2008Feb6
Summary
- We discussed preliminary plans for a Hardy Heron release party. For now at least we have decided to have a few different places for parties. The parties would be at the same time and we would have a webcast setup to bring them together.
- Ubucon 2008 was discussed. We discussed the possibility of having Ubucon at the Columbus Metropolitan Library (Hilliard).
Various other topics were discussed like normal.
Meeting Log
(08:00:22 PM) tnseditor: meeting time (08:00:23 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: meeting time (08:00:29 PM) Phineas: mwwting (08:00:34 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: great minds think alike :P (08:00:39 PM) Phineas: :P (08:00:46 PM) ***tnseditor yippie!!! It's meeting time! (08:00:56 PM) tnseditor: anyways (08:01:01 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: let's get started (08:01:03 PM) penguinapprentic: wheres the coffee and donuts (08:01:08 PM) tnseditor: now that I have gotten that out of my system (08:01:14 PM) tnseditor: we have no money... (08:01:22 PM) tnseditor: although I have some Little Debbies around here (08:01:31 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk has aerosol cheese (08:01:34 PM) tnseditor: oooo (08:01:38 PM) ***tnseditor wants some (08:01:43 PM) penguinapprentic: ok , behaving now (08:01:51 PM) tnseditor: I suppose we should (08:01:57 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: right (08:02:02 PM) Phineas: donate (08:02:06 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: vorian: WAKE UP (08:02:19 PM) vorian: what? (08:02:24 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: meeting (08:02:24 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: now (08:02:28 PM) vorian: hmm (08:02:32 PM) vorian: who's in charge? (08:02:33 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: :D (08:02:34 PM) tnseditor: do you have anything to add about... anything :-p (08:02:42 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: tnseditor, IIRC (08:02:56 PM) Phineas: the new website is excellent (08:03:03 PM) tnseditor: thanks (08:03:07 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: it looks shiny and blue (08:03:08 PM) tnseditor: do you have anything you would change? (08:03:16 PM) Phineas: nope (08:03:21 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: nope (08:03:42 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: a CGI:IRC client would be nice (08:03:46 PM) tnseditor: we are going to try to add more stuff later (08:03:52 PM) Phineas: maybe the computer I use to look at it :p (08:04:00 PM) tnseditor: we have a java based irc thing (08:04:08 PM) Phineas: thats what I use (08:04:10 PM) tnseditor: :-p Phineas (08:04:28 PM) Phineas: :-p (08:04:37 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: any ideas to make some money? (08:04:49 PM) tnseditor: anyone have any KDE screenshots? *ahem* Vorian *ahem* (08:04:58 PM) vorian: yep (08:05:13 PM) vorian: what's your email? (08:05:20 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: kde4 sux0rz IMO (08:05:24 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: *don't kill me* (08:05:28 PM) mode (+o vorian ) by ChanServ (08:05:28 PM) picard_pwns_kirk left the room (requested by vorian). (08:05:29 PM) mode (-o vorian ) by ChanServ (08:05:34 PM) tnseditor: johnf _ 07 @ hotmail .com (08:05:41 PM) picard_pwns_kirk [n=ppk@unaffiliated/ppklaptop/x-00001] entered the room. (08:05:44 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: :( (08:05:45 PM) tnseditor: (without spaces of course) (08:07:55 PM) Phineas: we should have Ubuntu Ohio scratch and sniff stickers (08:07:58 PM) tnseditor: haha (08:08:07 PM) tnseditor: and what would they smell like I hate to ask (08:08:19 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: tangerine (08:08:37 PM) Phineas: like shuttleworths beard (08:08:38 PM) tnseditor: thanks vorian (08:08:44 PM) seisen [n=seisen@cpe-24-166-34-123.neo.res.rr.com] entered the room. (08:08:46 PM) vorian: np tnseditor (08:08:47 PM) tnseditor: h seisen (08:08:50 PM) tnseditor: *hi (08:08:51 PM) seisen: hello (08:09:01 PM) Phineas: how are you today? (08:09:01 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: seisen: take a seat, we're in a meeting (08:09:02 