[clue-talk] Fwd: [consulting] Re: consulting Digest, Vol 3, Issue 23

[Dave Price]

I am not quite clear on this...  We are supposed to spend a weekend
working together on a site which is offline because the account was
suspended by the their ISP?

aloha,
dave

On 2/24/06, Greg Knaddison <greg.knaddison at gmail.com> wrote:
> This was just too good not to share.  Some Drupal folks are
> considering doing training classes where they also create a website
> for a non-profit.   They've been calling it a "barn raising" and this
> guy just chimed in with:
>
> "Geekend"    n.
>
> 1. A weekend spent alone in front of a computer or similarly engaging
> creative tool.
>
> 2. A digital barn raising, bringing together enthusiastic individuals
> to collectively create novel technologies, start digital brush fires
> and have (geek) fun.
>
> The Marry an American site is offline, but here is one that describes it:
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1273288/posts
>
> Sounds like the Hacking Society or LinuxFUNdamentals stuff - but the
> name is a little funnier to me.
>
> Regards,
> Greg
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Feb 24, 2006 5:48 AM
>
> On 23-Feb-06, at 2:34 AM, wrote:
>
> > how about a "barn raising"  - take an org that needs a new website and
> > build it.
>
> In Canada the idea of a digital barn raising (called a Geek-end ...
> done over a Week-end) was used to launch the Marry An American
> campaign (now offline).
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aloha,
dave
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