Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:39:01 +0100 From: usleepless@gmail.com To: "Bart Silverstrim" <bsilver@chrononomicon.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: One Laptop Per Child Message-ID: <c39ec84c0711130739v76b80b68m7da37aabb640ef41@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4739C342.5080406@chrononomicon.com> References: <20071111195501.46d58539@p4> <4739AC34.4060806@gmail.com> <c39ec84c0711130655m66780733h126dfc1881c230b0@mail.gmail.com> <4739C342.5080406@chrononomicon.com>
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On Nov 13, 2007 4:31 PM, Bart Silverstrim <bsilver@chrononomicon.com> wrote: > > usleepless@gmail.com wrote: > > On Nov 13, 2007 2:52 PM, Rob <bitabyss@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> I am usually not the one to bring up these things but I feel very > >>> strongly about this. Starting Monday, November 12 this website is > >>> offering a give one get one deal. I believe the money will be well > >>> invested. YMMV > >>> http://xogiving.org/ > >> I have to agree with many posters, this project is the most seriously > >> misdirected, biggest crock of shit I've heard of in years. > >> > >> We're talkin' people in 3rd world conditions, without basic essentials > >> of life, and some idiot wants to give them COMPUTERS?!?!? WFT? Where > >> are they gonna get electricity to charge them, instruction in use, > >> repair, software updates, etc. And they don't have toilet paper, so all > >> the keys on the left half are gonna go bad! > > > > when the F! is this going to end? > > > > all that is happening here is an exchange of stereotype opinions about > > the matter. nothing new, nothing original, nothing is going to come > > out of this, all this has been discussed already on numerous sites ( > > slashdot, digg, wherever ). > > > > your opinion is useless to freebsd-questions. please go annoy your > > relatives and friends. > > > > furthermore, you are extremely short sighted. are you aware rice was > > dumped in some African countries which ruined their local rice > > farmers? ever heard of "learned helplessness"? ever considered that > > not all children in 3rd world countries starve to death? > > > > if anyone wants to ramble on, please do so on the chat list. or bugger > > of to digg. > > You're aware that by offering your opinion while chastising people for > doing likewise, you're contributing to the topic you're chastising, right? Sir, I refrained from offering my opinion on the matter at hand. I'll gladly admit I have offered my opinion about where to shove all these opinions. If you catch my drift. regards, usleep
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