Re: London pub meet on the 11th
Bump. I'll be there between 6 and 6.30. And if the batteries on my eee hold out I'll be happy to shove a recent android build onto any unattended FRs :) gnublade wrote: Just pinging the list to say that we're on for the 11th (this Wednesday) at the Old Bank of England on Fleet Street from 7.30. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/66/660/Old_Bank_of_England/Fleet_Street Invite any OM owners, potential owners and interested parties, hopefully we can get a good mix of distributions and share our tips, tricks and war stories. If you own an OpenMoko it goes without saying bring it with, even if it's a brick you never know somebody might be able to breath some life into it. Hope to see you there. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2307690.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
I should be there by about 8pm. I will look for an array of geeks :) 2009/2/11 Gothnet openm...@nastylittlehorse.net: Bump. I'll be there between 6 and 6.30. And if the batteries on my eee hold out I'll be happy to shove a recent android build onto any unattended FRs :) gnublade wrote: Just pinging the list to say that we're on for the 11th (this Wednesday) at the Old Bank of England on Fleet Street from 7.30. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/66/660/Old_Bank_of_England/Fleet_Street Invite any OM owners, potential owners and interested parties, hopefully we can get a good mix of distributions and share our tips, tricks and war stories. If you own an OpenMoko it goes without saying bring it with, even if it's a brick you never know somebody might be able to breath some life into it. Hope to see you there. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2307690.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
Just pinging the list to say that we're on for the 11th (this Wednesday) at the Old Bank of England on Fleet Street from 7.30. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/66/660/Old_Bank_of_England/Fleet_Street Invite any OM owners, potential owners and interested parties, hopefully we can get a good mix of distributions and share our tips, tricks and war stories. If you own an OpenMoko it goes without saying bring it with, even if it's a brick you never know somebody might be able to breath some life into it. Hope to see you there. 2009/2/3 Tina Friedrich lists+openm...@rumpelkeks.de: Hello all, what snow? Got promised about 10cm of the white stuff for two days running, didn't even get one overall! (That's in Oxford, btw). So envious whenever I see pics from virtually everywhere else in England (it seems). I shall try to come to the pub meet, however work might get in the way. Hopefully see you next week, then! Tina On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 02:52:08 -0800 (PST) Gothnet openm...@nastylittlehorse.net wrote: Gothnet wrote: Hello all, So, it's a couple of weeks since the last thread, are we still having a pub meet on the 11th? I've looked at the pubs suggested, and my vote's on the Old Bank of England on Fleet street. I don't like Sam Smith's beer and OBoE is lazily close to work :) So who's available and could sup a couple of beers and chat about the state of the world/phone? I'm Dave, by the way, and only used to be a goth, though the name kinda stuck. This plan does, of course, rely on the snow stopping at some point. It's years since I've seen this much snow. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
Hi, I should be able to make that too. I'll look for the crowd standing by the door trying to get a GPS fix. What time BTW? Lee On 1 Feb 2009, at 23:30, Gothnet wrote: Hello all, So, it's a couple of weeks since the last thread, are we still having a pub meet on the 11th? I've looked at the pubs suggested, and my vote's on the Old Bank of England on Fleet street. I don't like Sam Smith's beer and OBoE is lazily close to work :) So who's available and could sup a couple of beers and chat about the state of the world/phone? I'm Dave, by the way, and only used to be a goth, though the name kinda stuck. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2255676.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- QURU Ltd Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA T: +44 20 7193 1784 F: +44 8701 368768 Registered in England, No. 6144918, at Millmead, RH20 2LA. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
