Sarah Allen's WeblogSarah Allen's reflections on internet software and other topicsxo collaborative features- May 26, 2008 There are some nice videos on YouTube of the interface of the XO, a sub-$100 laptop from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative. They have given priority to collaborative features and it has a built-in camera and microphone. I wonder why they don't have image avatars -- perhaps that's a privacy feature to protect children, but I think would be neat if there could be image representations of people. I enjoyed reading Jeff Atwood observations on the "Sugar Interface" which is one of.http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/archives/000448.html difference engine no. 2 in action- May 26, 2008 It was awesome seeing this machine in action (see videos below). We saw it crank out the results of a polynomial equation. This particular machine was the second one built by the London Science Museum 153 years after it was designed! Apparently there was some debate as to whether it could have been built using the methods and materials available in the 1800s and if it was built whether it would work. They stayed true to what was possible in that age and proved that it was possible and, in fact,.http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/archives/000449.html |