tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950890435770299116.post3163849114292976058..comments2023-03-30T05:27:28.532-07:00Comments on Flat Out: 38 Degrees: Part Way ThereDavidGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734028655032503805noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950890435770299116.post-82654755083079169612012-01-26T14:53:58.765-08:002012-01-26T14:53:58.765-08:00Ians12: £15 for a Raspberry PI (not to mention add...Ians12: £15 for a Raspberry PI (not to mention add-ons like keyboard and wifi+modem) is £15 many people will not have. If people have to choose between eating and heating, then web access doesn't enter into their consideration. We do need to provide web-access to those who can't get online, because without they're going to become second-class citizens, but that's something for Martha Lane-Fox's accessibility initiative, and it's the work of years. Meanwhile people are disenfranchised right now, and the Welfare Reform Bill and its like mean they need to be able to access campaign groups like 38 Degrees right this moment. That doesn't mean them finding some way to get online, it means 38 Degrees, and Avaaz and the rest finding some way to reach out to them, recognising the threats they face and join with them in campaigning against it.DavidGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734028655032503805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950890435770299116.post-84441010845829106092012-01-26T00:36:26.046-08:002012-01-26T00:36:26.046-08:00A UK firm wanted to make PCs available for £15 eac...A UK firm wanted to make PCs available for £15 each which would have been halfway to getting folk online. But guess what? No government help and the UK companies that bid for the contracts to manufacture them were too expensive, so the work went to China. I think they go on sale later this year. They still need extras like a TV to plug into and a keyboard but its a step nearer to access for all. Meanwhile, many mobile phones are available second hand with internet access on a pay as you go basis which should make it available to more.<br /><br />I think 38 Degrees helped the Tories and this is just tokenism now.ians12https://www.blogger.com/profile/05320485793690843646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950890435770299116.post-25730100099262020612012-01-25T18:53:52.762-08:002012-01-25T18:53:52.762-08:00As a victim of the wrb living in social housing, p...As a victim of the wrb living in social housing, perfectly spoken David. Nice one.unquiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254870902662279258noreply@blogger.com