I really like the idea. I like your suggestion that it gives people a less technical way to participate, and it highlights the act of laptop reprogramming as something more transformative than basic restoration: is changing something generic into sobering personal. I’d also really like to have more events on Saturdays and Sundays. 

On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 6:17 AM Jonathan Cadle via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org> wrote:
The Chromebooks need flashing, but there was a stack of Dells that were ready to go (sort of…they need wiping) last time I was there. I like the idea of having an event when we get the flashing tools in. 

Perhaps we could do a test run with the Dells? Obviously the event would be free but we could set up a donation site to raise money for Sudoroom as well. 

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On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 10:56 PM, Paige P <pgeplan@gmail.com> wrote:
Last Tuesday, Peter and/or Tom said they would order all the flashing tools we need for the laptops, so whenever those come in, anyone should be able to flash the bios chips. Could incorporate that process into this event idea... we only have a handful of unlocked computers still I think.

Paige

On Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 10:09 PM Jonathan Cadle via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org> wrote:
So, I had an idea that I wanted to run past everyone: What if we invited people (both within Sudoroom, and perhaps some of the creative/art groups at the Omni) to redecorate our giveaway laptops? My reasons for suggesting this are as follows:

  1. It's fun
  2. It's an opportunity to introduce other Omni people to Sudoroom
  3. People who might not be comfortable coming to sudoroom for technical stuff might be interested in a creative project, and find us friendlier than they'd expected
  4. A lot of the laptops just have IT stickers on them indicating machine iDs and such, that don't mean anything anymore.

What do you all think? Would a weekend be good for this? Maybe a Saturday?


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