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Freedom Toaster Project - My USA project!

So, some of you may have seen the http://www.freedomtoaster.org/ project. I have been to Surplus Exchange recently where they have an old phone card dispenser for very cheap. My plan is to go down there tomorrow and buy it to convert the case into a Freedom Toaster. Then, I'll donate it back to S.E. for use by their customers to make OS CDs as needed. It's a great idea, IMHO. S.E. already gives out Ubuntu and Redhat CDs, and one of the two techs there is really getting into Ubuntu.

Stuff to wonder about.

I just found out that Richard Kyanka (founder of Something Awful) is living a few miles away in my hometown of Lee's Summit, MO. Maybe I never knew this before, because I never read SA. Or Fark. Or any other of the popular odd sites, other than BME.

Interesting stuff at Surplus Exchange

If any one has some real interest in unusual hardware, I'm willing to act as a purchaser for non-locals from http://www.surplusexchange.org in exchange for a meager sum. I'm not always available to go by during their open hours, but they are open Sat. too, so I can likely make it by at least once a week if someone is looking for something specific.

Today I was there and found:

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