MetaFilter posts tagged with negroponte

Et tu, Intel? Then fall, OLPC.

sdodd — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:43:51 -0800

Wondering why OLPCNews.com disparages the OLPC project so much? Curious as to the site's apparent emphasis on bad news about the project? It could just be a coincidence. Or it could be because OLPCNews.com's chief contributor Wayan Vota works on a project that's partnered with Intel, a former OLPC partner turned competitor. Does Intel's back-stabbing extend beyond pre-sales and into public relations? The efficacy of GiveWell-style astro-turfing depends on not getting caught. But it's not clear the damage from a stealth smear campaign can be undone even after the perpetrator is exposed. Just what is the opposite of "astro-turfing," anyway? And why is a simple tech philanthropy project beset by so much drama? As OLPC insider Christopher Blizzard said before Christmas, this probably isn't a conspiracy, but it certainly smells funny. Yes, this is my first post in the Blue, but I'd appreciate any and all criticism of this effort.

Give 1 Get 1

Laen — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:06:56 -0800

One Laptop Per Child - Give 1, Get 1 Started by Nicholas Negroponte, the One Laptop Per Child project aims to put inexpensive durable laptops into the hands of millions of children in developing countries with the idea that the best weapon against poverty is education. For a limited time, people in the US can buy an OLPC laptop for themselves, and send one to a child in a developing country for $399 via the Give One, Get One program.

OLPC name $100 laptop

davehat — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:32:38 -0800

Al Jazeera have the scoop on the new name for OLPC's ~~$100~~ $140 dollar laptop.<via olpcnews.com>

The Bush Doctrine

Mean Mr. Bucket — Wed, 24 May 2006 15:50:47 -0800

President George W. Bush has bestowed on his intelligence czar, John Negroponte, broad authority, in the name of national security, to excuse publicly traded companies from their usual accounting and securities-disclosure obligations. Notice of the development came in a brief entry in the Federal Register, dated May 5, 2006, that was opaque to the untrained eye.

a closer look at the new director of national intelligence: john negroponte

specialk420 — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:39:27 -0800

a closer look at the new director of national intelligence: john negroponte
"Velasquez says she and other relatives met with the ambassador around March 1983. "It was like a bucket of cold water," she said. "Our hopes were high, because we knew the influence that the embassy had with the government. But he denied knowing anything, and said it was an internal affair of Honduras. We got out of there wanting to cry.""

Sovreign Iraq, two days early

Dipsomaniac — Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:39:12 -0800

It's all yours, boys. The US just announced the handover of sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government, two days early. Paul Bremer has said that he'll be leaving the country soon. Is this truly the beginning of an independent Iraq, or is it simply making way for John Negroponte to be in charge?