Re: [BLUG] OLPC - anyone from Bloomington participating?

Wow, looks cool! I don't think I really have much purpose for such a
device, but I am interested, I'd love to see one (and maybe then I
could even justify buying one...)

I'd probably be willing to pitch in some money towards a shared one,
we could buy it as a group, and use it for BLUG presentations! :)
Probably not a great idea, but... I would love to see one...

David

On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 06:05:39PM -0500, Simón Ruiz wrote:
>Nathan,
>
>I'm FROM Bloomington, even though I currently live in Fort Wayne, does
>that count? ;-)
>
>I co-teach a Python class with my boss, and we thought: Wouldn't it be
>cool to have the kids develop software for the OLPC (since anything
>that can (reasonably) be in Python on it, is)? Well, since we also
>happen to be the people who make decisions on how Technology money
>gets spent, I B2G2'd this morning so we have a couple of development
>machines on hand.
>
>The kids seem pretty pumped about it, and they're working on a
>Battleship play-alike game for it which they call XOnar (working name,
>but pretty clever if you ask me).
>
>Hope they ship out soon!
>
>Simón
>
>On Nov 12, 2007 5:53 PM, ¥ dosman ¥ <dosman33@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello BLUG members,
>>
>> I am strongly considering the "Give One Get One" program where you purchase
>> two XO's; one is given to a child in a developing nation and the other you
>> get to keep. Since it is based on Fedora 7 I figured I could get away with
>> bringing this up here, is anyone else looking at this? It would be nice to
>> have a local group of folks with them so the wi-mesh and group applications
>> could be tested. Also I am interested in seeing what I can contribute to the
>> platform if anything.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Nathan
>>
>> http://www.laptopgiving.org
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [BLUG] OLPC - anyone from Bloomington participating?

Nathan,

I'm FROM Bloomington, even though I currently live in Fort Wayne, does
that count? ;-)

I co-teach a Python class with my boss, and we thought: Wouldn't it be
cool to have the kids develop software for the OLPC (since anything
that can (reasonably) be in Python on it, is)? Well, since we also
happen to be the people who make decisions on how Technology money
gets spent, I B2G2'd this morning so we have a couple of development
machines on hand.

The kids seem pretty pumped about it, and they're working on a
Battleship play-alike game for it which they call XOnar (working name,
but pretty clever if you ask me).

Hope they ship out soon!

Simón

On Nov 12, 2007 5:53 PM, ¥ dosman ¥ <dosman33@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello BLUG members,
>
> I am strongly considering the "Give One Get One" program where you purchase
> two XO's; one is given to a child in a developing nation and the other you
> get to keep. Since it is based on Fedora 7 I figured I could get away with
> bringing this up here, is anyone else looking at this? It would be nice to
> have a local group of folks with them so the wi-mesh and group applications
> could be tested. Also I am interested in seeing what I can contribute to the
> platform if anything.
>
> Thanks,
> -Nathan
>
> http://www.laptopgiving.org
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble
> challenge with star power. Play Now!

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[BLUG] OLPC - anyone from Bloomington participating?

Hello BLUG members,

I am strongly considering the "Give One Get One" program where you purchase two XO's; one is given to a child in a developing nation and the other you get to keep. Since it is based on Fedora 7 I figured I could get away with bringing this up here, is anyone else looking at this? It would be nice to have a local group of folks with them so the wi-mesh and group applications could be tested. Also I am interested in seeing what I can contribute to the platform if anything.

Thanks,
-Nathan

http://www.laptopgiving.org

---

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[BLUG] Meeting delayed: Room conflict tomorrow

At this point we could move it to Thursday, provided we're content
with the Indiana Room.

1C is available the following week (Nov 20).

I did get 1B requested for December (12/11).

When can people make it?

We could do a social/restaurant meeting instead tomorrow?

I'm terrible about this.

-- Steven

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Re: [BLUG] environmentalism and limiting pop growth.

On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 11:17:59AM -0500, Kinzer, Victor J wrote:
> Finally I'd like to point people to the World average fertility number in
> the link from above. It was 2.8 in 200 and is now 2.59. Most of the
> world has lower life expectancy than we enjoy, and the number is going
> down. I think those specific statistics speak for themselves.

For some reason I'm thinking of the isolated group of immortal people
surrounded by relatively short-lived barbarians a la Zardoz (*).

(*) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070948/

Cheers,
Steven Black

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Re: [BLUG] environmentalism and limiting pop. growth (was NOV meeting topic)

On Nov 9, 2007 10:47 AM, August R. Wohlt <blug@isidore.net> wrote:
>
> Perhaps you meant homeostasis instead of equilibrium?

Precisely the idea I was going for.

> The vhem movement suffers from this because unless you're already onboard
> with its ideas, no amount of rational explanation is going to change the
> physical, evolutionary, and spiritual feeling that it's main focus is
> anti-being-alive rather than pro-planet.

I agree. I certainly find it hard to take their message seriously when
they've decided to distill it into that name.

> The very idea that it's doing so to support its own agenda
> and profit is what is going to carry it forward. It's basically an
> environmental trojan in the capitalOS.

Well, that's the only way I can think of to make a significant change,
is if it's economically a no-brainer. Green technology won't be pushed
by corporate America until it's in their best economic interests.

Without corporate support, the only way you'd get anything done is
through legislation, which requires popular support (which is heavily
swayed by corporate interests...).

> Inevitably, it will be abused and the
> green meme will be trashed, just like Wal*mart will trash the Organic meme,
> but in its place I have no doubt in the fountainhead of creativity that
> human beings corral is already coming up with something far better, and that
> its temporary reign will have left a beneficial mark on the planet's
> history.

Yeah, I'd like to think we're smart and creative enough to save
ourselves and our home from ourselves. :-)

Simón

P.S. Interestingly enough, I happened to listen yesterday to a "Word
for Word" <wordforword.publicradio.org> where the speaker mentioned
the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement near the end of a discussion
about what would happen to the planet if humans were suddenly out of
the picture. It was a fascinating listen, which might interest those
of you who consume podcasts.

<http://wordforword.publicradio.org/programs/2007/10/12/>

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Re: [BLUG] Xen's September Benchmarks

A fun benchmark for me is that I now have more Xen virtual machines
running on Suso than you have dogs. 18. ;-)

On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 06:05:20PM GMT, Pawsitive Results [pawsitiveresults@gmail.com] said the following:
> The United Kennel Club has updated their online New Titles page at
> http://ukcdogs.com/DENewt.htm
>
> Select Agility, then in the right hand column, under United Agility I,
> scroll down to Border Collies, and there she is, Norwood's Linux
> Hypervisor.
>
> Her next test will be November 17-18, for her first Canine Performance
> Events benchmarks.
>
> Ana, Jett & Xen
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