[hackerspaces] Thinkgeek wants to get rid of some junk…..

[David Powell]

Harford Hackerspace in signed up! We love trash picking.

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:32 PM, ryan martin
<ryan.jason.martin at gmail.com>wrote:

> 7C's on the list.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:24 PM, PJ Santoro <paintjob at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Looks great! Hive76 has signed up.
>> On Mar 31, 2011 12:22 PM, "Chris Hardee" <shazzner at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Awesome, added 10bitworks to the potential candidates.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Buddy Smith <buddy.smith at ieee.org>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGs0V3dKTjdKT1JJa0wyZWNQbkRIU3c6MQ#gid=0
>> >>
>> >> Or,
>> http://thinkgeek.com/blog/2011/03/take-these-broken-things.html?cpg=fb
>> >>
>> >> Quote:
>> >> We have a problem. And it's growing at a rate proportional to our
>> return
>> >> pile.
>> >>
>> >> We can't, in good conscience, resell damaged electronics. And we can't
>> >> donate them to charity--the saddest kid in the world is one with a
>> >> handheld video game that won't turn on. Garbage, then? Not good for
>> >> the environment.
>> >>
>> >> Luckily for us, there's an entire class of scavengers out there ready
>> >> to pick the bones of our helicopters, keyboards, and interactive
>> >> t-shirts: hackers, makers, and crafty techy types.
>> >>
>> >> Whether it's in a school's technology lab, or a FIRST Robotics team,
>> >> or your neighborhood hackerspace, we're betting somebody out there
>> >> would enjoy getting a box of broken stuff from us every couple of
>> >> months--and then use the parts and pieces for good, not evil.
>> >>
>> >> While we can't promise anything right now, we're very seriously
>> >> considering setting up such a subscription and we're ready to gather
>> >> contact information from those who are interested. Sign up below and
>> >> we'll see where this goes!
>> >>
>> >> A few notes and caveats:
>> >>
>> >> By filling out the form, you vow to make something awesome and you
>> >> won't be a jerk and sell our borked things on eBay. (We'll be
>> >> watching.)
>> >> We hope you'll send us photos and updates on projects--we want to see
>> >> our liddle things all growed up!
>> >> Our warehouse is in Columbus, Ohio, and groups in that area that can
>> >> pick up boxes are ideal, but we'll work out some shipping options for
>> >> others. (It would help enormously if you can pick up the tab.)
>> >> International hackers, we'll see, but it could be very expensive to
>> >> ship to you.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --buddy
>> >> PS: I am not affiliated with thinkgeek. I signed up on behalf of
>> >> Freeside ATL, though. (Freesiders take note, we've been signed up)
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