The sick joke is Microsofts attempt to derail this and charge a whole
(poor) continent for it's software.
http://technocrat.net/d/2008/1/10/33518
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/can-we-rescue-olpc-from-windows
OT I know, sorry.
robin...
On 7 May 2008, at 16:22, Odeluga, Ken wrote:
No I've heard of that project before, it's genuine.
It might be pretty hard to implement completely, at about $100/£50
per an extremely basic pc.
It's got an upside and downside of course - some could construe it
as high-tech imperialism - sounds like a buzz word but it doesn't
take much imagination to realize that it could work negatively that
way. But it could also have benefits too.
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$100_laptop
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Is that thing about a laptop for every child in Africa some kind of
sick joke?
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Reposted after deletion of rude Canadian artist name (sorry Kent).
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Subject: FW: Synch in the city
Synch looks interesting again this year. I'm not sure how it is now
it's moved to Athens itself but I went a few years back when it was
over on the North coast of Attica about 50km (?) away and then it
was a great combination of party by night and beach / pool by day.
From: Synch newsletter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 May 2008 00:03
Subject: Synch in the city
SYNCH JUNE 13.14.15
Technopolis Athens
Benaki Museum
Synch’s 5th edition is expanded into 6 different venues in the
center of Athens, from Technopolis and Benaki Museum to K44, Bios,
Motel and Yoga Bala, For three days and nights the Greek capital’s
center will be transformed into a big cultural event full of music,
digital arts and technology.
Synch is showcasing artists with different musical backgrounds, who
contribute to today’s music evolution. From the urban poets of the
English North, Happy Mondays, the man -Juan Atkins- who invented the
term “techno” and the “noisy” Chris & Cossey, to the
sophisticated pop collective of Stereοlab, electro-pop diva Roisin
Murphy, politically-minded Yo La Tengo and the electronic alliance
of Kieran Hedben (Four Tet) and legendary drummer Steve Reid, who
has collaborated with Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, James Brown.
Synch also presents the new musical trends through the lens of
Canadian Holy X, dubstep’ s (Kode 9, Pinch, Peverelist,
Headhunter), and dance’s representatives (Juan Atkins, Andrew
Weatherall, Luomo, The Field, Jamal Moss, DJ Pierre, Moritz Von
Oswald), highlighting at the same time the work of electronic sound
experimentalists like Vladislav Delay, Angel, Soisong and Staubgold
Records’ roster.
This year’s line up includes some of the most intriguing Greek acts
like My Wet Calvin, Monika, Rodes, Your Hand In Mine, Parallel
Worlds and many more.
Synch extends its exploration beyond music’s frontiers into the
fields of Moving Image and New Media, while for the first time in
Europe, the festival will present the sound software for one laptop
per child, the first 100$ laptop that can provide every child in
Africa (and not alone) access to knowledge and modern forms of
education and creativity.
TICKETS
From 24th of March to 8th of May:
3 day full festival pass (Technopolis & Benaki Museum): 70 €
Exclusively from www.synch.gr
From 9th of May to 12th of June:
3 day full festival pass (Technopolis & Benaki Museum): 80 €
1 day ticket for Technopolis: 40 €
1 day ticket for Benaki Musem: 15 €
At the door:
1 day ticket for Technopolis: 45 €
1 day ticket for Benaki Musem: 20 €
TECHNOPOLIS (100 Pireos Street, Gazi)
BENAKI MUSEUM (138 Pireos Street)
Κ44 (44 Konstantinoupoleos Street, Gazi) BIOS (84 Pireos Street,
Kerameikos) YOGA BALA (5-7 Riga Palamida Street, Psirri) MOTEL CLUB
(26 Dekeleon Street, Gazi)
www.synch.gr
www.myspace.com/synchfestival
synchfestival facebook group
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