Comments on: Draw online with friends – on the same page! http://www.gamil.com/2007/12/03/draw-online-with-friends-on-the-same-page/ elements of inspiration and moments of distraction from a small design firm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:42:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aly http://www.gamil.com/2007/12/03/draw-online-with-friends-on-the-same-page/comment-page-1/#comment-51 aly Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:54:14 +0000 http://gamil.com/2007/12/03/draw-online-with-friends-on-the-same-page/#comment-51 Actually Bruce Nussbaum <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2007/12/is_one_laptap_p.html#more" rel="nofollow">had an interesting post on the One Laptop per Child results.</a> Apparently reviews from the BBC are mixed because its not all shiny-happy. Do we really still expect technology to solve problems? It has a tremendous history of making old problems more complex. Like paying attention in class! And how can people actually be surprised that kids immediately started using laptops to share photos? I mean what do most "developed world" computer users use theirs for? No, really, be honest. Actually Bruce Nussbaum had an interesting post on the One Laptop per Child results.

Apparently reviews from the BBC are mixed because its not all shiny-happy. Do we really still expect technology to solve problems? It has a tremendous history of making old problems more complex. Like paying attention in class!

And how can people actually be surprised that kids immediately started using laptops to share photos? I mean what do most “developed world” computer users use theirs for? No, really, be honest.

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