[ale] Ale Inc.? (was RE: [ale] surviving sans work

Tue Jan 29 23:07:00 EST 2002

COOL!!!

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How do you
do that?Â  Is it a php script?Â Â  There was a hacker show on one of
the channels last month.Â  I think
it was Called Hacker: Computer outlaws.Â 
I laughed through most of the show.Â  And was shocked at two different times.Â Â  The guy that could speed dial
with his voice and the nasty letter that Bill Gates had sent a computer user
group, ( I forget the name of it, was the first one I think).Â  He basically called them a bunch of
thieves.

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-----Original
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From: Christopher Bergeron
[mailto:christopher at bergeron.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002
11:13 PM
To: Ale
Subject: RE: [ale] Ale Inc.? (was
RE: [ale] surviving sans work

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Believe it or not, I
haven't looked for any funding yet!Â  I'm trying to keep this project
"under the radar" as it were (even though I get multiple-daily hits
from microsoft.com).Â  No doubt they're eyeing my progress.Â  I just
recently changed the page to "redirect" them to a great XXX site I
know of.Â  I can't keep it a secret,Â but I can do my best to
outperform them...

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From: Mark E. Schill
[mailto:Mark.Schill at cmschill.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002
9:19 PM
To: Christopher Bergeron
Subject: Re: [ale] Ale Inc.? (was
RE: [ale] surviving sans work

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really cool product. I am supprised you haven't had tons of funding offers.

Mark

Christopher Bergeron wrote:

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face="Courier New">You guys are welcome to help me take the dashpc commercial.Â  I'm currently
competing alone _directly_ with microsoft's "AutoPC".Â  You've probably seen
it, but the link is here: http://www.dashpc.com

-CB

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From: Bao C. Ha [mailto:baoha at sensoria.com]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:46 PM
To: lancesmith at charter.net; 'John Wells'
Cc: 'Atlanta Linux User Group (E-mail)'
Subject: RE: [ale] Ale Inc.? (was RE: [ale] surviving sans work

I have a friend in Atlanta who has been building a home
gateway.Â  He is working on the X10 stuff which can
control certain appliances, including heating/cooling,
security systems, survellance, ...

The current economic climate has prevented me from
actively participating.

Maybe we carry this off-line to prevent clustering the
list.

Thanks.
Bao

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From: Lance Smith [mailto:lancesmith at charter.net]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:49 AM
To: John Wells
Cc: 'Atlanta Linux User Group (E-mail)'
Subject: Re: [ale] Ale Inc.? (was RE: [ale] surviving sans work

I just posted a survival testimonial and a tactic that I am using. I
would love to get more ideas to automate new and pre-existing homes.
Â Especially if Linux can be used as the backbone.

I can handle the coordination of Technology and Construction
industries.
(i.e., working with insulation/ HVAC companies to plan out
segmentation
of the home to control separate room temps)

Use of wireless technology tied to a home system that
synchronizes date
books and "stuff" though PDA or cell phones as soon as you
walk through
the door.

The ideas are many......anybody interested?

L<pre
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John Wells wrote:<span style='color:black;
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MBA in me), but there's an awful lot of talent on this
list.Â  After this morning's threads, it also seems as
if there might be quite a few unemployed talents as
well.

So, far-fetched as it might be:

With a little brain power, a little organization, and
a lot of work, I'm positive that a good, money-making
idea could arise from this group.Â  On the one hand,
the odds are stacked against you quite a bit when
creating your own business.Â  On the other hand, I know
of many companies who consistently bring in $$ with a
much smaller (and less qualified) talent pool.

I think it would be worthwhile to start holding some
informal off-list business endeavor brainstorming
sessions.Â  It can't hurt, and I'd be surprised if
something doesn't pop up that might be worthwhile
pursuing.

Just an idea, and maybe a naive one at that.Â  But
sometimes naivet<pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:
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mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 3.0pt'>y in business can be a blessing,
especially when you accomplish something "those in the
know" considered impossible because you naively
assumed it was.

It'd be informative to develop a group profile of
those interested in pursuing a common
effort...partitioned by experience (i.e., those with
backgrounds in business, those hardcode techies,
newbies, etc.).Â  Then you could have a real idea of
where you could carve your niche.

Apologies for sounding like a motivational speaker,
but I have entertained the idea of starting a company
(don't we all?) for quite sometime.Â  Every business
started somewhere...why not start one here?

FWIW, I'd help with the market research (a little
experience here) and in any other way I could.

Just my two cents.

John

John

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