Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:31:14 -0500 From: Bart Silverstrim <bsilver@chrononomicon.com> To: usleepless@gmail.com Cc: Rob <bitabyss@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: One Laptop Per Child Message-ID: <4739C342.5080406@chrononomicon.com> In-Reply-To: <c39ec84c0711130655m66780733h126dfc1881c230b0@mail.gmail.com> References: <20071111195501.46d58539@p4> <4739AC34.4060806@gmail.com> <c39ec84c0711130655m66780733h126dfc1881c230b0@mail.gmail.com>
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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? ;-) -Bart
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