Eerily similar
Different, but the same. I very much recognize that very typical Edgeryder flavor there: smart, generous people, generally young, typically very far from wielding any serious power, doing their best to improve the world for everyone. What can I say? It’s like discovering long-lost cousins. Welcome, welcome, we are so glad to meet you all!
@Cristina_Maza, I share your interest for open data. I am the founder of the mighty Spaghetti Open Data mailing list, which now has formidable traction in my own country. Here is a little story of how we got started, and here is an account from our second-ever gathering – easily one of the largest grassroots open data events in Europe. There is now a small but very strong cadre of data journalists (DataJ, as they like to call themselves) in our community. Who knows, we might be able to organize some cross-continent open data hackathon and work together at some point! Anyway, if you are interested in any of it, please do ping me, I will be more than glad to exchange experiences with you.