[GRLUG] grlug Digest, Vol 37, Issue 5

Thu Apr 30 06:57:55 EDT 2009

I would be interested in a GRLUG Tech blog.

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>    1. Re: In urgent need of some resistance (Raymond McLaughlin)
>    2. Tech blog (Michael Mol)
>    3. Re: Tech blog (Ben Rousch)
>    4. Re: Tech blog (Tim Schmidt)
>    5. Re: Tech blog (Michael Mol)
>    6. Re: Tech blog (Michael Mol)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:56:38 -0400
> From: Raymond McLaughlin <driveray at ameritech.net>
> Subject: Re: [GRLUG] In urgent need of some resistance
> To: grlug at grlug.org
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> Tim Schmidt wrote:
>> In preparation for a panel I'm on at Penguicon this year, I've been
>> assembling a set of bleeding edge RepRap (http://www.reprap.org)
>> control electronics.  Turns out I got shorted 5x type 182 1.8kOhm SMT
>> resistors.  Without which, I can't finish.  Anyone on the list with a
>> parts crib?
>>
>> --tim
>
> I relayed your request to the Ann Arbor lug list and got the following,
>  possibly helpful, reply:
>
>
>> Might try calling up Fulton Radio on Pennsylvania and see if they've got
>> 'em.
>>
>> Fulton Radio Supply  5830 S. Pennsylvania Ave.  Lansing, MI 48911
>> Phone 517-394-5020  Toll Free 800-248-0898  Fax 517-394-5076
>>
>> http://www.fultonradio.com/
>
> Raymond McLaughlin
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:07:48 -0400
> From: Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com>
> Subject: [GRLUG] Tech blog
> To: grlug at grlug.org
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> It occurs to me that a lot of us probably blog, and many of us that
> blog very likely talk about technical topics with some frequency. I
> know I do, anyway.  I've got a Slicehost slice I use for Rosetta Code
> that's nowhere near capacity (most of the time), and wouldn't mind
> setting up another Wordpress install on it for, e.g. blogs.grlug.org.
> This isn't a for-profit thing, I wouldn't be running ads, and I'd
> manage the server.
>
> Do any of my fellow bloggers have an interest in aggregating our
> ruminations through a common portal?  I don't have in mind any
> official restrictions on content, aside from a request that folks
> don't post something that is likely to get my Slicehost service
> suspended, and a suggestion that things retain a technical nature.
>
> It also occurs to me that in lieu of scheduled meetups, this allows us
> to perform spontaneous "presentations", albeit through an online
> format.
>
> --
> :wq
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:18:15 -0400
> From: Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Tech blog
> To: grlug at grlug.org
> Message-ID:
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> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>> It occurs to me that a lot of us probably blog, and many of us that
>> blog very likely talk about technical topics with some frequency. I
>> know I do, anyway. ?I've got a Slicehost slice I use for Rosetta Code
>> that's nowhere near capacity (most of the time), and wouldn't mind
>> setting up another Wordpress install on it for, e.g. blogs.grlug.org.
>> This isn't a for-profit thing, I wouldn't be running ads, and I'd
>> manage the server.
>>
>> Do any of my fellow bloggers have an interest in aggregating our
>> ruminations through a common portal? ?I don't have in mind any
>> official restrictions on content, aside from a request that folks
>> don't post something that is likely to get my Slicehost service
>> suspended, and a suggestion that things retain a technical nature.
>>
>> It also occurs to me that in lieu of scheduled meetups, this allows us
>> to perform spontaneous "presentations", albeit through an online
>> format.
>>
>> --
>> :wq
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> Would you be hosting the blogs, or aggregating them like a planet?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_(software)
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:23:34 -0400
> From: Tim Schmidt <timschmidt at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Tech blog
> To: grlug at grlug.org
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> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Would you be hosting the blogs, or aggregating them like a planet?
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_(software)
>
> I often post to the RepRap builder's blog, but I might post additional
> non-reprap items to a GRLUG blog...  a solution that could handle both
> would be nice.
>
> --tim
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:29:30 -0400
> From: Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Tech blog
> To: grlug at grlug.org
> Message-ID:
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> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Tim Schmidt <timschmidt at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Would you be hosting the blogs, or aggregating them like a planet?
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_(software)
>>
>> I often post to the RepRap builder's blog, but I might post additional
>> non-reprap items to a GRLUG blog... ?a solution that could handle both
>> would be nice.
>
> http://ping.fm
>
> I currently use that to manage posting to my various blogging
> services.  You could use that to send to both the grlug blog and
> whatever else you're using.
>
> --
> :wq
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:28:02 -0400
> From: Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Tech blog
> To: grlug at grlug.org
> Message-ID:
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> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> It occurs to me that a lot of us probably blog, and many of us that
>>> blog very likely talk about technical topics with some frequency. I
>>> know I do, anyway. ?I've got a Slicehost slice I use for Rosetta Code
>>> that's nowhere near capacity (most of the time), and wouldn't mind
>>> setting up another Wordpress install on it for, e.g. blogs.grlug.org.
>>> This isn't a for-profit thing, I wouldn't be running ads, and I'd
>>> manage the server.
>>>
>>> Do any of my fellow bloggers have an interest in aggregating our
>>> ruminations through a common portal? ?I don't have in mind any
>>> official restrictions on content, aside from a request that folks
>>> don't post something that is likely to get my Slicehost service
>>> suspended, and a suggestion that things retain a technical nature.
>>>
>>> It also occurs to me that in lieu of scheduled meetups, this allows us
>>> to perform spontaneous "presentations", albeit through an online
>>> format.
>>>
>>> --
>>> :wq
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> grlug mailing list
>>> grlug at grlug.org
>>> http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug
>>>
>>
>> Would you be hosting the blogs, or aggregating them like a planet?
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_(software)
>
> I was planning on hosting them.  But if you'd like, I should be able
> to set it up to import your blog entries from an RSS feed.
>
> --
> :wq
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