I don't know, reading instructions at 6:00 in the morning is a lot to ask. 
*grin*
Donna
On Jan 26, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Carin Headrick wrote:

> Thanks for clarifying. I saw that message at 6 something in the morning and 
> groggily scribbled something off. Twould help if I stopped to read 
> instructions.
> 
> Carin
> 
> On 26/01/2011 8:18 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> Neil has requested that we send our info in a specific format, so I am 
>> posting his message here:
>> 
>> Best,
>> Donna
>> 
>> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> It has recently come to the attention of me that Bernard who tirelessly has 
>> worked on our communities behalf through his efforts with Solona.net has 
>> fallen ill... the exacting nature of his illness is not known, however, as 
>> many of you have commented his efforts in helping us through all manner of 
>> adaptive tech requires recognition, not to mention our support at what is no 
>> doubt a difficult time right now.
>> 
>> We have a mailing address for Bernard and shall be posting a "get well" card 
>> to him in a week or so.
>> 
>> If you would like to have your name printed and placed on the card, please 
>> send a message to;
>> 
>> [email protected]
>> 
>> with the subject line of Solona Card.
>> 
>> please only do this in the following format:
>> 
>> first, last names followed by a §-§ and then your country of residence.
>> 
>> We regret that we cannot print additional messages, as the card would turn 
>> into a book, so only your name and country shall be printed.
>> 
>> If you can spread the word as quickly as possible, as we would like to get 
>> the card off as soon as we can.
>> 
>> On Jan 26, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Carin Headrick wrote:
>> 
>>> If people want to sign a get well card, Neil from TalkNav is sending one. 
>>> Write to [email protected] with your name and country of residence. Put 
>>> "Solona card" in the subject line.
>>> 
>>> Carin
>>> 
>>> On 26/01/2011 8:05 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>>>> I guess it's pretty odious work.  I tried to recruit volunteers for him a 
>>>> while back.  I know people who for various reasons have free time and 
>>>> actually needed something to occupy themselves, but they really balked 
>>>> when it came to solving captchas.  One friend actually said that she has a 
>>>> hard enough time solving them for herself, and wouldn't want to be 
>>>> responsible for solving them for others.
>>>> Donna
>>>> On Jan 26, 2011, at 2:47 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> He and I had a lot of talking. He even called me to see if I was ok after 
>>>>> I got hacked, but we worked together on the  Facebook problem of captchas 
>>>>> a bit as well. He was looking for volunteers all the time and every time 
>>>>> he found some they always fell through.
>>>>> On Jan 25, 2011, at 10:43 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Gee, I was under the impression that he had a whole team of people 
>>>>>> working on this with him.  Mean to tell me he was doing it all by 
>>>>>> himself?  Seems to me we really need to work towards a software captcha 
>>>>>> solution.  One that DOES, NOT, INVOLVE, INSTALLING, WINDOWS!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Skype Name:
>>>>>> barefootedray
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jan 25, 2011, at 11:31 PM, Carin Headrick wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Is there any way we can send him well wishes or something? I have tried 
>>>>>>> emailing him, but that hasn't gotten a response, probably because the 
>>>>>>> poor fella is sick. Does anybody have a contact where we can send him 
>>>>>>> cards or some such?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It breaks my heart. I wouldn't be surprised if he became ill. The man 
>>>>>>> was staying up to solve captchas. I told him to not do that because one 
>>>>>>> needs sleep to be well. But he probably did it anyway.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Carin
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 25/01/2011 8:14 PM, Isaac Obie wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hello Ray,,,
>>>>>>>> the reason Solona is almost never available is because the guy who ran 
>>>>>>>> it has been very sick. this was established on another list. this guy 
>>>>>>>> dedicated himself to helping blind people to the point where it made 
>>>>>>>> him sick.
>>>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>>> Isaac
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret Jr"<[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> To:<[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 7:25 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Solona nearly never available lately
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Say,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Has anybody here noticed that Solona seems never to be available 
>>>>>>>>> during the past two months or so?  Every single time I log on or 
>>>>>>>>> tried to use it or just check to see if it's available, it always 
>>>>>>>>> reports not available. That, I guess, is one of the drawbacks to a 
>>>>>>>>> human based solution like this, but, just kind of wondering what's 
>>>>>>>>> going on?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Skype Name:
>>>>>>>>> barefootedray
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google 
>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group.
>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
>>>>>>>>> [email protected].
>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at 
>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google 
>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group.
>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
>>>>>>> [email protected].
>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at 
>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google 
>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group.
>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
>>>>>> [email protected].
>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at 
>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group.
>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
>>>>> [email protected].
>>>>> For more options, visit this group at 
>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
>>> "MacVisionaries" group.
>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
>>> [email protected].
>>> For more options, visit this group at 
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
>>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
>> "MacVisionaries" group.
>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
>> [email protected].
>> For more options, visit this group at 
>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
> 
> 
> -- 
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
> "MacVisionaries" group.
> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
> [email protected].
> For more options, visit this group at 
> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.

-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
"MacVisionaries" group.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
[email protected].
For more options, visit this group at 
http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.

Reply via email to