Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread PLUG
On Tue, May 15, 2012 3:40 pm, Levi Pearson wrote: >... You could also use a web gateway to IRC or a XMPP MUC > channel. Or you could write your phone number (or a pay-as-you-go > phone SIM with SMS purchased for the event, if you don't want to share > your number) and have people SMS the feedback

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Robert Merrill
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Levi Pearson wrote: > Or you could hand out note cards and pencils. :) > > Liking this one :) /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Levi Pearson
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Robert Merrill wrote: > OK, geeks. I realize this isn't linux related or open source, but I need > help. > > I am going to be part of a public meeting soon and I want there to be an > electronic way to capture questions and feedback from people in the > audience (

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Levi Pearson
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Eric Jacobs wrote: > You could rustle something up with socket.io and node.js in about an hour > (including design/polish) if you really wanted to. http://socket.io/ Assuming socket.io is not broken at the moment. Last time I whipped something up with socket.io

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Charles Curley
On Tue, 15 May 2012 15:04:08 -0600 Robert Merrill wrote: > There shall be phones, likely many of them "smart" as it were, and > some tablets. That's all. Mobile web is going to be the requirement. Well, that would let me out. -- Charles Curley /"\ASCII Ribbon Campaign Loo

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Robert Merrill
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Charles Curley < charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Tue, 15 May 2012 14:10:28 -0600 > Robert Merrill wrote: > > > IRC not an option. This is not a technical crowd. > > On the other tentacle, is it reasonable to assume that there will be > enough computer

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Charles Curley
On Tue, 15 May 2012 14:10:28 -0600 Robert Merrill wrote: > IRC not an option. This is not a technical crowd. How technical do you have to be to use IRC? On the other tentacle, is it reasonable to assume that there will be enough computers (broadly defined) in the audience to go around? -- Ch

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Jon Jensen
On Tue, 15 May 2012, Robert Merrill wrote: > IRC not an option. This is not a technical crowd. Twitter might be a > possible one but not everyone has an account. I'd rather a URL people > can just go to and post questions and vote on other things. A crowd doesn't have to be technical to use IRC

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Steve Alligood
you could just use something like http://www.polleverywhere.com which allows twitter sms, web based, etc, etc. Of course, it depends on your specific needs and budget (they have a free option with not many frills) -Steve On May 15, 2012, at 2:10 PM, Robert Merrill wrote: > IRC not an option.

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Doran L. Barton
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 02:22:58 PM Matthew Walker wrote: > dons asbestos suit > > I could whip up a CakePHP app in 15-20 minutes for a very basic version. An hour or two > for a version with accounts and ballot stuffing protection. My Perl attack dog eats asbestos! -- Doran L. Barton - Hyper

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Matthew Walker
*dons asbestos suit* I could whip up a CakePHP app in 15-20 minutes for a very basic version. An hour or two for a version with accounts and ballot stuffing protection. On Tue, May 15, 2012 2:10 pm, Robert Merrill wrote: > IRC not an option. This is not a technical crowd. Twitter might be a poss

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Robert Merrill
IRC not an option. This is not a technical crowd. Twitter might be a possible one but not everyone has an account. I'd rather a URL people can just go to and post questions and vote on other things. On May 15, 2012, at 2:02 PM, "Stephen M. McQuay" wrote: > Does IRC not solve the problem? /*

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Stephen M. McQuay
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Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Eric Jacobs
You could rustle something up with socket.io and node.js in about an hour (including design/polish) if you really wanted to. http://socket.io/ -- Eric Jacobs On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Robert Merrill wrote: > OK, geeks. I realize this isn't linux related or open source, but I need

Re: Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Jonathan Duncan
On 15 May 2012, at 12:25, Robert Merrill wrote: > OK, geeks. I realize this isn't linux related or open source, but I need > help. > > I am going to be part of a public meeting soon and I want there to be an > electronic way to capture questions and feedback from people in the > audience (the vi

Ways to moderate a meeting

2012-05-15 Thread Robert Merrill
OK, geeks. I realize this isn't linux related or open source, but I need help. I am going to be part of a public meeting soon and I want there to be an electronic way to capture questions and feedback from people in the audience (the virtual version of passing a note to the moderator to ask a ques

Wovyn Kickstarter

2012-05-15 Thread Jason Hall
Not sure who here has seen it yet, but local geek Scott Lemon's recent project has hit kickstarter to get full production going. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1004464718/wovyn-weaving-your-internet-of-things For all you automation geeks it's a large suite of different sensors that you can t