Re:Well, half the population is less oppressed...
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What's your source on this information? In many Afghan cities, women *were* doctors before the Taliban takeover. Female doctors generally worked on female patients, but it's a far cry from "not being allowed to see doctors..."
I work for a civil engineering company; many of the sewage pump stations out there have modems to dial into a central computer for remote monitoring and to report problems. More and more utility infrastructure is being enhanced like this, including "smart" bridges and roads.
I'm not positive that this is what it could be used for; but given the push for embedded linux...
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What's your source on this information? In many Afghan cities, women *were* doctors before the Taliban takeover. Female doctors generally worked on female patients, but it's a far cry from "not being allowed to see doctors..."
Don't think PC's...
I work for a civil engineering company; many of the sewage pump stations out there have modems to dial into a central computer for remote monitoring and to report problems. More and more utility infrastructure is being enhanced like this, including "smart" bridges and roads.
I'm not positive that this is what it could be used for; but given the push for embedded linux...
Unconfirmed rumors? Immature editors? Man, I thought I had accidently clicked my bookmark for The Register for a second there...