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Lovely story about an Ohio congregation that experimented with ‘the parable of the talents” – giving each community member $50 and instructions to invest and double it on behalf of charity. An amazing outpouring of creativity resulted. via Uncertain Princ
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Bunnie Huang takes apart the OLPC XO-1 and shows off some of his favorite features… many of which have to do with how easy it is to disassemble the machine
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A sypathetic review of OLPC which makes it very clear that it’s not an appropriate replacement for a work laptop…
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Excellent whitepaper on mobile phones and mobiliztion – good complement to my paper on the topic, which is broader but not as deep
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Kenyan diaspora is flocking to Mamamikes and other sites to send money and mobile credit home. Oddly, MPESA and other services may not be seeing heavy use, counter to some reports
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Survey of access to the formal banking sector in Kenya
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When private military contractors recruit talent in a country like Namibia, is it an economic boon for former soldiers looking for work? Or a form of human trafficking, as local human rights organizations have argued?
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Cost of owning a sat-tv dish in Burma rises from $5 license fee to $800. Clearly a form of censorship, not unlike license fees for mobile phones in Burma, which are also sky-high.