Re: Buffy musings ...

[Paul Makepeace]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 11:26:42PM +0100, Robin Szemeti wrote:
>  ahh .. what a stroke of luck .. I appear to be
> sharing a dorm with the school netball team and some visiting
> cheerleaders, plus the airconditioning has failed, my word it's hot in
> here .. 

You never know, you might end up with the tightly clad ActiveState
folk...

Paul

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Robin Szemeti]

On Tue, 08 May 2001, you wrote:

> > The organising committee are trying to get the details of the dorms in the
> > school. These will be a) very cheap and b) very close to the venue.
> >
> 
> I dont want to stay in no steenking dorms :)

 ahh .. what a stroke of luck .. I appear to be
sharing a dorm with the school netball team and some visiting
cheerleaders, plus the airconditioning has failed, my word it's hot in
here .. 

 ahh ... that must be Bill, the big guy from the conference
who's in the upper bunk .. hmm he lives on picnic eggs and bolied
cabbage, or so he told me... and the airconditioning has failed  

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Jonathan Stowe]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Dave Cross wrote:

> At 21:59 08/05/2001, Jonathan Stowe wrote:
> >On Tue, 8 May 2001, Dave Cross wrote:
> >
> > > At 18:26 08/05/2001, Dean wrote:
> > > >On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> > > > > who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> > > > > afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).
> > > >
> > > >I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is
> > it all
> > > >just ad-hoc?
> > >
> > > What do you _honestly_ think the answer to that question will be?
> >
> >I _honestly_ believe that if the will is there we *will* get it together
> >as a group to go :)
>
> I'll believe it when I see it!
>
> >I'm still just trying to find a reasonably priced hotel with a proper bar
> >... :)
>
> The organising committee are trying to get the details of the dorms in the
> school. These will be a) very cheap and b) very close to the venue.
>

I dont want to stay in no steenking dorms :)

/J\

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dave Cross]

At 21:59 08/05/2001, Jonathan Stowe wrote:
>On Tue, 8 May 2001, Dave Cross wrote:
>
> > At 18:26 08/05/2001, Dean wrote:
> > >On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
> > >
> > > > Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> > > > who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> > > > afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).
> > >
> > >I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is 
> it all
> > >just ad-hoc?
> >
> > What do you _honestly_ think the answer to that question will be?
>
>I _honestly_ believe that if the will is there we *will* get it together
>as a group to go :)

I'll believe it when I see it!

>I'm still just trying to find a reasonably priced hotel with a proper bar 
>... :)

The organising committee are trying to get the details of the dorms in the 
school. These will be a) very cheap and b) very close to the venue.

Dave...


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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Jonathan Stowe]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Dave Cross wrote:

> At 18:26 08/05/2001, Dean wrote:
> >On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
> >
> > > Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> > > who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> > > afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).
> >
> >I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is it all
> >just ad-hoc?
>
> What do you _honestly_ think the answer to that question will be?
>

I _honestly_ believe that if the will is there we *will* get it together
as a group to go :)  I'm still just trying to find a reasonably priced
hotel with a proper bar ... :)

/J\

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Jonathan Stowe]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Nathan Torkington wrote:

> ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
>

Ah you caught me when I was on the train with this.  Sorry for causing it
to get posted twice :)

/J\

Buffy musings ...

[Nathan Torkington]

... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

Nat
[1] or it's the NyQuil talking

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dave Cross]

At 18:26 08/05/2001, Dean wrote:
>On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
>
> > Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> > who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> > afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).
>
>I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is it all
>just ad-hoc?

What do you _honestly_ think the answer to that question will be?

Dave...


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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dave Cross]

At 18:10 08/05/2001, Nathan Torkington wrote:
>... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
>or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
>I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
>worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

Try Kate from 'Angel' too. Please.

Dave...


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Re: sing if you're happy that way

[Robin Szemeti]

On Tue, 08 May 2001, you wrote:

> > 'PISHA' have all sorts of possibilities for acronymic re-interpretation,
> > e.g.:
 
> Perhaps from the Yiddish 'Pisher'?
> 
> Pisher - Male infant, a little squirt, a nobody 

thats interesting .. that kinda ties in with the Hungarian 'piszis'
that means much the same thing IIRC

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dean]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 01:28:07PM -0400, David H. Adler wrote:
> Of course, Eliza should be finished with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
> by then...  Not sure what Charisma's doing outside of the Whedon Axis.

