A Year of Open Source Living

Starting 1 August 2012, Berlin based filmmaker Sam Muirhead will ‘live’ Open Source for a year – that is without proprietary goods, “using and creating only Open Source solutions for every aspect of life, from cutting videos to chopping onions”!

In this ultimate DIY maker experiment, Sam will “be testing just how far the open source idea can go in real life” and giving us a glimpse of the future that Linus Torvalds (founder of Linux) imagined when he said “The future is open-source everything,”

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The Joy of Fix

I have been hunting the web for a video to post for the first day of spring! The choice, as you can imagine was blossoming flowers, bleating lambs or eco spring cleaning – you get the picture. Luckily I found this video which although unconventional for a spring posting – really embodies the true essence of spring – rejuvenation and renewal!

So this spring, let’s take something that is old or broken and give it new life and enjoy the Joy of the Fix.

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