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Re: Intel bails from OLPC

Wayan @ OLPC News — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:25:36 -0000

Ha! As usual great post, especially the last paragraph where the intended recipients, the Ministers of Education, are not on the field but over talking with the Pats on the sidelines. "So you have local support, and teacher training, eh?"

Re: NY Times: iPhone outselling Microsoft and Motorola

Wayan @ OLPC News — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:03:17 -0000

No matter how cool you think the iPhone is, it doesn't even come close to the Nokia N95 in sales or real geek lust

Re: Attention freetards: $100 laptop now available for only $600

Wayan @ OLPC News — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:14:39 -0000

Craigslist fools. They're selling for $400 on eBay, just as I predicted.

Re: When the going gets tough ...

Wayan @ OLPC News — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:07:07 -0000

Bono? No at this point, the best he can hope for is Geldof. And only then if his exit is first.

Re: Will the OLPC really work in the Third-World?

Wayan @ OLPC News — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:31:32 -0000

Kevin,

I echo your concerns on OLPC News as to date there isn't much of an implementation plan. OLPC believes that the children will figure everything out, just drop the computers into their lap and you'll get an implementation miracle:
http://www.olpcnews.com/implementation/plan/imp...

Re: OLPC - is anyone preparing?

Wayan @ OLPC News — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:27:11 -0000

I am preparing!

Re: A Laptop in Every Hut?

Wayan @ OLPC News — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:21:47 -0000

While I did a deep critique of Sonia's article on OLPC News, I'll just leave my favorite snippet in this comment:

Bad is forgetting your own words. In 2005 Ms. Arrison said "the open source (OS) community is finally coming of age" and "evolving in a positive way."

Ms. Arrison, stick to critiquing the OLPC implementation, not its open source software, and be consistent. "Irresponsible and self-serving" would be forcing Microsoft Windows or Office on the developing world, not FOSS.

As to the OLPC, we'll have to see.

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » One Laptop Per Child Reconsidered

Wayan @ OLPC News — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:17:06 -0000

It's too bad that OLPC isn't interested in "a little cash". They want $30 Billion (that's with a "B") in funding every year. Not "a little cash" but anyone's count.
http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/price/

To put that in perspective, the United Way, America's largest charity, is at 3.8 Billion per year.

Re: The Mesh

Wayan @ OLPC News — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:44:43 -0000

Agh! I still haven't got Alt 1 to work yet. My screen shots come up blank. But I do love the XOChat service and its fun seeing you on there RodFather.

Re: The state of the One Laptop Per Child project

Wayan @ OLPC News — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:06:47 -0000

Thanks for the interviews, but it would be nice if you also did your homework before hand. Your lack of knowledge about OLPC and softball/clueless questions make Larry King Live look like 60 Minutes.

Re: OLPC: The $100 laptop DOES have potential

Wayan @ OLPC News — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:48:22 -0000

I love your reply! Might you share it with our readership as a Guest Post on OLPC News? Unlike the UN Dispatch we welcome reader invovement.

Re: OLPC: The $100 laptop DOES have potential

Wayan @ OLPC News — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:42:23 -0000

Daniela,

I have your reply coming up as a Guest Post at 3pm Eastern Time. I've also succeeded in having your comment (and everyone else's) on UN Dispatch's article to be published here: http://www.undispatch.com/node/8867

Re: Emerging Technology - Desktops and Notebooks - Meet the XO at Simon Scullion

Wayan @ OLPC News — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:48:01 -0000

Simon,

If you're interested in the OLPC XO, may I humbly suggest you take note of OLPC News, your independent source for information about One laptop Per Child: http://www.olpcnews.com

Re: OLPC laptops about pedagogy, not price

Wayan @ OLPC News — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:52:51 -0000

So do you think that OLPC will improve teacher productivity? We thought through a few scenarios on OLPC News: http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/education/olp...