[Imc-alternatives] Time to get regular irc chats going again?

[nick at artclash.com]

I would be interested in reviving our talks as well. My schedule is  
quite busy and somewhat sporadic, but I often have some time after  
9pm EST.

nick

On Apr 25, 2009, at 8:31 AM, Jay wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My response is, predictably, yes yes yes!  I agree that haivng the
> weekly chats made an 100% difference in our energy and communication
> level.  So yes yes yes!
>
> For the next six weeks or so I'll be computer-accessible most
> Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays during the day Philadelphia-time and
> most of the evening, except 7 to 9pm when I'm putting the kids to
> sleep.  In mid-June that my schedule will change, but I should still
> be able to prioritize to get to IRC at the appropriate
> times.  Stypey, when is good for you?  Just suggest a time next week
> on Monday, Thursday or Friday and I should be able to do it.
>
> I obviously still believe in the potential of this project and still
> don't see anything out there that does what we plan to do.  I'm
> excited to get started with the vision we have, than equally excited
> to grow and change as the world does.
>
> I know weekly chats may seem like a lot, especially if there's not
> much forward code motion at the moment (though Z, if you're coding
> today at all, bravo!), but I think we've found the more momentum we
> have the more people join in the fun and therefore spread the work
> around.  For that reason I actually like the idea of doing weekly
> chats right now better than fortnightly.  I'd certainly be able to
> hang out online an hour each week for the forseeable future.  So,
> Strypey, if you're game for that too, I think we should be able to
> get (and finally maintain!!) momentum and build up an active group  
> again.
>
> Jay
>
>
> At 4/24/2009, you wrote:
>> Kia ora koutou
>>
>> Is anyone up for being part of some regular weekly or fortnightly irc
>> planning sessions? Last time we did this, it catalysed some major
>> progress on the alt-imc project, including finalizing the project
>> name, clarifying the newswire/ knowledgebase/ networking structure of
>> the site, and motivating some fantastic coding work, resulting in a
>> semi-functional beta site. I'm not studying this year, so other  
>> than a
>> 10 day meditation course in mid-May (13-24), I'm going to be  
>> available
>> much of the time for the next few months to be part of an irc meet.
>> What times are others available?
>>
>> These are interesting times by anyone's standards, with the global
>> financial meltdown knocking people's faith in the state-corporate
>> political/ financial system, and waking them up to the reality of
>> imminent fossil fuel peaks, and the challenges (to put it lightly) of
>> the major climate change that is now undeniable. There are a range of
>> groups starting to articulate a vision similar to ours, a vision of
>> growing synergy between independent groups working on different kinds
>> of alternative projects, from the permaculture and transition towns
>> networks, to the various peak oil research groups.
>>
>> Here's an example from Richard Heinberg from the Post Carbon  
>> Institute:
>> "There are magazines devoted to various aspects of the 'alternatives'
>> movement, and there are organizations doing good work in these areas.
>> But what's lacking is a unified vision of both the challenges and
>> solutions that sees all of these fields as interrelated."
>> http://www.richardheinberg.com/museletter/current
>>
>> The Alternatives IMC is an idea whose time has come. I don't think
>> it's unrealistic to propose having a 1.0 site functional and  
>> active by
>> the end of the year. To quote Ali G, "let's make it happen" ;)
>>
>> Kotahi te ao
>> Strypes
>>
>> --
>> "A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular."
>> - Adlai E. Stevenson Jr
>>
>> "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't  
>> matter and
>> those who matter don't mind."
>> - Dr Suess
>>
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