PM) tnseditor: nice ones too vor (08:09:09 PM) tnseditor: * vorian (08:09:25 PM) vorian: :D (08:09:35 PM) ***seisen pulls up a chiar (08:09:38 PM) Phineas: :d (08:09:39 PM) seisen: *chair (08:10:01 PM) tnseditor: seisen: anything you would add/change about the website? (08:10:14 PM) penguinapprentic: scootch over a bit seisen, you're a bit close (08:10:22 PM) vorian: holy crap (08:10:27 PM) tnseditor: ?? (08:10:31 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: what? (08:10:35 PM) vorian: who's screenshot looks like someone puked? (08:10:45 PM) ***vorian hides (08:10:47 PM) Phineas: mine (08:10:52 PM) tnseditor: hahahaha (08:11:09 PM) Phineas: lol gimp is fun ive always wanted a chrome earth! (08:11:10 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: what's the URL? (08:11:10 PM) tnseditor: Phineas runs Pukebuntu (08:11:10 PM) seisen: let me get back to you on the website (08:11:11 PM) vorian: Phineas: you must be going blind from looking at that (08:11:23 PM) Phineas: lol (08:11:24 PM) tnseditor: www.ohio.ubuntu-us.org (08:11:39 PM) vorian: what in the world is that desktop :) (08:11:43 PM) vorian: seriously (08:11:50 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: holy shit (08:11:58 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: whoops (08:12:06 PM) Phineas: lepord skin islands are cool (08:12:17 PM) vorian: oh (08:12:22 PM) penguinapprentic: that's a nice clean look (08:12:49 PM) seisen: ok Phineas we will go with that (08:12:50 PM) vorian: so is there going to be a Hardy release party? (08:12:54 PM) vorian: Hardy Pardy? (08:12:57 PM) vorian: or (08:12:59 PM) tnseditor: we need to talk about that (08:13:01 PM) tnseditor: :-p (08:13:03 PM) vorian: Party Hardy (08:13:10 PM) Phineas: hahaha (08:13:21 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk votes to have it in columbus (08:13:30 PM) tnseditor: We have hardly talked about a hardy party :-p (08:13:31 PM) vorian: yeah, I just got a billion server CD's for some reason (08:13:35 PM) tnseditor: wow (08:13:40 PM) vorian: well comon peeps (08:13:42 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: there's a panera bread right next to a Micro Center here (08:13:48 PM) vorian: let get this party started! (08:13:59 PM) Phineas: im not riding in the car for 3hr.s to Columbine (08:14:02 PM) tnseditor: Pink? Should we invite her? (08:14:08 PM) Phineas: i mean Columbus (08:14:23 PM) tnseditor: it's a nice drive for me/us too (my family and Rachel) (08:14:29 PM) seisen: Well is it possible for us to have one NE ohio too? (08:14:36 PM) vorian: why not (08:14:37 PM) vorian: ? (08:14:45 PM) vorian: we could have consecutive parties (08:14:47 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk can't come to anything more than 1 hr away (08:14:51 PM) vorian: and webcast them (08:14:56 PM) tnseditor: that would be cool (08:15:03 PM) vorian: also (08:15:04 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: simultaneous parties (08:15:04 PM) tnseditor: how would we set that up? (08:15:14 PM) vorian: I am open to help if you guys want to do a packaging jam (08:15:17 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: connected via VoIP and webcams (08:15:21 PM) Phineas: live cameras of the parties? (08:15:37 PM) vorian: Phineas: sure, why not? (08:15:54 PM) tnseditor: I have an old crappy 1.3 mp camera :-p (08:16:04 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: I have a webcam, but it only runs on Windows :( (08:16:11 PM) Phineas: same here (08:16:16 PM) vorian: try cheese (08:16:20 PM) vorian: sudo apt-get install cheese (08:16:22 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: ...cheese? (08:16:29 PM) seisen: what a corny package name (08:16:30 PM) vorian: for you GNOMES (08:16:34 PM) tnseditor: it's a pretty neat application (08:16:44 PM) vorian: sure (check the changelog too) (08:16:55 PM) Phineas: chedar or swiss? (08:16:57 PM) tnseditor: I actually saw some tulips coming up today :-p (08:17:08 PM) vorian: crocus' (08:17:16 PM) vorian: croci? (08:17:19 PM) tnseditor: we don't have any of them (08:17:40 PM) vorian: that's what the green things coming out of the ground are called (08:17:47 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: that won't help with support (08:17:51 PM) tnseditor: I went from GNOME to garden gnome to tulips :-p my mind works in mysterious ways (08:18:17 PM) tnseditor: have you tried changing gstreamer properties (I think that's what it is) (08:18:48 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: gnome => garden gnome => tulips => gstreamer (08:18:57 PM) Phineas: ustream.com we could use that for webcams (08:19:16 PM) vorian: also, if you want some illegal compiz fusion apps, here you go (08:19:17 PM) vorian: http://ppa.launchpad.net/vorian/ubuntu/pool/main/c/compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported/ (08:19:31 PM) tnseditor: illegal why? (08:19:35 PM) tnseditor: just unsupported? (08:19:40 PM) vorian: right (08:19:42 PM) vorian: unsupported (08:19:42 PM) tnseditor: ok (08:19:52 PM) Phineas: WWCPD what would Chris Pirilo do? (08:20:02 PM) vorian: they will never make it into the archives (08:21:50 PM) Phineas: I wont be able to come to hardy pardy (08:22:21 PM) seisen: why Phineas? (08:22:28 PM) Phineas: my parents (08:22:42 PM) tnseditor: my parents came with me to Columbus (08:23:07 PM) Phineas: mine are different much more boring (08:23:18 PM) tnseditor: don't count on it :-p (08:23:21 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: Phineas: that's what I thought about my parents (08:23:45 PM) tnseditor: what part of Ohio are you in? (08:24:01 PM) Phineas: NE northeast (08:24:04 PM) tnseditor: oh (08:24:50 PM) Phineas: I live in a hole in the wall kind of town (08:24:57 PM) tnseditor: oh (08:25:31 PM) Phineas: one computer shop here they charge 80$ for a 40gb hard drive (08:25:36 PM) tnseditor: holy crap (08:25:49 PM) tnseditor: that's what New Egg is for (08:25:54 PM) Phineas: yes (08:26:11 PM) Phineas: thats where I order all of my stuff (08:26:20 PM) Phineas: im an egg addict (08:26:29 PM) seisen: where in NE Ohio, Phineas (08:26:30 PM) tnseditor: better watch out though (08:26:42 PM) tnseditor: high cholesterol :-p (08:26:57 PM) Phineas: no I hate eggs I like Newegg (08:27:23 PM) seisen: Newegg is awesome (08:27:32 PM) Phineas: its revolutionary (08:27:41 PM) tnseditor: so we're thinking about having multiple parties? (08:27:52 PM) seisen: sounds like it (08:28:01 PM) tnseditor: ok (08:28:17 PM) tnseditor: maybe we can use the sanitation building here (08:28:25 PM) tnseditor: that's where we have our lug meetings (08:28:29 PM) Phineas: hehe (08:28:38 PM) tnseditor: it's a really new building (08:28:56 PM) tnseditor: with a projector, power at every seat (08:29:01 PM) tnseditor: and seats that lay back (08:29:05 PM) tnseditor: it's really nice (08:29:13 PM) tnseditor: I was very impressed the first time I went (08:29:54 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: free wifi? (08:30:03 PM) Phineas: I gotta track my newegg package really quick last time I tracked it was in Louisville,TN where the tornado hit (08:30:04 PM) tnseditor: http://www.co.allen.oh.us/san/san.php (08:30:21 PM) tnseditor: free internet... someones brings a wireless router (08:30:39 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: heh (08:30:42 PM) tnseditor: the link is of it (08:31:02 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: looks spiffy (08:31:09 PM) tnseditor: it's really nice (08:34:02 PM) Phineas: I just got my cpu cooler (08:34:10 PM) tnseditor: anyone know anything else about Ubucon? (08:34:14 PM) Phineas: right outside the door (08:34:32 PM) seisen: nice (08:36:30 PM) tnseditor: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OhioTeam/OhioUbucon08 (08:37:06 PM) seisen: looks the same to me (08:37:09 PM) tnseditor: right (08:37:15 PM) tnseditor: anyone have any other ideas? (08:39:19 PM) seisen: location is what we should be working on now (08:39:20 PM) penguinapprentic: sorry I dozed off (08:39:30 PM) tnseditor: right (08:39:35 PM) tnseditor: any ideas? (08:39:41 PM) ***seisen smacks penguinapprentic (08:39:43 PM) tnseditor: I'm not all that familiar with Columbus (08:39:59 PM) seisen: neither am I (08:40:07 PM) tnseditor: is anyone here? (08:40:15 PM) tnseditor: (familiar with Columbus) (08:40:16 PM) rivalarrival: I'm here... (08:40:20 PM) rivalarrival: Oh, no (08:40:30 PM) penguinapprentic: what would like to know about columbus? (08:40:37 PM) tnseditor: a place to