[H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Gates demands better schools as Gates-backed school closes
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | But just before the Gates editorial appeared, word broke that one of
>> | the hi-tech schools in the heart of Silicon Valley will be shut down
>> | because of a lack of funding and students.
>> |
>> | The board of directors behind the High Tech High in Redwood City
>> | -- the home of Oracle -- last week voted unanimously to mothball
>> | the school less than two years after it opened.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/27/gates_school/
>
> "This school has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry
> for the inconvenience. If you were in the middle of your education, the
> information you were learning might be lost."
>
> "We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve
> our policies. We will treat this report as bin-fodder."
>
> "To see what data this error report contains, close your eyes and think
> of something pretty."
>
I also thought the "you can expect more stories like this since
Melinda Gates is on the board of the Washington Post" (paraphrased)
bit interesting.
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