U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman and Claire McCaskill discuss recovery.gov with Robert L. Nabors, Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget (03/05/2009 meeting of the Senate Committee for Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs). Sen. McCaskill urges Nabors and the committee (?) to consider making recovery.gov “non-political.” She offers some suggestions for making the site less like whitehouse.gov. It’s interesting to consider the political process of making a governmental site “non-political.”

Red Hat has put a lot of work into OLPC, dedicating a number of full time employees to it over the last couple years. In early 2007 they offered four “behind the scenes” videos that are really well done. (They were produced by a company that I don’t believe is around anymore, Simple Coat Productions. However, a member of that team, Timothy Whitney, blogs and has an excellent reel.)

Episode 01

• Red Hat Magazine | Inside One Laptop per Child: Episode 02
• Red Hat Magazine | Inside One Laptop per Child: Episode 03
• Red Hat Magazine | Inside One Laptop per Child: Episode 04

OLPC advertisement with a conscious effort to shift the focus from “laptop” to “education.”

My name is Zimi.
I am 7 years old.
I came from a place you’ve never heard of,
a country that you can not pronounce,
a continent you would rather forget.

Our only problem is access to education,
with education we will solve our own problems.

To the person who gave me this XO laptop;
thank you.
You have changed my world.