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Yes, I remember - I had a copy on an SD card on my OLPC. I believed it morphed into "Wikipedia for Schools" ^0 - possibly this ^1 is a comment about it? 0: ht

Yes, I remember - I had a copy on an SD card on my OLPC. I believed it morphed into "Wikipedia for Schools" ^0 - possibly this ^1 is a comment about it? 0: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_for_Schools https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_for_Scho... 1: https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/11/11/wikipedia-to-go-an-offline-download-for-schools/ https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/11/11/wikipedia-to-go...

thehours 4y ago
Tangent - I’ve noticed a lot more comments like this using the “^0” syntax for citations vs the traditional “[0]” one I’ve become accustomed to seeing on HN. Is there a real shift happening here and, if so, why?
- ashraful 4y ago
  maybe: https://github.blog/changelog/2021-09-30-footnotes-now-supported-in-markdown-fields/ https://github.blog/changelog/2021-09-30-footnotes-now-suppo...
  - teh_klev 4y ago
    Checking to see if supported on HN [^1] Edit: nope :) [^1]: https://github.blog/changelog/2021-09-30-footnotes-now-supported-in-markdown-fields/ https://github.blog/changelog/2021-09-30-footnotes-now-suppo...
    - 867-5309 4y ago
      others use HN "viewers" all the links always appear plaintext for me
- teh_klev 4y ago
  It's a bit non-standard, and if it's trying to follow the wikipedia citation style then it's the wrong way round.
- Rediscover 4y ago
  Sorry about that, thanks for pointing it out. I'll learn.
thakoppno 4y ago
thank you very much. that page brings me back. it even has technorati tags. by the way, do you still have an olpc? i never got to use one but remember seeing them. my one weird piece of similar era tech is a cr48, the early chromebook google gave away. I remember on the form for requesting them it asked what you would do with it. i responded “install linux on it” and they gave me one.
- ComputerGuru 4y ago
  I said “develop/add olpc support to various bootloaders to help spur development, adoption, and utility” and they didn’t give me one.
- Rediscover 4y ago
  Yes, I still have mine from the Give-One-Get-One program. It's still my favorite screen for sunny day use. It still works, I've been using a power supply from an X30 ThinkPad as I have no idea where the original went. My neighbor years ago used to always chuckle at me using it with an Happy Hacking Pro keyboard because of the price difference between the two.

thehours 4y ago

Tangent - I’ve noticed a lot more comments like this using the “^0” syntax for citations vs the traditional “[0]” one I’ve become accustomed to seeing on HN. Is there a real shift happening here and, if so, why?

ashraful 4y ago
maybe: https://github.blog/changelog/2021-09-30-footnotes-now-supported-in-markdown-fields/ https://github.blog/changelog/2021-09-30-footnotes-now-suppo...
- teh_klev 4y ago
  Checking to see if supported on HN [^1] Edit: nope :) [^1]: https://github.blog/changelog/2021-09-30-footnotes-now-supported-in-markdown-fields/ https://github.blog/changelog/2021-09-30-footnotes-now-suppo...
  - 867-5309 4y ago
    others use HN "viewers" all the links always appear plaintext for me
teh_klev 4y ago
It's a bit non-standard, and if it's trying to follow the wikipedia citation style then it's the wrong way round.
Rediscover 4y ago
Sorry about that, thanks for pointing it out. I'll learn.

thakoppno 4y ago

thank you very much. that page brings me back. it even has technorati tags. by the way, do you still have an olpc? i never got to use one but remember seeing them. my one weird piece of similar era tech is a cr48, the early chromebook google gave away. I remember on the form for requesting them it asked what you would do with it. i responded “install linux on it” and they gave me one.

ComputerGuru 4y ago
I said “develop/add olpc support to various bootloaders to help spur development, adoption, and utility” and they didn’t give me one.
Rediscover 4y ago
Yes, I still have mine from the Give-One-Get-One program. It's still my favorite screen for sunny day use. It still works, I've been using a power supply from an X30 ThinkPad as I have no idea where the original went. My neighbor years ago used to always chuckle at me using it with an Happy Hacking Pro keyboard because of the price difference between the two.