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Re: Google giving phone numbers to homeless

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Re: Google giving phone numbers to homeless

thehack — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:11:34 -0000

It's good to know they still think of the "do no evil" motto sometime. Of course you might want to tell that to the Chinese dissedents. I tend to think that the larger any orginization gets it inevitably steps on people. No matter how good its intentions.

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Re: Google giving phone numbers to homeless

Tonepoetic — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:51:34 -0000

This actually makes a lot of sense to me. You can check voicemail from a shelter phone or a payphone (for 50 cents). And every time I go to the Chicago Public Library, many homeless people are using the computers there for free. Several homeless people have given me their email addresses, in fact. Why not phone numbers?

Re: Google giving phone numbers to homeless

Harshal Vaidya — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:49:58 -0000

Where the F will the homeless get a internet connection and a computer. Remember they are HOMELESS!!

Re: Google giving phone numbers to homeless

brett — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:28:25 -0000

Grand Central announced their participation in this project before they launched last year:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/a...