Avinash Meetoo
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Can’t be stated enough given the (mostly justified) praise for the Carney speech: the fallacy of International Law didn’t end in Greenland; it was blown to pieces in Gaza.
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The Linode Longview GPG key used for APT package verification was revoked on 5 January 2026. The new GPG key can be easily installed by following these instructions:

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January 12, 2026 at 7:06 AM
And, most probably, I've been using LibreOffice since it launched 15 years ago. Prior to that, I was using OpenOffice. I was never a Microsoft Office guy except, maybe, during my university years.

Looking forward to 15 more years of LibreOffice 😊

blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/09...
LibreOffice turns 15: a celebration of freedom, collaboration and open technologies and standards - The Document Foundation Blog
Fifteen years ago, we announced our ambitious plan to provide the world with a fully free and open office suite created by and for the community. Today, we are celebrating 15 years of LibreOffice — a ...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Wow! I posted my interactive pilot logbook webpage to Hacker News on a whim, and it has somehow reached the top spot.

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4439...

jameshard.ing/pilot#statis...

Turns out there are lots of software people who are also into aviation!
Show HN: I'm an airline pilot – I built interactive graphs/globes of my flights | Hacker News
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June 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Dimanche, j'ai donné un interview dans Défi L'Hebdo sur le fait que l’alphabétisation numérique et informationnelle n’est pas un luxe pour Maurice.

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Avinash Meetoo, informaticien et directeur de Knowledge7 : «L’alphabétisation numérique et informationnelle n’est pas un luxe pour Maurice»
À l’ère numérique, que signifie vraiment « être alphabétisé » aujourd’hui ?
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September 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
On Friday 27 June 2025, I joined a panel on “Bridging Mauritius Towards an Intelligent Island” during ELCA Mauritius’ Tech Days 2025.

It is time for Mauritius to break down silos, make people more innovative and tackle our complex challenges collaboratively.

www.avinashmeetoo.com/2025/06/27/p...
July 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
On Tuesday 17 June 2025, participated in a panel discussion on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our Blue Economy. This was organised by the University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM), in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

www.avinashmeetoo.com/2025/06/17/p...
June 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
On Thursday 24 April 2025, I had the opportunity to speak at a workshop on disinformation held at the Media Trust and organised by the University of Mauritius with support from the French Embassy. My presentation focused on Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT.

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April 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Le jeudi 13 mars 2025, pendant les informations de 7h00 de Radio Plus, j'ai expliqué que les technologies, telles que l'IA ou la Fintech, venant de l'Inde peuvent être bénéfiques pour Maurice à condition de vraiment les utiliser pour trouver des solutions aux problèmes auxquels le pays fait face.
Pour une utilisation plus stratégique des technologies de l'Inde (Radio Plus)
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March 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Ce mardi 18 février 2025, à l’occasion du « Safer Internet Day », le Collège du Saint-Esprit a organisé, à l’intention de ses étudiants et aussi des étudiantes du collège Lorette de Quatre-Bornes une journée de sensibilisation aux dangers de l’Internet et comment les éviter. Voir bit.ly/4gKIZV4.
February 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Le mardi 11 février, à la radio nationale de la MBC, j'ai expliqué que, dans le cadre de la célébration du Safer Internet Day, il est important que les jeunes Mauriciens puissent utiliser Internet comme un outil performant tout en évitant ses dangers.

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Pour un Internet plus sûr pour nos jeunes à Maurice (MBC Radio Kool FM)
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February 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Le lundi 27 janvier, j'ai donné une interview pendant les informations de 7h30 à la radio nationale de la MBC. J'ai parlé de l'annonce faite pendant le Discours Programme sur la digitalisation des services gouvernementaux ainsi que sur l'Intelligence Artificielle.

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Stratégie de Digitalisation et d'Intelligence Artificielle à Maurice (MBC Radio Kool FM)
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February 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On Friday 24 January 2025, I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion titled “Creative Industry and e-Innovation” as part of the “Assises de la Recherche et de l'Innovation 2.0”, organized by the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council.

Read more on my blog at bit.ly/3WJbviC
February 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Very cool article on how Hello World works (in C) and how to make it simpler.

4zm.org/2024/12/25/a...
A Simple ELF - The Ivory Tower
The Ivory Tower is a blog about software engineering and development philosophy by Anders Sundman.
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December 26, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

Arthur C. Clarke
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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CORPORATIONS: You don’t own this digital book/movie/album/comic/game, you have a license we can revoke at any time. We do this to protect copyright.

ALSO CORPORATIONS: Copyright shouldn’t apply to us because we need free creative works to train our theftbots.
December 21, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Christina and I have started our first PADI Open Water diving session with some theory, then the swimming pool and, at last, one hour in the sea in the beautiful bay of Mahebourg in Mauritius where we were lucky to meet an adult sea turtle and countless fish.

It was an amazing experience.
December 18, 2024 at 2:59 AM
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December 15, 2024 at 4:07 AM
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I can help you save money with two easy tips:
1) Don't buy that
2) If you must buy that, there's probably a cheaper version of it that's just as good
December 14, 2024 at 3:46 PM
I am also a musician and, up to now, I have released four albums: www.avinashmeetoo.com/music/
Avinash Meetoo's Music
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December 14, 2024 at 4:11 AM
I love listening to music and discovering new artists and albums. I am a big fan of electronic music. Here's my Last FM profile: www.last.fm/user/avinash
avinash’s Music Profile | Last.fm
Listen to music from avinash’s library (58,924 tracks played). avinash’s top artists: Duran Duran, The Cure, Depeche Mode. Get your own music profile at Last.fm, the world’s largest social music platf...
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December 14, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Started using Twitter way back in March 2007 (17 years ago) and I have nearly 10,000 posts. I do feel it's time for me to start using Bluesky more for obvious reasons. One of them, of course, is to remain sane. That's my wish for 2025: to remain sane.
December 14, 2024 at 4:07 AM
On Tuesday 10 December 2024, I participated in a panel discussion on “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Good: Shaping a Responsible Future.” The panel was organised by the Charles Telfair Centre, a think tank hosted by Charles Telfair Education / Curtin Mauritius.
December 14, 2024 at 3:59 AM
On Monday 2 December 2024, I had the privilege of being invited by the PTA and management of the Abdul Hamid Golam Mohamed Issac State Secondary School in Port-Louis, Mauritius, to share my thoughts with educators on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence in the Education Sector.”
December 14, 2024 at 3:56 AM
I was in Abuja, Nigeria, to participate in the Going Global Africa 2024 conference, focusing on the Future of Education in the African Continent. This event was organised by the British Council of Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria from 26 to 28 November 2024.
December 14, 2024 at 3:53 AM