Comments on: Feed the Hungry, Improve Your Vocab http://cybernetnews.com/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/comment-page-1/#comment-119111 Ryan Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:57:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/19/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/#comment-119111 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-119019" rel="nofollow">DaComboMan wrote:</a><blockquote>I was surprised to find i knew so many words in English! In the same line of thought, you may want to “click” over here too!: <a href="http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.thehungersite.com/c.....s?siteId=1</a></blockquote></div> That's an interesting concept. I wonder how much of the ad proceeds actually go to the cause. DaComboMan wrote:
I was surprised to find i knew so many words in English!

In the same line of thought, you may want to “click” over here too!:
[thehungersite.com]

That’s an interesting concept. I wonder how much of the ad proceeds actually go to the cause.

]]> By: DaComboMan http://cybernetnews.com/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/comment-page-1/#comment-119019 DaComboMan Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:55:13 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/19/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/#comment-119019 I was surprised to find i knew so many words in English! In the same line of thought, you may want to "click" over here too!: http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1 I was surprised to find i knew so many words in English!

In the same line of thought, you may want to “click” over here too!:
[thehungersite.com]

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/comment-page-1/#comment-118999 Ryan Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:27:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/19/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/#comment-118999 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-118989" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>doesn’t take long for it to bore you though. unfortunately, as americans, we seem to have far too short an attention span.</blockquote></div> After about 50 words I got bored with it, too. It was definitely fun at the beginning though. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-118989" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>i am a bit disappointed that it’s rice…because that leads me to believe that we’re helping some 3rd world country feed their inhabitants. i didn’t do any research, but that’s the feeling i get, which leads me to ask why aren’t they helping feed some of america’s hungry?</blockquote></div> The food is given to the United Nations World Food Program, but the rice itself is bought from local farmers to support the economy. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-118995" rel="nofollow">Max wrote:</a><blockquote>Maybe harder words should be worth more or something…</blockquote></div> That would have been cool, but they are getting 5 million grains of rice everyday. I wonder how many boxes that is equivalent to? Anonymous wrote:
doesn’t take long for it to bore you though. unfortunately, as americans, we seem to have far too short an attention span.

After about 50 words I got bored with it, too. It was definitely fun at the beginning though.

Anonymous wrote:
i am a bit disappointed that it’s rice…because that leads me to believe that we’re helping some 3rd world country feed their inhabitants. i didn’t do any research, but that’s the feeling i get, which leads me to ask why aren’t they helping feed some of america’s hungry?

The food is given to the United Nations World Food Program, but the rice itself is bought from local farmers to support the economy.

Max wrote:
Maybe harder words should be worth more or something…

That would have been cool, but they are getting 5 million grains of rice everyday. I wonder how many boxes that is equivalent to?

]]> By: Max http://cybernetnews.com/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/comment-page-1/#comment-118995 Max Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:03:09 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/19/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/#comment-118995 This is a good idea and all, but 10 grains of rice per word? Isn't that a bit, um what's the word, cheap? The companies sponsoring this project can definitely afford to donate a little more than that. And since they have decided to donate 10 per word, why not make the words a little easier? It's like they're looking for ways not to support this. Maybe harder words should be worth more or something... This is a good idea and all, but 10 grains of rice per word? Isn’t that a bit, um what’s the word, cheap? The companies sponsoring this project can definitely afford to donate a little more than that. And since they have decided to donate 10 per word, why not make the words a little easier? It’s like they’re looking for ways not to support this. Maybe harder words should be worth more or something…

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/comment-page-1/#comment-118989 Anonymous Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:20:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/19/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/#comment-118989 doesn't take long for it to bore you though. unfortunately, as americans, we seem to have far too short an attention span. i am a bit disappointed that it's rice...because that leads me to believe that we're helping some 3rd world country feed their inhabitants. i didn't do any research, but that's the feeling i get, which leads me to ask why aren't they helping feed some of america's hungry? which leads me to ask myself why i'm helping with the rice thing when my own backyard needs some greening. oh well, 470 grains of rice is really only a spoonful anyway right? doesn’t take long for it to bore you though. unfortunately, as americans, we seem to have far too short an attention span. i am a bit disappointed that it’s rice…because that leads me to believe that we’re helping some 3rd world country feed their inhabitants. i didn’t do any research, but that’s the feeling i get, which leads me to ask why aren’t they helping feed some of america’s hungry? which leads me to ask myself why i’m helping with the rice thing when my own backyard needs some greening.

oh well, 470 grains of rice is really only a spoonful anyway right?

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/comment-page-1/#comment-118985 Ashley Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:08:41 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/19/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/#comment-118985 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-118978" rel="nofollow">Lashiec wrote:</a><blockquote>My English is better than I thought :), and yes, I know what calumny is without looking at the dictionary ;). A commendable effort and a fun site as well.</blockquote></div> Well i'm glad you learned your English is better than you thought, because I learned that mine wasn't as good as I thought. :) Lashiec wrote:
My English is better than I thought :) , and yes, I know what calumny is without looking at the dictionary ;) . A commendable effort and a fun site as well.

Well i’m glad you learned your English is better than you thought, because I learned that mine wasn’t as good as I thought. :)

]]> By: Lashiec http://cybernetnews.com/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/comment-page-1/#comment-118978 Lashiec Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:08:16 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/19/feed-the-hungry-improve-your-vocab/#comment-118978 My English is better than I thought :), and yes, I know what calumny is without looking at the dictionary ;). A commendable effort and a fun site as well. My English is better than I thought :) , and yes, I know what calumny is without looking at the dictionary ;) . A commendable effort and a fun site as well.

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