have Ubucon (08:40:41 PM) rivalarrival left the room ("Leaving."). (08:40:41 PM) seisen: vorian would know the most (08:40:46 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: the convention center (08:40:50 PM) tnseditor: it's too big (08:40:55 PM) vorian: too expensive (08:40:58 PM) penguinapprentic: convention center is good (08:41:14 PM) vorian: you know how much they pay for the OLF? (08:41:17 PM) Phineas: I like big citys (08:41:22 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: how many people are we expecting? (08:41:22 PM) vorian: about 50 grand (08:41:26 PM) seisen: wow (08:41:28 PM) rivalarrival [n=rivalarr@cpe-65-25-55-55.neo.res.rr.com] entered the room. (08:41:29 PM) tnseditor: dang (08:41:31 PM) tnseditor: wb rivalarrival (08:41:37 PM) rivalarrival: Well, THAT was odd (08:41:39 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: vorian: people, or money? (08:41:42 PM) tnseditor: :-p (08:41:46 PM) seisen: money (08:41:50 PM) vorian: Best bet would be getting intouch with OSU Tech dept (08:42:02 PM) tnseditor: yes, picard_pwns_kirk, we're expecting 50,000 Ubuntuians to show up :-p (08:42:27 PM) seisen: that is a good idea vorian (08:42:30 PM) Phineas: i thought it was like 200 (08:42:37 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: my dad works for OSU (08:42:46 PM) tnseditor: really? (08:42:53 PM) seisen: does he have connections? (08:42:57 PM) tnseditor: that would be cool (08:43:03 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: in one of the extension and outreach offices, yes (08:43:39 PM) tnseditor: do you think he could ask? (08:43:52 PM) tnseditor: or know who to ask? (08:43:54 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: he rarely goes on campuz (08:43:56 PM) vorian: he hates ubuntu (08:44:00 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: campus** (08:44:12 PM) tnseditor: campuz sounds cooler :-p (08:44:30 PM) tnseditor: how about COSI? (08:44:30 PM) penguinapprentic: what type of facilitieds would you need? (08:44:39 PM) Phineas: I need to put on this cooler so I gotta go (08:44:41 PM) tnseditor: ok (08:44:45 PM) tnseditor: adios for now Phineas (08:44:56 PM) Phineas: cya wish me luck (08:45:04 PM) tnseditor: something with internet, some space, etc. (08:45:07 PM) tnseditor: good luck (08:45:22 PM) Phineas left the room (quit: Remote closed the connection). (08:45:31 PM) tnseditor: does Cosi have any space? (08:45:49 PM) penguinapprentic: presume you want a permanent structure? (08:45:50 PM) tnseditor: maybe they would be interested in it? (08:45:52 PM) tnseditor: yes (08:46:09 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: tnseditor: cosi has some space, but what price it is, I (08:46:15 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: 'm not sure about (08:46:16 PM) penguinapprentic: What month is Ubuncon (08:46:25 PM) vorian: june 15th (08:46:50 PM) penguinapprentic: bad weekend for me (08:47:04 PM) tnseditor: we could move it (08:47:12 PM) tnseditor: I'm not sure that works really well for us either (08:47:24 PM) tnseditor: we may have Bible School kick-off or program (08:49:47 PM) seisen: well if we are changing the date then we need to it now (08:50:15 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: no sundays (08:50:21 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: that's all I ask (08:50:29 PM) tnseditor: http://www.cosi.org/events/spaces/sunspot-ev/ (08:52:06 PM) tnseditor: 1) (08:52:06 PM) tnseditor: The event shall be private and include only invited attendees and their guests. (08:52:15 PM) tnseditor: so would we not count? (08:52:15 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: dang (08:52:44 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: sadly, no (08:53:30 PM) tnseditor: well... (08:53:38 PM) tnseditor: I'm out of ideas :-p (08:53:59 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: hmm... (08:54:44 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: how many people are expected? (08:54:52 PM) tnseditor: I really don't know (08:55:03 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: do we have a rough estimate? (08:55:12 PM) penguinapprentic: sponsorship? (08:55:19 PM) tnseditor: vorian, how many people do we think would come? (08:55:29 