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A {{w|Roomba}} is a self-directed robotic vacuum cleaner made by iRobot, which has no feelings and cannot make friends.{{Citation needed}} | A {{w|Roomba}} is a self-directed robotic vacuum cleaner made by iRobot, which has no feelings and cannot make friends.{{Citation needed}} | ||
β | {{w|Python (programming language)|Python}} is a programming language popular among geeks running Linux. Among other features, it has a large number of easily installed 3rd-party libraries that make it easy to add features | + | {{w|Python (programming language)|Python}} is a programming language popular among geeks running Linux. Among other features, it has a large number of easily installed 3rd-party libraries that make it easy to add features to programs. In this case, [[Cueball]] is importing the "soul" library to give the new pet a soul β something that a programming language cannot actually do.{{Citation needed}} |
The title text refers to the {{w|One Laptop per Child}} project spearheaded by Nicholas Negroponte around 2005, with the goal of building an inexpensive, durable sublaptop that could be distributed to children in developing countries to give them an educational edge. | The title text refers to the {{w|One Laptop per Child}} project spearheaded by Nicholas Negroponte around 2005, with the goal of building an inexpensive, durable sublaptop that could be distributed to children in developing countries to give them an educational edge. |