The Uruguay programme has cost the state $260 (£159) per child, including internet connections, equipment repairs, maintenance costs, and training for the teachers, but the extent to which they use the laptops in the classroom is up to them. Meanwhile, pilot programs in Ethiopia with the OLPC XO laptop are stalling. Teachers resent the device and consider it a toy.

The New York Times ran a story today reporting that “As soon as swine flu vaccinations start next month, some people getting them will drop dead of heart attacks or strokes, some children will have seizures and some pregnant women will miscarry.” Well isn’t that special. No need for alarm, nothing to see here move along.

Doesn’t this just sound like the typical and naturally expected increase in complexity and efficiency found in all areas (non technical) of organized gang activity that is used in response to increases in efficiency and complexity within the legal and law enforcement community? I wonder if the tactics that actually work against criminals and criminal organizations in general share any similarities to those that work in the cyber warfare arena? What the right response is, I don’t think we’ve figured out yet, because the problems only appear to grow as time progresses. I guess that all depends on what you use as your measuring stick, but one thing is for sure, cyber warfare is no where near under control today.

mmm, features…

Well it’s about time!!! WiMAX will soon be widely recognized to describe wireless Internet access throughout the world.

I didn’t think anything of it when I read it in the news this morning. And then I went to linux.com to log in, browse the forums, and try to answer any interesting questions, and BAM!!! “Linux.com is relaunching!”

The game is over and now you have a pretty simple decision to make. Who’s team are you on now? If you’re an American then Obama is your president. Just take a deep breath and accept it. If you want to see him fail, then you want America to fail. Who’s team are you on?