She was supposed to be in a film called "The Twins" but that was supposed
to have finished shooting in 2000 and nothings been seen of it since the
early details.

Does any one know if ORA will be selling a compilation of the papers again
after this conference?

Dean
PS Do we have any news on the YAPC::Europe talks that were recorded?

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[David H. Adler]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:26:15PM +0100, Dean wrote:
> On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
> >> I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> 
> Charisma Carpenter!!!

Of course, Eliza should be finished with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
by then...  Not sure what Charisma's doing outside of the Whedon Axis.

dha
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dean]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
>> I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter!!!
 
> That's a really silly idea.  I like it!  Despite the fact I won't actually
> be there.

Ditto, it works out a bit much for me to both spend and lose the weeks
income. Thank god for YAPC!

> Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).

I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is it all
just ad-hoc?

Dean (Also looking forward to the LBW and OSDEM and maybe LinuxTag)
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Lucy McWilliam]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Nathan Torkington wrote:

> ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
> worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

That's a really silly idea.  I like it!  Despite the fact I won't actually
be there.  Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).


L.
Never argue with a biologist.

Re: Buffy musings ...

[David H. Adler]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:15:57PM +0100, Leon Brocard wrote:
> Nathan Torkington sent the following bits through the ether:
> 
> > ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> > or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> > I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
> > worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.
> 
> What a totally excellent idea. The costume designer for Buffy was at
> the ICA on the last day of yapc::Europe last year. Unplanned, but
> rather weird and neat anyway ;-) This now sets a standard for this
> year's conference to beat...

A couple of points here.

1) Charisma isn't really "minor" anymore, being second lead in Angel.

2) Get Willow.  Dammit.

3) Get the editors to come.  Maybe I can convince them to hire me. :)

dha

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Piers Cawley]

Nathan Torkington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
> worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

For the London.pm bof I take it? 

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www.iterative-software.com

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Leon Brocard]

Nathan Torkington sent the following bits through the ether:

> ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
> worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

What a totally excellent idea. The costume designer for Buffy was at
the ICA on the last day of yapc::Europe last year. Unplanned, but
rather weird and neat anyway ;-) This now sets a standard for this
year's conference to beat...

Leon
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Buffy musings ...

[Nathan Torkington]

... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

Nat
[1] or it's the NyQuil talking

RE: sing if you're happy that way

[Mark Fowler]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Lucy McWilliam wrote:

> L.
> Never argue with a biologist.

Why not?  Not that I ever would, you understand...just wondering what the
exact precedent for this is?

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Re: sing if you're happy that way

[Jonathan Peterson]

> That much I'd figured out - perhaps I'm being too deep and meaningful in
> assuming that 'CHOPS' has some greater meaning. That said, 'CHOPS' and
> 'PISHA' have all sorts of possibilities for acronymic re-interpretation,
> e.g.:
> 


Perhaps from the Yiddish 'Pisher'?

Pisher - Male infant, a little squirt, a nobody 

(http://www.pass.to/glossary/gloz3.htm#letp)

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RE: sing if you're happy that way

[Lucy McWilliam]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Robert Thompson wrote:

> Chris Has Own Perl Syntax



Hmm...message-disclaimer ratio?!


L.
Never argue with a biologist.

RE: sing if you're happy that way

[Robert Thompson]

Chris Has Own Perl Syntax


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RE: sing if you're happy that way

[Andrew Bowman]

From: Cross David - dcross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> It's what Chris uses to sign off his more erudite postings at 
> the Cookwood
> board - either that or the even more scarey 'PISHA'!

That much I'd figured out - perhaps I'm being too deep and meaningful in
assuming that 'CHOPS' has some greater meaning. That said, 'CHOPS' and
'PISHA' have all sorts of possibilities for acronymic re-interpretation,
e.g.:

 Chris HOping Puberty Starts 

 Perl Is Shit Hot, Aie.

I look forward to seeing what else can be contrived by the fetid
imaginations of London PM (collectively and individually). I hope 'Chris'
will appreciate our efforts :-)

Andrew.

Re: sing if you're happy that way

[Piers Cawley]

Matthew Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Wisty - next T-shirt please:
> 
> use strict
>   is gay

Hey, that's perl6 compliant.

