Steve Freedkin's message concerning ProgressivePortal.org pertains to wireless in the Bay Area. Wishing someone were aboard a doomed airliner does not. I prefer, as a list subscriber, that the messages are civil and germane.
Dave On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 03:49:06PM -0700, Bill Northrup wrote: > I wish you and your SPAM were on a particular jetliner. Instead of being > some nay saying sissy pants, how about you going over there and hook > them up via wireless and give them a big hug and say sorry for putting > buildings in the way of hijacked aircraft. Why don't you spend some time > defending the freedom that you seem to enjoy. > > Grow up and get a job. > > BN > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Freedkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 2:55 PM > Subject: [BAWUG] Stop the War ... Wirelessly! > > > > ProgressivePortal.org is an online activist Web site > > through which users have sent more than 2.3 million > > messages since May 2001, and more than 645,000 > > opposing attacking Iraq since Sept. 24, 2002. > > > > We want to set up computers that are wirelessly > > connected to the Internet to enable people to send > > letters immediately from demonstrations, on street > > corners, etc. > > > > We have three needs: > > > > (1) Someone who is tech savvy who can volunteer the > > time to set up wireless connectivity for our computers > > (currently we plan to use Mac notebooks, but PC > > notebooks would also be okay). Currently, we need this > > for locations in San Francisco, but would like to > > eventually be able to take the show elsewhere. We have > > a Sprint PCS account that can be used, but it will get > > very expensive very fast, so other wireless options > > are also needed. > > > > (2) Someone who can repair Apple PowerBooks -- we have > > two computers that are broken, and standard repair > > shops would charge more than the cost of replacing > > them > > > > (3) Sources for obtaining additional donated or > > inexpensive portable computers (Mac preferred) > > > > To see our site, visit > > http://www.progressiveportal.org > > > > If you are interested in helping or have suggestions, > > I hope to hear from you. > > > > Peace, > > > > Steve Freedkin > > Publisher > > ProgressivePortal.org > > sfreedkin-AT-yahoo.com (replace "-AT-" with "@") > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > -- > > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- David Young OJC Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] Engineering from the Right Brain Urbana, IL * (217) 278-3933 -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
