CRN Australia: Cunning Penguin Plot | Linux Today

CRN Australia: Cunning Penguin Plot

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 21, 2007

“The bleeding heart brigade has been at it again, this time
imploring everyone to pony up for a laptop computer for the forlorn
children of the third world.

“Don’t get me wrong–Rabid is all in favour of child support and
has several court orders to prove it. But do these poor kiddies
really need a laptop? The best use most of them could get from a
free laptop would be to connect to the Internet, then flog the
thing on eBay so they could buy some food and shelter.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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