The main problem here is not having in sight the real problem with internet contents and kids, the point is not to filter the Internet, what you need to do, is to have care of your children in order to be with them when they enter the internet instead of putting them in front of TV or in front of computer and hoping that they will only reach "safe" sites... once again, this is only an excuse to take over the internet, filter it and convert something useful in a tv-like medium, only receiving "approved" content from media corporations instead of having a live ecosystem of information.
The sad thing here, is that many politicians that try to rule this kind of things, are not familiarized in using internet, nor using technology, and when they think, or they are convinced (either by arguments, or arguments backed by cash) that something is wrong, the only answer is to filter it, and avoid anyone else in the world to reach that information.
As there is still no one global thinking which is really, creating something rich to learn new things, to collaborate, to ideate and with final objective, improve as society, it is not possible at all to "impose" one kind of filterting for all the world, what you could think is not acceptable there, could be an ancient tradition elsewhere and viceversa... so... let's keep parents doing their job: educate children, instead of having politicians trying to "cap" the world to make it fitting into their short-mind...
Maybe Mr Gates thinks that everyone is able to buy an IBM laptop, or even an SGI one, but even for second hand laptops, 100 is lots less that what it would cost you a P100 machine.
I liked very much the project and the designs, first the Green one, and on the website, I also like the blue one http://laptop.org/download.es.html
First thing I liked was screen based on eInk, allowing low power consuption crank-alternative power, and the power cord on the strap for carrying it, I will not enter to consider if computers is the thing they most need to improve their status, but having cheap computers, will allow to get lot's of e-books for stuying, getting more from the internet, and thus, enabling further knowledge adquisition than if they would need a book from a local library (supposing they have one).
At least, everytime I see some charity asking for books, they ask normally for used books, they may be not all equal, but at least, they have some contents that renders profitable for education.... having those computers, e-books for all childs and wireless communications would make easier access to education and to get peace.
And so, if Mr Gates consider they're useless, there's no problem on that, give us the $100 laptop, and buy $1000 Laptos for all children in need for one... (and some way to get electricity also...)
How many people died for being not evacuated? How many other countries gave support to the USA?
Watching on TV the images for the disaster didn't make a big difference with images of asia when the tornados passes by...
And now, as a measure of distraction: let's fight again my invisible enemy, now, instead on spending mone on reforcing protections of cities against natural disasters or well improving life quality: medical insurances, charity, education, inmvestigation, etc, they decide that the best option is to improve military budget to allow the "preemptive" use of nuclear weapons...
I hope that this will not hurt any people affected by 11/9, but I'm pretty sure that USA foreign politics doomed american people to what happenend. As a previous poster said, increasing nuclear weapons and allowing is "preemptive" use, would make more and more people angry about USA... and really... how many americans still recognize the "country of freedom" in a country where you've permanent violations of laws about prisoners right, personal freedom, etc...
Maybe the problem right now, if this becomes true, is that many other countries in the world would "align" against a fool putting in danger human lives arguing nonsenses....
what would you think if Sadam Hussein proposed to get nuclear weapons to preemptive-self-defense?
And no argument saying that Sadam is evil and Bush is good, because on both countries there were people dying on lack of food, medical help, people being tortured while "the man on the top" was living in a big "palace", plenty of people working for him, big cars, planes, and so on... what does USA president different of Sadam right now?
Would it make sense to allow them both to get nuclear "daily" use?
Wouldn't it better to spend money on improving so much social conditions, and state helps to people that would make anyone to get envy on what USA has and no more countries have? Wouldn't that money help better people that's suffering for example people of New Orleans instead of being wasted on killing more people?
I'm worried about USA giving the rest of the world "news" like this... instead of giving news about science advances, raising funds to help other countries, increasing education, giving more scholarships to citizens, and so on...
Hi That's the question... Do you see that people in America is less violent than in other parts of the world? Does punishements in some middle-east countrys like lapidation, and so, make people a better person?
Does cruel punishements makes mankind to improve? or just allows people to act more like unciviliced and act like fools demanding blood?
I don't think that death penalty or strong punishements or tortures help to stop crimes, they make them more violent, and related to this article... is it comparable to kill someone to break his computer? There is no valid comparision, they are several magnitude orders different...
May be some kind of social tasks would be a good punishments, but we have not to forget that mostly computer damages caused by viruses are due to lack of formation from the user side, or weak protection from the business one...
Should I demmand gas company because the fire I use to cook is hot and I burn myself if I put my hand over it? I should keep myself away from fire to avoid harming myself...
If I kept my house's door open... who should I blame for having my tv, stereo, and so stolen?
It's my work and responsability to kept my computers safe and virus away... I don't think it's about creating virus, it's about blaming someone else for you not having care on what's your business "engine".
You should give a try to http://www.cacert.org/ it's not yet included in major browsers, but aims to do so, so you can get a free C.A. for your personal use... users that already included cacert root autorithy certificate will trust on you also....
