Venezuela Purchases a Million Intel Classmates 275
An anonymous reader submits news of the million-laptop order from Venezuela of Intel's version of the kid-friendly laptop. The computers are produced in Portugal. "The machines, rebranded 'Magellan,' will also come with Linux pre-installed as opposed to Windows XP. This order alone is 50% bigger than the entire OLPC project has managed to sell worldwide."
Do the laptops come with cameras? (Score:5, Funny)
If so, maybe give one to Miss Venezuela? I'd guess her IM nick would be WorldPeace69...
The benefits of not ordering with Windows (Score:2, Funny)
Why order them with Windows when you can just install bootleg copies for free before deploy. You save money,thumb your nose at capitalism and your students gain valuable experience learning to make the OS work firsthand
Re:quick, bomb them (Score:2, Funny)
Funny you should say that, no Canada is actually pretty good, I've lived there for 5 years, I know lots of Aussies and just visited England and Scotland a couple of weeks ago. And I met some really nice people there.
There is really nothing wrong with any of these countries, it's their governments that get it very much wrong a disturbingly large amount of the times that they make decisions.
The 'genocide in your backyard' portion of your comment somewhat puzzles me, but I'm sure you will enlighten me as to what it was you meant. My backyard is rather small (all of 1500 square meters) and I'm pretty sure I would have spotted a genocide taking place there. Even a single murder would probably stand out quite clearly.
Whether Russia is 'ok' or not is really not something I can comment on, I've never been there (up to the Polish-Russian border but not to the other side), I just said that Russia has a pretty strong maths and programming tradition but that not much of it made it across the border.
I would like to bet with you that I've spent more time travelling and living abroad than you have and so will ignore your 'get out of your basement' comment.
Also, uid's are free so if you want to be taken a little more serious I suggest you get one and log in.
Thank you for taking such a disproportionate interest in my posting history.
Re:Magellan computers make me sick (Score:5, Funny)
, I must that these Magellan computers (named after Ferdinand Magellan, a very famous portuguese maritime explorer)
Yeah we all know who he is. There's a Civilization Wonder named after him (Magellen's Expedition, increases the amount ships can move per turn).
Re:quick, bomb them (Score:3, Funny)
What does birth control have to do with this?
Chavez! (Score:4, Funny)
Damn right-wing reactionaries and their mega-corporations! When will they realize that they should be purchasing from friendly non-profits like OLPC. I say we all move to Venezuela and start a socialist revolution!
Re:lolwut (Score:3, Funny)
And 2008 is the year of the Linux third world notebook / Linux desktop for children!?!
Re:Good for Venezuela (Score:2, Funny)
With a bit of help from petropolitics any idiot like Chavez can become popular.
Bush couldn't.
Re:political title - now make it work (Score:1, Funny)
"We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control. No more dark sarcasm in the class-room. Hey, teacher, leave the kids alone."
Re:quick, bomb them (Score:3, Funny)
And your post history includes all kinds of weird stuff about frosty piss, goatse and the GNAA, but by not mentioning it here, I'm sure no mod will ever look it up. I guess I should have expected that.