In a society such as ours, where geeks like us spooge over free information (heh, and property), this just seems like such a KILLER idea. Hopefully the software is rightfully matched with the end goal because that and WiFi could open so many minds it would be amazing.
Just think about how many bright minds we know that came up from bad situations. The possibilities for future geniuses to sprout from a $100 investment (nevermind the thousands that were "supposedly spent" on that child via all the other 'feed the children' programs) is just mind boggling. The investment needed for a handful of bright future scholars, scientists, etc. just seems so low with this approach.
I can't say this enough, I really hope this is a success in one form or fashion. It's like the new commercials, "how much jr. bacon cheeseburgers is that dress!?" you see floating around. Imagine a celebrity or politico donating 100 "100 dollar laptops" to some region to further this cause. There's just so much to do with this sort of information spread if done correctly...
The UN is more than aware of the poverty situations in these developing countries and I can't imagine that those in charge of this operation would send a $100 laptop to someone who'd just as soon eat the motherboard for SOME sort of sustinance(sp?)...
For those kids that only know of a life where they manually slave all day to earn the meager earnings that keep their crappy hut up, completely oblivious to the climate (socially, politically, etc.) around them, they're doomed to repeat history.
Also, give an organization 100 million dollars and guess how much will actually end up being effective.
Give an organization tons of lime green colored laptops, it stands to reason that you'll face a whole HELL of a lot less corruption.
It's easy to misappropriate funds, food, and supplies. Something as tangible and as non-consumable as a lime green laptop filled with software for kids? Why bother - your crappy $400 pc does more.
Just seems that even if parts of this plan fail, it will still stand to do MUCH more good.
FP on slashdot, flame away lol:)
"...but also your intelligence and memory"
Scientist: We could remove the crayon for you! It could vastly increase your brain power! Or it could possibly kill you.
Homer: Hmm... increase my killing power eh?
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Wouldn't that be wonderful?
In a society such as ours, where geeks like us spooge over free information (heh, and property), this just seems like such a KILLER idea. Hopefully the software is rightfully matched with the end goal because that and WiFi could open so many minds it would be amazing.
Just think about how many bright minds we know that came up from bad situations. The possibilities for future geniuses to sprout from a $100 investment (nevermind the thousands that were "supposedly spent" on that child via all the other 'feed the children' programs) is just mind boggling. The investment needed for a handful of bright future scholars, scientists, etc. just seems so low with this approach.
I can't say this enough, I really hope this is a success in one form or fashion. It's like the new commercials, "how much jr. bacon cheeseburgers is that dress!?" you see floating around. Imagine a celebrity or politico donating 100 "100 dollar laptops" to some region to further this cause. There's just so much to do with this sort of information spread if done correctly...
The UN is more than aware of the poverty situations in these developing countries and I can't imagine that those in charge of this operation would send a $100 laptop to someone who'd just as soon eat the motherboard for SOME sort of sustinance(sp?)... For those kids that only know of a life where they manually slave all day to earn the meager earnings that keep their crappy hut up, completely oblivious to the climate (socially, politically, etc.) around them, they're doomed to repeat history. Also, give an organization 100 million dollars and guess how much will actually end up being effective. Give an organization tons of lime green colored laptops, it stands to reason that you'll face a whole HELL of a lot less corruption. It's easy to misappropriate funds, food, and supplies. Something as tangible and as non-consumable as a lime green laptop filled with software for kids? Why bother - your crappy $400 pc does more. Just seems that even if parts of this plan fail, it will still stand to do MUCH more good. FP on slashdot, flame away lol :)
"...but also your intelligence and memory" Scientist: We could remove the crayon for you! It could vastly increase your brain power! Or it could possibly kill you. Homer: Hmm... increase my killing power eh? ftp://ftp.smoovenet.com/pub/lardlad/sounds/season1 2/homr10.mp3