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UN Internet Summit High Points

Posted by Zonk on from the my-favorite-world-spanning-body dept.

hotsauce writes "Negroponte has unveiled his $100 laptop with Kofi Annan at the UN Internet summit. The plan is to have several countries, both rich and poor, sign up for at least a million each of these machines within a year. Many countries and companies seem interested. Also at the UN summit, the ITU is predicting an internet of things, and warning that social safeguards need to be put in place, as the BBC gleefully talks about employers watching workers via RFID tags." From the article: "Although children will be able to interact with each other through the machines, education was still the priority for the laptops. But by using mesh networking, the vision is for children to interact while doing homework, and even share homework tips on a local community scale. "

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  1. Pornography for all by sam_paris · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looks like a few million africans are gonna get their first taste of hardcore porn!

    Here's to the internet!!

    1. Re:Pornography for all by RexDart · · Score: 2, Funny

      And thanks to the crank, they'll have something to do with their hands while they do!

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  2. In the spirit of Blogs and Splogs... by zenmojodaddy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Be thankful no-one's decided to call it The Thingternet. Yet.

  3. Euphemism of the day by Viper+Daimao · · Score: 5, Funny

    share homework tips

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  4. Where can I get... by daranz · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...an RFID tag for my tinfoil hat?

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  5. The evil plan emerges by 14erCleaner · · Score: 3, Funny
    From the BBC article: [The $100 laptop] can also be held and used like a handheld games console and can function as a TV.

    Apparently the plan is to rot the minds of third-world children, thus preventing them from becoming a threat to the US in the future. How diabolical! Kudos to the UN for facilitating this.

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  6. A use we'll soon see by SlashAmpersand · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hi, my name is XXXXXX, and I am a young member of the Nigerian Royal Family. I am in need of assistance from a trustworthy person. I have homework stored on a Nigerian Server, and I will gladly give you 10% of the homework for your assistance in getting it out...

  7. Powered by a crank? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But if I have one hand tied up clicking the mouse and the other hand tied up...well, you know...how am I supposed to turn the crank?

  8. Re:What about the low points? by Arandir · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here are the top 15 most repressive countries when it comes to the Internet, according to Reporters without Borders:

    Wait! Where is the US in that list? OMG! You forgot the Evil and Republ^H^H^Hressive US! Everyone knows that the Internet must be taken AWAY from the US because they are so repressive they denied the .xxx domain!

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  9. A crank? by KodeJockey · · Score: 2, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new crank-wielding African pornogapher overlords.

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