on the 24th at 8p Eastern Time, ...
From Chaos to Control
During the weekend of September 21-23, a group of hackers and disaster management specialists met at Aston University in Birmingham, England to work on software to support the needs of civil defense managers before, during and after a disaster (see http://h4d2.eu). The weekend was successful in moving several existing projects forward in development as well ...
Defining Disaster
During the weekend of September 21-23, a group of hackers and disaster management specialists met at Aston University in Birmingham, England to work on software to support the needs of civil defense managers before, during and after a disaster (see http://h4d2.eu). The weekend was successful in moving several existing projects forward in development as well ...
Voyager Redesign
One of the challenges for SpaceApps was that of Voyager – if we were to send up another one, what would we send on it? What do we think shows what humanity is, and how do we show it in such a way that doesn’t assume the same history and knowledge that we Earth-people unconsciously ...
Code Hero – The game that teaches you how to code!
The last time I came across Alex Peake, he was walking down Mission Street in San Francisco with a plunger in hand on his way to save the world from a clogged toilet. I first met Alex at Maker Faire in San Mateo last year where he showed me an early version of Code Hero. ...
Video from 28c3
We’ve been recovering from 28c3, Journey to the End of the Year, and Berlin New Year’s Eve all day today at the Unicorn Fortress. Did you know fireworks are legal to shoot off in the city of Berlin? The big, loud ones, too. So it’s kind of terrifying – bright flashes, bangs resounding off the ...
The Long and Winding Road to Burning Man
It’s hard to believe that it was a year ago that I first started talking publicly about this GWOB thing. Â August 19th in San Francisco at Jeff Pulver‘s 140 Characters Conference and then the very next day August 20th at Chris Pirillo’s Gnomedex were the first two times I expressed (in front of an audience) ...
Willow and Diggz Interviewed at OSCON 2011 Portland
LockerGnome’s Brandon Wirtz talks with Geeks Without Bounds founders Johnny Diggz and Willow Brugh at OSCON 11
RHoK 3 Seattle Video
A video I put together from this weekend’s event. Thanks to everyone who helped make RHoK 3 Seattle an unforgettable event!
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