PM) tnseditor: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OhioTeam/OhioUbucon08 (08:55:33 PM) vorian: um (08:55:35 PM) vorian: no idea (08:55:51 PM) tnseditor: Linux Game Publishing is providing 200 game demos and some full versions (08:55:53 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: 100? (08:55:53 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: 500? (08:56:05 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: 1000? (08:56:09 PM) tnseditor: I'm thinking less than 100 (08:56:33 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: we're each gonna walk away with a lotta schwag then (08:56:36 PM) tnseditor: System76 is going to let us use some hardware (08:56:55 PM) tnseditor: vorian, are you still in contact with Google? (08:57:13 PM) vorian: nope (08:57:16 PM) tnseditor: oh (08:57:20 PM) vorian: I gave someone the email (08:57:23 PM) tnseditor: oh (08:57:29 PM) seisen: how big is the meeting room at the Main branch of the Columbus Metropolitian Library? (08:57:29 PM) tnseditor: Anthony? (08:57:40 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: seisen: never been there (08:57:47 PM) seisen: neither have I (09:00:19 PM) tnseditor: http://www.columbuslibrary.org/ebranch/index.cfm?pageid=210&bldgid=730 (09:01:32 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: hmmm (09:01:37 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: free (09:01:41 PM) tnseditor: :-) (09:01:46 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: open to the public (09:01:55 PM) tnseditor: that's more than fine! (09:01:56 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: we might want to inquire about this (09:02:10 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: sounds awesome (09:03:27 PM) seisen: they have auditorium that seats 200 (09:03:34 PM) tnseditor: wow (09:04:14 PM) tnseditor: they are open on Fridays and Saturdays from 9-6 and Sundays 1-5 (09:04:35 PM) seisen: +1 on contacting the library (09:04:38 PM) tnseditor: anyone a member? (09:04:45 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk has a card (09:04:49 PM) tnseditor: good (09:04:55 PM) tnseditor: but you aren't 18+ (09:04:57 PM) seisen: well he isn't 18 (09:05:19 PM) tnseditor: how about your mom and dad? (09:05:57 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: they might be willing to help (09:06:01 PM) seisen: it doesn't actually say you have to be a member to use it (09:06:24 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: how big are these rooms? (09:06:33 PM) seisen: anyways we need to go through and choose which branch we want to use anyway (09:06:45 PM) tnseditor: the main one :-p (09:06:47 PM) seisen: some seat 10-15 others 60-70 (09:06:48 PM) tnseditor: I don't know :-p (09:06:49 PM) tnseditor: oh (09:07:21 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: well, the dublin one has 55 (09:07:25 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: but that's tiny (09:07:39 PM) tnseditor: any idea if they already have a projector in there? (09:07:55 PM) seisen: yes it does (09:07:59 PM) tnseditor: cool (09:08:13 PM) tnseditor: internet? (09:08:16 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: there's an auditorium in the main library (09:08:33 PM) tnseditor: I don't think an auditorium will work (09:08:40 PM) seisen: don't know about internet (09:08:41 PM) tnseditor: we will probably have a lot of stuff (09:09:14 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: gahanna's has 70 (09:09:27 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: hilliard 80 (09:09:45 PM) tnseditor: there's a nice HomeTown Buffet in Hilliard :-) (09:10:27 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: 20 minutes from my house :D (09:11:04 PM) seisen: well I have to go but we need to make a list of all the equipment that we would be bringing (09:11:11 PM) tnseditor: right (09:11:35 PM) tnseditor: I would think they would have internet, but we need to make sure (09:11:46 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: we might need collapsible tables (09:11:59 PM) seisen: once we do that we can see if the library is where we might be able to have it (09:12:06 PM) tnseditor: right (09:12:51 PM) tnseditor: we also need to see if there is any