Monthly Archives: November 2007

OLPC’s Many Misfortunes

Posted on 11/27/2007 by Ben

The Wall Street Journal has a sort of tragic story about the trouble the One Laptop Per Child project has had selling its XO laptop to developing nations. OLPC has faced competition from Intel and other low-cost laptop manufacturers and … Continue reading →

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Album of the Week

Posted on 11/19/2007 by Ben

The album of last week was LCD Soundsystem’s 45:33. It’s technically a single but it features the 45-minute track created for Nike’s jogging music releases.

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Williams and Pejouhy Pottery

Posted on 11/13/2007 by Ben

My brother and his fiancee finally have a web store for their amazingly beautiful pottery. Also check out their main site and stop by the showroom if you happen to be in the Bridgewater, VT area. Remember, pots make great … Continue reading →

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Open Source SimCity

Posted on 11/13/2007 by Ben

A Linux port of the original SimCity source code is being open sourced for use on the One Laptop Per Child. There are already a couple of open source clones of SimCity for Linux, Lincity and LinCity-NG, but it’s nice … Continue reading →

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Doonesbury on Learning in the Age of Google

Posted on 11/11/2007 by Ben

Doonesbury is excellent today. Why bother learning things in the age of Google? There are much more important things to do.    

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Google’s Phone Plans

Posted on 11/9/2007 by Ben

It strikes me that the problem with Google’s open phone plans is that the carriers all still suck and are the opposite of open. Google should just buy one of the carriers and run it in a reasonable manner. If … Continue reading →

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Album of the Week

Posted on 11/9/2007 by Ben

The album of the week is Sigur Ros’s Hvarf – Heim.

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Robert Reich on How to Fix the Budget

Posted on 11/8/2007 by Ben

You have to give Robert Reich credit for tackling the big problems. Bottom up means giving all Americans what they need to be productive – universal and affordable health coverage, good schools, a chance to attend college, job retraining, affordable … Continue reading →

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