Federico Pistono

I will be attending the Drupalcon in Copenhagen.

DrupalCon is the twice-yearly gathering of Drupalistas to learn about, discuss, and contribute to Drupal, networking with other Drupal community members in the process. Last year in Paris was an awesome experience, and I was very happy to hear that this year's choice was Copenhagen, a city I love and had the chance to visit more than once.

Ninja-coding! :D

A UN source (I'm sorry, she asked me not to use her name) gives us a summary on the African negotiations here at the COP15 in Copenhagen.

p.s. This article was crossposted TH!NK ABOUT IT - Climate Change blogging competition.

Video from EUXTV describing the current events (edited by Raymond Frenken), also featuring a short interview to Adela, Diego and me.

p.s. This article was crossposted TH!NK ABOUT IT - Climate Change blogging competition.

Yesterday I was ready to leave for the COP15, hoping to get some good footage, meet interesting people for my posts and documentary, and eventually have my voice heard, particularly regarding the issue of water.

Coming here in Copenhagen was, at first, a bit disappointing. With the Danish text leaked, negotiations looking dark, Bella Centre closed, protests and police all over the city... I felt like my coming here (and subsequent Co₂ emissions) was less and less valuable than I originally expected.

Then, like a thunder in the sky, my video "COP15 Priority number one" was featured on the Home Page of YouTube. It got 45,636 views in less than two days and became #99 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Non-profits & Activism - Italy.

Now, while this may sound like a pleasant and promising news, it also comes at a price. Right now it has about 200 comments, which is what's left of the hundreds of insults, brainless and mistyped shouts that I received. Somehow, the intelligence of the YouTube comments never ceases to amaze me, which reminds me a great strip from XKCD:

If it was extremely improbable that any of the world leaders saw this video, now it's becoming a bit more likely. A little bit. And if hundres of hate comments are the price to pay, it's alright. I can take it.

p.s. This article was crossposted TH!NK ABOUT IT - Climate Change blogging competition..

Bloggers Federico Pistono (http://federicopistono.org), Adela Trofin (http://adelatrofin.eu) and Diego Casaes Silva (http://logged-in.org) interviewed at the Fresh Air Centre in Copenhagen during the COP15 by the Indian Youth Climate Network.

You'll have to forgive the poor quality of the video, but it's the best we could set up with the lights and the audio here. I've been working on getting this video done since 14:00 today, after 6 hours of backing up, conversion, editing, conversion again, uploading and conversion (third time), it's finally up.

Hope you like it.

p.s. This article was crossposted TH!NK ABOUT IT - Climate Change blogging competition.