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

[William Saturno]

We also applied, and have not heard anything. Not a peep.

Bill Saturno
CTHackerspace
On May 20, 2011 4:39 PM, "Lokkju Brennr" <lokkju at gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone heard from ThinkGeek in response to this?
>
> Loki
>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Agent 5 <ag3nt5 at dc401.org> wrote:
>> The Brain Tank is now in the mix.
>> Electronic re-purposing FTW!
>> Thanks for the notification, Buddy.
>> -Agent5
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Lokkju Brennr <lokkju at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've submitted BrainSilo, and I'm thinking that with ThinkGeek to hold
>>> up as an example, I'll approach some of the Silicon Forest crowd as
>>> well.  Who wouldn't like some broken FLIR gear?
>>> But seriously, it's always bothered me the amount of crap companies
>>> throw away that we could all use.  Luckily, I'm in a state where
>>> dumpster diving is legal - but it is still *way* frowned on by both
>>> police and companies.
>>>
>>> Loki
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Nils Hitze <nhitze at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Thanks Buddy,
>>> >
>>> > i love the idea, but since i don't know how much it will cost us to
>>> > ship stuff to Germany i will, in adition, ask our local
>>> > Electronic-Sellers if they can't do something like this for us here.
>>> > So shipping will be much cheaper and we don't have to ruin our CO2
>>> > Footprint by shipping broken electronics around the world.
>>> >
>>> > Kind regards and thanks for sharing
>>> > Nils Hitze
>>> > Dorkbot Munich
>>> >
>>> > 2011/3/31 Buddy Smith <buddy.smith at ieee.org>:
>>> >>
>>> >>
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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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Nils Hitze
>>> >
>>> > Email: nhitze at gmail.com
>>> > Mobil: +49 179 9429701
>>> >
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