yes please ;) satoko
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 13:24, Jiew <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Satoko, > > Your point is really important point when I watch the news I also feel and > think what I can do and it seems too little. > > Can I share your concern to other colleagues in other loop? > It may help them to think out some idea. > > Best, > > Chiranuch (Jiew) > [email protected] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > http://www.twitter.com/jiew > > > Life' s too Short, to be T H I N. > > > 2011/3/17 satoko 31o5 Oh <[email protected]> > >> Hello barcampers ++ >> >> Just a thought after the disaster... my mind is still not clear but just >> want to share with someone. I am right now in Buenos Aires where is the most >> far place from Japan on the earth, and I have been feeling such a useless >> one, i want to do something but still havent done anything yet ;( >> >> After the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, I see ICT helping people a lot. >> I see people using social services to find friends, family etc, and I see >> many developers launch useful services right after the disaster happened, I >> really do respect such a developers. >> >> But I felt about the missing part, people I saw online are the people >> basically fine (maybe shouldn't say that they are fine, but at least alive >> and able to go online), and I know if you are in such a disaster you >> wouldn't get connected. However I have been wondering if there are anything >> ICT can do for the people who is not connected or I say people actually in >> the disaster. >> >> I guess people in the serious area didn't have information like we - safe >> people had. People need to know where they can get water, food, where to >> sleep, how is their family, how the situation is etc etc... but they >> couldn't reach the information. I am on the other side of the earth with >> food and house, and I knew where they can get food but they didn't know it. >> >> Google person finder http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/ helps >> finding people, but the people who can update their status is who is >> alive/able to connected, people actually under the serious situation can't >> even go online. >> >> Sorry if my point is not clear here, I just feel kind of frustrated about >> the situation that ICT can't do much for the people actually need the >> information. >> >> I have no clear answer yet, i would say if internet/network were alive... >> but there are no IF. They went down. >> >> Just want to have some thoughts from you guys. >> >> besos, >> satoko a.k.a 31o5 >> >> -- >> Barcamp Bangkok 4: October 23-24, 2010 >> More details at http://www.barcampbangkok.com/ >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en >> > > -- Barcamp Bangkok 4: October 23-24, 2010 More details at http://www.barcampbangkok.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en
