The Brain Tank is now in the mix.<br><div>Electronic re-purposing FTW!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the notification, Buddy.</div><div><br></div><div>-Agent5</div><div> <br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Lokkju Brennr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lokkju@gmail.com">lokkju@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I've submitted BrainSilo, and I'm thinking that with ThinkGeek to hold<br>
up as an example, I'll approach some of the Silicon Forest crowd as<br>
well. Who wouldn't like some broken FLIR gear?<br>
But seriously, it's always bothered me the amount of crap companies<br>
throw away that we could all use. Luckily, I'm in a state where<br>
dumpster diving is legal - but it is still *way* frowned on by both<br>
police and companies.<br>
<br>
Loki<br>
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On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Nils Hitze <<a href="mailto:nhitze@gmail.com">nhitze@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Thanks Buddy,<br>
><br>
> i love the idea, but since i don't know how much it will cost us to<br>
> ship stuff to Germany i will, in adition, ask our local<br>
> Electronic-Sellers if they can't do something like this for us here.<br>
> So shipping will be much cheaper and we don't have to ruin our CO2<br>
> Footprint by shipping broken electronics around the world.<br>
><br>
> Kind regards and thanks for sharing<br>
> Nils Hitze<br>
> Dorkbot Munich<br>
><br>
> 2011/3/31 Buddy Smith <<a href="mailto:buddy.smith@ieee.org">buddy.smith@ieee.org</a>>:<br>
>> <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGs0V3dKTjdKT1JJa0wyZWNQbkRIU3c6MQ#gid=0" target="_blank">https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGs0V3dKTjdKT1JJa0wyZWNQbkRIU3c6MQ#gid=0</a><br>
>><br>
>> Or, <a href="http://thinkgeek.com/blog/2011/03/take-these-broken-things.html?cpg=fb" target="_blank">http://thinkgeek.com/blog/2011/03/take-these-broken-things.html?cpg=fb</a><br>
>><br>
>> Quote:<br>
>> We have a problem. And it's growing at a rate proportional to our return pile.<br>
>><br>
>> We can't, in good conscience, resell damaged electronics. And we can't<br>
>> donate them to charity--the saddest kid in the world is one with a<br>
>> handheld video game that won't turn on. Garbage, then? Not good for<br>
>> the environment.<br>
>><br>
>> Luckily for us, there's an entire class of scavengers out there ready<br>
>> to pick the bones of our helicopters, keyboards, and interactive<br>
>> t-shirts: hackers, makers, and crafty techy types.<br>
>><br>
>> Whether it's in a school's technology lab, or a FIRST Robotics team,<br>
>> or your neighborhood hackerspace, we're betting somebody out there<br>
>> would enjoy getting a box of broken stuff from us every couple of<br>
>> months--and then use the parts and pieces for good, not evil.<br>
>><br>
>> While we can't promise anything right now, we're very seriously<br>
>> considering setting up such a subscription and we're ready to gather<br>
>> contact information from those who are interested. Sign up below and<br>
>> we'll see where this goes!<br>
>><br>
>> A few notes and caveats:<br>
>><br>
>> By filling out the form, you vow to make something awesome and you<br>
>> won't be a jerk and sell our borked things on eBay. (We'll be<br>
>> watching.)<br>
>> We hope you'll send us photos and updates on projects--we want to see<br>
>> our liddle things all growed up!<br>
>> Our warehouse is in Columbus, Ohio, and groups in that area that can<br>
>> pick up boxes are ideal, but we'll work out some shipping options for<br>
>> others. (It would help enormously if you can pick up the tab.)<br>
>> International hackers, we'll see, but it could be very expensive to<br>
>> ship to you.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> --buddy<br>
>> PS: I am not affiliated with thinkgeek. I signed up on behalf of<br>
>> Freeside ATL, though. (Freesiders take note, we've been signed up)<br>
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