[00:12]  * MarkDude just got back from ECS refining- got a great tour
[00:12] <MarkDude> We are setting up another tour maybe this month
[00:13] <MarkDude> They are fully ethical recyclers
[00:13] <sn9> how fully?
[00:14] <MarkDude> check ban.org
[00:14] <MarkDude> and the SJ newspaper
[00:15] <MarkDude> http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_18210254?source=most_emailed&nclick_check=1
[00:15] <MarkDude> They signed the E-waste steward contract a while ago
[00:15] <MarkDude> They are also adding a plant in Stockton
[00:15] <MarkDude> They used to have to send some stuff to Texas
[00:16] <MarkDude> NOW , they will not have to do that
[00:16] <MarkDude> ALTHOUGH, polluting Texas would be my 1st choice
[00:16] <MarkDude> Dont MEss with Texas? I agree
[00:17] <MarkDude> Just remove the DONT part
[00:20] <Eureka> wiki: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Projects/UbuntuHours edited
[00:29] <sn9> might they have a cracked/shattered lcd panel i could salvage an IC from?
[00:54] <nhaines> I wonder if iheartubuntu ever found out about that 386.
[01:01] <sn9> MarkDude: yes/no?
[01:02] <MarkDude> I do
[01:02] <MarkDude> viewsonic I think
[01:02] <MarkDude> sn9, I will check when I get home
[01:02]  * MarkDude is waiting for traffic to die down
[01:02] <MarkDude> before heading home
[01:03] <sn9> looking for a 46" samsung panel from a sony tv
[01:03] <sn9> must be cracked/shattered
[01:06] <MarkDude> nope
[01:06] <MarkDude> small monitor
[01:11] <sn9> they don't get tv's?
[01:11] <MarkDude> The laws might restrict that
[01:11] <MarkDude> BUT
[01:12] <MarkDude> when we get ewaste drive later this summer
[01:12] <MarkDude> we can grab it 1st
[01:12] <sn9> ah
[01:12]  * MarkDude has new contacts there
[01:12] <MarkDude> talked again with the owner
[01:12] <MarkDude> one of them- its family owned
[01:51] <MarkDude> pleia2, I just posted pics from tour on Partimus FB page
[01:51] <MarkDude> Once I get videos set and describe the stuff- I figure it can be put out for general consumption
[01:54] <MarkDude> Anyone else interested in supporting us- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Partimusorg/194279050609041
[01:54] <MarkDude> We need some more likes
[01:57] <dragon> So I introduced my friend in the US Army to Ubuntu a few days ago, and finally got his setup working about 2 days ago. He showed it to his colleagues and they loved it. By this time, his whole company - about 60 of them - is using Ubuntu.
[01:58] <pleia2> congrats :)
[01:58] <dragon> Now they're going to push for it and try to get the entire battalion to use it.
[01:58] <dragon> Thanks! I think this is a big win.
[01:59] <dragon> The things that they particularly love is the user interface, easy of setup and use, and the music player.
[01:59] <pleia2> MarkDude: can you send a link to discussion@lists.partimus.org? (I think a lot of our volunteers aren't on facebook, or may not know about the partimus facebook page)
[02:04] <pleia2> MarkDude: also, is this the same place James works with? trying to get these computer recycling places in my head straight :)
[02:04] <MarkDude> I will do pleia2 .
[02:04] <MarkDude> YEs
[02:04] <pleia2> ok cool
[02:04] <MarkDude> We can hold an equipment drive
[02:04] <pleia2> I'll also nudge grantbow about getting blog.partimus.org set up
[02:05] <MarkDude> have ECS bring their trucks
[02:05] <MarkDude> we keep the machines we want
[02:05] <pleia2> and make hot dogs!
[02:05] <MarkDude> everything else is taken away
[02:05] <dragon> How's it going MarkDude?
[02:05] <MarkDude> and we get $
[02:05] <MarkDude> Great dragon
[02:05] <dragon> What event are we talking about?
[02:06] <MarkDude> Getting more machines for partimus
[02:06] <MarkDude> GK can help with volunteers
[02:06] <dragon> ah, I see.
[02:06] <dragon> I can help, depending on availability.
[02:07] <MarkDude> $500- 4000 can be raised
[02:07] <MarkDude> depending on event
[02:07] <MarkDude> We will use the same person as ACCRC does
[02:07] <MarkDude> I dont want to step on their toes
[02:08] <MarkDude> BUT, they charge for stuff the state already gives them money for
[02:08] <MarkDude> donations when people bring stuff is fine
[02:08] <MarkDude> OPTIONAL ones tho
[02:08] <seidos> all this no cal stuff makes me kind of wish i hella stayed in SF
[02:08] <MarkDude> Free Geek does that
[02:08] <seidos> in hindsight, i wonder if i could've spent my days at noisebridge
[02:08] <MarkDude> and ALMOST everyone still gives money
[02:09] <MarkDude> seidos, good stuff will be /is happening in Socal
[02:10] <seidos> MarkDude: like what?
