Specialization is for Insects

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

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Nightly Project: OLPC-wiki cleanup

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve had a very screwed up sleeping schedule the past few nights.  And I doubt I’ll be sleeping much tonight due to coffee and (second-hand) nicotine.  So I’ve been working on my blog a little bit, making sure my avatar (and gravatar) is up to date on a few sites and thinking of a project [...]

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OLPC: Three years this August

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I finally found an email I’ve been searching for.  This email marks my first interaction with OLPC and my first attempt to get involved with OLPC Content.

Hello,
I work with the <snip>; a non-profit organization that
does history presentations on the middle ages for schools, libraries
and museums in the Pacific Northwest.  We do demonstrations and
lectures on historical [...]

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Why XO?

January 7th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been very very busy as of late.  I have been volunteering with the One Laptop Per Child Project, doing content and grassroots type stuff.  Its a great project, and I love it very much, but it takes a lot of out me.  I haven’t really had time to post here or any of the [...]

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