Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 00:01:33 +0100 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: BSD UG reminder Message-ID: <FDE218AA-5101-46E7-BB66-69287EF68C3A@iconoplex.co.uk>
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I sent this out a couple of days ago, but it seems it might not have got = to the list. Apologies if you get this multiple times: This Thursday is Manchester BSD UG night, as ever (the first Thursday of = the month). There is also something going on that night on the telly some of us are = likely to want to watch called "Election Night Special". I can't believe the PM didn't check the NWDC calendar before scheduling = it to make sure there wasn't a clash. Ah well, c'est la vie.... Such an evening obviously requires lubrication but as it is likely many = of us will be disappearing around 9pm in order to get back to our dens = to watch the all-night humiliation of parliamentary democracy, I suggest = that we aim to meet a little earlier than normal: about 6pm-6.30pm.=20 A rapid dispersal at 9pm will mean those of us wishing to watch the = nonsense from the comfort of our own homes will be back just as the BBC = and ITN exit polls call it a hung parliament or too close to call (bet = you 10p they do), and might even allow those of you who forgot to vote = beforehand to get to the polls before they close at 10pm. The venue is back to the Briton's Protection (what an apt name for a = meeting place on election night, as all the little rag-a-muffins in = Whitehall insist that is what they themselves are), and I expect we'll = be seeing at least a few regular faces. We will be doing the usual geeky chat, probably dominated by political = discussions and I will be interleaving discussions about Open Data I = expect and my planned adventures returning to BSD over the coming = months. :-) P.S. In Manchester Gorton, a friend of and occasional attendee to BSD UG = is actually standing for the Pirate Party, so it'll be interesting to = see how Tim Dobson gets on: you can bet on him or any of the other minor = parties of independents getting a win at 54/1 on Betfair at the moment, = which sounds long odds but it is definitely in play with Gerald Kaufman = vs Liberals being even money... Don't forget: vote early, vote often.=
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