Friday, January 18, 2008
cliffs notes version:
in both cases, you're immortal !
suffering or savoring, one still retains one's memories - one's being - forever.
now, welcome to the the atheist's world - when you're gone, you're gone.
hell of a thought, eh ? and that applies to time frames from instantaneous to a lifetime. horrible accidental death ? no problem - you'll never have a chance to "remember" anything. but, extending the subjective time concept, that applies to all experience. of what import "suffering" ? death early or late is still death. the imaginations of "survivors" are of no import. at all. one cannot experience non-existence.
so, what period of "suffering" is, uh - "acceptable" - ? in the end, with respect to the human experience of time, all periods are infinitesimal.
looking for a rationale for 'survival' here ...
... kisses & hugs. but no, now it's olpc related.
so i ordered one back in mid-december-ish. still waiting. received an email 2007.12.22 saying "we'll have it to you by 2008.01.15". still nothing. i go to track the shipment. i get this:
a program that's in as much public relations trouble as this one is cannot afford to screw up with its donors.
of course, it may just be usps fedex employees skimming from the stream again.
goddamn planet...
update 2008.01.19:
found this wiki page at olpc: how laptop delivery breaks. it's still being frequently updated.
since they are using fedex, do i have to be home to accept delivery ? that would stink, too.
what a mess.
what we'll end up finding out is that those "undelivered" machines never existed in the first place.
other resources:
found this; email sent.
hmm - their auto-reply has some good xo links not consolidated elsewhere:
From: Support@rt.laptop.org
Reply-to: help@laptop.org
Sent: 2008.01.19 15:48:55 Eastern Standard Time
Subj: [laptop.org #[snip]] AutoReply: SHIPPING [snip]
Thank you for your interest in One Laptop per Child (OLPC).
We are pleased to welcome you to our community of learners.
We apologize for the current multi-day delay responding to some
emails, as we staff up a growing team of very earnest volunteers!
If you received your XO laptop through the Give One Get One
program and your laptop is damaged, please call 800-201-7144.
If you have questions, you can:
* Read about your XO laptop and what it can do:
http://laptop.org/start
* Solve common problems with our Troubleshooting Guide:
http://laptop.org/start/troubleshooting.shtml
* Read our expanding list of frequently asked questions:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_FAQ
You can find additional help in our community forums:
* CHAT LIVE WITH OUR #olpc-help COMMUNITY!
http://olpc.osuosl.org/chat
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/IRC
* Join some of our mailing lists:
http://lists.laptop.org
Such as:
http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/community-support
http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
* Follow news blogs:
http://wiki.laptop.org
http://planet.laptop.org
http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/community-news/
* Almost 100 regional community/user groups have been announced:
http://support.laptop.org
http://olpc.osuosl.org/forum/
* Get involved:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Participate
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contact_OLPC
http://laptopfoundation.org/en/participate/
Thank you again for being part of our initiative!
The Support Volunteers of One Laptop per Child (http://support.laptop.org)
and not an hour later, this:
From: Support@rt.laptop.org
Reply-to: help@laptop.org
Sent: 2008.01.19 16:43:35 Eastern Standard Time
Subj: [laptop.org #[snip]] SHIPPING [snip]
[snip],
You have reached a live OLPC Tech Support volunteer.
There are 3 companies involved with getting your laptop shipped, and we
are escalating your order information request to our partner companies.
We have been told that there was manual intervention needed for all the
remaining outstanding orders.
We understand your disappointment and appreciate your patience.
For the most up to date information, please visit our support page:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/G1G1_Fulfillment_Information
Staff and volunteers are at working this weekend and early next week to
attempt to sort out shipping problems.
--
Sandy
OLPC support volunteer
http://support.laptop.org
so i guess i'd have to consider the situation "under control", more or less. the people on the forums, however, are increasingly irate.