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@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com @aeischeid@mastodon.social Sounsd good. Let's aim for being there around 10-12 then and we can use that 12-1 as just a clean-up/wrap-up that you don't need to stick around for?

@pmbrandvold I hadn't heard of the Restart Project so thanks for that link! I'm also in the "it would be nice" category and I've done some initial research in on-off times. At the Roseville area schools/library I think they have some limited repair classes and I'd offered to teach a class on some tech repair stuff but haven't heard anything back yet. I'd done some other looking around and noticed it's possible to rent a community space for relatively cheap and thought about doing that and making it an open invite etc. I've got technical experience w/ linux and a lot of macos and other devices to feel comfortable tackling most things "reinstall OS + drivers" related. Could also do computer upgrade tasks if people already had parts. Things like swapping/installing ram or hard drives in peoples computers or the like. I've also loved the idea of creating a community/recurring event on the "check out linux" or "don't be afraid of the command line" kind of events for anyone of any skill level.

@pmbrandvold I would be interested in helping with this. I've been considering a similar community focused tech repair/fix/refurb kinda event.

@Daojoan@mastodon.social This gives me the idea of a story I'll never write about some time traveling mystery where the protagonist receives a self help book written by themselves from the future.

@pmbrandvold @aeischeid @TwinCitiesGeek Awesome! I've got a few weekends and weekdays available starting the 3rd-ish of May myself. Some very basic conversations we were having had us leaning towards a planning/initial meet-up at the Silverwood park in St Anthony neighborhood. Would that work for y'all?

@pmbrandvold For windows there might be some really interesting things around debloating oem installs or removing AI features with tools like WinUtil. https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil I'd be more than interested in doing classes or teaching on occasion depending on community interest as well. I've been hesitant to go at it alone myself before because I think this stuff does better with community and driving towards their needs rather than my own personal interests on what to teach or help with. I used to teach software developers at Target and I have been helping my mom with her tech for years and years. The mix of personas and needs and aptitude is a lot of fun for me. A (recurring) community give back day is what I've been trying to figure out how to start for a while. Especially in my local area. The Harriet Alexander Nature Center does building rentals and I was considering how fun it would be to encourage folks to come drop off computer stuff and go for a walk or something and then come back. https://cityofroseville.com/637/Building-Rentals#tab150b1097-e828-4c2e-b4b0-8af361033695_1

@aeischeid @pmbrandvold I'm not great at marketing myself, but I wonder if there are other Minneapolis groups or networks we could tap into to help/advertise/get-the-word out. First to mind for me was something like @TwinCitiesGeek if we can figure out a place/time and probably a small little flyer/promo maybe?

@aeischeid @pmbrandvold @TwinCitiesGeek I'm absolutely up for meeting up to do some brainstorming and collaborating on this idea!

@emilymbender@dair-community.social I'd love to read the pre-print. I don't know if the link is live (yet), but I tried it now and it gave me a 404. https://faculty.washington.edu/ebender/papers/Bender-AI-2026.pdf was the location the pre-print linked me to.

@aeischeid@mastodon.social @pmbrandvold@techtoots.com I've put in a (pending) reservation for the use of Conference Room A on the 23rd from 10:00am-1:00pm just so we have the flexibility to meet and have write on some whiteboards if needed. It seats a maximum of 6 but if we need to pivot to a bigger space that's fine too. https://rclreads.libcal.com/space/34174