[OLPC-SF] Video Personality to Help with OLPC

[Mike Lee]

Wow Nixie (Nicole!),

I had to do a double take seeing your name come up next to OLPC in my
inbox! And quite a journey you've had in Asia recently[1] along with your
coming out of sorts[2]. I've found your videos really helpful over the
years and kudos to showcasing your personal brand building skills while
advocating open source.

I'm in Washington, D.C. and have been engaged with the OLPC movement and
Sugar Labs since 2006. Here's my OLPC tag on Flickr [3]. I can't begin to
enumerate the myriad ways you can become involved with the movement. There
are so many passionate people helping children and families in very humble
and real ways on the ground around the world. Get an XO-4 Touch laptop[4],
pin yourself on our map and take your pick of places to go[5]! After
running an OLPC user group in DC for years, I finally made my own
deployment happen last year in a slum in Lusaka, Zambia with funding from
USAID[6].

Anyway, you're in one of the best places to get to know OLPC activists. The
crew at OLPC SF meets regularly at SFSU[7] and can give you the lay of OLPC
Land. I hope you truly do become involved!

Mike
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Mikelee

[1] https://twitter.com/NixiePixel/status/475352773295218688
[2] https://twitter.com/NixiePixel/status/479411827378372608
[3] https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=48600098314@N01&q=olpc
[4] http://www.unleashkids.org
[5] http://olpcmap.net
[6] https://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157632781888368/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157632936579667/

[7] http://www.olpcsf.org


On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Nixie Pixel <nixiepixel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings and salutations!  :-)
> (I hope you don't mind that I send this also to my local OLPC list in San
> Francisco)
>
>  I'm Niki, a 27 year-old geek who has been creating videos on open source
> and Linux for the last 6 years. I have even covered OLPC
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUkug3zX66w>! Currently I live in a
> storage shed in San Francisco. By that I mean I have been traveling all
> over Asia for the last 6 months. But there's good news.
>
> As luck would have it, I am returning to San Francisco in a week. (▰˘◡˘▰)
>
> *Why am I telling you this?*
> I have always been an avid follower of the OLPC project. I have donated
> personally, as well as attending several of the local events. I'd love to
> help in any way I can to bring my support to the next level.
>
> I can plan large events and host them, such as I've done here for Logitech
> <http://blog.logitech.com/?x=0&y=0&s=nixie> in the past. I can speak on a
> technical level about the product. I can spread the word, and fund-raise.
> Ultimately, I'd like to go on a mission in one of these developing nations
> to help out. If you can let me know of the costs involved, I would
> appreciate it.
>
>
> *Who am I, really? *My true love is creating videos that make geeks laugh
> and learn something. I'd love to help OLPC out in a similar way. At the
> present moment I have two shows: OS.ALT
> <https://www.youtube.com/nixiedoeslinux> (for 'Open Source Alternative')
> and Geekbuzz <https://www.youtube.com/nixiepixel>, my tech channel. On
> these shows I teach people that Linux is not scary and anyone can use it.
> It's a great option for people who can't afford Windows (I'm sure you're
> not surprised how many people that is.) When I'm not giving free tutorials
> and lessons, I'm musing about it here*:*
>
> My Google + Page: 460,000 followers
> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/+NixiePixel/posts>
> Twitter: 30,800 followers <https://twitter.com/nixiepixel>
> Facebook: 38,400 followers <https://www.facebook.com/nixiepixel>
> *I guess this could sound boring to some people*, but I have been lucky
> to have such a dedicated following!
>
> Thanks for reading my TL:DR and I would greatly appreciate any advice you
> can give on how I may become more involved in this amazing community. I
> want to hit the ground running.
>
> Love and light,
>
> ---
> *Nicole** Allen*
>  Show Host / *Video Producer*
>  415.489.8279
>  @NixiePixel <https://plus.google.com/+NixiePixel>
>  Shows: OS.ALT <https://www.youtube.com/nixiedoeslinux> || Geekbuzz
> <https://www.youtube.com/nixiepixel>
>
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