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OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Comment I think open source is an excellent fit for education - theoretically. And practically, if there were decent tools to allow teachers and other interested parties to create software without having to become Unix wizards, then it would be even better.
[May 15, 2008, 14:47]
OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Comment Fascinating. Bring back the educational computer par excellence - the BBC Micro :-)
[May 22, 2008, 11:24]
OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Comment Fascinating reading. Excellent information and examples of human ego, hidden agendas, and the lack of clearly stated goals. So much of the argument seems to me to be out of context. If the stated goal of the project was EDUCATION, and by far the...
[May 15, 2008, 11:03]
OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Comment I am just saddened by the way this seems to be disintegrating. There was so much potential. However I disagree with the comment about just giving them Windows and IE. That is the way to train 'consumers' not thinkers, and do-ers.
[May 19, 2008, 9:53]
OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Interested in the One Laptop Per Child project? Make a cup of tea, sit down and read this 4500 word impassioned essay from Ivan Krstić, the man who used to be in charge of the security side of the OLPC project.
[May 14, 2008, 10:46]
Apple snaps up top IBM chip and blade-server exec
News Mark Papermaster, until recently IBM's vice president of microprocessor technology development, plans in to join Apple in early November in a position that will see him working closely with Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, in what IBM believes is...
[October 31, 2008, 7:25]
Fake HP goods seized in China
News Being an established organisation in China, HP has been working closely with the country's law enforcement officials to stamp out the production and distribution of counterfeit products," a company spokesperson said in the statement.
[February 6, 2002, 8:59]
A Year Ago: IrDA warns Bluetooth
News We failed because we tried to go through a wall when we should have been concentrating on what we knew best and working with key application partners more closely," added Watson. The warning comes as the IrDA buried the hatchet with Bluetooth and...
[June 13, 2000, 7:02]
IrDA warns Bluetooth
News We failed because we tried to go through a wall when we should have been concentrating on what we knew best and working with key application partners more closely," added Watson. The warning comes as the IrDA buried the hatchet with Bluetooth and...
[June 14, 1999, 14:45]
Lloyds TSB to trial two-factor authentication
News Lloyds is working closely with APACS (the Association of Payment and Clearing Systems) and other members of a working group to develop a standard authentication device for online banking and shopping, Lloyds said.
[October 14, 2005, 13:30]
Networking firms lash out at Tiger
News Microsoft is working closely with Apple to address issues and will put out a patch within two to three months on microsoft.com/mac," a Microsoft representative said in an email. However, we're closely working with Apple to deliver a fix soon.
[May 4, 2005, 9:40]
US asks China to drop filtered software
News HP is working closely with the trade industry association ITI to seek additional information, clarify open questions and monitor developments on this matter," said a company representative. Along with the rest of the industry, and relevant trade...
[June 25, 2009, 9:59]
Next-gen Wi-Fi close to standardisation
News As a result, Intel and the others began working more closely with the joint proposal team, Raleigh said. Intel has confirmed that it has been working closely with the joint proposal team, as it had said it would when the EWC was formed.
[January 12, 2006, 9:15]
Universal copy-protected CD shuns media players
News But as the first open test by a major label in the US market, the release will be closely watched and will is likely to set a precedent. In a letter sent to retailers explaining the disc -- and warning of potential returns -- Universal said it is...
[December 19, 2001, 11:32]
Dutch researchers release Oyster-hack details
News NXP will continue working closely with its Mifare Classic customers and partners and advises them to urgently take appropriate security measures to protect their systems," said the spokesperson. As part of this we've been working with an...
[October 7, 2008, 15:02]
OS X development: Waiting in the wings
News Bryan Lamkin, a senior vice president of professional publishing solutions at Adobe, echoed the assessment of Microsoft's Kwong: "Carbon is still sort of a moving target, but we're working closely with Apple, addressing issues within our own areas...
[December 5, 2000, 8:44]
Convergence can be a marriage of inconvenience
News We are working very closely with BT to put in place additional processes to enhance the installation procedure for HomeChoice," he said. Moss was told HomeChoice did not need to issue a refund, since the company's own service had been working...
[December 15, 2000, 5:30]
Crypto project to lock down net security
News The US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology are working with Icann and VeriSign on the initiative. Icann said it will work closely with VeriSign...
[June 5, 2009, 16:03]
Microsoft's plan to take on iPhone, Android
News The company has been working on Windows Mobile 7 for what now seems like an eternity, especially in the mobile world. The company will continue to broadly sell Windows Mobile 6.5 to a large variety of handset manufacturers, but will also work more...
[August 20, 2009, 10:55]
Low Latency: Eliminating Application Jitter With Solaris
White Papers Sun is working closely with leading application partners to address the latency and performance issues across the end-to-end trade process. A key focus is the market data space. The annual doubling in market data volume over past years will likely...
[September 11, 2007, 1:00]
