Comments on: From the nerdy to the needy: Free Geek coming to Savannah? http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04 A place for Savannah news, opinions, community and general tomfoolery in and around Savannah's Creative Coast Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:36:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Joe http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-11018 Joe Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:53:52 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-11018 I'm looking forward to us (AWOL) getting this thing going. We're making lots of progress and this is something that Savannah has always needed. Kudos to Chris, Davena and Tony, for keeping this idea alive! I’m looking forward to us (AWOL) getting this thing going. We’re making lots of progress and this is something that Savannah has always needed. Kudos to Chris, Davena and Tony, for keeping this idea alive!

]]> By: davena http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-10858 davena Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:58:51 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-10858 Hay, I must set the record straight on one other thing, by no means am I the brainchild of this whole free geek movement. We have King Miller to thank for moving us all in the right direction, but hay, thats just what Miller does. Big Ups to Chris! Ok folks, look for Free Geek AWOL interest link coming soon to a website near you. Hay, I must set the record straight on one other thing, by no means am I the brainchild of this whole free geek movement. We have King Miller to thank for moving us all in the right direction, but hay, thats just what Miller does. Big Ups to Chris!

Ok folks, look for Free Geek AWOL interest link coming soon to a website near you.

]]> By: Fitz Haile http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-10806 Fitz Haile Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:52:42 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-10806 Hot damn! Good idea, DaVena. And, consider it done. We'd love to host the sign-up form on our site/blog/whatever, just say the word. I could also whip up a form for the AWOL site that dumps into the same database. Maximize those eyeballs. You the bosslady, just tell me what we need to do. Hot damn! Good idea, DaVena. And, consider it done. We’d love to host the sign-up form on our site/blog/whatever, just say the word. I could also whip up a form for the AWOL site that dumps into the same database. Maximize those eyeballs.

You the bosslady, just tell me what we need to do.

]]> By: davena http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-10802 davena Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:23:40 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-10802 Wow! This groups sounds like they are on the ball! lol. Thanks Summer for the post. We will need every "geek" in town to get on board asap. For starters it would be cool to create a link on TCCa site or AWOL for interested Geeks to start signing up and telling us what they are interested in teaching, that way in Jan we can hit the ground running! AWOL and TCCa rocks! I'm super excited and glad to have so much good energy on board. Wow! This groups sounds like they are on the ball! lol.

Thanks Summer for the post. We will need every “geek” in town to get on board asap. For starters it would be cool to create a link on TCCa site or AWOL for interested Geeks to start signing up and telling us what they are interested in teaching, that way in Jan we can hit the ground running! AWOL and TCCa rocks! I’m super excited and glad to have so much good energy on board.

]]> By: leigh http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-10795 leigh Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:01:05 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-10795 I am so excited to have this in the works in Savannah - like others, I've been a fan of the idea for a while! I look forward to helping out and you should too! I am so excited to have this in the works in Savannah - like others, I’ve been a fan of the idea for a while! I look forward to helping out and you should too!

]]> By: Fitz Haile http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-10777 Fitz Haile Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:39:51 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-10777 Commodore 64 baby! I love me some 5.25 inch floppies. Ahh, to be young again and playing Pitfall. This is a GREAT program and something I hope the community can get behind. Count me in! Commodore 64 baby! I love me some 5.25 inch floppies. Ahh, to be young again and playing Pitfall.

This is a GREAT program and something I hope the community can get behind. Count me in!

]]> By: Summer Teal Simpson http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-10772 Summer Teal Simpson Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:01:50 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-10772 Recycling at its absolute finest. Cheers to AWOL for having the vision to bring this stellar program into our community. Recycling at its absolute finest. Cheers to AWOL for having the vision to bring this stellar program into our community.

]]> By: Lucas Oman http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-10764 Lucas Oman Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:44:53 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-10764 Very cool. I'll have to go through my stash of parts. I don't know if they reject computers past a certain age, but if not, don't hesitate to give even the oldest computers! I started learning programming at age 11 on a Commodore 64 hooked up to a spare TV. Kids don't need to be wasting time on hi-res games, anyway! Very cool. I’ll have to go through my stash of parts.

I don’t know if they reject computers past a certain age, but if not, don’t hesitate to give even the oldest computers! I started learning programming at age 11 on a Commodore 64 hooked up to a spare TV. Kids don’t need to be wasting time on hi-res games, anyway!

]]> By: Michael Edenfield http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-10761 Michael Edenfield Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:52:31 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-10761 Thanks for the heads-up. I agree, this is an excellent project for both TCCa and Savannah's at-risk youth. Thanks for the heads-up.

I agree, this is an excellent project for both TCCa and Savannah’s at-risk youth.

]]> By: Murray Wilson http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/from-the-nerdy-to-the-needy-free-geek-coming-to-savannah/2008/06/04#comment-10755 Murray Wilson Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:52:59 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/?p=498#comment-10755 This is truly an excellent program and I sincerely hope the Savannah tech community gets firmly behind it. If you watch the video, you will realize just how many fronts this works on. Combine this with the sterling work that Tony and DaVena Jordan do at <a href="http://www.awolinc.org/" rel="nofollow">AWOL</a> and this has to be a 'hit'. C'mon Savannah - get involved!!! This is truly an excellent program and I sincerely hope the Savannah tech community gets firmly behind it. If you watch the video, you will realize just how many fronts this works on. Combine this with the sterling work that Tony and DaVena Jordan do at AWOL and this has to be a ‘hit’. C’mon Savannah - get involved!!!

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