bandwidth limits and stuff (09:13:25 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: we might want to arrange for speakers too (09:13:40 PM) tnseditor: like people or for music :-p (09:13:44 PM) tnseditor: people? (09:14:20 PM) seisen: see you guys later (09:14:22 PM) seisen left the room (quit: "Leaving"). (09:14:23 PM) tnseditor: adios (09:14:32 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: or important persons (09:14:38 PM) tnseditor: Free wireless service is available in all of the library’s facilities. Customers need to bring in their own laptop PCs, PDAs, or other devices equipped with an 802.11 wireless card in order to access the internet for free. A library card number and PIN will be required. This service will be available all open hours and will shut down automatically when the library closes. Please see a library staff member if you have questions or problems accessing the wireless network, or call us at 614-645-2ASK(2275). (09:15:00 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: I have an account (09:15:29 PM) tnseditor: I wonder if they would let that many people on (09:15:32 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: we can use one computer as a gateway (09:15:41 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: and create a LAN (09:16:05 PM) tnseditor: oh (09:16:09 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: as long as we don't torrent, I doubt they'll notice (09:16:44 PM) tnseditor: ok (09:17:04 PM) tnseditor: I think we will have our own server there too, so that will probably help the load (09:17:22 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk can help set up (09:17:50 PM) tnseditor: I can bring surge protectors :-p (09:18:00 PM) tnseditor: and a switch (09:18:29 PM) tnseditor: brb (09:18:32 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: k (09:18:37 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: anyone else? (09:18:43 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: vorian, penguinapprentic? (09:20:03 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: is anyone contacting COLUG? (09:25:36 PM) tnseditor: back (09:26:11 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: yo (09:26:17 PM) tnseditor: I'll try to ask the Lima LUG people on Saturday if I go (09:28:31 PM) vorian: dude tnseditor, where is my screenshot :P (09:28:48 PM) derspankster [n=Spanky@cpe-76-181-4-2.columbus.res.rr.com] entered the room. (09:29:11 PM) tnseditor: I'm a little busy :-p (09:29:14 PM) tnseditor: Hi derspankster (09:29:31 PM) derspankster: good evening (09:29:49 PM) tnseditor: how are you tonight? (09:30:09 PM) derspankster: tired - for no reason, you? (09:30:20 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: have you got stuff to contribute to ubucon? (09:30:45 PM) tnseditor: I'm not doing too badly (09:35:59 PM) snap-l [n=snap-l@adsl-69-208-117-23.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net] entered the room. (09:36:39 PM) tnseditor: hi snap-l (09:36:58 PM) tnseditor: brb (09:37:04 PM) Delvien [n=dm@cpe-75-180-28-178.columbus.res.rr.com] entered the room. (09:38:56 PM) tnseditor: back (09:38:59 PM) tnseditor: hi Delvien (09:39:02 PM) penguinapprentic: sorry, dozed off again ... Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z (09:39:19 PM) penguinapprentic: location, location, location (09:39:20 PM) tnseditor: good job :-p (09:39:37 PM) snap-l: EZ Scrobbler is on my list. (09:39:43 PM) penguinapprentic: this library is located where? (09:39:53 PM) tnseditor: Columbus area (09:39:58 PM) tnseditor: depends on the branch (09:41:15 PM) penguinapprentic: The Ohio Linux Fest last year was held at the Convention Center, right? (09:41:57 PM) penguinapprentic: Will this be a 1 day event on June 15? (09:42:19 PM) tnseditor: it is a one day event sometime (09:42:23 PM) tnseditor: I don't know when (09:42:49 PM) tnseditor: OLF was at the Convention Center (09:43:00 PM) penguinapprentic: What will be the main emphasis for the Ubucon? (09:43:19 PM) tnseditor: mainly installation and different things you can do with it (09:44:30 PM) penguinapprentic: you plan to have this as a fund raiser? (09:44:41 PM) tnseditor: so far we are going to have Gaming booths, purchase booths, and an