blog.laptopmag.com - 12/10/2008
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Yesterday, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) posted its latest commercial. The non-profit has gotten national television advertising time donated by some of the top networks, including CNN. The commercial, which is embedded below, shows kids learning to use guns. “Children are fast learners. ...
gizmodo.com - 12/17/2008
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gizmodo.com —
I like this move: The OLPC folks, tired
of their message being co-opted by geeks worrying about
what operating system to install, have raised the stakes in a new web video. I don't think the OLPC folks are advocating doing the ol' switcheroo—XO ...
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OLPC Ad Goes For the Jugular With Child Laborers, Child ...
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One Laptop Per Child Commercials Will Surely Offend. Deal With It
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Kids with Guns: OLPC Ad Goes for Impact
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Has OLPC Gone too Far? Or Do they Finally Make the Point? [Laptop Mag]
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OLPC Ad Goes For the Jugular With Child Laborers, Child Prostitutes, Child Warriors [Olpc]
Gizmodo —
... don't think the OLPC folks are advocating doing the ol' switcheroo—XO for AK-47—to eradicate such horrors as the ones depicted on the spot. No, I think the ad does a great job in reminding us that, hey, this project was started for a serious reason. It's not OLPC's fault that they spawned an entirely new laptop category with plenty of consumer frenzy and ridiculousness behind it in the process. The ad is intended only for the internet. [OLPC Ad on Daily Motion via Laptop, Gadget Lab]
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