[Server-devel] How did 262 "abandoned" Haiti XOs cross the road?

[Adam Holt]

On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 12:35 AM, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:

> And in the grand scheme of things, what in the end has Negroponte
> wrought?  Sora's blog post today gives one incredibly honest answer, live
> from Haiti:
>

LINK FIXED:
http://projectrive.wordpress.com/2014/07/11/special-report-thomazeau/


> Please everyone consider you too leaving your armchair like she did, to
> come join her (age 18) and us (all ages) bringing valuable XO-1 laptops
> back to life for thousands of children in Haiti.  *Barely more than an
> hour from Disney World,* with $59+tax flights to Haiti I've depended on,
> lasting a heck of a lot longer than a single $99+tax day-pass to Disney
> World.  Or would you like to blow an entire year's salary of a Haitian
> teacher on a premium Disney World pass for $754+tax including bonus free
> parking!
>
> You Make The Choice.
>
> We chose learning together, face-to-face.
>
> We need more humble souls to escape the cyberbubble of empty glowing
> rectangles, connecting with realities on the ground, supporting our XO+XS
> volunteer workforce across Haiti.
>
> While none of the team's work above would have been possible without our
> best friends the armchair humanitarians/engineers *paying it forward*
> like George Hunt, Tim Moody, James Cameron, Bill Stelzer, Curt Thompson,
> Nancie Severs, Paul Fox, Richard Smith, Nick Doiron etc ;-)
>
> *Volunteer at UnleashKids.org if you too can help !*
>
> --
> Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org
>
> --
> <http://unleashkids.org>
> Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ <http://unleashkids.org>
> http://unleashkids.org !
>
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