[ale] [OT] Great Geek Giveaway!

[Tavarvess Ware]

Do you have any multi-core x86 processors, or anything  better than
Pentium M (2.0) or Pentium 4 processors?  My friends are trying to drop
cable and are looking for something a little stronger to run as a media
server.


On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 11:44 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:
> Nah! I figured this crowd could track down my name as a domain and do
> geolocation to find my house from the IP address.
> 
> 4003 Allenwood Way Tucker GA 30084
> 
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Jim Lynch
> <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> wrote:
>         
>         On 06/13/2011 11:22 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>         > In the interest of regaining my basement and my sanity, I am
>         > bequeathing a large quantity of geekly items to ALE'rs who
>         show up and
>         > haul away this stuff:
>         >
>         > desktops
>         > laptops
>         > rackmounts
>         > monitors
>         > cables
>         > phones (a really cool Linux phone!)
>         > scsi gear
>         > connectors
>         > rackmount slides
>         > flotsam and jetsam
>         > assorted parts
>         > motherboards
>         > keyboards
>         > mice
>         > ram
>         > cpu's
>         > add-on cards of various types
>         > hard drives
>         > printers
>         > printer network cards
>         > UPS systems
>         > cases
>         > stuff I don't recall the purpose of
>         >
>         > the list goes on and on and on and...
>         >
>         > Basically I want to convert my man cave into a pub so the
>         tech has to go.
>         >
>         > 99% of this stuff will be $0.00
>         >
>         > A smattering will be a few $$ (the SAS fan out cables will
>         be $20, a
>         > few other items will be $5, some will be $1 as this lot is
>         brand new,
>         > unopened stuff).
>         >
>         > At last count I had 50+ PC's in my house. This is just nuts!
>         >
>         > Most of the systems run fine. Some may be for parts only. As
>         the price
>         > is right, have a blast!
>         >
>         > I hope to have this extravaganza Saturday June 18 starting
>         after
>         > coffee (9ish) until it's gone or I tap my keg and give up.
>         >
>         > NOTE: As I'm not sure I've compacted the stuff into a single
>         area yet,
>         > I may need to assist is sorting and picking (i.e. I may have
>         some bits
>         > in the free pile that I need to hang onto as I just did a
>         huge grab
>         > and haul to start the process and was getting kind of sloppy
>         near the
>         > end :-) and the area will get crowded soon so I'm going to
>         limit the
>         > number of people in the basement at any time to whatever
>         makes sense
>         > (so be patient!). I have a handtruck and will have the dogs
>         in their
>         > crates so the back gate can be opened.
>         >
>         > If someone wants to offer ca$h for the entire pile, I'm
>         listening :-)
>         
>         Hopefully you will be posting an address before the big day?
>         
>         Jim
>         
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> 
> 
> -- 
> -- 
> James P. Kinney III
> 
> As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
> consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
> they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the
> outcome.
> - 2011 Noam Chomsky
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