tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5979350.post1844837263385077884..comments2023-12-19T21:26:52.930-08:00Comments on Upper Left: Earlier this week…Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000043157715554910noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5979350.post-88397589957963425412010-07-25T03:13:04.897-07:002010-07-25T03:13:04.897-07:00Clarification to last post: As the reality that th...Clarification to last post: As the reality that those without (laptop) computers can't compete as effectively, in either school or the job market without one, is called.Terry Parkhursthttp://automatter.typepad.com/my_weblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5979350.post-73925163317423635492010-07-25T03:10:46.537-07:002010-07-25T03:10:46.537-07:00Back in 1994, Newt Gingrich proposed giving every ...Back in 1994, Newt Gingrich proposed giving every household in America, that could use one, a laptop computer; the idea was to close the Digital Divide, as the reality that those without computers can't compete as effectively, in either school or the job market, without one. It was to be funded by the Federal government - exact details TBD (to be determined). <br /><br />Then, the Republicans won the House of Representatives and that idea was tabled - indefinitely. <br /><br />Professor Gingrich is not a man you can trust, even when he proposes a good idea. Con-men are like that.Terry Parkhursthttp://automatter.typepad.com/my_weblog/noreply@blogger.com