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The main problem here is not having in sight the real problem with internet contents and kids, the point is not to filter the Internet, what you need to do, is to have care of your children in order to be with them when they enter the internet instead of putting them in front of TV or in front of computer and hoping that they will only reach "safe" sites... once again, this is only an excuse to take over the internet, filter it and convert something useful in a tv-like medium, only receiving "approved" content from media corporations instead of having a live ecosystem of information.
The sad thing here, is that many politicians that try to rule this kind of things, are not familiarized in using internet, nor using technology, and when they think, or they are convinced (either by arguments, or arguments backed by cash) that something is wrong, the only answer is to filter it, and avoid anyone else in the world to reach that information.
As there is still no one global thinking which is really, creating something rich to learn new things, to collaborate, to ideate and with final objective, improve as society, it is not possible at all to "impose" one kind of filterting for all the world, what you could think is not acceptable there, could be an ancient tradition elsewhere and viceversa... so... let's keep parents doing their job: educate children, instead of having politicians trying to "cap" the world to make it fitting into their short-mind...
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Nice arguments there
Maybe Mr Gates thinks that everyone is able to buy an IBM laptop, or even an SGI one, but even for second hand laptops, 100 is lots less that what it would cost you a P100 machine.
I liked very much the project and the designs, first the Green one, and on the website, I also like the blue one http://laptop.org/download.es.html
First thing I liked was screen based on eInk, allowing low power consuption crank-alternative power, and the power cord on the strap for carrying it, I will not enter to consider if computers is the thing they most need to improve their status, but having cheap computers, will allow to get lot's of e-books for stuying, getting more from the internet, and thus, enabling further knowledge adquisition than if they would need a book from a local library (supposing they have one).
At least, everytime I see some charity asking for books, they ask normally for used books, they may be not all equal, but at least, they have some contents that renders profitable for education.... having those computers, e-books for all childs and wireless communications would make easier access to education and to get peace.
And so, if Mr Gates consider they're useless, there's no problem on that, give us the $100 laptop, and buy $1000 Laptos for all children in need for one... (and some way to get electricity also...)
What happened at New Orleans?
How many people died for being not evacuated? How many other countries gave support to the USA?
Watching on TV the images for the disaster didn't make a big difference with images of asia when the tornados passes by...
And now, as a measure of distraction: let's fight again my invisible enemy, now, instead on spending mone on reforcing protections of cities against natural disasters or well improving life quality: medical insurances, charity, education, inmvestigation, etc, they decide that the best option is to improve military budget to allow the "preemptive" use of nuclear weapons...
I hope that this will not hurt any people affected by 11/9, but I'm pretty sure that USA foreign politics doomed american people to what happenend. As a previous poster said, increasing nuclear weapons and allowing is "preemptive" use, would make more and more people angry about USA... and really... how many americans still recognize the "country of freedom" in a country where you've permanent violations of laws about prisoners right, personal freedom, etc...
Maybe the problem right now, if this becomes true, is that many other countries in the world would "align" against a fool putting in danger human lives arguing nonsenses....
what would you think if Sadam Hussein proposed to get nuclear weapons to preemptive-self-defense?
And no argument saying that Sadam is evil and Bush is good, because on both countries there were people dying on lack of food, medical help, people being tortured while "the man on the top" was living in a big "palace", plenty of people working for him, big cars, planes, and so on... what does USA president different of Sadam right now?
Would it make sense to allow them both to get nuclear "daily" use?
Wouldn't it better to spend money on improving so much social conditions, and state helps to people that would make anyone to get envy on what USA has and no more countries have? Wouldn't that money help better people that's suffering for example people of New Orleans instead of being wasted on killing more people?
I'm worried about USA giving the rest of the world "news" like this... instead of giving news about science advances, raising funds to help other countries, increasing education, giving more scholarships to citizens, and so on...
and what would you prefer?
Hi
That's the question... Do you see that people in America is less violent than in other parts of the world? Does punishements in some middle-east countrys like lapidation, and so, make people a better person?
Does cruel punishements makes mankind to improve? or just allows people to act more like unciviliced and act like fools demanding blood?
I don't think that death penalty or strong punishements or tortures help to stop crimes, they make them more violent, and related to this article... is it comparable to kill someone to break his computer? There is no valid comparision, they are several magnitude orders different...
May be some kind of social tasks would be a good punishments, but we have not to forget that mostly computer damages caused by viruses are due to lack of formation from the user side, or weak protection from the business one...
Should I demmand gas company because the fire I use to cook is hot and I burn myself if I put my hand over it? I should keep myself away from fire to avoid harming myself...
If I kept my house's door open... who should I blame for having my tv, stereo, and so stolen?
It's my work and responsability to kept my computers safe and virus away... I don't think it's about creating virus, it's about blaming someone else for you not having care on what's your business "engine".
Regards
You should give a try to http://www.cacert.org/ it's not yet included in major browsers, but aims to do so, so you can get a free C.A. for your personal use... users that already included cacert root autorithy certificate will trust on you also....