One Laptop Per Child

[usleepless at gmail.com]

On Nov 13, 2007 4:31 PM, Bart Silverstrim <bsilver at chrononomicon.com> wrote:
>
> usleepless at gmail.com wrote:
> > On Nov 13, 2007 2:52 PM, Rob <bitabyss at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> I am usually not the one to bring up these things but I feel very
> >>> strongly about this. Starting Monday, November 12 this website is
> >>> offering a give one get one deal. I believe the money will be well
> >>> invested. YMMV
> >>> http://xogiving.org/
> >> I have to agree with many posters, this project is the most seriously
> >> misdirected, biggest crock of shit I've heard of in years.
> >>
> >> We're talkin' people in 3rd world conditions, without basic essentials
> >> of life, and some idiot wants to give them COMPUTERS?!?!?   WFT?  Where
> >> are they gonna get electricity to charge them, instruction in use,
> >> repair, software updates, etc.  And they don't have toilet paper, so all
> >> the keys on the left half are gonna go bad!
> >
> > when the F! is this going to end?
> >
> > all that is happening here is an exchange of stereotype opinions about
> > the matter. nothing new, nothing original, nothing is going to come
> > out of this, all this has been discussed already on numerous sites (
> > slashdot, digg, wherever ).
> >
> > your opinion is useless to freebsd-questions. please go annoy your
> > relatives and friends.
> >
> > furthermore, you are extremely short sighted. are you aware rice was
> > dumped in some African countries which ruined their local rice
> > farmers? ever heard of "learned helplessness"? ever considered that
> > not all children in 3rd world countries starve to death?
> >
> > if anyone wants to ramble on, please do so on the chat list. or bugger
> > of to digg.
>
> You're aware that by offering your opinion while chastising people for
> doing likewise, you're contributing to the topic you're chastising, right?

Sir,

I refrained from offering my opinion on the matter at hand.

I'll gladly admit I have offered my opinion about where to shove all
these opinions. If you catch my drift.

regards,

usleep