[GLLUG] Meeting Thursday, August 24

Jordan Robison jordan.robison at gmail.com
Mon Aug 21 22:01:15 EDT 2006


I will be there

On 8/21/06, Karl Schuttler <rexykik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yeah Tom...
>
> ...that, and, you know. Theres always(ish) Frank.
>
> On 8/21/06, Caleb Cushing <xenoterracide at gmail.com> wrote:
> > actually I think I know the 3 minute trick.... but I'm not sure it's
> stable
> > or works with ubuntu. maybe I'll save it for thursday... cause I've not
> yet
> > tried it.
> >
> >
> > On 8/21/06, Thomas Hruska <thruska at cubiclesoft.com> wrote:
> > > Charles Ulrich wrote:
> > > > Another weekly GLLUG meeting is scheduled to be held at the Gone
> Wired
> > > > cybercafe in Lansing at 6:00PM. Gone Wired is at 2021 E Michigan Ave
> > > > in Lansing on the north side of the street between N Clemens and
> > > > Fairview avenues. Here is a map with the (approximate) location:
> > > >
> > > >
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2021+E+Michigan+Ave,+Lansing,+MI
> > > >
> > > > We typically meet in the back portion of the cafe on the lower
> level.
> > > > Venue website: http://www.gonewiredlansing.com/
> > > >
> > > > Please take a moment to RSVP if you plan to attend this meeting so
> > > > that we can get a general idea of how many will show up. Just reply
> to
> > > > this message (with the GLLUG list address in the "To:" field)
> > > > indicating your desire to attend and/or change the message Subject
> to
> > > > "RSVP". Thanks!
> > >
> > > RSVP.
> > >
> > > This week's topic is apparently "Optimization:  System Tuning"
> according
> > > to the calendar.  Last week's meeting had a large number of people
> show
> > > up and we sat in a totally different area of the cafe (just for
> kicks).
> > >   Someone noted that more people show up on non-agenda nights.  We had
> a
> > > good laugh at that comment but it is true.  I have noticed that agenda
> > > nights tend to have fewer people show up.  Maybe it is just really bad
> > > timing or maybe deep down in the subconscious people think, "oh, I'm
> not
> > > interesting in that topic or that speaker is sooo boring - I think
> I'll
> > > stay home this week".  I'd like to think that the meetings are just
> good
> > > "hang out" places to get away from the daily grindstone.  Who cares if
> > > the speaker is "boring" or the topic is uninteresting?  There's plenty
> > > of time to chat about stuff.  And the agenda isn't necessarily static
> -
> > > neither is the speaker.  Good friendly folk.  Free food.  Nice
> > environment.
> > >
> > > Those are my reasons to show up besides the speaker and topic.  This
> > > group is a really nifty bunch of people with a wide variety of
> different
> > > interests and goals.  I'm planning on going this week even though I'm
> > > not all that interested in the topic (unless we're talking about
> > > optimizing out 3 minutes from the boot up/shutdown cycle - that would
> > > probably interest a number of Ubuntu users in the group...especially
> > > since we bring laptops to the meetings).
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thomas Hruska
> > > CubicleSoft President
> > > Ph: 517-803-4197
> > >
> > > Safe C++ Design Principles (First Edition)
> > > Learn how to write memory leak-free, secure,
> > > portable, and user-friendly software.
> > >
> > > Learn more and view a sample chapter:
> > > http://www.CubicleSoft.com/SafeCPPDesign/
> > >
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Jordan Robison
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