[Grassroots-l] [support-gang] [Olpc-open] Strange but positive news stories today

Bobby Powers bobby at laptop.org
Wed Sep 24 19:07:05 EDT 2008


On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Brian Jordan <brian at laptop.org> wrote:
> For the lazier, some screencaps of the Strong Bad video appearance:
>
> HomeStarRunner with his new laptop:
> http://dev.laptop.org/~bjordan/strongbad/Picture%20141.png
> http://dev.laptop.org/~bjordan/strongbad/Picture%20142.png
> (Strong)Bad ideas -- http://dev.laptop.org/~bjordan/strongbad/Picture%20143.png
> Unrealistic sparks! --
> http://dev.laptop.org/~bjordan/strongbad/Picture%20145.png

Bonus points for wearing a Strong Bad mask while pouring the mountain
dew in the response video.  I nominate Seth.

bobby

> Brian
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:12 AM, Seth Woodworth <seth at laptop.org> wrote:
>> There are three bits of blog-o-blog that I would like to make you all aware
>> of,
>>
>> First, a preview of an interview that happened today with WorkFast TV at the
>> OLPC Headquarters:
>> http://www.kyte.tv/ch/6118-scobleizer-and-workfasttv-chat/226537-olpc-headquar
>> Only a small clip
>>
>> Secondly, there's a fairly positive story on a cnet blog about OLPC can
>> bring connectivity and a voice to indigenous people who have no voice
>> otherwise:
>> Possibly NSFW in a National Geographic way
>> http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/high-on-a-hill/post.htm?id=63006514&scid=rvhm_ms
>>
>>
>> And lastly, the XO makes an appearance in the long lived Homestar runner
>> flash animation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestarrunner) in it's 200th
>> email:
>> http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemailtwohundred.html
>>
>> It's cute, but in the animation an XO is destroyed by pouring Mountain Dew
>> on the XO's keyboard. :D
>>
>>       Video responce anyone?  Plus drop test, oven test and
>> XO-in-the-freezer? :D
>>
>>
>>
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