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Grex > Coop > #271: Board Meeting - 7 Mar 2010, 18:00, Zingerman's Next Door | |
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kentn
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response 25 of 42:
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Mar 4 14:08 UTC 2010 |
Absolutely!
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mary
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response 26 of 42:
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Mar 5 13:44 UTC 2010 |
Lynne, I'm going to be downtown today and also at the board meeting, on
Sunday, so how about I free that gavel and get it to Kent? May I pick it
up early afternoon?
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slynne
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response 27 of 42:
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Mar 5 16:28 UTC 2010 |
Yes! do you have my cell number? I go swimming between around 1:30-3
though.
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mary
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response 28 of 42:
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Mar 5 16:56 UTC 2010 |
I have your cell number if it's the one ending in 73. If you're going to
be out of the office just leave it with a co-worker, if that's okay. But
I'll try to be there before 1:30.
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slynne
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response 29 of 42:
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Mar 5 17:12 UTC 2010 |
Ok Mary. I'll leave it if someone is here. That is my cell #
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kentn
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response 30 of 42:
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Mar 5 20:41 UTC 2010 |
Thanks, Mary and Lynne!
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remmers
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response 31 of 42:
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Mar 6 14:51 UTC 2010 |
The gavel has been rescued!
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mary
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response 32 of 42:
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Mar 6 14:54 UTC 2010 |
You are welcome.
I'm planning to stream audio of tomorrow's meeting for those who want to
be there but can't. All you'll need is the url of the feed - which I
won't have until I start the feed. So check this item at 6:00 pm and I'll
supply the link. You don't need an account on QIK to see/hear the
videos/audios but if you do sign into a free account you'll also be able
to read and ask chat comments and questions.
The program I'm using is at http://qik.com .
See you at the board meeting!
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mary
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response 33 of 42:
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Mar 6 14:56 UTC 2010 |
Oh, fair warning. Depending on how late the meeting runs I may have to
leave, taking my stuff along. There is this Academy Awards party I go to
every year...
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remmers
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response 34 of 42:
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Mar 6 15:02 UTC 2010 |
"Restoring lost data" should be worked into the agenda somewhere.
For instance, a big chunk of the Grex website went missing when
the SCSI drive died.
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kentn
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response 35 of 42:
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Mar 6 16:26 UTC 2010 |
Steve made a backup around that time. I hope he was able to grab
it all. Can we do this discussion in the Staff report? It might
require investigation to see what we have on backups.
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kentn
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response 36 of 42:
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Mar 6 16:31 UTC 2010 |
We'll also have a teleconference line available courtesy of tonster:
1-877-647-3411
passcode: 567 783 2892
Zing's again has allowed us to use the room if we purchase enough food
and drink ($90), so the $5 minimum is in effect (it actually might be
more than that depending on the number of people in the room, but if we
order several sandwiches we should be okay).
We'll be in the Kid's Room upstairs at Zingerman's Next Door in Ann
Arbor, MI.
The meeting starts at 6 pm. EST and adjourns on or before 9 p.m. EST.
I hope we'll have enough bandwith for all the Internet connections,
but we'll find out!
The teleconf line also has the ability to record the meeting (voice).
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cross
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response 37 of 42:
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Mar 6 18:10 UTC 2010 |
I don't think the backups Steve did made included the missing data. However,
the USB drive that used to be attached to Grex has that data on it, almost
certainly. If we can get that back on Grex, the data can be restored.
Oh, and we can resume nightly backups.
I've asked for the drive to be returned a couple of times, but so far, no
response.
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mary
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response 38 of 42:
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Mar 6 18:45 UTC 2010 |
If folks feel the teleconferencing line will work to bring in folks who
can't attend then I'd be happy to go that route. Less work for me! ;-)
Let's give Tony's line a try.
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kentn
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response 39 of 42:
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Mar 6 18:45 UTC 2010 |
Sounds like something we can discuss at the Board meeting tomorrow. It
would be good to get backups going again.
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kentn
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response 40 of 42:
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Mar 6 19:00 UTC 2010 |
Okay, Mary, let's take that route and see how it goes. If we have
issues at least people could listen on your system. It never hurts to
have options.
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remmers
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response 41 of 42:
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Mar 7 15:44 UTC 2010 |
Under the "Communication when Grex is down" item: I've suggested
the Twitter micro-blogging service as a replacement for the current Grex
status page at http://sites.google.com/site/grexstatus/. Advantages
would include (1) a log of all status updates, (2) users
could arrange to be notified automatically when there's a new
update, and (3) the status page can be accessed from the web or any
of the numerous third-party Twitter clients. Lots of organizations
use Twitter for status updates in exactly this way.
Twitter limits each post to 140 characters, but that should be
more than adequate. A person wouldn't need a Twitter account to
access the updates.
See http://www.twitter.com/grexstatus.
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kentn
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response 42 of 42:
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Mar 7 16:36 UTC 2010 |
This one, I think, basically needs the Board to decide on an official
communication medium/site and then to implement accordingly. If we find
that a particular site is not working in practice, then we can revisit
the issue. Twitter sounds like it would work quite well for those who
want to get updates on their cell phones or on the web. We can discuss
tonight.
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