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Geeking in the Third World

Posted by michael on from the thar-be-dragons dept.

suzipaw writes "Geekcorps founder Ethan Zuckerman, late of Tripod, gets some well-deserved media attention for his good works via an interview on oreilly.com. What he and other volunteers are doing on behalf of developing nations is pretty darn cool. And humbling--makes this first-worlder grateful for a regular power supply."

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  1. Re:IT helps the whold country by Ratphace · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Make money? Selling what? Dust? Bones of animals and people that didn't have any food? Let's be serious, these people have about as much use for the Internet as a Jew would have for a neo-nazi rally flyer. Let's start with fundamentals like food, water, clothing, shelter and for God's sake, BIRTH CONTROL! Just a thought :)