[frgeek-michiana] Re: Cold-Ass Cornucopia
- From: Gnu Improved Media <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 13:40:53 -0500
Wow what better way to describe the events than in poem, thanks Tom!
I am glad I wore gloves now, after thinking about the Industrial Giant.
Ted Hughes couldn't have put it better himself.
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MLK LAB - FREE GEEK MICHIANA UPDATE
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12/3/02
Tom Brown, Mike Cook and I rescued somewhere between 40 - 50 monitors and as
Goose has no doubt realized by now, they are stored in the garage space he has
kindly donated. Goose, can you give us an exact count when you get a chance?
We also got to meet a nice dog named Ferdoo, and spend some time in the frozen
tundra.
Got to the lab about 3:00 so I would be sure not to be locked out. Printed up
some FGM brochures, and looked at some config files. Jake got to the lab about
5 and immediately started hacking away on some ideas he had. One great thing
he did was fix XFS so the clients can find fonts better. After he fixed XFS we
were able to play this game called gcompris which would be great for the
headstart kids that come to the center.
Richard one of the FreeBox test subjects came in about 5:30, and told us how
his daughter is having fun with the FreeBox, and has used it to connect to the
Internet. Me and Richard talked for a while and he told me how he is a retiree
from NIPSCO and he is not interested in working ever again, but he seems like
he wants to do something with his time. I asked him if he would be interested
in doing volunteer work for FREE GEEK, and he asked me what that would entail.
Told him I am not exactly sure at the moment. He also said he has some space
in his basement available, if we get into another storage crisis.
After Rich left, Beverely called and said she was busy but her husband came
down and swapped FreeBox's with me, she wanted to use Open Office and I did not
install it on the box she had. So there is a 166 FreeBox that works pretty
good, running RH7.3, Gnome w/ abiword. I have a couple people who have
expressed interest in the Adoption program so I can get it off our hands.
We need to create a very simple database to keep track of the FreeBoxen and put
it online so anyone can update it when you give out a box. I have plenty of
webspace, only lacking in skill w/ databases and time.
Still haven't had much time for the FGM website, Tom informed me that Michiana
freenet has confirmed that they are going to give us:
http://community.michiana.org/freegeek
I think that is a good starting url, and don't think we should even bother with
registering a domain anytime soon. Will concentrate on getting a site
together.
Geek out,
John
On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 11:19:13AM -0500, Tom Brown wrote:
> Cold-Ass Cornucopia: A Tale of Dumpster
> Diving for the Good of All
>
> HipHop, BeBop and PopTop on a country road.
> Clear, blue and real cold. Glittering crystalized angel
> tears adorned the woof and weave of less than
> heaven but more than hell.
>
> The Big Empty shines forth if you move with The
> Groove and you groove with The Move. Es-
> pecially when you don't feel like it.
>
> Happy Ferdo on all fours barking like a dog.
>
> "Ferdo, getch'er toy!"
>
> The Industrial Giant crapped and a load landed in
> this storehouse of the lost and found. From the
> Giant through the hungry school of gullets, primed
> by The Big Lie, lay digested piles of smaller shit
> headed for Nowhere, man.
>
> We gorge the rusted, battered, borrowed chariots
> on fire until PC meets Mac Attack and all movement
> stops.
>
> Thread the needle called homeward.
>
> Tap tap. Knock knock! THUD THUD!!!
>
> The Protector of the Small arises eyes red, rubbing,
> blinded by the Light and wishing The Three Wise
> Guys would go away until next Christmas. But
> not today Little Mama.
>
> "We're on a mission from Santa."
>
> So we lay the gifts by the tree.
>
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> P.S. John, Mike and I got about 40 donated monitors from a barn
> in New Buffalo and put them in Goose's garage yesterday.
> Tom
> tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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