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Maine Laptop Program a Success
Myoglobinologist writes "The New York Times has an article about how the State of Maine purchased $37 million worth of iBooks from Apple. The article states that the kids have adapted quickly to the laptops, attendance is up, and there is even heart-warming testimony from some politicians that were opposed to the project." We've done several previous stories about this initiative (they were originally considering custom-designed thin client machines - probably a good idea to go with off-the-shelf systems), and it's interesting to see how it has panned out.
I am hungover and late for work!
first goatse post, mofo gaylords *_g_o_a_t_s_e_x_*_g_o_a_t_s_e_x_*_g_o_a_t_s_e_x_*_
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When I'm hung over and late for work, I sing myself a song:
G to the oatse
C to the izzex
Fo' shizzle my nizzle I shouldn't have drank that much last night.
original link went to front page, and link from there went to no article. just looking for the text so that I can read it... tsk tsk tsk. trolling indeed.
i never can understand these silly slashdot rules. 20 seconds before reply, 1 minute between posts, a box of cereal every morning for breakfast and 2 servings of fruit to get the day started... geez
Dude don't worry about it... guess what the articles about and make up a spurious comment. Like this one.
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It's the
Apple, as in the computer, you silly tard.
Suddenly, the Uber-Pea descended from the sky...
No, it's not a goatse link, I'm sorry.
Teacher give apple to student.
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