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Don Tiny

Post subject: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:51 pm

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(as I said. no, not a joke post)

http://mashable.com/2012/10/29/tablets-ethiopian-children/

Not a very long read, but imho very, very interesting.

First paragraph, to give you the idea ....

With 100 million first-grade-aged children worldwide having no access to schooling, the One Laptop Per Child organization is trying something new in two remote Ethiopian villages—simply dropping off tablet computers with preloaded programs and seeing what happens.

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jimmypasta

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:04 pm

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I just picture some kid with no shoes,a swollen stomach and no clothes playing Angry Birds.

I think there are about 1000 other things you can be doing in Ethiopia besides handing out laptops.

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Redneckmommy

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:24 pm

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Who knows what seeds were planted in those kids with knowledge? Maybe one of those kids will one day find a cure for something or do something that will help their village.

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The Original Kid Cairo

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:25 pm

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Redneckmommy wrote:

Who knows what seeds were planted in those kids with knowledge? Maybe one of those kids will one day find a cure for something or do something that will help their village.

Exactly.

Shoutout deserved.

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Colonel Angus

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:29 pm

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jimmypasta wrote:

I just picture some kid with no shoes,a swollen stomach and no clothes playing Angry Birds.

I think there are about 1000 other things you can be doing in Ethiopia besides handing out laptops.

Yeah, whatever happened to good ol' Bibles! Let's get Jesus in them!

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The Original Kid Cairo

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:37 pm

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Keeping Score wrote:

Redneckmommy wrote:

Who knows what seeds were planted in those kids with knowledge?

There's a seriously distasteful Sandusky joke to be made there but I refuse to do it. I'm trying to become a more worldly, compassionate and caring poster. I'm hoping some of you have noticed the change already.

Hasn't stopped you from piling on me, if you'll pardon the expression.

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Don Tiny

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:48 am

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There's an aspect in particular that's interesting to me, insofar as how impactful (not a word) is to this situation, which is this: there is absolutely no concept whatsoever of what they 'cannot' do.

I don't mean "forbidden activities" such as "hacking" or things like that .... they don't know what the hell that is let alone that they're doing it. Rather, whatever they conceive of they do, likely (imho) because there's nothing and noone telling them that it's impossible, implausible, not possible, or even that it would be surprising if they could accomplish x, y, or z.

Like RNM & OKC clearly see, not only is it a nice story in and of itself, it's also a really interesting study that I hope and wish would continue for some time and not get corrupted, purposefully or not.

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Colonel Angus

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:22 am

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How long before any of them finds porn? I give them 2 minutes.

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Killer V

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:06 am

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Wow! I just got an email saying that I've won the Ethiopian Internet Lottery!

Drinks are on me!!

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Telegram Sam

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:48 am

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Dan Bernstein just blocked them on Twitter.

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Gloopan Kuratz

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:53 am

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Just what we need, Ethiopian spambots.

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Ugueth Will Shiv You

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:09 am

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I hate myself for chuckling at a few of the above posts.

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:28 am

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jimmypasta wrote:

I just picture some kid with no shoes,a swollen stomach and no clothes playing Angry Birds.

I think there are about 1000 other things you can be doing in Ethiopia besides handing out laptops.

Ethiopia today is not the Ethiopia of our BandAid youth. Changes in government has resulted in a much healthier nation with a thriving farming industry. People immigrate to Ethiopia from bordering countries.

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Hawg Ass

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:41 am

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Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:

I hate myself for chuckling at a few of the above posts.

+Juan

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badrogue17

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:25 pm

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Colonel Angus wrote:

How long before any of them finds porn? I give them 2 minutes.

WTF is Ethopian porn? a bunch of people having a great meal with their clothes on?

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Don Tiny

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:02 pm

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badrogue17 wrote:

Colonel Angus wrote:

How long before any of them finds porn? I give them 2 minutes.

WTF is Ethopian porn? a bunch of people having a great meal with their clothes on?

The irony being that all the breast meat is white?

.... I'm a worse person than Ugie ....

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Terry's Peeps

Post subject: Re: Ethiopian Children (NOT a joke post at all)

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:04 pm