PermaKent Permaculture Ideas of J. Kent Hastings

Boing Boing’s Cory Doctorow marvels at how green the One Laptop Per Child XO is. The device uses a tenth or less of the energy required by typical laptops, which is convenient for those off grid villagers who must recharge it manually. It creates an ad-hoc local wireless mesh network so that neighbors can communicate with each other by voice and video and share internet access. It also doesn’t contain the toxic components found in more commercial products. Wikipedia’s entry has more.

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