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A Child's View of the OLPC

Posted by kdawson on from the all-this-and-games-too dept.

Finallyjoined!!! sends us a BBC account of a dad who traveled to Nigeria and brought back an XO laptop for his 9-year-old, Rufus. Here is Rufus's review, a child's view of OLPC. "Because it looks rather like a simple plastic toy, I had thought it might suffer the same fate as the radio-controlled dinosaur or the roller-skates he got last Christmas - enjoyed for a day or two, then ignored. Instead, it seems to provide enduring fascination... With no help from his Dad, he has learned far more about computers than he knew a couple of weeks ago, and the XO appears to be a more creative tool than the games consoles which occupy rather too much of his time."

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  1. Not to be insensitive, but.. by wattrlz · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who cares what this multinational brat's view of the OLPC is? I want to see my view of the OLPC. Hurry and ship me my give-one-get-one already!

  2. rufus? by f1055man · · Score: 0, Troll

    He named his kid Rufus? WTF is a matter with people these days? Someone call child services.

  3. Re:With a name like Rufus... by pandrijeczko · · Score: 0, Troll

    With a name like Anonymous Coward, you definitely have a tiny penis. Am I right?

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  4. Safe for children? by DrJimbo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Awesome! I'm posting this from a virtual XO!

    Uh oh. Is it safe to let the children browse Slashdot?
    Since the posts, moderations, submissions, and editing are all done exclusively by children, I think it is safe to let them browse as well.

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