Obama Wants Broadband, Computers Part of Stimulus

damn_registrars writes "President-elect Barack Obama announced in his radio address that his administration's economic stimulus package will include investing in computers and broadband for education. 'To help our children compete in a 21st century economy, we need to send them to 21st century schools.' He also said it is 'unacceptable' that the US ranks 15th in broadband adoption." No doubt with free spyware and internet filtering. You know... for the kids.

that's the last thing I need

[netsavior]

"To help our children compete in a 21st century economy"

It's bad enough that I have to compete with cheap "offshore" labor, now I gotta compete against someone willing to work for pokemon cards??

Great

[LilGuy]

It would be great if the local cable or phone company could run their lines just 1 block further from my nearest neighbor so I could get broadband.

Maybe Obama can make it happen!

Eh?

[Yunzil]

No doubt with free spyware and internet filtering. You know... for the kids.

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Re:No.

[HertzaHaeon]

Back in my day, we wrote on each other's naked backs with our bloody-stumped fingers. And we didn't have all your fancy letters either — we had to get by with three.

Re:that's the last thing I need

[Culture20]

I'd work for Pokemon cards. Apparently you haven't seen the exchange rate lately.

Re:No.

[lilomar]

We used to DREAM of having three letters. When I went to school, we only had one letter, and we only used that on exam days. Every other day, we drew pictures on the ceiling with our bloody toes, which we had to gnaw off ourselves.

Re:China

[skudenfaugen]

I choose Taiwan, but only if we get to see another cool fight in parliament. Honestly who throws a shoe?

Re:that's the last thing I need

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd work for Pokemon cards. Apparently you haven't seen the exchange rate lately.

Really, 7 pikachus for 1 charizard?! The economy is going downhill.

Under Reagan, we only got free surplus cheese

[PolygamousRanchKid]

So y'all quit your yapping.

Or does free government broadband smell and taste like free government cheese?

Ick.

Re:Before you give *ME* more computers for my room

[tripdizzle]

Obama is talking about broadband because it's "Sexy".

I though the election was over?? Wait, never mind, he has already starting running for 2012.

Re:No.

[cyphercell]

No it is not. It's a fallacy that I still have to tell high school students to "click on the start button" or "read the error", just like I do with their grandparents.

Re:Under Reagan, we only got free surplus cheese

[dkleinsc]

It will when you're living in a van down by the river!

Re:China

[Sinbios]

Why, so the NSA could listen in on my lines and nail me for espionage?