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RE: sing if you're happy that way

[Cross David - dcross]

From: Andrew Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 3:18 PM

> > From: Struan Donald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 08 May 2001 13:08
> > 
> > * at 08/05 13:04 +0100 Matthew Jones said:
> > > Wisty - next T-shirt please:
> > > 
> > > use strict
> > >   is gay
> > > 
> > > Heh. On the back "-w is jolly"?
> >
> > surely the back should be:
> > 
> > CHOPS
> 
> Excuse me for my ignorance of this matter, however I can't figure out what
> 'CHOPS' means in this context (and am sure I'm not alone among London
PMers,
> at least not on this question).
> 
> According to acronymfinder.com it's "Controlled Humidity Operational
> Preservation System", but I doubt this is what the tiresome oik on
> crackwood.com or cookpot.com or whatever it is was referring to.
> 
> Nor does Jeeves know either.

It's what Chris uses to sign off his more erudite postings at the Cookwood
board - either that or the even more scarey 'PISHA'!

Dave...

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Re: sing if you're happy that way

[Struan Donald]

* at 08/05 15:18 +0100 Andrew Bowman said:
> Excuse me for my ignorance of this matter, however I can't figure out what
> 'CHOPS' means in this context (and am sure I'm not alone among London PMers,
> at least not on this question).
> 
> According to acronymfinder.com it's "Controlled Humidity Operational
> Preservation System", but I doubt this is what the tiresome oik on
> crackwood.com or cookpot.com or whatever it is was referring to.

as bizzaro insults/putdowns go Controlled Humidity... has a kinda neat
ring to it.
 
> Nor does Jeeves know either.

i suspect this is it though:

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/channel-op.html

although it still doesn't ring true.

sreuan

RE: sing if you're happy that way

[Andrew Bowman]

Excuse me for my ignorance of this matter, however I can't figure out what
'CHOPS' means in this context (and am sure I'm not alone among London PMers,
at least not on this question).

According to acronymfinder.com it's "Controlled Humidity Operational
Preservation System", but I doubt this is what the tiresome oik on
crackwood.com or cookpot.com or whatever it is was referring to.

Nor does Jeeves know either.

Yours not so blissfully ignorant,

Andrew.

> -Original Message-
> From: Struan Donald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 08 May 2001 13:08
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: sing if you're happy that way
> 
> 
> * at 08/05 13:04 +0100 Matthew Jones said:
> > Wisty - next T-shirt please:
> > 
> > use strict
> >   is gay
> > 
> > Heh. On the back "-w is jolly"?
> 
> surely the back should be:
> 
>   CHOPS
> 
> struan
> 

Re: sing if you're happy that way

[Struan Donald]

* at 08/05 13:04 +0100 Matthew Jones said:
> Wisty - next T-shirt please:
> 
> use strict
>   is gay
> 
> Heh. On the back "-w is jolly"?

surely the back should be:

CHOPS

struan

sing if you're happy that way

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Wisty - next T-shirt please:

use strict
  is gay

Heh. On the back "-w is jolly"?

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Re: YAPC::Europe

[Greg McCarroll]

* Cross David - dcross ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> 
> Don't forget that the deadline for proposals for talks at YAPC::Europe is
> getting closer. Proposals must be submitted by June 1st.
> 

ack, i just figured out two things  1) it was may and 2) june follows
after may ... greg gets writing .

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YAPC::Europe

[Cross David - dcross]

Don't forget that the deadline for proposals for talks at YAPC::Europe is
getting closer. Proposals must be submitted by June 1st.

When I checked over the weekend they had proposals from four london.pm
members (totalling 7 talks - almost a third of the proposals) but there will
always be room for more!

In particular they need more lightning talks. Currently they've only had one
proposal - so it'll be a rather _long_ lightning talk :)

Details of the proposal submission process are at
.

Dave...

p.s. Rememeber, the first day of YAPC::Europe coincides with our August
meeting, so if you're not at the conference you won't be able to go to the
meeting!

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Re: [OT] Anyone want a Defender?

[Simon Wistow]

David Cantrell wrote:
> 
> I've got bored with my Defender, so am selling it.  Anyone interested?
> 
> ObLondon.pm: defender beats watching buffy on the stupid-box any day of
> the week.


Will. To. Save. Money. Fading.

Is it an original Williams cab? How much? (important things first)

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