On Nov 17, 2011, at 4:49 PM, John Abbott wrote: > Hey Steve, > > You're ding us all down we British don't give up: > > WWII > Our football supporters > Our yearly attempts at eating outside in the summer >
50 overs cricket in the former jewel of the crown... ahem. > You've clearly been away too long > > John > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] on behalf of John McKerrell > Sent: Thu 11/17/2011 21:29 > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Location Clocks/WhereDials > > Y'see I should've just put a bet on you saying that but I doubt anyone would > take it. > > Have I given up? Looks like I'm still taking orders. Won't be doing anything > this weekend as it's BarCamp Liverpool! > > On 17 Nov 2011, at 17:05, SteveCoast wrote: > > > Stop being British and giving up. > > I will be your proxy on kick starter, I'm a legal resident alien. > > Now, how can you get that video done? > > Steve > > On Nov 17, 2011, at 12:57 AM, John McKerrell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thanks all for the great comments. Unfortunately I can't > actually use Kickstarter as it's US only: > > "Be a US resident and at least 18 years of age with a social > security number (or EIN), a US bank account, US address, US state-issued ID > (driver's license), and major US credit or debit card." > > I considered IndieGoGo but they didn't really seem to offer > much beyond a payment platform, which paypal, etc. provide. I guess Steve > would tell me to find a US friend and worry about tax implications later ;-) > > Brady - I've submitted for Where under "Mini Maker Faire" but > can submit as a talk ("15 minute session"?) too. I like the muggleclock.com > <http://muggleclock.com/> site, hadn't actually seen it before, I may end up > with something similar as a demo for what the purchased clock will look like. > > You've certainly helped me get closer to the 50, just another > 39 to go! > > John > > On 16 Nov 2011, at 23:48, Brady Forrest wrote: > > > Great project. > > Well, I know we'd like to have a talk on this at Where > -> http://whereconf.com/where2012/user/proposal/propose/cfp/189 > > And if you do create a Kickstarter (which you should) > I'll add it to the O'Reilly curated page -> kickstarter.com/oreilly > > > If you'd like a web-view of your friend's 4sq check-ins > -> http://muggleclock.com/ > > > brady > > On Nov 16, 2011, at 3:30 PM, Andrew Turner wrote: > > > agreed - I also don't see @wheredial or a > facebook page ;) > > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 4:54 PM, SteveCoast > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ordered mine. > > > > Put this on kickstarter and generate > some real revenue! > > > > Steve > > > > > On Nov 16, 2011, at 1:45 PM, John > McKerrell wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > Some of you have probably seen the > "Harry Potter/Weasley" Location Clock I made a few years ago: > > > > > http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2009/06/01/hacking-location-into-hardware/ > > > > You might be interested to know that > I've designed a version that I'm able to sell. I need to get 50 people to buy > one before it's worth me doing it, it's going to be an Open Hardware project > so the specs for the hardware and the Arduino software will be available but > I'm hoping there's enough people without access to a laser cutter or time > that are willing to just pay me for one :-) > > > > If you're interested then take a look > here: > > > > http://blog.mapme.at/wheredial/ > > > > I'm also interested to hear any ideas > you have for improvements. I'd love to have some representation of the globe > on the ring that allows it to illustrate where in the world you are for > instance. > > > > Regards > > > > John > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Geowanking mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Geowanking mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > > > > > -- > Andrew Turner > mobile: 248.982.3609 > [email protected] > http://highearthorbit.com > <http://highearthorbit.com/> > > http://geocommons.com <http://geocommons.com/> > Helping build the Geospatial Web > Introduction to Neogeography - > http://oreilly.com/catalog/neogeography > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > > > > Brady Forrest > 206.355.1091 > [email protected] > http://twitter.com/brady > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > > > This email is only intended for the person to whom it is addressed and may > contain confidential information. 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