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Obama Wants Broadband, Computers Part of Stimulus

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-would-stimulate-me dept.

damn_registrars writes "President-elect Barack Obama announced in his radio address that his administration's economic stimulus package will include investing in computers and broadband for education. 'To help our children compete in a 21st century economy, we need to send them to 21st century schools.' He also said it is 'unacceptable' that the US ranks 15th in broadband adoption." No doubt with free spyware and internet filtering. You know... for the kids.

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  1. that's the last thing I need by netsavior · · Score: 4, Funny

    "To help our children compete in a 21st century economy"

    It's bad enough that I have to compete with cheap "offshore" labor, now I gotta compete against someone willing to work for pokemon cards??

    1. Re:that's the last thing I need by Culture20 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'd work for Pokemon cards. Apparently you haven't seen the exchange rate lately.

    2. Re:that's the last thing I need by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I'd work for Pokemon cards. Apparently you haven't seen the exchange rate lately.

      Really, 7 pikachus for 1 charizard?! The economy is going downhill.

  2. Great by LilGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    It would be great if the local cable or phone company could run their lines just 1 block further from my nearest neighbor so I could get broadband.

    Maybe Obama can make it happen!

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  3. Eh? by Yunzil · · Score: 4, Funny

    No doubt with free spyware and internet filtering. You know... for the kids.

    Slashdot: News For Nerds (That Can Never Be Happy About Anything)

  4. Re:No. by HertzaHaeon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Back in my day, we wrote on each other's naked backs with our bloody-stumped fingers. And we didn't have all your fancy letters either — we had to get by with three.

  5. Re:No. by lilomar · · Score: 3, Funny

    We used to DREAM of having three letters. When I went to school, we only had one letter, and we only used that on exam days. Every other day, we drew pictures on the ceiling with our bloody toes, which we had to gnaw off ourselves.

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  6. Re:China by skudenfaugen · · Score: 2, Funny

    I choose Taiwan, but only if we get to see another cool fight in parliament. Honestly who throws a shoe?

  7. Under Reagan, we only got free surplus cheese by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 2, Funny

    So y'all quit your yapping.

    Or does free government broadband smell and taste like free government cheese?

    Ick.

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    1. Re:Under Reagan, we only got free surplus cheese by dkleinsc · · Score: 2, Funny

      It will when you're living in a van down by the river!

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  8. Re:Before you give *ME* more computers for my room by tripdizzle · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obama is talking about broadband because it's "Sexy".

    I though the election was over?? Wait, never mind, he has already starting running for 2012.

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  9. Re:No. by cyphercell · · Score: 2, Funny

    No it is not. It's a fallacy that I still have to tell high school students to "click on the start button" or "read the error", just like I do with their grandparents.

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  10. Re:China by Sinbios · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why, so the NSA could listen in on my lines and nail me for espionage?

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