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

[Agent 5]

Same here. Not a ting.

-Dave Johnson

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 4:45 PM, William Saturno <wsaturno at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >>> >
> >>> > http://www.silberkind.de
> >>> > http://twitter.com/kojote
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