A Hungarian politician is for the first time drafting the country’s new constitution on an iPad.
Politician Jozsef Szajer, a member of the European Parliament for Hungary’s ruling party, said in a blog post:
Steve Jobs will surely be happy when he gets word that Hungary’s new constitution is being written on an iPad, actually my iPad… The best is I don’t have to wait for minutes to turn it on, like with a normal laptop. I can open it anywhere and can take advantage of every minute. It’s a miracle!
Via Bloomberg: Hungary First to Write a Constitution on IPad, Lawmaker Says
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10 responses to “Hungarian Politician Drafts New Constitution On iPad”
It is amazing how much the iPad is changing the world. Computers especially iPads are becoming more like calculators where they just turn on and work.
Further proof that politicians are huge fags.
Wait till he gets the iPad 2.
I was wondering when will this get out from the country… I’ve been laughing my ass off on that blogpost for 2 days.
Also, the more preposterous parts from that post weren’t even cited. :DD
okay, i’m laughing at what he wrote (i mean the whole deal), but if i were a more responsible adult which i’m not i should be sad.
@Gaius i’m not fond of him either
[edit]: yeah, and greetings from Hungary ;)
Bono isn’t looking so hot since his terrible reviews on the Spiderman musical.