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I'm sending this so nobody feels this group was singled out for
harassment and sermonizing. As the guy who donated both boards to
Splatspace I can say with sincerity that one Uno gone in two years
is in the "no big deal" category. But of course the 'Space would be
better off having one on hand and in relation to their budget the
replacement cost is painful. (Splatspace is a 501C running on half a
shoe string and all donations welcome!)<br>
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To put Scott's email in perspective, the TriEmbed meeting was
Saturday, but the Arduino Uno wasn't found to be missing until the
following Tuesday night during a regular meeting. Lots of people
were around between those two times. An assertive msg was sent to
the Splatspace list to get folks to check their toolboxes or
whatever or to flush the board from its hiding place, and this was
also about the communal Raspberry Pi having gone missing. The RPI
was found yesterday, just a few feet away from where it sits other
times, but the Arduino hasn't been found yet, motivating a msg to
this list. <br>
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-Pete<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/24/2014 03:20 AM, Scott Hall
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It was probably an honest mistake: if anyone on this list was at
Splat*Space this last Saturday and borrowed the Raspberry-Pi or
the Arduino, could you please return it to Splat*Space? If it is
hard for you to make it to Splat*Space in the next day or so, feel
free to give me a call and I'll meet you somewhere. 919-624-5973<br>
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When we as a group are visiting facilities that are hosting our
gatherings, we should make sure to respect those facilities.
Splat*Space is gracious to let us meet there and borrow their
equipment and components, but they ask that nothing is removed
from the space so that others in the club may use them at other
times.<br>
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If you are looking for a loaner board or parts or tools, please
ask members of this list -- many of us have a few extras in our
personal collections that we can loan out for a while. Personally
I have a spare R-Pi and a spare Arduino I can loan out for
learning purposes (no modifications), including a small kit of
parts, power supply, solderless breadboards and jumpers. I also
have spare soldering irons and a few tools that I can loan out.
Just ask me a day or 2 before any meeting so that I can be sure to
bring them with me.<br>
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Also if you would like to acquire your own, the cost is very
reasonable, and discussions on the list have mentioned numerous
places to order or purchase from.<br>
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Scott G. Hall
Raleigh, NC, USA
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