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Speaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own — and then taught other kids. He asks, what else can children teach themselves?

I personally agree with the speaker that high technology pilot project should not be the privilege of the rich school or urban society only, which usually seen as the ideal environment for introducing such technology, but rural, country area and poor society could also be the right target, if not best,  for such pilot project.

ps: should the video doesn’t work, please click this link at ted.

In a 2004 talk at the European Gradate School, Derrida again discusses “forgiveness” – for him “pure forgiveness” can only be given by a “singular, irreplaceable person” to another singularity (it cannot emanate from a government) and involves two possibilities: forgiving the person who wronged another or forgiving that person’s wrongful acts … pure forgiveness concerns our ability to forgive the other even when that individual has not repented, asked for forgiveness or acknowledged responsibility – Derrida calls this type of forgiveness “impossible” – but, the only forgiveness “worthy of the name” … customary (or conditional) forgiving, involving exchange – that the other, for example, acknowledges wrongdoing – is not true forgiveness … for Derrida, we must “forgive the unforgivable” – we have to allow the (that) “other” in me, not my usual self governed by reciprocity, to actually bestow proper forgiveness …http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuL6HlLSzyc

I’m a fan of Janko since I saw his epic duel wih Federer on Australia Open 2008. Have to admit, he’s cute!

This is the video link of him being interviewed during Australia Open.