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Educational Software To Donate With Laptop?
SlartibartfastJunior writes "I will be sending my four-year-old laptop to a school in Uganda this fall. I plan to load up an older version of Windows (or something free), and I need suggestions - what should I load on it? I need suggestions for educational games, educational software, etc. that won't drain my battery too much (since the computer will only be able to recharge at night), won't require a CD (since my drive doesn't work 80% of the time), and won't be too America-centered (most of these children have never been more than ten miles out of their own villages, and wouldn't understand "Oregon Trail"). Also, any great ideas on where I can acquire copies of this software?"
Can I have it instead?
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She's not dead, she is just sleeping.
How the hell can the first post be redundant?
It's not mentioned in the story anywhere, it's accurate information. It also sounds like it's something the original poster doesn't know.
Informative, insightful, unmoderated. But the first post being modded redudant is a moderation so poor that it should guarantee someone never moderates again... EVER.
a parrot weighs more.
You just committed one of my pet peeves. The incorrect use of the word "ironic" happens way too much.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. The story is a dupe, the topic is boring, the facts weren't checked. WE GET IT!!
If they have decent Internet access, I would suggest loading it up with Internet software (mozilla, an email program, etc.). After all there is more to the Internet than porn and the Drudge Report. There are many educational sites out there that kids will get a lot out of, plus they don't always require the latest hardware to work. Hell some of them may show up on slashdot.
Mathematics is made of 50 percent formulas, 50 percent proofs, and 50 percent imagination.
Once again, some geek rushes to help people in the third world so he can feel like a great white Bwana. Oh, look at me! I gave away a computer and helped poor people ten thousand miles away!
One problem with all of this: what about all the poor people in your own country?
In the United States, there are people in rural areas who are so poor they can't afford eyeglasses, let alone decent computers. This is the state in Europe, as well.
Charity begins at home.
I admire your charitable efforts, and I sincerely believe your heart is in the right place, but...
...most of these children have never been more than ten miles out of their own villages...
With all due respect, I'm not sure that an old computer is the ideal gift for such a person.
Maybe you could send them an old pair of roller blades? Or perhaps a bus pass?
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Pi is
3.14159265358979323846265...
not
3.1415926535897932384629...
So no claim of 'roundoff error' accepted. Busted! Put your hands against the wall where we can see them...
Shiva H. Vishnu. Mangling my second favourite number like that.
If opportunity came disguised as temptation, one knock would be enough.
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