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UN Recommends WiFi for Poor Countries

amerinese writes "UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is now advocating that third-world countries be given funds to implement WiFi technology and 'leapfrog into the future.'"

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  1. Ah yes... by iamatlas · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let them starve to death while looking at a McDonalds web site... wouldn't that be ironic?

  2. What for? by WildBeast · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's bomb them instead, God is telling me to bomb the poor countries just like he told Bush to bomb Afghanistan and Iraq.

  3. Re:Poor countries... by Cyno · · Score: 2, Funny

    The current distribution of wealth is caused by the current system of capitalism. What we need is a humanitarian system that makes sure all the needs of the individual is taken care of before the excess wealth is distributed between the workers.

    I think the people who do the most work should get the most pay. But I also think every person should be given everything they need and most of the things they want if we're talking about tools, books, supplies, etc. that could be used for something productive and/or educational.

    The reason our software sucks today isn't because its too hard to write, its because its too difficult for capitalists to create the proper environment that makes people want to write good software. Its the same thing for every industry.