I am moved to respond to this poster because I am not comfortable with the sarcasm and condescension exhibited. I don't like to be unpleasant but I'm having trouble getting back to the pleasant feeling of sharing information and friendship I have had here. The quotation marks surround comments quoted from nekokami. The boxed responses are from alex_d.
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Originally Posted by alex_d
"(neko)The vast majority of people I help to work with Windows (and I've been in tech support for the past 20 years) never move beyond the basics."
That's because they're old. I think the OLPC people themselves forgot that kids are actually much better at learning computers than adults. It's two factors. Their brains are better at learning, and they have curiosity that makes them explore the computer. My point regarding windows is that all you need is curiosity to learn it.
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Is this stuff cranked out by a forum bot that is programmed to be condescending? I wish I could see your face when you talk because I don't know whether to laugh or spit!
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"(neko)A key advantage of Linux, on the other hand, is that the source of every program is open. For those who do decide to move beyond the basics, it is a much more accessable tool for learning about how computers work."
Did you just imply that after learning how to send email and write documents, step #2 is to read source code?
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And how did this great leap of logic come about? You had to stretch a bit to snipe neko on this one didn't you?
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"(neko)The OLPC program has also encouraged the development of a wide variety of learning games, which I believe are much more effective in boosting intelligence then simply handing someone a computer to figure out"
Learning games? Learning games? Are you serious? If they're the same ones they had us play in elementary school, then you must be crazy. Learning games are something that some stoned-out hippie came up with "to make learning fun". You don't learn anything with them. They certainly don't boost intelligence. They are far too simple.
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Your early posts were helpful and constructive. This behavior is not. Insulting other forum participants doesn't serve our purposes here.