[02:10] <MarkDude> Geeknic
[02:10] <MarkDude> once I get list back from wayward volunteer
[02:10] <seidos> MarkDude: :o  do you know where, exactly?
[02:11] <MarkDude> Well a volunteer was typing up the list
[02:11] <MarkDude> and sorta just nutted up
[02:11] <MarkDude> Weird
[02:11] <seidos> k^2
[02:11] <seidos> it wasn't me was it?
[02:11] <MarkDude> lol
[02:11] <MarkDude> no
[02:11] <seidos> yay!  :D
[02:12] <MarkDude> Although both of us may have nutted up
[02:12] <MarkDude> just not in this case
[02:12] <seidos> i'm the Failure Specialist
[02:13] <MarkDude> “Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.”
[02:13] <MarkDude> Failure is finding ways that dont work
[02:13] <MarkDude> You ALSO know what works too
[02:14] <MarkDude> http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/Threads-of-Hope-Nomination-Form/
[02:14] <MarkDude> pleia2, ^^^ I am nominating Robert Litt for this
[02:14] <MarkDude> will include that to ML also
[02:17] <pleia2> I don't think I know him
[02:19] <MarkDude> The bad-ass teacher
[02:24] <pleia2> oh right
[02:24] <pleia2> he's awesome
[02:24]  * MarkDude wants to start profiling volunteers 
[02:24] <MarkDude> figured he is a good plce to start
[02:25]  * MarkDude has to leave SJ now
[02:27] <seidos> go with the Dhamma Eye MarkDude
[02:31] <MarkDude> Namaste seidos
[02:31]  * MarkDude bows
[03:51] <nhaines> Err, Edison didn't invent the light bulb?
[03:51] <MarkDude> nhaines, as usual you are correct
[03:51] <MarkDude> that quote may not even be his
[03:52] <MarkDude> He DID tho take other ideas people had- and figure out how to promote it better
[03:52] <MarkDude> Like his DC vs Tesla and AC
[03:52] <MarkDude> He used AC to kill an elephant
[03:52] <MarkDude> PR wise
[03:52] <MarkDude> AC still won-
[04:03] <seidos> wait, wat?  that's news.
[04:04] <seidos> maybe edison was psycho
[04:05] <seidos> ah, well, he improved upon an existing invention so that it would become practical
[04:06] <sn9> edison invented not-invented-here syndrome
[04:07] <sn9> they might be worshiping him for that at intel
[04:07] <seidos> sad
[04:08] <MarkDude> Ummm
[04:08] <MarkDude> he had like 1000+ patents
[04:08] <MarkDude> master marketer
[04:08] <MarkDude> took ideas that would have died
[04:08] <MarkDude> or were not promoted right
[04:08] <MarkDude> and made them sumthin
[04:08] <MarkDude> minus he was underhanded
[04:09] <MarkDude> still quite a bit can be learned from him
[04:09] <MarkDude> both how to
[04:09] <MarkDude> and how not to
[04:09] <MarkDude> there is your Zen
[04:09]  * MarkDude has to eat now
[04:09] <seidos> i know that he went to a library and studied his assets off
[04:09] <seidos> bom apetite MarkDude
[04:12] <sn9> bom? is that portuguese?
[04:19] <nhaines> sn9: yes.
[08:08] <The_Letter_M> Hello
[08:20] <sn9> hi
[18:45] <pleia2> hey, can I get some people to go to ubuntu-news.org and tell me the top post they see?
[18:46] <jamalta> pleia2: open week
[18:46] <pleia2> thanks
[18:46] <pleia2> it's very broken :(
[18:46] <sn9> Ubuntu Open Week: May 2-6 2011
[18:46] <jamalta> oh :(
[18:46] <pleia2> there have been probably a dozen posts since then
[18:46] <akk> open week here too
[18:46] <pleia2> they aren't showing up, some overaggressive caching or something
[18:48] <jamalta> pleia2: maybe you can tell the cache plugin to clear
[18:48] <pleia2> yeah, looking for a more permanent solution than manual cache clearing all the time
[18:49] <jamalta> pleia2: I'm not too familiar with caching plugins for Wordpress, sorry.
[18:49] <jamalta> I think this is the only one I've ever used: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/
[18:49] <pleia2> I'm pretty sure canonical puts another caching server in front of wp too, so we just need to figure out where the problem is exactly
[18:50] <pleia2> anyway, thanks all :)
[18:50] <jamalta> Whatever they're using doesn't spew details out like W3 does :\
[18:51] <akk> Can you try it with lynx or something on the machine where it's running? That would eliminate the canonical cache issue.
[18:51] <akk> (eliminate or implicate)
[18:51] <jamalta> akk: lynx would probably hit the cache too
[18:51] <pleia2> only canonical folks have access to their servers anyway
[18:52] <akk> It would hit a local cache, but not anything outside the machine.
[18:52] <akk> But without access to the server that's moot.
[18:59] <jamalta> akk: the problem is view caching being done by the wordpress plugin
[18:59] <jamalta> so it would be the same, unless the cache gets cleared
[19:00] <jamalta> which the plugin doesn't seem to be doing correctly
[19:00]  * pleia2 submits ticket to canonical