Monthly Archives: December 2009

SVO is now Creative Commons licensed

By theresa | Published: December 14, 2009
Attribution-ShareAlike, to be precise. Copy away, even for commercial purposes. The sole conditions are: 1) you have to credit me (attribute the work) and b) whatever you use my work for also has to be CC licensed. As SVO is coming up on its five year anniversary, I’mcleaning out some closets and setting a few things in [...]
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On buying intimate apparel in West Africa’s largest open air market

By theresa | Published: December 14, 2009
Look, women need bras, okay? It’s normal, and I’m here for the long haul, which means that I can’t depend on care packages and occasional trips home for underclothes anymore (yes, it’s true, I did that for a brief period). For every man who’s like, “WTF is Theresa talking about bras on her blog for?” there’s [...]
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Facts, lies, and conjecture: Benin Telecoms’ latest blow up

By theresa | Published: December 4, 2009
What we know (facts): Our Internet connection has been out since last Friday. So have those of all other WiMax clients. Non-WiMax clients of Benin Telecoms have been having problems since Friday for certain types of downloads and have experienced unusual bandwidth shaping. Connections from other ISPs sometimes work, and sometimes don’t. There is probably a [...]
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