tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22884663.post-64841066984657011542008-01-23T18:08:00.000-06:002008-01-23T19:03:10.692-06:00Aaaaaaaand we're off, with the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/23/birmingham-al-totally-confused-by-olpc-purchase">national tech media</a> beginning to pick up on the story of Birmingham's new <a href="http://thomasontracts.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/crazy-larry-and-his-afro.jpg">mayor</a> and <a href="http://www.indyweek.com/binary/71e5/eb_cruze_pigs_037_jml.jpg">city council</a> managing to make <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/05/birmingham-alabama-schools-getting-15000-olpc-xos">epic fail</a> from technology designed specifically for<blockquote>the world's poorest children living in its most remote environments</blockquote><br />That's from the OLPC website, which appears borked ATM, perhaps due to some <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2251406,00.asp">recent troubles</a>. Irony? You're soaking in it.Bitter Old Punknoreply@blogger.com