Help Buy a Satellite from a Bankrupt Telecom to Beam Free Web to the Developing World

Popular Science ^ | Thursday, December 2, 2010 | Clay Dillow

[SunkenCiv]

[SunkenCiv]

• New Pocket-Size Satellite Phone. Cool But... [2009]

[driftdiver]

So where are they gonna keep a laptop in their mud hut?

[ReverendJames]

That coverage shows it’s over the US and Canada. Are these areas they’re talking about Detroit, Camden, and Chicago? (with no disrespect to those living there meant)

[JoeProBono]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ybCjf6ras

[martin_fierro]

[backwoods-engineer]

(universal Internet is that human right)

I don't disagree that this might do a lot of people good.

However, if something is a right, you cannot buy it with money. If you can buy it with money, it is a good.

Therefore, universal Internet is NOT a human right. It is a good.

It's fine to give away your own money, but giving away others' is THEFT, regardless of the goodness of the cause.

"Universal health care" is also NOT a right.

Nor is universal food, cars, apartments, or cell phones. All of which the government provides.

At a cost.

[steve8714]

Do we have to buy porn passwords for them too?

[dalereed]

Some people have more money than brains!

Other people try to con brainless people with money out of it

[ncalburt]

so how many future terrorists can be recruited here ?

[ApplegateRanch]

Ahumanright.org (universal Internet is that human right)

Logical first step.

Next step:

Since God "forgot" to equip you for this universal human right, let us correct His error by embedding this "Internet Connectivity Chip" (ICC) in your brain so you can achieve Free Constant Connectivity (FCC) via the Continental Internet Access (CIA) Protocol!

[rabidralph]

I think FR should buy its own satellite and we can all be Wally George.

[SunkenCiv]

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

[SunkenCiv]

We could nickname the satellite “Jim Thompson”.

[SunkenCiv]

Sure, but the porn passwords are good on multiple sites, uh, or so I’ve *heard*.

[SunkenCiv]

• MIT researchers design $100 laptop for world's kids

[Clock King]

To be honest, even in poor nations, EVERYBODY has a cellphone nowadays. It’s actually become a status symbol among people. People try to buy the most advanced smartphone they can afford, with all sort of web features.

[montag813]

Beam Free Web to the Developing World,

Why? so they can steal the remainder of our telephone technical and customer support jobs India hasn't already grabbed? So they can steal coding jobs and put even more American techies out of work? No way. Let them pay for it themselves with diamonds, rugs or other crap they have. F**k the "developing world".

[rabidralph]

LOL!

[steve8714]

So, they get more bang for our buck?