May be true, but then Slashdot is the right place for him.

What? Picking and choosing your examples = having an opinion. Resources aren't infinite, therefore examples must be picked and that will occur according to the decision making authority's perspective and opinion. Using political, legal, or other resources as a tool to oppress the expression of opinions=censorship.

Google does many things better then other people. Now they're a huge company, but that doesn't mean they must be evil. I can't say that this patent means much except that their covering their rears. If they hold the patent, its unlikely anyone can file a similar one and drag them into a big lawsuit.
It's not how ridiculous your patent is. It's how you use it.

Hi Maya,

That must be a tough situation to be going through. I don't know you personally, but from your web page it's clear that you're more than just a curiosity, you are a person. I admire how you openly present the facts of your case, while still showing your other interests. Good luck with your book and other projects.
I don't know anything about what faith you may have, but I pray that those with authority in your case would soon arrive at sound and accurate conclusions about your condition and that you are surrounded by the people who are attracted to you because of your personality.

David

The parent is correct. I've worked internationally, and very few problems can simply be solved by providing material possessions to those without them. You can donate a tractor to a village and even provide them training in how to use it, but chances are it will never see even a portion of its potential. Even the most trivial of maintenance tasks for us can become incredibly compounded and complicated out there even if they have enough of a fundamental grasp of how to perform the maintenance. Where do I get oil? What happens the first time it needs an "inexpensive" $200 part from the USA or Europe?

The most successful programs that bring change to an area focus more on teaching people how to fully take advantage of the resources already at their disposal. A singular technology or resource can be brought in and taught if its fundamentally simple (like a hand water pump; forget electric) or how to make and use soap with the materials around them. Believe me, some of those tasks are already arduous.

This project is incredibly useful though, just not for the natives or computer illiterate. Target groups would be the international companies or organizations who set up bases in country and need and know how to take full advantage of the internet as a resource.

...by the number of callers left alive at the end of the day.