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Wednesday Plenary
What came to mind when listening to Chad Kainz saying he got that customer wanting a virtual environment for their studies where you have Mona Lisa in front of you and the scientists of that period in your back: there … Continue reading
Food oddities III
Gourmet krautuvele at Gedimino pr. 12 (that’s the avenue parallel to the river, and the address is opposite “Marks & Spencer”) caught my eye with their ad “original recipe Tiramisu”. It looked alright, but I wanted to explore the Melionu … Continue reading
Is it bleet or twog?
Carrie and I discussed my rather short way of expressing myself (don’t hit me, Carrie, for saying this). We found out that I use some kind of mixed form between tweeting and blogging, and we even came up with definitions … Continue reading
Plenary session
Many thanks for the sensibility of the politicians to be so concise. (No irony) Hannes Lubich’s talk was quite interesting and might have induced some very controversial discussions as the questions during the session indicated. Some quotations (as per my … Continue reading
Feedbacks
are given electronically, as you all know of course, which is very convenient! Responsible people: do you hear me? This is great! No more lost sheets of paper, no lost pencils… Congratulations!
Personally
I find this TNC (which is my first) very inspiring, and I would have to work for hours on end just to follow only those snippets that are interesting for myself personally. Besides that, there are interesting discussions to be … Continue reading
TAC
No tic, no toe, but – among other very interesting things – interesting presentations on what the TFs are all about and what their progresses and challenges are. What still sticks in my head is: EMC2 is interested in Reputation … Continue reading
TF-CPR
is not what you think it is – no cardiologists – although these Communication and PR specialists gave their guests a heart-warming welcome with grapes and broad smile. As being vitally interested in their expertise (to exploit it for TF-Media … Continue reading
videoconferencing nonequipment
the reason i stopped at the booth of vidyo is the intriguingly nice desktop microphone (a yamaha incidentally) they have standing around there. nevertheless – being there they explained me the product they really sell: a HD videoconferencing software (which runs … Continue reading
Food oddities II
Actually not so odd for the food but the comical situation: TF-CPR and friends went to Dvaras (in Pilies 16). Most of the food was not looking as expected and the waiter had to point to the menu: “this dish … Continue reading
Food Oddities
The Café Gabi located in the Sv Mykolo is a very nice place with a garden and a most interesting set of chairs – and they offer a dish called Zeppelin - which is reputed to be eaten when spending … Continue reading
TF-Media agreed to liaise with OpenCast community
In this morning’s task-force meeting it was decided to accept the draft memory of understanding (?) to build a liaison between the OpenCast community and the Terena TF-Media. From here on the members and participants of both communities are encouraged … Continue reading
some networkers’ specialtiy
I-SHARe presentations all Tuesday afternoon. Be early. Continue reading
TNC2010 is getting really near now…
… and today I found out how many tasks I’ll really have there. The TF-Media will come together on Sunday morning at 9:00 AM , and in the afternoon we’ll meet the TF-CPR folks. TF-Media has some interest in PR. If … Continue reading