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| DATE | 2005-01-29 |
| FROM | From: "Steve Milo"
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Future might be looking brighter
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On a similar topic but a more local note.
I tried to gracefully postpone the internship but the principle in the school
has made a gesture that signals he is very interested and serious about what
I have in mind.
I will be given a lot of latitude to do what I feel is necessary to show
results that the students will benefit from Free Software.
The people I will be working with are not the same kinds of people that
others have encountered with other branches of the DOE.
I have been giving some serious thought about how Free Software fits into the
city and the obstacles I will very likely encounter.
I am intentionally being vague in this email for reasons that are hopefully
obvious.
But I am sending this email out to once again to ask that NYLXS make itself
available if and possibly when the opportunity presents itself to have a
positive impace at the BOE.
Steve M
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:11:40 -0500, Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS wrote
> Over the last 24 months, it seems that we have, as a society, been
stumbling
> about, without much optomism. And a lot of hard feelings have been raised
> between friends and enemies a like.
>
> I have a good feeling now. I've always been a strong supporter of
> the Iraqi war and our national direction in the general, but an
> honest person had to see the Iraqi insurgency, the stagnating
> economy, and errosion of our political rights from the patriots act,
> with a weary eye and some distress.
>
> And now as the C train has literly exploded in our face, exposing
> the MTA as the corrupt anti-city agency that it has been, I can see
> we've hit the bottom and are about to turn around.
>
> These next few years are going to be much better.
>
> I just viewed an Iraqi election campain comerical on PBS, and it can
> bring tears to your eyes. The Palestinians seem to be finally
> serious about getting its house in order. It's almost incrediable
> to think, but the Middle East is busting out in Peace and Democracy,
> the radicals have over-reached and declared war on Democracy. The
> great thing about Democracy is that when you declare war on it, it
> declare war on ***everyone*** and there is no theological way out of
> it once your exposed. These guys are ready to go down hard. And
> listen to the press this week. All we hear now are reports from the
> people! The people are finally being allowed to be heard and they
> are telling us on the 6'oclock news how they can't wait for the
> Iraqi elections.
>
> And now the city is pissed off at the MTA. The outerboroughs are seething
> again and is tired of being kicked. Guess what, we are going to
> have a real election for Mayor again in the coming months, on
> concrete problems facing this city. We are going to have a good day,
> and I'm betting that when the dust clears, Pataki and the MTA are
> going to be the big loosers, and Brooklyn is going to be the big winner.
>
> I really think we've turned the corner.
>
> Ruben
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