Nothing to add, except that I could possibly set up Twidge to notify everyone before the meeting.
Also, if people can't bear to attend meetings without Vern and Rob present, there is one possibility that has not been discussed. Vern and Rob combined know a lot about robotics and programming, and the technology for artificial skin etc. is now pretty advanced: Roger Ebert is now sporting a passable silicon face and digitized voice. So, I propose Robbot 2000 and Vernotron 2000: Creepy and horrendously expensive---but technologically feasible. The devices could connect wirelessly to a server that would constantly update them with data from new books, papers or talks, so that Vern and Rob's cyborg alter egos will still always be smarter than you, try as you might to catch up to them in knowledge (but you could ssh to them and adjust the settings for a "dumbed down" version if you're feeling depressed at how little you really know, or if you want to impress your date as you "stump the experts" by asking advanced questions while they are in basic mode). They would be powered by micro solar panels on their skin and a special fuel cell that converts Mad Anthony beer and Scooby snacks into electricity, expelling partially cooled byproducts from the mouth cavity in an odorless, invisible vapor form. When not being used for LUG meetings and other events, they could be set to "Mr. Belvedere" mode to perform light housekeeping and cooking duties while entertaining LUG members with stories of their many travels, spoken in a charming Oxbridge accent. Maybe we could get a grant from the Linux Foundation? On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 1:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Fwlug mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Fwlug digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. LUG meeting discussions (Vern Ceder) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:31:48 -0500 > From: Vern Ceder <[email protected]> > To: Fort Wayne Linux Users Group <[email protected]> > Subject: [fwlug] LUG meeting discussions > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]<pc%[email protected]> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi everyone, > > We had an pretty interesting meeting tonight - what follows is an > attempt to hit the high points: > > We had some good lightning talks - Christer on using Open Office, Wine > and MS Office reader to handle electronically commenting on student > papers, Sim?n on the pitfalls of Google Docs for student papers, Vern > on connecting to the same screen session from different machines > simultaneously, and Rob on (wait for it... ) Why Java Sucks. ;) > > The rest of evening was spent in discussing the future of the LUG. The > main issues are: > > 1. Vern will be leaving Canterbury (and probably Fort Wayne) by summer > to look for a job involving more Python and/or more Linux. > 2. Rob's work schedule means that he will often be, as he puts it, > "unreliable" about organizing meetings and sending social meeting > notices. > 3. Rob and Vern have been organizing meetings and presentations for > years and are: > a. out of new ideas > b. increasingly interested in programming topics that aren't so > interesting to the group at large > c. more than ready to pass the torch > d. all of the above > > So the group needs others to step forward and take over. If > presentations are going to continue, a small group is going to need to > take that over. Now is the time to get started, since we have a few > months to transition and February's speaker is already arranged (Brian > Proffitt of Linux.com fame). As Rob pointed out, if 3 or 4 people take > it on, then each person only needs to find 2 or 3 meetings a year. So > please consider it. > > People will also need to volunteer presentations. Christer pointed out > that a 30 minute presentation with discussion is plenty for a meeting, > and everyone in group has enough knowledge to present on something. > > While much still needs to be figured out, some things were decided: > * we can continue meet at Canterbury - Sim?n will take care of the > requests for the space next year > * Christer will take over sending out social meeting announcements and > will maintain the Google calendar for the LUG which is viewable at: > > http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ml7s47893pbele4qicok255tb0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York > * Joe Brennan will be taking over managing the wiki at some point in > the near future > > I think that's everything, but others can jump in with responses, > corrections, and suggestions. > > Cheers, > Vern > > > -- > Vern Ceder > [email protected], [email protected] > The Quick Python Book, 2nd Ed - http://bit.ly/bRsWDW > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > > This is a public list and all posts are archived publicly. 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