install team (09:44:45 PM) tnseditor: maybe (09:44:51 PM) tnseditor: but not necessarily (09:45:06 PM) Phineas [n=phineas@cpe-71-79-190-33.neo.res.rr.com] entered the room. (09:45:10 PM) tnseditor: wb Phineas (09:45:14 PM) tnseditor: does your stuff work? (09:45:31 PM) penguinapprentic: will these booths be free or will you be charging a fee? (09:45:39 PM) tnseditor: they will be free (09:46:14 PM) penguinapprentic: Ok, because I don't think the library will permit an event if you're charging patrons (09:46:45 PM) tnseditor: the only thing we may sell is the games from Linux Game publishing (09:46:51 PM) Delvien: sup (09:46:55 PM) tnseditor: howdy (09:46:57 PM) Delvien: sorry was busy warding off hackers (09:47:01 PM) tnseditor: oh (09:47:03 PM) tnseditor: sounds nice (09:47:33 PM) tnseditor: we're also potentially going to have speakers, LUGs, and a kids area (09:47:38 PM) Phineas: nope my cpu cooler was too small it said lga 775 prescott but it didnt fit so ill save it for my new computer (09:47:47 PM) tnseditor: oh (09:48:01 PM) penguinapprentic: that may be permissible, but prior to planning on the PUBLIC library one should check their rules for conferences and sales at their facility (09:48:01 PM) tnseditor: what do you have? (09:48:08 PM) tnseditor: right (09:48:10 PM) Phineas: I put thermal paste on though and now my computer is slightly faster (09:48:19 PM) tnseditor: that's good (09:48:56 PM) Phineas: LGA 775 PRESCOTT P4 it said on newegg and thats what I have and it didnt work (09:49:01 PM) tnseditor: oh (09:49:09 PM) Phineas: my comp is quiter (09:49:28 PM) penguinapprentic: why does your pc quit? (09:49:44 PM) Phineas: quite (09:49:45 PM) penguinapprentic: oh, you mean quieter? (09:49:51 PM) Phineas: yes (09:49:55 PM) tnseditor: Items and/or services may not be sold (excluding meals and program materials) (09:50:02 PM) penguinapprentic: do you have a liquid cooler (09:50:07 PM) tnseditor: would that be a program material? (09:50:21 PM) Phineas: well dont need my old 80mm fan any more (09:50:24 PM) tnseditor: because we're also going to have samples and demos (09:50:37 PM) Phineas: at Ubucon? (09:50:43 PM) tnseditor: right (09:50:47 PM) Phineas: cool (09:50:53 PM) Phineas: I hope I can go (09:51:18 PM) tnseditor: we're looking at one of the Columbus Metro libraries (09:51:29 PM) penguinapprentic: anyone know when the Ohio State Fair begins and ends? (09:51:34 PM) tnseditor: nope (09:51:44 PM) Phineas: couldnt tell ya]\ (09:53:48 PM) Phineas: I need to figure out how to get the fan off my GPU anyone here know (09:54:44 PM) penguinapprentic: your GPU? (09:54:50 PM) Phineas: yes (09:55:12 PM) Phineas: video card has these screws that are a head trip to get off (09:55:23 PM) tnseditor: why do you want to take them off? (09:55:34 PM) Phineas: thermal paste (09:55:47 PM) tnseditor: oh (09:55:48 PM) penguinapprentic: star head or hex head? (09:56:20 PM) Phineas: its like a screw you have to push down (09:56:25 PM) derspankster left the room (quit: "Leaving"). (09:56:44 PM) Phineas: neither (09:56:53 PM) penguinapprentic: phillips head (09:57:15 PM) Phineas: no you cant do it with a screw driver their is no holes (09:57:52 PM) penguinapprentic: that's odd ... does it look like it's soldered? (09:58:17 PM) Phineas: no its plastic (09:58:27 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: Phineas: heh, good luck (09:58:42 PM) penguinapprentic: it may be glued (09:58:43 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk has graphics cards like that (09:59:06 PM) Phineas: ever get the cooler off of them Alvin? (09:59:16 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: one thing I learned the hard way: never screw around with internal components (09:59:25 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: ...did you /whois me? (10:00:30 PM) Phineas: I know alot about hardware and how to build computers but removing gpu coolers is one thing I cant do! (10:00:56 PM) Phineas: thermal paste is my best friend penguinapprentic Phineas picard_pwns_kirk PqSe_ (10:01:03 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk bent all of the pins on a processor once (10:01:14 PM) tnseditor: picard_pwns_kirk: can you contact the library about Ubucon? (10:01:16 PM) Phineas: ohhhhh