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Posted to
The Dismal Science
by
Eamonn
on
June 12, 2008
Let's put an English tutorial onto the disc
Something universally applicable like the Rosetta Stone format. Then, well put additional teachings on U.S. laws, good hygiene and health habits, and how to apply for U.S. temporaryH2-A and H2-B worker visas. While we're at it we can put on tutorials for landscaping, meat-cutting and housecleaning skills, etc. Some of those will qualify for ...
Posted to
The Dismal Science
by
rhyolite
on
June 9, 2008
weak story
This story makes the OLPC program the posterboy of the problem without giving any evidence of any kind to suggest that it is a poor program. The author mentions his own experiences with PET and provides some research about a bizzare voucher program. Not only is the OLPC program a very different program, it is a very different computer whose ...
Posted to
The Dismal Science
by
dombarrett
on
June 9, 2008