July 31, 2006
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On the last day of OSCON, I took a trip with Phil and others down to Free Geek, a non-profit organization providing free computers and education to those in need through the reuse and recycling of old computers. And seriously, what a warehouse of old computers it was. It was a fascinating tour, where they basically either reuse or recycle almost everything out of your typical desktop computer - then sell any extra bits and bobs in thrift store. There was crap everywhere, just amazing what useful and profitable crap it can be with a bit of work!
July 31, 2006
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We had a small turnout of core GNOME folks at OSCON - Jeff, Jono’s boss, and myself, though there may have been others that I didn’t know about. There was a good collection of folks running GNOME in the few short glances of peoples screens I was able to make, but OSX and Windows still dominated which wasn’t overly surprising for a conference like OSCON.
At the last minute, I was asked to give a lightning 5 minute project update. Of course I couldn’t really think of anything to say, so instead showed a few holiday snaps - though most of them weren’t even mine. I’ve added some commentary to the slides which originally only had a picture and small caption.
July 31, 2006
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On the back of Joel’s think like a geek blog post, I’m dating a new breed of something. Kind of alarming…
(18:00:14) glynn: sweet, you're a geek
(18:00:15) wallisjayne: speak for yourself
(18:00:20) wallisjayne: i am not
(18:00:40) wallisjayne: first, i don't understand half of what you write on your blog
(18:00:59) wallisjayne: second, i don't wear glasses or have funny teeth
(18:01:26) wallisjayne: third, i love you and you're not a core geek
(18:01:32) wallisjayne: so i can't be a geek
(18:01:53) wallisjayne: i'm a new breed of something
