Sorry, I just can't give that credence. Go read the comments from any slashdot story on the OLPC. That's the kind of inane 'advice' that outsiders have for the OLPC project - uninformed wankery. Almost all of it is stupid shit, from "If you're going to even THINK about doing something good, you're a horrible monster if you're not feeding the starving children in war-torn country X first" to "Clearly they'll fail because they're refusing to design it to require my product that doesn't match their goals"
Just because it's a somewhat charitable project apparently gives everyone the idea that they're obligated to give 'advice' to the people who went out and did research in the field. Now THAT's the hubris, arrogance, and self-righteousness. I'd hazard to guess that they were open and welcoming to good honest advice, just not the self-important blather of those that are now offended that they weren't listened to.
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GTMoogle @ Jan 4th 2008 9:06PM
Sorry, I just can't give that credence. Go read the comments from any slashdot story on the OLPC. That's the kind of inane 'advice' that outsiders have for the OLPC project - uninformed wankery. Almost all of it is stupid shit, from "If you're going to even THINK about doing something good, you're a horrible monster if you're not feeding the starving children in war-torn country X first" to "Clearly they'll fail because they're refusing to design it to require my product that doesn't match their goals"
Just because it's a somewhat charitable project apparently gives everyone the idea that they're obligated to give 'advice' to the people who went out and did research in the field. Now THAT's the hubris, arrogance, and self-righteousness. I'd hazard to guess that they were open and welcoming to good honest advice, just not the self-important blather of those that are now offended that they weren't listened to.