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"Generating money is intimately opposed to doing altruistic good." This might be the stupidest sentence I've ever read on HN. "They ALL appear to be utterly l
by szany 15y ago
"Generating money is intimately opposed to doing altruistic good."
This might be the stupidest sentence I've ever read on HN.
"They ALL appear to be utterly lazy ways of supposedly helping people whilst top slicing cash and creating tech jobs, management jobs and evade a chunk of tax."
Speaking of utterly lazy, why don't you tell us what you think after watching this clip of the 19 year old girl you just insulted: http://vimeo.com/26638815 http://vimeo.com/26638815
http://twitter.com/paulg/status/29256073985 http://twitter.com/paulg/status/29256073985
- pointyhat 15y agoI shall "insult" her more by analysing the worth of her invention. Basically nothing at all other than to inflate the egos of a few investors and university jocks. She made a solar panel rotation device for $10 to increase the efficiency of solar panels which are not needed to survive (and are very expensive) and are clearly not a priority for most of Africa which is dying of disease and starvation. Farming and sanitation are far more important than optimising solar panels. Ultimately, should the person spending time assembling these and spending money on them, or should they be working the land and buying seed and grain? I think that is obvious, unless you want an easy dollar in your pocket... All of these technology investments are ultimately piggy-backing an invasion of culture. When the technology is in, they become cheap outsourcing puppet in the globalisation race rather than an independent country capable of sustaining its population. In 10 years time, the African land will be a wasteland still and they will be exporting these $10 solar devices from production lines with no other way of surviving. Oh and Paul G is not some wonderous sky daddy; he's just another meat popsicle like myself and yourself.
- pnathan 15y agoElectricity enables a good deal of solutions to help food preservations and more optimal farming. It also enables cell phones, which are becoming one of the primary infrastructure elements in third world companies. I am not sure if what's-her-face's idea is more than a nifty widget. But I assure you that at least its goal is doing more than making a few people feel happy-floaty about giving money.
- pointyhat 15y agoYou don't need electricity to preserve food. You can preserve without it. I've done it for years. If you need a fridge, you don't need electricity: http://lionheart.net/fridge/ http://lionheart.net/fridge/ 50 years ago we had larders full of preserves. They don't need the infrastructure, commerce and cell phones. They need food, sanitation and a life which doesn't rely on working for another person day in day out. Introducing capitalism to such people is like introducing a cocaine habit so they are easily controlled.