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Re: NYC LOCAL: Saturday 23 February 2008 NYUFCC: OLPC Jam Session
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Re: NYC LOCAL: Saturday 23 February 2008 NYUFCC: OLPC Jam Session |
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Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@gmail.com> writes:
> On 17 Feb 2008 14:07:13 -0500, secretary@lxny.org wrote:
>
>> <blockquote
>> what="official NYU Free Culture Club announcement"
>> edits="minor for layout, and one word ending changed"
>> note="registration is required, see below"
>> pointers="http://wiki.laptop.org"
>> "http://olpcnyc.wordpress.com"
>>
>> "http://dlweinreb.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/xo-the-next-lisp-machine"
>> "http://bc.tech.coop/blog/080111.html"
>> "http://www.wisdomandwonder.com"
>> "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lou_Jepsen"
>> "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kay"
>> "http://vrinimi.org"
>> "http://www.galebrewer.com"
>> "http://council.nyc.gov/d6/html/members/home.shtml"
>> "http://council.nyc.gov/html/committees/technology.shtml"
>> "http://olpcnews.com"
>> "http://www.eeeuser.com"
>> "http://www.everex.com">
>>
>> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:13:35 -0500
>> From: "Fred Benenson" <frederick@nyu.edu>
>> To: "Free Culture @ NYU's list serv" <free-culture@lists.nyu.edu>
>> Subject: [free-culture] Feb 23rd: OLPC Jam Session
>>
>> Free Culture @ NYU,
>>
>> A number of us have purchased OLPCs
>>
>> http://www.laptop.org
>>
>> in the give one get one program
>>
>> http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/index.php
>>
>> and are interested in building on it.
>>
>> So we've booked a room at ITP
>>
>> http://itp.nyu.edu/
>>
>> and are going to bring our laptops and have fun making new
>> content for the little green machines. We're also going to talk
>> about making the laptop more manageable as a machine to use
>> everyday for adults -- you'll be able to learn how to hack your
>> OLPC and install XFCE (a lightweight GUI), Ubuntu, and take
>> advantage of its unique hardware configurations.
>>
>> This session will also be for those people who are interested in
>> learning more about the OLPC in general, and what they can expect
>> if they're expecting a special delivery. Come with a jump drive,
>> and of course if you have one -- your OLPC.
>>
>> Here's the info for those of you who can't be bothered to read non bolded
>> sentences:
>>
>> NYU OLPC Jam Session
>> Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
>> 12pm-5pm
>> 721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 442
>> New York, New York
>>
>> Please RSVP here (registration required):
>> http://wiki.freeculture.org/NYU_OLPC_Jam_Session
>>
>> If you are not NYU and have not registered by Saturday AM, we
>> will not be able to accommodate you.
>>
>> Having an OLPC is not a requirement but please come prepared to do work and
>> learn.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Fred Benenson
>> President, Free Culture @ NYU
>>
>> </blockquote>
>>
>>
>> Distributed poC TINC:
>>
>> Jay Sulzberger <secretary@lxny.org>
>> Corresponding Secretary LXNY
>> LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization.
>> http://www.lxny.org
>
> Why do these weekly posts look like some badly formatted, difficult to
> read, article that floated around on some list server circa 1977?
>
> Are you guys trying feel like it's 1970 complete with green/orange screen
> and punched cards again?
I did wonder about that blockquote thing and assumed it was an
anti-linux troll trying to make Linux users look not only bad, but
thoroughly incompetent and unprofessional.
--
Murphy was an optimist.