Quotes About XO

Mesh networking is an old idea. Oddly enough, the low-cost XO Laptop built by the 'One Laptop Per Child' organization - the so-called $100 laptop - was designed with built-in mesh networking. The idea with the XO machine was that many kids using those laptops would be out in rural areas without reliable Internet access.

It's a Baron de Sigognac XO." Guy swirled his glass and stuck his nose inside it as Lucien had done. He moved the glass away and then went back down for another sniff. "Christmas-cake spiced fruits, vanilla- I'd even say custard- with hints of rose and violet," he said.

A few minutes later his XO appeared, saluting the marine guard as she crossed the threshold to the bridge, which sensibly resided deep within the armored core of the ship rather than being perched precariously on the top of the vessel like an old-style soda can on the fence, ready to be picked off as alien target practice.