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OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong

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Computer Science Poster: Computer Systems

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From Inc.

In his book The Demon-Haunted World Carl Sagan, the renowned astrophysicist, helpfully suggested questions to ask to detect baloney:

1. How reliable is the source of the claim?
2. Does the source make similar claims?
3. Have the claims been verified by somebody else?
4. Does this fit with the way the world works?
5. Has anyone tried to disprove the claim?
6. Where does the preponderance of evidence point?
7. Is the claimant playing by the rules of science?
8. Is the claimant providing positive evidence?
9. Does the new theory account for as many phenomena as the old theory?
10. Are personal beliefs driving the claim?

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/03/dont-bother-trying-to-outrun-this-creepy-spiderbot-that-transforms-into-a-rolling-wheel/

Engadget: The father of the world wide web is one disappointed dad. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwje-8zjY

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/20/586891378/at-the-winter-olympics-robots-are-here-to-help-but-dont-assume-they-work-all-hou