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Ask Slashdot: Geeky Volunteer Work?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday July 25, 2011 @04:21AM from the lend-a-hand dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I plan to be in-between jobs for 1-2 months later this year and use part of this time to do some volunteer work in Africa. My naive question: what to do and where to go? Is it possible to make good use of the skill-set of a typical geek? Any interesting projects worth supporting on-site?"

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Here is an idea by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-25 04:32 · Score: -1, Troll

Don't waste your time in Africa. There are things that you could be doing in your own community and state. I'm sure it sounds 'exciting' to cross over the sea and help but its retarded. Why don't you donate your plane ticket money to a local food pantry? If you go to africa then fuck you.