If we can get them _both_ to come for a kata-to-the-death match, I think that would be mailing list appropriate. So only political posts if the candidate is actually coding? Does that sound like a good rule?
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Adron Hall <adronh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm bringing Mitt & Obama for a coding Kata next week is that cool? > > Excuse that... just throwing some levity in there. I am stoked the > administration has put a much greater emphasis on tech. But yeah, I'm not a > big fan of dealing with the political bits. I'd rather just talk about > stuff like programming and such. ;) > > -Cheers! Adron > > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Chris Bilson <cbil...@pobox.com> wrote: > >> Hi Scott, >> >> Thanks for the information about this event, however, the event you >> mentioned strikes me as overtly political and not really related to >> alt.net in any significant way. While I don't have anything against any >> particular political candidate and I respect the desire of folks like >> yourself that want to help the candidate you believe in, I just don't think >> it belongs on a mailing list like this. >> >> Although there is no official rules about bringing politics to the list, >> I personally think we should avoid it and I think there are others on the >> list that feel the same. >> >> If anyone disagrees with this sentiment, please speak up. I may be >> completely off base and apologize if that is the case. >> >> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Scott Porad <scottpo...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi all-- >>> >>> I am co-hosting this event, and will be attending tonight. I hope you >>> can make it. >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> ---- >>> >>> >>> Please join Tech4Obama on Wednesday, May 30th at 6:30pm to hear about >>> tech & the Obama campaign from Steven Van >>> Roekel<http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-26/u-s-technology-chief-vanroekel-vows-cuts-to-wasteful-systems.html> >>> and Michael Slaby <http://michaelslaby.com/> (Obama for America’s >>> Chief Integration & Innovation Officer). **** >>> >>> Logistics:**** >>> >>> **· ***Where*: Portage Bay Café, South Lake Union, 391 Terry >>> Ave N. Seattle**** >>> >>> **· ***When*: 6:30pm (until about 8:30pm)**** >>> >>> **· ***RSVP & more information*: >>> https://my.barackobama.com/May30Tech4ObamaSeattle?custom1=270846**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> For why it’s really important for the Seattle tech community to come to >>> this and to rally behind the President, this >>> story<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76690.html> should >>> help motivate you and and this >>> story<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76690.html> (fresh >>> from TechCrunch) should give you some faith and insight into the plans that >>> Steven is helping drive. Here are more >>> details<http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/23/roadmap-digital-government> >>> on >>> the plan. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Scott Porad >>> sc...@porad.com >>> 206-890-7079 >>> http://scottporad.com/ >>> http://twitter.com/scottporad >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to altnetseattle@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> altnetseattle+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. >> To post to this group, send email to altnetseattle@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> altnetseattle+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > *Adron B Hall* > *Tech Blog*: http://compositecode.com > *Iron Foundry Project*: http://www.ironfoundry.org > > *About Me*: http://compositecode.com/about > *Twitter*: http://www.twitter.com/adron > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. > To post to this group, send email to altnetseattle@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > altnetseattle+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. To post to this group, send email to altnetseattle@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to altnetseattle+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en.
