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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:51 AM Original message |
Give One, Get One.. buy a wifi laptop for $399, and a kid gets one free |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. "but dammit, I wanted it" |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. and? |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 07:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. what's the stats on it -- how powerful? |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
37. Here you go |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Your point? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 07:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. The sarcasm-impaired enjoy making fun of people? (NT) |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 08:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Brain stutter? n/t |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. I saw a TV show awhile back about this. Sounds like a great program |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. It has a high resolution camera, a swivel screen and top-notch audio |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. From the looks of those kids, food might be a better option. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 07:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. With the Internet they'll learn how to feed themselves. They don't look |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Americans barely recognize "lean" anymore |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. Those particular kids look healthy. |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
12. that's really nice--thanks so much for the info! |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. It is a crap product based on a crap idea |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Got a link for your pontifications? |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. the author of the NYT article begs to differ |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. True, but |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:00 AM Response to Reply #15 |
30. And I lived in the tropics for 20 years. No camera stays alive. A computer which we use |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:21 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. The $400 is actually for TWO computers..one YOU get and one they get |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I'm with you. I think it's great! |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I must agree. 100%. |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. And who will maintain those thinkpads? |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
38. I must agree I am torn |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
16. I don't want one, wonder if I can just donate $200 directly...? |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I don't know, but here's the address to write to |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
18. Thank you so much for the info |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. Nice cause. Did you know the man who started this non-profit is John Negroponte's brother? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I saw the interview on cpan, but did not catch the whole thing.. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. my girlfriend got her hands on one of these |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 09:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I know that, but for kids who are learning, it's an amazing tool |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. But as an ebook reader... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. and the battery seems to be a lot more vigorous |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
28. Nicholas Negroponte, younger brother of John |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:40 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. many others provided seed money too.. |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:23 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. I had no idea Nicholas and John were related. We studied what > |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. I'm related to one of the big shitheads of the porn industry |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:22 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. can you arrange discounts? |
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nedbal (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
32. Get one year of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot access. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
40. interesting |
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