http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/10/upcoming-codefest-a-weekend-coding-session-for-open-source-projects/ Technology and Innovation news in Montreal Tue, 22 May 2012 17:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/10/upcoming-codefest-a-weekend-coding-session-for-open-source-projects/#comment-914676 Coleman Kopiasz Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:11:13 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/10/upcoming-codefest-a-weekend-coding-session-for-open-source-projects/#comment-914676 Wow! I have been looking yahoo and google all night for this and i eventually thought it was below! Wow! I have been looking yahoo and google all night for this and i eventually thought it was below!

]]> http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/10/upcoming-codefest-a-weekend-coding-session-for-open-source-projects/#comment-22929 MapleLeaf 2.0 Tech News: Sunday Night Speedlinking Mon, 12 May 2008 06:48:13 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/10/upcoming-codefest-a-weekend-coding-session-for-open-source-projects/#comment-22929 [...] Few more interesting bits of news that I saw earlier today: DrupalCamp, cheap electronics and the wasteful culture, and a Montreal Codefest: Information from the sessions can be found on the DrupalCamp Vancouver website and I’ll try to get a couple posts out of John as well.–DrupalCamp Vancouver Wrap Up » Vancouver Blog Miss 604 The consumer electronics industry is perhaps the worst offender. When you’re buying $29 DVD players or even $400 computers, throwing them out after a year or two has become fairly common. If something goes wrong with them, there’s no sense repairing them when the replacement cost is not that much higher. It’s a terrific environment for people who want and/or like new things but terrible for the environment. Sooner rather than later, consumers need to start realizing that there is a cost associated with buying cheap products with a short shelf life. Think about what all the consumer electronics you’ve purchased over the past five years would look like if you threw them into a pile on your front lawn.–The Disposable Economy Has to Change | Mark Evans Codefest is a 3-day event due next week, from May 16th to May 18th. The event’s tagline is “2 days to optimize and improve your favorite free / Open Source project”.–Montreal Tech Watch » Upcoming: Codefest, a weekend coding session for open source projects [...] [...] Few more interesting bits of news that I saw earlier today: DrupalCamp, cheap electronics and the wasteful culture, and a Montreal Codefest: Information from the sessions can be found on the DrupalCamp Vancouver website and I’ll try to get a couple posts out of John as well.–DrupalCamp Vancouver Wrap Up » Vancouver Blog Miss 604 The consumer electronics industry is perhaps the worst offender. When you’re buying $29 DVD players or even $400 computers, throwing them out after a year or two has become fairly common. If something goes wrong with them, there’s no sense repairing them when the replacement cost is not that much higher. It’s a terrific environment for people who want and/or like new things but terrible for the environment. Sooner rather than later, consumers need to start realizing that there is a cost associated with buying cheap products with a short shelf life. Think about what all the consumer electronics you’ve purchased over the past five years would look like if you threw them into a pile on your front lawn.–The Disposable Economy Has to Change | Mark Evans Codefest is a 3-day event due next week, from May 16th to May 18th. The event’s tagline is “2 days to optimize and improve your favorite free / Open Source project”.–Montreal Tech Watch » Upcoming: Codefest, a weekend coding session for open source projects [...]

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