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

Wed Apr 29 11:38:06 PDT 2009

Hey folks,

I'm interested in joining the irc chats -- Thursday is better than
Monday for me, and I'd say 11pm is too late for me.  --j

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Jay <jay at fundamentalchange.net> wrote:
> At 4/29/2009, you wrote:
>>Kia ora koutou
>>
>>Great! Looking forward to a productive brainstorming session.
>>
>>J Day is this saturday and I'm going to be flat out for the next couple
>>of days. After that, I can see my schedule opening up a lot for the next
>>couple of weeks. I have a course that finishes at half 2 on Tuesday so I
>>could probably manage Tuesday avo at 3pm (Monday 11pm Philly time), is
>>that too late? Alternatively Friday or Saturday 2pm (Thursday or Friday
>>10pm, Philly time)?
>
> I could do that.  For us U.S. folks, that would be Monday, May 4, at
> 11pm eastern, 8pm PST.
>
> Or, if anyone else can make it to this one and that's too late, would
> Thursday May 7 at 10pm EST/7pm PST be better?
>
> In general I think Monday evenings would be better since Thursdays
> people are out more, but maybe a bit earlier than 11pm.  Strypey,
> does your course happen every week on Tuesday or is this the end of it?
>
> Jay
>
>
>>Anyone else want to join in and got preferences?
>>
>>RnB
>>Strypes
>>
>>Jay wrote:
>> > At 4/28/2009, nick at artclash.com wrote:
>> >> 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
>> >
>> > Fantastic.  That would great for me too most nights -- Monday,
>> > Thursday and Friday are best right now.  I usually have the kiddos to
>> > bed by 9:30.  so, 10pm u.s. eastern time, which is GMT -4, should be
>> > about 2pm in the afternoon where Strypey is... (GMT +12?).  Is that
>> > right?  Though that wouldn't work for our European friends.  Could we
>> > start the meetings to get them going and then change the time when we
>> > get a European contingent?
>> >
>> > Jay
>> >
>> >> 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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