Project For Awesome: One Laptop Per Child

[789stv]

... im not being negative buttttttt if i gave ppl sumthing to help id give em food u dont rly need a LAPTOP to survive.. but thumbs up

[Ponjos]

When I was in college, I had a very positive experience in raising funds for these laptops and eventually being able to give them to children who needed them.

[Bowling4SoupGirl]

DFTBA :D

[monochromidxliquid]

awesome

[matte5299]

dftba

[spiderWOMAN]

project for awesome=awesome!

=D

[ki0tsu0tsi0ki]

It's a great idea with great implications......but I would have to agree with the Friedrich Nietzsche quote...laptops are sources of convenience and broader connection to the world around us...but it is not always universally applicable.

[mouldilockss]

Awesome :)

[Perfectgrl6971]

I've heard of this before..somewhere.. But great charity! I love that each child who gets one gets it to themselves and gets to keep it! It's like free education for them:) so controversal.

[JoeSomebody2]

I'm going around sharing my love for Friedrich Nietzsche! :D

"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently."

[AdamTAnders]

Awesome.

[AmandaBeaw]

awesome idea! great thinking!

[awings]

I wish I had one!

[hi1235678910]

Commenting for awesome

[chinaliew]

with this laptop

it is as you employ a lifetime teacher for him/her

it ia great gift,and they carry everytime,so they will think of you when they see laptop

god will smile at you because you have hlep them

[fananime92]

This is an stupid proyect.

Because give laptops to peaplo who can't eat or drink water...? But well, we minds like "he from spain" so "we can pay a laptop without problems" ...

[chinaliew]

these peoeple can eat and drink but poor education, so it is a good project

it is the best gift this laptop can bring many knodlegde to them.

if you bought them one, they will alway carry it and it is as you have bought them a present that carry lifetime

everytime they see laptop,they remember you, it is the most good thing we have ever done

[FlyingThroughLife]

Great cause.. I've heard of it before but didn't really know much about it. Good Choice!

[bluesk8erchick]

Also...well, I forgot. Darn it!

Let's see. Nope, can't remeber it. Oh, well.

[bluesk8erchick]

The short story "By the Waters of Babylon" by someone Benet.

In it, the character, who's culture keeps him from going east, finds out (when he goes east) that what lays to the east is no longer dangerous.

[bluesk8erchick]

Because education is the key to the shackles of ignorance. A few historical and literatural examples:

[bluesk8erchick]

I forgot to mention that The Peril is by John Steinbeck.

And The Peril is a case in point.

[bluesk8erchick]

Any of you who had to suffer throught The Peril (or maybe you enjoyed it) would understand this.

[bluesk8erchick]

In my opinion, a solution for many world problems is education.

[bluesk8erchick]

I think I may have hear of this before, actually.

[bluesk8erchick]

What a great presentation, too.

[bluesk8erchick]

Wonderful, wonderful cause!

[Redwolf1314]

Also, to anyone who's reading this, I think this charity has a very worthy cause (better than some other ones :P) so get posting those comments :)

[Redwolf1314]

and another, hope it helps :)

[Redwolf1314]

And another :)

[Redwolf1314]

One of the better P4A, 1+ comment and 5* :)

[mickeleh]

I'm replying to you, too.

[mickeleh]

I am replying

[yourmother306]

yes, save the children

[chudleycannonfodder]

moar comments!

[chudleycannonfodder]

Glad to support a great cause.

[chudleycannonfodder]

Here's another one to bump it up a bit

[chudleycannonfodder]

more comments!

[chudleycannonfodder]

Awesome video!

[helene4200]

I love XO laptops, but you must have small fingers

[mickeleh]

Well, they are for kids, aren't they?

[thatswherethefruitis]

but..who teaches the kid how to use/take care of it????

[mickeleh]

There's a lot more to the program than just hardware and software. One reason that OLPC likes to donate a whole school or other institution is to ensure that there's support available. (There are also forums and wiki's to help folks with support)

[thatswherethefruitis]

awesome awesome awesome love it

[BrettCaudill]

that is a cool looking laptop.

[bandgeek8408]

Excellent cause. :)

[alanamazing]

sweet!

[obsesiveperson]

Yay Laptops!!!!!

[ErebusWolf]

big fan of this cause!

