Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 12:52:02 +0000 From: Paul Robinson <paul@iconoplex.co.uk> To: manchester@bsdgroups.org.uk, freebsd users <freebsd-users@uk.freebsd.org>, freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org Subject: Manchester BSD User Group - November 7th Message-ID: <FDA8EAE4-3A91-4167-AA26-750DDDC28250@iconoplex.co.uk>
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Manchester BSD Unix User Group Meeting - 7th November 2006 ========================================================== History ------- The start of my diary entry from last month's meeting: "The first thing I noticed was her eyes. Actually, that's a lie: I noticed her pert breasts and perfect bottom long before I noticed her eyes, but I was never going to tell her that - especially as she was a stripper giving me a lap-dance and would probably appreciate a comment about her eyes right about now." Now, I'm not promising any future attendees that the evening will descend into lap-dancing or debauchery of any kind, but we can at least aim for that, eh? In fact, last month was a quiet, amiable affair on the whole. I learnt that Beetham Tower looks a bit like a USB flash drive from Gorton. Pete learnt that The Briton's Protection is nowhere near Kilburn Building and that Oxford Road is a nice place on a warm evening to walk. Two new attendees learnt we don't lie when we say it's a bunch of guys in a pub having a drink and talking Unix-related nonsense. Bob (re-)learnt on the way home about the delights of drunken consumption of Fish'n'Chips. We all learnt Sam is about to start selling MUGSS tickets again soon - and we're scared. I learnt my diary entries have no bearing on the reality of what actually occurred that day. A lot of learning going on, see? You might even be able to expense the drinks if you attend and put it down as "Continuous Professional Development". What? ----- You might think this is just another GeekUp event. It isn't - for starters, it's smaller, half a dozen guys normally. It's been going longer. It is ostensibly dedicated to BSD Unix, but normally we drift off-topic very easily. We do all know what real ports and what a real /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ looks like though. :-) This month, topics to discuss might include: - FreeBSD virtualisation - I need some. - Openfiler - Amazon EC2 - WTF don't they support BSD, the gits... - The general resurgence of geekery in Manchester - More Code Golf and the Code Golf meetup on the 11th - I have £3,000 to spend in January on tech. What do I buy? - Christmas gift wishlists that nobody you love will buy anything from - Why going out drinking in town with your laptop is a bad idea, and will cost you a £100 in replacement screen parts - Writing a 50,000 word novel in a month (http://www.nanowrimo.org) - The UMIST (sorry, 'Manchester University North Campus') Beer Festival starting the very next day Where? WHEN? TELL ME! --------------------- We hold our meetings on the first Tuesday of the month at The Briton's Protection on Great Bridgewater Street. The next meeting is NEXT TUESDAY at 7:30pm. All welcome, although if you're not into Unix you might just think we're all a bit weird. If you turn up with a Windows or Linux laptop, we reserve the light to engage in light, mocking banter, but we'll love you for caring, all the same. Who? ---- Right now, I'm in, and I have a definite 'no' from a regular attendee. If others could give me an 'aye' or 'nay' I'd be grateful.help
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