7.30 (!?) I'm in and will probably bring some other interested parties with me. 2009/2/3 Lee Khan-Bourne l...@quru.com: Hi, I should be able to make that too. I'll look for the crowd standing by the door trying to get a GPS fix. What time BTW? Lee On 1 Feb 2009, at 23:30, Gothnet wrote: Hello all, So, it's a couple of weeks since the last thread, are we still having a pub meet on the 11th? I've looked at the pubs suggested, and my vote's on the Old Bank of England on Fleet street. I don't like Sam Smith's beer and OBoE is lazily close to work :) So who's available and could sup a couple of beers and chat about the state of the world/phone? I'm Dave, by the way, and only used to be a goth, though the name kinda stuck. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2255676.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- QURU Ltd Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA T: +44 20 7193 1784 F: +44 8701 368768 Registered in England, No. 6144918, at Millmead, RH20 2LA. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
Hi, 7:30 is good, OBoE sounds splendid! See y'all there! First person to be there, please hog a nicely sized table, and display something vaguely Moko-ish/Linux-ish/Computer-ish (Linux Format mag or anything siilarly geeky) on the table for others to spot. It's a nice trick shown to me by some greybeards heavily into the online-community thing. On Tue, February 3, 2009 12:34, gnublade wrote: 7.30 (!?) I'm in and will probably bring some other interested parties with me. 2009/2/3 Lee Khan-Bourne l...@quru.com: Hi, I should be able to make that too. I'll look for the crowd standing by the door trying to get a GPS fix. What time BTW? Lee On 1 Feb 2009, at 23:30, Gothnet wrote: Hello all, So, it's a couple of weeks since the last thread, are we still having a pub meet on the 11th? I've looked at the pubs suggested, and my vote's on the Old Bank of England on Fleet street. I don't like Sam Smith's beer and OBoE is lazily close to work :) So who's available and could sup a couple of beers and chat about the state of the world/phone? I'm Dave, by the way, and only used to be a goth, though the name kinda stuck. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2255676.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- QURU Ltd Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA T: +44 20 7193 1784 F: +44 8701 368768 Registered in England, No. 6144918, at Millmead, RH20 2LA. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Regards, Jan Henkins ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
Jan Henkins wrote: Hi, 7:30 is good, OBoE sounds splendid! See y'all there! First person to be there, please hog a nicely sized table, and display something vaguely Moko-ish/Linux-ish/Computer-ish (Linux Format mag or anything siilarly geeky) on the table for others to spot. It's a nice trick shown to me by some greybeards heavily into the online-community thing. 7.30 at OBoE it is then. I'll be bringing another FR owner I work with, and given we're close to the area we should be able to get there a bit ahead of time and try for a table. Signage is also good. I'll print something out. having said that, I've done this sort of thing once or twice before, and you'd be surprised how many people miss the signs but find the group anyway... -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2263426.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
Hello all, what snow? Got promised about 10cm of the white stuff for two days running, didn't even get one overall! (That's in Oxford, btw). So envious whenever I see pics from virtually everywhere else in England (it seems). I shall try to come to the pub meet, however work might get in the way. Hopefully see you next week, then! Tina On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 02:52:08 -0800 (PST) Gothnet openm...@nastylittlehorse.net wrote: Gothnet wrote: Hello all, So, it's a couple of weeks since the last thread, are we still having a pub meet on the 11th? I've looked at the pubs suggested, and my vote's on the Old Bank of England on Fleet street. I don't like Sam Smith's beer and OBoE is lazily close to work :) So who's available and could sup a couple of beers and chat about the state of the world/phone? I'm Dave, by the way, and only used to be a goth, though the name kinda stuck. This plan does, of course, rely on the snow stopping at some point. It's years since I've seen this much snow. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
Yeh, I am up for that. I will bring my 1973 for a bit of nostalgia! John. 2009/2/1 Gothnet openm...@nastylittlehorse.net: Hello all, So, it's a couple of weeks since the last thread, are we still having a pub meet on the 11th? I've looked at the pubs suggested, and my vote's on the Old Bank of England on Fleet street. I don't like Sam Smith's beer and OBoE is lazily close to work :) So who's available and could sup a couple of beers and chat about the state of the world/phone? I'm Dave, by the way, and only used to be a goth, though the name kinda stuck. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2255676.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