[jdoty7878]

dftba

[chiomiii]

Wonderful cause, we bought one/gave one last year. Too bad my kid can only figure out "Tam Tam Mini" so far! hehe Totally cool though ;D

[filmlady24p]

this is the best one i've seen. very good job, sir!

[mickeleh]

A huge, huge, thank you to the Nerdfighting Community for their mighty efforts in boostng me onto the Most Comment page. Yer all aces in my book!

[iusedtobesadsac]

Well it all started with your awesome!!

[valerie2776]

Twas for an awesome cause, good sir!

[filmlady24p]

so, is this your first year, or did you do this last year too?

[twister14saw]

great program

[iusedtobesadsac]

Best Wishes!

[BarryAldridge]

DFTBA. This is awesome.

[vetgypsy]

Thank you for the video!

[iusedtobesadsac]

I love this guy's voice.

[mickeleh]

This guy loves to read that. Thanks

[mickeleh]

It's an exercise in frugality. See if you can go through life with only a single adjective. It's part of the great conservation movement to reduce our dependence on foreign adjectives.

[valerie2776]

I'd choose awesome.

[mickeleh]

Imagine if Lincoln had a comment system in his day.

[mickeleh]

OK, kids, you work this out and report back. ;-)

[TheArtistRocks]

nerd nerd fighters. we don't fight nerdS we are nerds who fight!

[mickeleh]

Nerds who revel in the ambiguity of the name, because dealing with absurdity and seeing multiple meanings is a virtue.

[SciFiGirl1023]

You know it!!! And i reply back because it is an adam comment..... are we now stuck in a vortex of forever commenting on each other.. granted.... mickeleh will be pleased

[tyrownij]

OLPC is a great program, i have a friend that writes code for them. DFTBA.

[superboosher89]

Excellent vid!

[MarkGJohnson]

Nerdfighters together forever! We are awesome! M

[DooDahDooDah]

DUDE.

I slipped and clicked 4stars instead of 5.

Sorry.

Awesome video

[mickeleh]

no problem. I slipped earlier and clicked Remove instead of Reply on a comment. THAT needs an undo function.

[DooDahDooDah]

LOL, I've done that before.

It's frustrating xD

[uvajeduvajed]

Frick, I wish this wasn't so expensive because I think this is a rockin' charity.

[mickeleh]

Get a group together. If you can get ten folks to contribute $20, you've got one.

[miltownkid]

Awesome! :D

[vlogbrothers]

Willy won't stop barking.

I think he's mad at cancer. -John

[mickeleh]

We're all mad at cancer. I wonder if barking is a potential treatment.

[ayerly]

LOL

Hilarious video!

Great cause!

[jamesterhouse]

Earlier today, John was saying how the 300 Spartans held back the Persians.

Hell! We're a little bit under 200. Probably around 30, actually. 2k comments FTW!

[RogueBlueJay]

im watching the video now!

[miltownkid]

Hey! It's YOU! :)

[aphr43l]

i want my treat :(

[0745am]

Ah yes, that funny video he spoke of!

[myreellife]

i want the treat...

[RogueBlueJay]

perhpas an epic treat

[0745am]

John's love?

[domainoftheshadow]

What do we win for reaching 2000 comments?

[RogueBlueJay]

a treat

[domainoftheshadow]

That sounds slightly ominous...

[RogueBlueJay]

nerdfighters ftw

[ayerly]

I need moar orange juice! BRB

[Toibaobao]

Bring me some too! Thanks!

[Nephtys80]

How will I ever kill a laser printer now?

[EdenRyo]

I hear a donkey braying.

ya rly.

I loooooove my neighborhood.

[RogueBlueJay]

where the hell do you live?

[EdenRyo]

The sticks. :DD

[ninaYAYAx]

Great work guys!

This is a testament to the power of Nerdfighteria.

[Toibaobao]

zygisms!

[jububeans]

Coffee break!

[juliapeaslee]

how long did that take?

[EdenRyo]

Too long! I've seen faster.

[RogueBlueJay]

yeah but there wasnt that many of us

[Biskmut]

We did it!!! Nerdfighters!

[RogueBlueJay]

hoo ha! woot

[aphr43l]

we DID it :D

just with a small group too...

[0745am]

How long did that take us?

[RogueBlueJay]

uh an hour or 2? ish?

