Awesome, added 10bitworks to the potential candidates.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Buddy Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:buddy.smith@ieee.org">buddy.smith@ieee.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><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>
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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>
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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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