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Technology and Society

Posted by michael on from the deep-thoughts dept.

nyquist_theorem writes: "MSNBC has an interesting article entitled Billy gets a laptop that covers the Harley-riding independent governor of Maine's take on technology and its role in government. While previous coverage on Slashdot covered the governor's plan to give his 7th graders laptops, this article offers a glimpse of that all-too-rare breed, the insightful, technologically aware bureaucrat - in this case discussing the sociological implications of the net in the wake of Sept 11th. The article also mentions some of the other measures the government of Maine is taking to use the net in ways that actually benefit its citizens."

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  1. yes, by cmdr_shithead · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i like goats!

  2. Angus? by ekrout · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Cool, he must make the world-famous high-quality Angus fine beef that we all have grown to love. I wonder what his take is on episode where "Billy" is introduced to the slaughtering house by the celebrity "Troy McClure" (you may remember him from such films as...).

    ;-)

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  3. why can't slashcode filter individual accounts? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's be nice if I could block every post that was done by nick's with the word "troll" in it.

    Also, can someone point me to a local exploit for win2k server? I need to get at the sam file on a box that I have a user account on.

  4. Test by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How about this for a post how does the lameness filter like it now?

  5. Hello? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    hello
    this is a test of the slashdot lameness system Test
  6. Re:People of similar interests by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is it really?

    I'm sure that's now what as intended.

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