[ayerly]

I need to shower soon.

[Toibaobao]

No, you don't! We don't mind your smelliness :D

[Lizzehh]

treat?

[theflawintheplan]

good job everyone!

[RogueBlueJay]

TREAT TIME!!!!

[sushiitrain]

aww willy doesn't want to say congratulations!

[0745am]

Congratulations, my fellow nerdfighters! We made it!

[jububeans]

This only had 100 comments?! That's a shame!

[jamesterhouse]

I have to agree with how lame that is!

Mickeleh's video is actually really enjoyable. There weren't even filler boob-shots or anything, just thoughtful information about a great charity. <3

[ayerly]

Yay nerdfighters!

[hfGermany]

Tadaahh!

[tyrannosauruslexxx]

where's our treat, john?

[kaycem]

excellent work everyone!!! dftba!

[RogueBlueJay]

woo! we are done!

[jububeans]

Yay!

[Nephtys80]

JOY JOY JOY JOY JOY JOY!!!!

[juliapeaslee]

now woo

[RogueBlueJay]

we took this from 100 commments

[valerie2776]

200t? I do believe so.

[Kimbahley]

Done!

[FlobotVlogs]

Woot!

[Nephtys80]

it's stuck again!

[mikl2233]

YIPEE!

[Lizzehh]

done!

[sushiitrain]

wiiilllyyy!

[myreellife]

HOLY CRAP!

we are totally almost there!

[adrienebrooke]

Weeeeee are the champions, my friend...

[ninaYAYAx]

1948!

I, In the name of nerdfighteria, declare this video

AWESOMEIFYED.

[0745am]

Now?

[RogueBlueJay]

i cant believe how few people did SO MUCH!!!

[wintersweet]

200t!

[juliapeaslee]

hey there mister

[namlhots]

OLPC makes us one.

[swoat]

Epic comments...away! 50 more to go!

I havent opened my advent calendar today

[mikl2233]

THE TOTAL WON'T GO UP!

[KezTheLess]

close!

[puddin89]

go comments go!"

[Nephtys80]

Catchpa is my nemesis

[JoinTheMadVender]

Almost!!!

[thhelix]

boooom. blown away.

[Toibaobao]

Only 4 comments... why so few!

[crystalmattyco]

oooo soooo close!!

[adrienebrooke]

She's a maniac, maniac on the floor...

[0745am]

Nearly!!!

[Punk2021]

we pwnd these comments

[Biskmut]

Commentspam

[musicislife00000]

wooot! almost done here!

[mioug]

if you had to choose to use either a wrench or a screwdriver to eat food in place of common utensils which would you choose?

[mickeleh]

hmm. Depends on the size of each, and the nature of the food.

[iusedtobesadsac]

Does anyone else still do Kiva?

[jububeans]

2 minutes speedy commenting...

5 minutes trying to break the captcha code...

[mikl2233]

WOOOHHOOOO

[Toibaobao]

Whole Nerdfighteria will talk about this awesome day for years!

[Amiryfey]

yes!

[tigerguardguy]

this is a day to be remembered

[tyrannosauruslexxx]

:) hooray.

[tigerguardguy]

comment

[Lizzehh]

woo

[tigerguardguy]

didnt john say he had us a present for 2000

[jamesterhouse]

200t everyone! WE'RE SO CLOSE!

[musicislife00000]

accio deathly hallows, incendio book sales embargoes...

[megsan88]

:o i was just listening to that!

[muchlikeacloudagain]

My eyes snap open, it's two o' clock. I rip of my shirt, my pants, my socks..

[Nephtys80]

1948!

[0745am]

John should be commenting!

[mikl2233]

Agreed!

[juliapeaslee]

commenting for awesome

[serenamina]

Anyone who is reading these later is going to be so confused. Random bouts of "Bless You!" and "OMG CUTE!" comments XD

[valerie2776]

Hahaha yeah. And much, much later, we will read through these comments and laugh and remember.

[thhelix]

1948

[Lizzehh]

im pretty sure im asleep now but with my eyes open

[EdenRyo]

Not a bad way to sleep, all things considered.

[serenamina]

so you are sleep commenting?1

[EdenRyo]

Yes.

I have mastered the art of sleep commenting.

[Toibaobao]

Haha! That made me smile :)