that sucks (10:01:40 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: tnseditor: sure (10:01:43 PM) tnseditor: thanks (10:02:02 PM) Phineas: I really want to go to Ubucon im sure I can come (10:02:35 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: http://evanced.columbuslibrary.org/evanced/lib/roomrequest.asp?mode= (10:02:45 PM) Phineas: I need to turn my cold cathodes off on my comp my eyes are hurting (10:02:50 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: we can reserve hilliard (10:03:05 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: the meeting room for the conference (10:03:17 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: the conference room for the meetings (10:03:28 PM) tnseditor: can you ask them about selling the games? (10:03:31 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: ...that made no sense (10:03:34 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: tnseditor: sure (10:03:49 PM) tnseditor: also we need to set up a date. (10:04:00 PM) tnseditor: I need to figure out when we are doing Bible School (10:04:26 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: how about May? (10:04:35 PM) tnseditor: may is too early (10:04:39 PM) tnseditor: school and all (10:04:39 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: July? (10:04:46 PM) tnseditor: maybe (10:04:50 PM) Phineas: late june? (10:04:55 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: well, we could shoot for june (10:04:56 PM) tnseditor: maybe :-p (10:05:22 PM) Phineas: school is not getting in the way of Ubucon in June :p (10:05:26 PM) tnseditor: no (10:05:28 PM) tnseditor: well... (10:05:32 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: most of the reservations for rooms are toddler storytimes (10:05:40 PM) tnseditor: my brother will have summer gym the first part of June (3 weeks) (10:05:54 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk is taking summer Intro to Phys (10:06:00 PM) tnseditor: nice (10:06:11 PM) Phineas: ??? (10:06:27 PM) tnseditor: brb (10:06:28 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: man, may is already booked (10:07:16 PM) Phineas: how long is Ubucon? (10:07:25 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: probably one day (10:07:32 PM) Phineas: oh ok (10:07:42 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: we're not like CES (10:07:56 PM) Phineas: is Ubucon Linuxfest (10:08:02 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: nah (10:08:12 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: OLF is in October (10:08:14 PM) Phineas: what is Ubucon then (10:08:20 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: ubucon is just an ubuntu thing (10:08:31 PM) Phineas: ok less people then (10:09:22 PM) Phineas: what processor did you bend the pins? (10:09:51 PM) tnseditor: back (10:10:05 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: pentium 4 (10:10:10 PM) Phineas: I blew up a processor one time didnt put on the cooler right (10:10:21 PM) penguinapprentic: does it look like the fan is held in place with plastic pins or screws? (10:10:30 PM) Phineas: yes (10:10:45 PM) penguinapprentic: pins or screws (10:10:50 PM) Phineas: pins (10:11:08 PM) penguinapprentic: is there space beneath the fan? (10:11:18 PM) Phineas: little bit (10:12:44 PM) penguinapprentic: you need a tool like tweezers or a hemostat that will fit in the opening to squeeze the pins from beneath the fan, then the fan will lift off (10:13:00 PM) Phineas: hemostat? (10:13:12 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: google knows all (10:13:40 PM) Phineas: scissors (10:13:48 PM) penguinapprentic: its a tool that's used in surgical for clamping. other uses are in the electronic field (10:14:00 PM) Phineas: ok let me do that (10:14:11 PM) Phineas: brb eta estimated 20min (10:14:33 PM) Phineas left the room (quit: Remote closed the connection). (10:14:42 PM) penguinapprentic: scissors if not used carefully will snip the pins making them unuseable for reapplication (10:17:14 PM) penguinapprentic: I need to go, have to print checks then stuff envelopes for the bill collectors ... fun stuff, then repair my radio that I want to use Saturday
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