[Imc-alternatives] suggested times and navigation ideas

Jay jay at fundamentalchange.net
Wed Aug 1 07:31:27 UTC 2007 

At 7/27/2007, you wrote:
>Kia ora koutou
>
>Option 1) is 2am for me which isn't ideal.
>Option 2) works out as 10am Sunday for me, which I can do. Not this
>weekend though as I have a volunteer shift ushering at the film
>festival starting at about half 10.

Actually, I think it's 10am on Monday morning for you.  It would be 
Sunday afternoon in the U.S.

Jay


>I will also attempt to login to irc and sit in the alternatives
>channel during Linux Play at Oblong, 3-7pm my time (3-7am TUC).
>
>About navigation and design, I've been thinking again about what the
>next step beyond open-publishing is. I think it might be open design.
>Check out www.zoho.com. Especially Zoho Creator. This web application
>enables people to build their own web application by drag-n-drop. This
>rocks!
>
>What I really need is an open source, non-profit, web application I
>can customize to log me into my text, voice and email account, join
>pre-determined rooms in irc, provide links to forums I'm following,
>check the headlines of any blogs or newswires I want to follow (eg the
>AotearoaIMC and indy.org newswires and features, maybe slashdot etc).
>I need an interface I can build out of virtual lego blocks with no
>prior knowledge of the internet, a sorting tool I can use to manage my
>involvement in alternatives projects while avoiding information
>overload and reducing the amount of time I need to spend online to
>contribute to globally effective local action.
>
>So what we - as a group - need to design, is the tool that welcomes
>people and teaches them how to build the infospace that will be useful
>to them. Of course all this customization will require login accounts.
>Being an Indymedia site, we also need to provide both content and
>services which can be used anonymously, to protect users in
>politically compromising situations. So the welcoming and teaching
>tool also needs to provide these.
>
>It's late and I need to get some sleep but I hope to see some of you
>in the IRC sometime. I'm probably the outlier in time zones but
>luckily I keep some whacky hours, just got to remember to login to irc
>;)
>
>RnB
>Strypes
>
>
>
>Quoting Josef Davies-Coates <josef at uniteddiversity.com>:
>
> > 2) works best for me. I'm usually asleep at 10am on a Sunday :)
> >
> > Saying that, I can't really commit to either, although I can promise to be
> > around in the channel pretty often because I'm often on IRC and
> > automatically join alternatives channel whenever I boot up chatzilla :)
> >
> > Josef.
> >
> > On 27/07/07, Jay <jay at fundamentalchange.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>  Here are some suggested times for weekly check-ins about the Alternatives
> >> project using http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html.  Please
> >> indicate which would be best for you.  Since the world is round nowadays,
> >> there is no good time for everyone.  We could come up with other 
> suggestoins
> >> or alternate between these suggestions every so often.
> >>
> >> 1) Sunday -- 14:00 UTC
> >> -- Sydney: midnight Sunday/Monday night
> >> -- Amsterdam: 4pm Sunday afternoon
> >> -- London: 3pm Sunday afternoon
> >> -- Philadelphia: 10am Sunday morning
> >> -- Seattle/Portland: 7am Sunday morning
> >>
> >> 2) Sunday/Monday -- 22:00 GMT
> >> -- Sydney: 8am Monday morning
> >> -- Amsterdam: midnight Sunday/Monday
> >> -- London: 11pm Sunday
> >> -- Philadelphia: 6pm Sunday
> >> -- Seattle/Portland: 3pm Sunday
> >>
> >> Please let me know if either of these works for you.
> >>
> >> Jay
> >>
> >>
> >> At 7/21/2007, you wrote:
> >>
> >> These tools may be handy to help organise a suitable time:
> >>
> >>  http://www.meetomatic.com/calendar.php
> >> http://doodle.ch/
> >>  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
> >>
> >> Josef.
> >>
> >> On 21/07/07, *Jay* <jay at fundamentalchange.net > wrote:
> >>  Hi alternatives,
> >>
> >> At the PhillyIMC web meeting on Thursday we talked about the need to
> >> add some structure to our communication and really get down to
> >> business on developing the alternatives site.
> >>
> >> I proposed that we (the alternatives IMC team) come up with a time
> >> each week that we would use for a regular check-in via IRC, and may
> >> by conference call if the need arises.  These wouldn't be weekly
> >> "meetings," per se, but we'd have an established time each week when
> >> anyone who is around could meet be in the #imc-alternatives chat room
> >> and talk about the week's progress.  We'll then post a short update
> >> to the imc-alternatives list.
> >>
> >> With such an international crowd, finding a time for this regular
> >> check-in may be tough.  Strypey, maybe you and I could throw around
> >> some potential times and suggest them to this group?
> >>
> >> Jay
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Josef Davies-Coates
> >> 07974 88 88 95
> >> http://uniteddiversity.com
> >> Together We Have Everything
> >>
> >> Have you watched Money as Debt yet?
> >>  http://uniteddiversity.com/money-as-debt/
> >>
> >> Other must-see movies:
> >>  http://uniteddiversity.com/crude-impact/
> >>  http://uniteddiversity.com/the-corporation/
> >>  http://uniteddiversity.com/the-future-of-food/
> >>  http://uniteddiversity.com/the-end-of-suburbia/
> >>  http://uniteddiversity.com/the-power-of-community/
> >>  http://uniteddiversity.com/the-revolution-will-not-be-televised/
> >>
> >> What are the most world changing links?
> >>  http://del.icio.us/tag/100links
> >>
> >> More:
> >> http://del.icio.us/qopi
> >>  http://youtube.com/jdaviescoates
> >>  http://myspace.com/jdaviescoates
> >>  http://people.tribe.net/jdaviescoates
> >>  http://jdaviescoates.stumbleupon.com/
> >>  http://www.linkedin.com/in/jdaviescoates
> >>  http://www.nm-x.com/person/josef-davies-coates
> >>  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=649756717
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> >
> >
> > --
> > Josef Davies-Coates
> > 07974 88 88 95
> > http://uniteddiversity.com
> > Together We Have Everything
> >
> > Haven't you seen Money as Debt yet?
> > http://uniteddiversity.com/money-as-debt/
> >
> > Other must-see movies:
> > http://uniteddiversity.com/crude-impact/
> > http://uniteddiversity.com/the-corporation/
> > http://uniteddiversity.com/the-future-of-food/
> > http://uniteddiversity.com/the-end-of-suburbia/
> > http://uniteddiversity.com/the-power-of-community/
> > http://uniteddiversity.com/the-revolution-will-not-be-televised/
> >
> > What are the most world changing links?
> > http://del.icio.us/tag/100links
> >
> > More:
> > http://del.icio.us/qopi
> > http://youtube.com/jdaviescoates
> > http://myspace.com/jdaviescoates
> > http://people.tribe.net/jdaviescoates
> > http://jdaviescoates.stumbleupon.com/
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/jdaviescoates
> > http://www.nm-x.com/person/josef-davies-coates
> > http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=649756717
> >
>
>
>
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