From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 29 15:15:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34A131065677 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:15:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from nyi.unixathome.org (nyi.unixathome.org [64.147.113.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 091958FC1D for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:15:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD47D50848; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:58:29 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at unixathome.org Received: from nyi.unixathome.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (nyi.unixathome.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id YD5eW19il3o9; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:58:27 +0100 (BST) Received: from [192.168.2.40] (phl-nat.afilias.info [67.200.48.3]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3D78950844; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:58:27 +0100 (BST) In-Reply-To: <4885F0A8.3080609@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <4885F0A8.3080609@infracaninophile.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753.1) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <17A7861F-8F3D-47F6-A68C-B169AB30691E@langille.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Dan Langille Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:58:25 -0400 To: Matthew Seaman X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753.1) Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: spotted in the wild... X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:15:49 -0000 On Jul 22, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Matthew Seaman wrote: > > Dear all, > > Right about here: > > http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=westwood > +cross&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=11.994514,25.136719&ie=UTF8&ll=51. > 359827,1.395685&spn=0.001546,0.003068&t=h&z=19 > > where all those cars are parked in the satellite view is now a > building > site. It's 'phase II' of the large shopping center to the north- > east of > that image. > All along that road there is a temporary wall of plywood panels, > painted > up blue and white and with the main contractor's logo repeated > everywhere. > Pretty standard for a largish building site nowadays. > > By now, gentle reader, I expect you're all asking "Well, of what > possible relevance is this, Matthew?" I was, about two paragraphs above... > > Just this: between the logos there are some architects impressions of > the finished row of shops. They're obviously all made up shop boards > from who knows where. You'll be pleased to hear that FreeBSD > apparently > has taken a lease on a 1000sq foot set of premises and the logo > will be > displayed prominently in letters a meter high -- red text in the > authentic style and red horny-ball logo and all. > > I couldn't believe it when I caught sight of it as I was driving past. > Unfortunately, there was no opportunity (or means) to take pictures. I > wonder if they asked permission at all? So, I guess you'll have to drop by again, this time with a camera... -- Dan Langille -- http://www.langille.org/