[Metalab] Nokia770, root lost

Michael Hauser awarewater at gmail.com
Thu Oct 11 16:04:25 CEST 2007


On 10/8/07, Peter Kuhm <peter at null.priv.at> wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 02:51:24 +0200 Michael Hauser wrote:
>
> > Good mornig all!
> >
> > It's over two months since I've been kicked out of Metalab :(
> > Lurking the mailinglist, though.
>
> aah, the N770 guy! o hai. This was a [lapse|mistake|collateral
> damage|you name it] at that time when the lab got increasingly
> crowded by (alleged) annoying or at least uncommunicative/
> lethargic folks and homeless ppl that weren't interested in
> Metalabs intrinsic intention of hacking stuff, innovation,
> interdisciplinary and social exchange (buzz word alert?) but
> causing discomfort and gloom for some regular members.
>
> They didn't show up so frequently as they used to and didn't
> express their concerns in a broader circle either. The ones
> the talked about it called it the hippie discussion ("hippie"
> with negative connotation, not in its original meaning)
>
> Some regulars that returned from vacation or business trips
> were faced with inactive people that they didn't know and it
> seemed they were unrelated to other regulars as well.
>
> Unfortunately the outbreak of this anxiety (after a longer
> summer pause of jour fixe meetings) formed a nasty mob that
> wanted the chairman to "do something with the situation,
> immediately" and you was there as the only person that wasn't
> broader known by a former reasonably grown community and
> became the sacrificial lamb.
>
> When I came into the lab and got attention I could clarify
> that you are nice guy, that you would be fitting perfectly
> into the mixture of the existing members and even fetched
> a printed form to apply for membership after some 14 days
> you visited the lab for the first time. Paul didn't abstain
> to stand up and looking after you to apologize for this
> unpleasant behaviour but you've already left the lab. :-(
>
> As we didn't know your name and how to reach you I asked
> some LUGA folks who might have been in contact with you
> earlier but with no avail. :-(
>
> I'm no spokesperson but let me say sorry in the name of the
> lab. There have been some lessons learned and you're very
> welcome if you ever want to drop by.
>

understood.
Godwin's Law.. ;-)

Es freut mich sehr, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln.
Ich werd in den nächsten Tagen mal reinschaun..

> cheers,
> Peter
>
> PS: Warum eigentlich nicht Deutsch? ;-)

on the n770 it's easier to type english
>
> PPS: ssh auf localhost? Eher nicht, oder?
na, zwar intalliert, aber nicht aktiviert... heh.. :)

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