There is also some cross-over with the Christchurch Robotics Group: http://www.idesignz.org/robotics/chch_robotics.htm
You could tag along to a meeting there and meet some more geeks. Best wishes, Andrew On 19/05/2015, Robert Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are subscribed to this list you will get a reminder of the meetings > from Rik. > > Robert Fisher > On 19 May 2015 9:01 pm, "Peter Simmonds" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Regarding existing meetings, I and possibly many new entrants would love >> to attend the regular meetings, but have only as such been given a basic >> hint of their existence! All I have done so far is subscribe to the >> mailing >> list, and only heard secondhand (Through the list) that these meetings >> actually still take place. Could I recommend that the details of these >> are >> put on the UoC web page where the subscription addresses are? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Peter >> >> >> On 18/05/2015 07:28, Nick Rout wrote: >> >>> On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Peter Simmonds >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Pardon the intrusion, but it would be great to get a meeting place >>>> organized. The talk of politics is always more fun in person! >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> You ignore the existing meetings then? >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On 12/05/2015 12:21, Derek Smithies wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> Good memory Nick, it was me that started that ls series.. (I was >>>>> gobsmacked by the ones others found). >>>>> >>>>> It seems that most people do seek the interesting - look at the >>>>> popularity >>>>> of the british quiz show QI. >>>>> >>>>> The real reason for the push for "interesting facts only", is that by >>>>> doing this we make it stand out from the crowd. >>>>> By doing so, it will attract more interesting facts and get better and >>>>> better.. >>>>> >>>>> Enough said. >>>>> >>>>> what do others think - is it a reasonable requirement to push for >>>>> "interesting facts only" ? >>>>> >>>>> Even, horror stories on computer maintenance are ok - many like to >>>>> learn >>>>> from other's mistakes.. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Derek. >>>>> >>>>> On 12/05/15 12:11, Nick Rout wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yep, interesting factoids are good. I liked the series of ls commands >>>>>> you (I think) posted to the list recently, lscpu etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Derek Smithies >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> Exactly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would say, given the response on the 1e100 thing, that if we push >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> make >>>>>>> it "interesting", people will come.. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Fill it with factoids. >>>>>>> 1001 variants on ls >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Did you know that the ~. key sequence, when connected via ssh to a >>>>>>> remote >>>>>>> console, will kill the connection? >>>>>>> Thus, if you are sshed to a remote box, and it does go down, you can >>>>>>> close >>>>>>> the link without too much pain.. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Derek. >>>>>>> On 12/05/15 11:48, Nick Rout wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Then again, build it and they will come... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Linux-users mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Sent from my Ubuntu computer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Linux-users mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Linux-users mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Linux-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >> > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
