09 07 08 14:12The Great Internet Migratory Box Of Junk: A damn fine idea!
I received my first (and hopefully not last) TGIMBOEJ today!TGIMBOEJ stands for "The Great Internet Migratory Box Of Electronics Junk", and the concept is simple; someone fills up a box full of electronics stuff and sends it to someone else. Generally the next recipient has signed up at the TGIMBOEJ web site and requested a box, although you can also add names to a list that comes with the box. When you get it you take what you want and add what you wish, then send it on to the whoever you choose. It is like the ultimate non-linear chain letter combined with Xmas for geeks.
I heard about it on the MAKE RRS feed posting and it sounded cool, so I went the the TGIMBOEJ web site and signed up to request a box. Within a couple of days I was contacted by "Ronald", who later we will see is from Gray, TN. I confirmed I wanted the box, and a few days later I received it. As per the requested protocol I am documenting what I find and what I take. Some of the stuff was quite boring (to me) and some of it was quite interesting (to me)!
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