Gothnet wrote: Hello all, So, it's a couple of weeks since the last thread, are we still having a pub meet on the 11th? I've looked at the pubs suggested, and my vote's on the Old Bank of England on Fleet street. I don't like Sam Smith's beer and OBoE is lazily close to work :) So who's available and could sup a couple of beers and chat about the state of the world/phone? I'm Dave, by the way, and only used to be a goth, though the name kinda stuck. This plan does, of course, rely on the snow stopping at some point. It's years since I've seen this much snow. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2257359.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet on the 11th
john wrote: Yeh, I am up for that. I will bring my 1973 for a bit of nostalgia! John. 2009/2/1 Gothnet openm...@nastylittlehorse.net: Hello all, So, it's a couple of weeks since the last thread, are we still having a pub meet on the 11th? I've looked at the pubs suggested, and my vote's on the Old Bank of England on Fleet street. I don't like Sam Smith's beer and OBoE is lazily close to work :) So who's available and could sup a couple of beers and chat about the state of the world/phone? I'm Dave, by the way, and only used to be a goth, though the name kinda stuck. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2255676.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community also up for that ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
London pub meet on the 11th
Hello all, So, it's a couple of weeks since the last thread, are we still having a pub meet on the 11th? I've looked at the pubs suggested, and my vote's on the Old Bank of England on Fleet street. I don't like Sam Smith's beer and OBoE is lazily close to work :) So who's available and could sup a couple of beers and chat about the state of the world/phone? I'm Dave, by the way, and only used to be a goth, though the name kinda stuck. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-on-the-11th-tp2255676p2255676.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
London pub meet
Hello all, If Cambridge can have a pub meet, why not London? :-) If you feel like it, let's discuss here: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Talk:Openmoko_Local_Groups:_London -- Regards, Jan Henkins ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet
Not sure that wiki page is the best place to organise a meetup, as it doesn't give notifications. How about we just arrange it in this thread? If anyone objects we can set up our own list. I suggest 11th Feb. That's (roughly) 2 weeks after the Cambridge meet so they won't clash and anyone that's interested can go to both, it's mid week as well so I'll be more able to make it ;) Location: TBD, anyone suggest a good, quiet, central pub? 2009/1/16 Jan Henkins j...@henkins.za.net: Hello all, If Cambridge can have a pub meet, why not London? :-) If you feel like it, let's discuss here: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Talk:Openmoko_Local_Groups:_London -- Regards, Jan Henkins ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet
Jan Henkins wrote: Opening shot: Depending on the number of people, if we are a small group (8 and less), The Dove Inn in Hammersmith is a really nice place. Food is OK, placement is fabulous (right on the Thames, see link below) and it's easy to get to. However, it is small and popular, we might have to book. What I really like about it, is that it has an enclosed area out the back looking on to the Thames if somedbody quickly need to nip out for a fix (be it getting a GPS or nicotine fix...). I will put this in the WIKI as a recommended venue. The Dove details: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/15/159/Dove_Inn/Hammersmith -- Regards, Jan Henkins I can do the 11th, and I'm not too fussy about venues as long as there's an ale or two on tap :) Hammersmith is fine. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-tp2167905p2168393.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet
I am up for a few beers and some moko action if I am free on that date (I will know soon). Re: the venue I don't mind the location but something more central might work better depending who wants to go of course! However, you do have first dibbs on location :) John. 2009/1/16 Jan Henkins j...@henkins.za.net: [snip] Depending on the number of people, if we are a small group (8 and less), The Dove Inn in Hammersmith is a really nice place. Food is OK, placement is fabulous (right on the Thames, see link below) and it's easy to get to. However, it is small and popular, we might have to book. What I really like about it, is that it has an enclosed area out the back looking on to the Thames if somedbody quickly need to nip out for a fix (be it getting a GPS or nicotine fix...). I will put this in the WIKI as a recommended venue. The Dove details: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/15/159/Dove_Inn/Hammersmith [snip] ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet
As an alternative venue Simon Brunning of London Python fame offers up the Old Bank of England on Fleet Street. (he's got plenty of experience organising these sorts of things). http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/66/660/ I'm happy with Jan's suggestion though, albeit being the far opposite side of London from me. 2009/1/16 john jptmo...@gmail.com: I am up for a few beers and some moko action if I am free on that date (I will know soon). Re: the venue I don't mind the location but something more central might work better depending who wants to go of course! However, you do have first dibbs on location :) John. 2009/1/16 Jan Henkins j...@henkins.za.net: [snip] Depending on the number of people, if we are a small group (8 and less), The Dove Inn in Hammersmith is a really nice place. Food is OK, placement is fabulous (right on the Thames, see link below) and it's easy to get to. However, it is small and popular, we might have to book. What I really like about it, is that it has an enclosed area out the back looking on to the Thames if somedbody quickly need to nip out for a fix (be it getting a GPS or nicotine fix...). I will put this in the WIKI as a recommended venue. The Dove details: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/15/159/Dove_Inn/Hammersmith [snip] ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet
Hello John, On Fri, January 16, 2009 14:23, john wrote: I am up for a few beers and some moko action if I am free on that date (I will know soon). Re: the venue I don't mind the location but something more central might work better depending who wants to go of course! However, you do have first dibbs on location :) Please suggest a location. I find the BITE site an Indispensable (c)(tm) tool in cases like this: http://www.beerintheevening.com/ -- Regards, Jan Henkins ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet
On Fri, January 16, 2009 14:49, gnublade wrote: As an alternative venue Simon Brunning of London Python fame offers up the Old Bank of England on Fleet Street. (he's got plenty of experience organising these sorts of things). http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/66/660/ I'm happy with Jan's suggestion though, albeit being the far opposite side of London from me. I'm very happy with this suggestion, haven't been in that neck of the woods yet, so view it as an opportunity to see something new. Looks stunning! Put it in the WIKI as evidence please! -- Regards, Jan Henkins ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet
Does anybody know of a pub with usable free WiFi access? That could be a handy item. On Fri, January 16, 2009 15:02, Jan Henkins wrote: On Fri, January 16, 2009 14:49, gnublade wrote: As an alternative venue Simon Brunning of London Python fame offers up the Old Bank of England on Fleet Street. (he's got plenty of experience organising these sorts of things). http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/66/660/ I'm happy with Jan's suggestion though, albeit being the far opposite side of London from me. I'm very happy with this suggestion, haven't been in that neck of the woods yet, so view it as an opportunity to see something new. Looks stunning! Put it in the WIKI as evidence please! -- Regards, Jan Henkins ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Regards, Jan Henkins ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet
Hi Jan, I added a couple of pubs to the wiki. I really don't mind which location. If it became a regular meet it would be fun to try them all out! By coincidence I appear to have recommended two Samuel Smith's pubs which might not suit everyone. I will drink anything me :) John. 2009/1/16 Jan Henkins j...@henkins.za.net: [snip] Hello John, On Fri, January 16, 2009 14:23, john wrote: Please suggest a location. I find the BITE site an Indispensable (c)(tm) tool in cases like this: http://www.beerintheevening.com/ [snip] ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: London pub meet
John-2 wrote: Hi Jan, I added a couple of pubs to the wiki. I really don't mind which location. If it became a regular meet it would be fun to try them all out! By coincidence I appear to have recommended two Samuel Smith's pubs which might not suit everyone. I will drink anything me :) John. 2009/1/16 Jan Henkins j...@henkins.za.net: [snip] Hello John, On Fri, January 16, 2009 14:23, john wrote: Please suggest a location. I find the BITE site an Indispensable (c)(tm) tool in cases like this: http://www.beerintheevening.com/ [snip] ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community Not a big fan of their ale a couple of pints always has a strange effect on the belly. I'll take a look at the wiki and maybe add one or two. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/London-pub-meet-tp2167905p2168909.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
