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Well, would the situation in Africa be better or worse if this takes off? There may be some greed in there, but the overall result to me seems Good. I'd rather
by Fargren 12y ago
Well, would the situation in Africa be better or worse if this takes off? There may be some greed in there, but the overall result to me seems Good. I'd rather they improve the world and make a profit than they sit in their thumbs as punishment for being greedy.
- kristopolous 12y agoFunctional sewage systems are probably a higher priority right now than giving every kid a USB stick. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Sub-Saharan_Africa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_...) You do realize that the usage pattern will eventually be 1-stick-per-computer, right? And the computer-to-student ratio is many dozen to 1? That means 95% of these will be sitting around. 1 stick with 39 spares.
- ponyandtrap 12y agoHmm, wondering if you got down voted for pointing out African children need functional sewage systems over usb sticks?
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