Tag Archives: computer

I LOVE This–And The Potential is HUGE

Posted on November 2, 2012 by russtowne

Ethiopian kids hack OLPCs in 5 months with zero instruction http://dvice.com/archives/2012/10/ethiopian-kids.php What happens if you give a thousand Motorola Zoom tablet PCs to Ethiopian kids who have never even seen a printed word? Within five months, they’ll start teaching themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakthroughs, Children, Creativity, Education, Ingenuity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Potential, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged children, computer, computers, create, creativity, education, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, experi ment, kids, learning, MIT, MIT Technology, MIT Technology Review's EmTech conference, Motorola, Nicholas Negroponte, OLCPs, tablet, tablets, Zoom | 3 Comments

For Those Who Could Use A Laugh: Choose Your Password Wisely

Posted on September 14, 2012 by russtowne

(Caution: This joke is a bit off-color in that it uses the 5-letter word for a male appendage. Please do not read this post if a joke containing that word will offend you. It is not my intention to do … Continue reading →