#2 2012-11-02 19:53:51
He'd never seen an on/off switch. He powered it up. Within five days, they were using 47 apps per child per day. Within two weeks, they were singing ABC songs [in English] in the village. And within five months, they had hacked Android.
Jesus, that whole story is fascinating. And wonderful. Thanks for showing it to me.
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#3 2012-11-02 22:52:13
Yeah, I was so excited about this. It just seems that the world is their oyster, if just given the means.
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#4 2012-11-02 22:56:04
The article gives us the 1st-world perspective of the people monitoring the devices from afar. Instead of the miracle of education they're reporting, we may be looking at the beginning of a new religion. (Anyone remember cargo cults?)
I think we'll enjoy this story even more in 5-10 years, after those kids wake up to a litany of inequalities and resentments, and the US and Russia mysteriously lose control of their ICBMs.
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#5 2012-11-02 23:25:18
This really was interesting. What a ballsy research project!
I'm waiting on fnord's reaction.
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#6 2012-11-03 00:57:34
Quoting Wilbertina:
"I think we'll enjoy this story even more in 5-10 years, after those kids wake up to a litany of inequalities and resentments, and the US and Russia mysteriously lose control of their ICBMs."
I fucking hope so.
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#7 2012-11-03 01:15:45
Dmtdust wrote:
Quoting Wilbertina:
"I think we'll enjoy this story even more in 5-10 years, after those kids wake up to a litany of inequalities and resentments, and the US and Russia mysteriously lose control of their ICBMs."
I fucking hope so.
Because ICBMs are far safer in the hands of hackers than the nation-states who are sane enough to understand the consequences of MAD.
I never took you for a Major T. J. Kong, Dusty.
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