One Laptop Per Child

[Garrett Cooper]

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.
>
> pardon my french,
>
> usleep
>
> PS: you should be ashamed of yourself regarding your statement about
> the toilet paper.
>   
    Again, please act like adults and stop this bikeshed on this list, 
as there are many people subscribed to it. End of discussion.
-Garrett