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    Powermac G5 Bench / shelf

    Definitely good advice. If I sat on that, I’d squish the G5s poor little legs like an accordion without tight wood inserts.
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    2024 PowerPC Challenge

    Nice fix. I had the same issue albeit a smaller crack more along the top edge and I used epoxy to secure it. That was about 4 years ago. I was worried about it being off balance but the repair really didnt impact the balance of the fan at all. Its a noisy as any of my others LOL :)
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    Picked up a PowerMac G4 MDD with the Zip750 drive!

    My Blue & white has a zip in it, yeah it is a 100. I have a couple external zips. It would be fun to pop one of those open, stick the guts into my QS, run the usb to my internal usb2 port on my pci card and cobble together a power cable and run it off the psu. That would be a fun project.
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    2024 PowerPC Challenge

    I wish we had a freegeek in my neck of the woods but we dont so I am a habitual free-CL checker. I scooped a sad QS for $10 which was in parts a while back, put it back together and it booted right up. I also picked up two "take em or theyre going to recycling" imacg4s (a 15 and 17) which both...
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    Picked up a PowerMac G4 MDD with the Zip750 drive!

    Sweet, no rush finding them but I'll absolutely take them off your hands for you if they're taking up space. I'll need to scoop some drives off ebay first but saw a couple good multi unit buys.
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    Picked up a PowerMac G4 MDD with the Zip750 drive!

    Last time I checked about a month or so ago, shipping across the pond was gross so if I can find a domestic source that is the way I'll go. I was going to send a imac g3 slot loader ram cover to another TDer in the UK but heck the cheapest shipping (UPS, USPS, Fedex, DHL etc.) I could find for a...
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    Picked up a PowerMac G4 MDD with the Zip750 drive!

    I have not but I will. I am planning to install a zip250 in my quicksilver but I’ll need to buy a bezel (or maybe I could have one 3d printed?) and I’d like to stick one in my graphite as well but again I’ll need a bezel.
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    Service Source collection up on my website!

    Love it :) Thank you for sharing!
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    iMac G3 - Installing Mac OS X Via USB

    I have not been able to. Install flashdrives & PPC are such a pita lol. That is why I ended up using a known good USB super drive to boot physical installation media. Definitely a cop out of sorts but I was tired and just needed to get it done lol. The drive I use when I need to install to a...
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    This is a great approach. On past boards I was a part of, there was a hired, 3rd party team that answered to the treasurer directly but also the board and provided the budgeting data needed to project future initiatives (amongst other necessary tasks), so with such a sensitive, potentially TD...
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    Mechanically, this is how I would envision how an IT term of 3 years would look. This would produce one year of potential onboarding overlap/redundancy if needed. I am not in IT so am unsure if this overlap is realistic thus would be needed but it makes sense to me to have a chunk of time to...
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    At 44 yay to 5 nay, I think it is pretty clear that the community sees the functional logic in and stands in favor of extending term limits. I believe that directly related to that is the issue of adjusting term limits perhaps to not require a one year gap but with the requirement being that a...
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    I agree with much of this sentiment. It is a very realistic view of where TD truly is and in order to grow and thrive, where else TD can plant their flag out of the shadow of the larger, tenured sites. My thoughts on the removal of the vendor sites have changed, aligning more with yours...
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    Picked up a PowerMac G4 MDD with the Zip750 drive!

    That would be great. I should source a few for my Powermacs. I was actually considering also a magneto drive like what Kai put in one of his Powermacs.
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    That makes great sense as well but it is IMO a boards job to act on behalf of the community fundamentally & feedback is part of that. How that feedback is given is not of significant consequence to a boards ability to respond. I do understand well what a heavy lift opening a retail component can...
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    I don’t know about you guys but I’m having tacos tonight ;D Joking aside, I agree with so much of what was expressed and I am keenly aware of the massive contribution of Mr.Fahrenheit. In the same way I applaud the board for shouldering TD’s formative growth and evolution (which is not...
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    This makes great sense to me. Certainly we need key platforms to communicate, document, archive etc. I did not adequately define ideology - effectively the ideals that generally define the culture and community of Tinker Different (which we collectively define). To me, when I think about TD, I...
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    It never is easy and the concern you posted is one of any elected body IMO. I agree that the focus of what the board should ultimately work on are the terms. Any concerns can be aired on the feedback forum, discussed by the board and consensus resolution placed into posted secretary notes...
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    Right, I tend to think of TD more as a ideology brand than a particular platform of communication.
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    Poll - Extending the term length of the board

    Perhaps the perception with Discord is that if it did not exist, those 100+ users would log into Tinker different forum thus our participation and pool of potential candidates for board would increase? which could impact how elections/terms/function is designed. That is how I connected the two...