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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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