Google Code-In winner whose Cameroon hometown is cut off from the internet

Some of you guys have no idea how lucky you are to have good, fast and reliable internet.<p>I&#x27;ve been around computers since 1998 and it&#x27;s been 4 weeks since I have a good enough internet connection to watch my first 1080P internet video

Another great reminder that top talent could be born anywhere, and America&#x27;s edge is that people want to move here to work for American companies.

What a great story! Cameroon is highly dysfunctional; the government is one of the most corrupt in the world. The fact that this boy can prevail regardless is impressive in a way those of us in more functional societies have trouble appreciating.

I will show this article to my sons this weekend and redouble my time with them teaching them to program. As with many things in life (healthcare, food, peace, schools), we also need to appreciate having high-speed Internet access and two parents with programming experience and the time and interest to mentor our children.

I also found the part about cutting off mobile for the English-speaking part of Cameroon to be scary.<p>Esp when Africa relies on mobile for financial transactions and banking and now these people are stuck.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;world-africa-38895541" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;world-africa-38895541</a>

This is the firs time I&#x27;ve heard about this competition for high school age developers.<p>Glad it finally got some traction here on HN; I apparently need to find a more education-specific technology news site!

Good read to end the week

And then just a day after the deadline for final submissions, the internet went dead.

I fully expect Ajit Pai to use this as proof we don&#x27;t need any improvements to infrastructure in the US.