I hear you. And now, so can he!
One laptop per child... from TED to Amazon! »
I love it when a really great idea about accessibility of education actually becomes accessible to great masses of people who are in a position to do something about it.
“ We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
— Barack Obama
“ There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.
— Barack Obama
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I recently discovered this excellent band, Ra Ra Riot, with their latest album: The Rhumb Line thanks to XKCD reminding me about Amazon’s sweet MP3 store. I think this is an excellent way to start an album, guys!
The election has gotten me thinking of (and duly frustrated about) the annoying idea that people MUST be organized by some central authority. My main argument is that we can take care of ourselves, but next comes the inevitable, “Maybe YOU can, but not everybody can!” Then I get angry and wish I could eloquently weave ants into the discussion, but I am never successful at this. >:\
Panamap! - NYC & Chicago, take notice!
This is why I’m glad I decided to take a Human Development course after all. I like the girl who said she watched her “Age 7 in America” self at 8 and understood her place in the world… and thought ‘yuck!’ We could all use perspective like this—at all ages.
“ ‘Mr. Stevenson, every thinking American will be voting for you.’ To which he replied, ‘Madam, that is not enough. I need a majority.’
