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Sync Address Book
Published on January 1, 2016.
In a previous post <../../../2015/10/24/calypso> I wrote about Calypso, a CalDAV/CardDAV/WebDAV server. At this post you find some tips to use DAVdroid with Calypso.
Note
To follow the tips you need Calypso running and DAVdroid installed on your smartphone. To install Calypso, follow this steps. And to install DAVdroid, check this page.
Gotta Import ‘Em All
Ran :
$ calypso.py --import private/YOUR_NAME your-vcard.vcf
only imported the first contact at your-vcard.vcf. I wrote a patch to
fix this behaviour that is available at
http://keithp.com/pipermail/calypso/2016-January/000089.html.
pyCardDAV
Published on January 1, 2016.
pyCardDAV é uma coleção de scripts em Python que podem ser utilizados pelo Mutt para acessar contatos.
Instalação
Nota
VocĆŖ precisa utilizar Python 2. (T_T)
$ sudo pip install pycarddav
Configuração
Edite o arquivo ~/.config/pycard/pycard.conf. Caso o arquivo não
existe utilize
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/geier/pycarddav/master/pycard.conf.sample
como ponto de partida.
Syncronização
Para sincronizar o banco de dados local com o servidor utilize :
$ pycardsyncer
Bye Bye 2015
Published on December 31, 2015.
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This post was previous published at blog.rgaiacs.com. Some links might got broken during the conversion from reStructuredText to Markdown.
To close 2015, a nice quote that I read today:
"People deny reality. They fight against real feelings caused by real circumstances. They build mental worlds of shoulds, oughts, and might-have-beens. Real changes begin with real appraisal and acceptance of what is. Then realistic action is possible."
These are the words of David Reynolds, an American exponent of Japanese Morita psychotherapy. He is speaking of personal behavior (...)
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I need some time to thing about it
Published on December 14, 2015.
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This post was previous published at blog.rgaiacs.com. Some links might got broken during the conversion from reStructuredText to Markdown.

Discalaimer
This is probably the type of post that you probably shouldn't write at 4AM in a bus when you couldn't sleep but since normaly write stuffs help you clear your mind let do it any way.
More ...Reflections about serving at Software Carpentry Steering Committee in 2015
Published on December 11, 2015.
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This post was previous published at blog.rgaiacs.com. Some links might got broken during the conversion from reStructuredText to Markdown.
This post is a personal reflection of my activities during 2015 for Software Carpentry community as a member of the Steering Committee.
Archive
You can read of my initial plans at https://software-carpentry.orgblog/2015/01/scf-nomination-silva.html
Giants
Thanks to all the giants that allow me to stand on their shoulders.

Workshops in Latin America
In 2015 there was 6 workshops in Latin America:
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