Microsoft helps the illiterate find employment

Posted by Paul Raven @ 12-03-2006 in Technology •

Billy Gates and his troupe of computer-persons have a new project in the offing; they’re developing software to help illiterate Indian women find work. [Beware, this link has a lengthy but skippable intro-ad that even faithful Firefox won't squash.] Continue reading “Microsoft helps the illiterate find employment”

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Lamenting the decay of literacy

Posted by Paul Raven @ 16-02-2006 in Essays •

Over at wired.com is an excellent opinion piece that chimes strongly with a lot of my own feelings - namely that the ability to write coherent sentences, let alone full letters, essays or what ever else, is in a serious state of decline. Continue reading “Lamenting the decay of literacy”

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