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Free Geek Vancouver is hiring a Store Coordinator. Full details are available at http://wiki.freegeekvancouver.org/article/Store_Coordinator_position and interviews commence on February 19th, so apply soon!

FreeGeek Columbus will now only be open 5:30PM to 9PM on Fridays effective immediately.

The next Community Council planning meeting is on Febuary 7th 2010 at 2:00PM.

Community Council meeting on Sunday January 10th at 2:00pm.

We are closed today December 28th 2009.

Free Geek family and friends will be taking a break from operations from December 25 to January 4th. A warm geeky thank you to everyone who lent a helping hand during 2009! We'll be back again on the first Tuesday of 2010, January 5th.

If you're in the neighbourhood, stop by for hot apple cider Dec. 24th; we'll be open til 6pm.

Please have a safe, happy New Year's. We look forward to seeing you next year!

Free Geek Hot Agpl Cider Recipe v.3

Hot, free and open source for all seasons. Cold fighter, keeps the Cloud at bay. Modify at will. 

Ingredients for one batch (serves 4 hours of IRC, or one night of coding):

• 2 litres apple juice (organic tastes best)
• 1 to 2 Tablespoons of fresh ginger, shredded
• 1 Emacsintosh apple, cored and diced

• Any of the following spices: nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, fresh ground black pepper, ground cardamon
• Any of the following fruits: cranberries, diced peaches/plums, diced umeboshi with the pits removed, strawberries, dried cherries/apricots, raisins

Directions:

Put all ingredients into an open pot. Let collaborate on medium heat until mixture starts to bubble. Reduce heat to low and cook at least 10 minutes.

Serve in a mug with a teaspoon for eating the stewed fruit. Cider will stay yummy on low for hours. Refresh with more juice, ginger and fruit at will. Tastes better shared!

Additional Notes:

• Good ginger is not shrivelled; the skin should have a slight satin sheen and a pink tinge.
• More information on the GNU AGPLv3 can be found [HERE] and  [HERE]
  

FreeGeek Columbus will now close at 8:30 PM on Tuesday nights effective immediately.

The FreeGeek Columbus Board of Directors recently elected new members:

• Miles Curtiss
• Lisa Denlinger
• Kirk Kimmel
• Steve Lefevere

All four new members are enthusiastic about serving FreeGeek Columbus, and they bring a variety of skills and passions to the organization. If you see one of them at the shop, please take a moment to congratulate them!

Stepping down from the Board is Robb Ebright, who has served on the Board since it was established in 2005. Thanks, Robb, for all your hard work!

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Our landlord has installed a new heater for us, which as of December 20 is working! So this winter you can volunteer for Freegeek Chicago in comfort. Orientation may be a bit shout-ier, because that thing is loud!

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These are some (not all) of the items available for sale at the computer museum auction.

View computer auction event listing

FreeGeek Columbus will be closed on the following days:

Thursday November 26th

Friday November 27th

Thursday December 24th

Friday December 25th

Thursday December 31st

Friday January 1st

Please stay tuned for further additions and updates.

A special committee has been created by the board of directors to make plans for a Community Council that will make organization-wide decisions regarding policy and operations.  The first meeting of this committee will be held on Sunday 11/22/2009 at 2pm at Summit United Methodist Church (location info).  All FreeGeek Columbus volunteers in good standing are welcome to attend and participate.

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