Bring IT Home
In 2004, One Economy launched the Bring IT Home campaign, which has brought broadband Internet access into the homes of 200,000 low-income individuals.
One Economy accomplished this task by pushing to change affordable housing policies so that residents there could have low-cost or no-cost broadband in their home. This campaign resulted in 42 states and the District of Columbia changing their housing policies.
As I mentioned previously, many charities simply give cheap computers to low-income families and let them fend for themselves. If a family cannot afford a $300 computer, what's the chance they will be able to pay the monthly cost of broadband internet? This is why One Economy impresses me — they don't look at the obvious solutions, but instead they attack the real problems to create effective solutions.
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July 28th, 2007 at 14:18
Combat should be first on the list. I thought Missle Command was dumb until I realized that they were Intercontinential Ballistic missles and not just puny air to ground missles. Way cool. I loved Yars Revenge because it was the only game I could beat. Do you remember the term flipping? Maybe it was just me but I seem to recall that when someone beat a game and it started over you sucessfully flipped the game. eg. "Yeah, I've played Pac Man, but I've flipped it so many times it's gotten boring, I'm gonna try flippin Yars Revenge next"