Re: A stranger arrives in town ...
On 09/04/2013 09:08, Smylers wrote: David H. Adler writes: Cellphone Warehouse? Carphone Warehouse -- they aren't a warehouse, and they don't sell car-phones. Which raised the question in my mind about whether anyone sold carphones at all. And surprisingly (to me at any rate), they still exist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_phone However carphone warehouse doesn't appear to sell even the ones that don't really require installation like the Nokia 810. Go figure. Chris
Re: A stranger arrives in town ...
On 10 Apr 2013, at 13:45, Dirk Koopman d...@tobit.co.uk wrote: On 10/04/13 12:33, Chris Jack wrote: On 09/04/2013 09:08, Smylers wrote: David H. Adler writes: Cellphone Warehouse? Carphone Warehouse -- they aren't a warehouse, and they don't sell car-phones. Which raised the question in my mind about whether anyone sold carphones at all. And surprisingly (to me at any rate), they still exist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_phone However carphone warehouse doesn't appear to sell even the ones that don't really require installation like the Nokia 810. Go figure. Not certain you can still buy a Nokia N810, but these days (some) car radios do something a bit cleverer than plain bluetooth audio: they *share* the sim in your phone (via bluetooth) with their own built in GSM hardware and aerial and become - yes - a Car Phone! The phone GSM hardware is actually disabled whilst the car hardware has grabbed the sim and, on some models, if you (can) use the phone itself, it effectively becomes the bluetooth audio device to (what is now) the Car Phone. The phone becomes the car. Like Transformers!
Re: A stranger arrives in town ...
David H. Adler writes: Cellphone Warehouse? Carphone Warehouse -- they aren't a warehouse, and they don't sell car-phones. Smylers -- http://twitter.com/Smylers2
Re: A stranger arrives in town ...
On Tue, Apr 09, 2013 at 09:08:13AM +0100, Smylers wrote: David H. Adler writes: Cellphone Warehouse? Carphone Warehouse -- they aren't a warehouse, and they don't sell car-phones. Yep. That's the one. Hey, I didn't go to them for accuracy, just a cheap phone. :-) dha -- David H. Adler - d...@panix.com - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ Riding around on a horse while wearing a loincloth with one's gut flapping in the breeze for a rock roll video may lead viewers to believe said rider to be, if not Indian, merely insane. That confusion is understandable too. - Rip Thrillby
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On 9 Apr 2013, at 09:08, Smylers smyl...@stripey.com wrote: David H. Adler writes: Cellphone Warehouse? Carphone Warehouse -- they aren't a warehouse, and they don't sell car-phones. Would they be in any way related to rackspace.co.uk - who will not sell you space in their racks. Andrew
Re: A stranger arrives in town ...
On Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 09:12:58PM +0100, DAVID HODGKINSON wrote: On 5 Apr 2013, at 19:01, James E Keenan jk...@verizon.net wrote: I just want to confirm that I'll be arriving in London tomorrow (Sat Apr 6) and be looking forward to meeting london.pm-ers on Mon Apr 8 at 6:30 pm at The Gunmakers on Eyre Street Hill. Any change of plans (or if anyone wants to get together sooner than Monday night), please email me, as I probably won't have a working cell once I step on the plane. Will be headed to Lancaster for QA hackathon later in the week Thank you very much. Jim Keenan Pay as you go SIM cards are very cheap. Go into one of those mobile phone shops at random. Don't listen to whining about which one sucks: they all do. Yep. When I was last in London, I went to... Cellphone Warehouse? and said, in effect, cheap phone and sim card. gimme. They did, and all was well with the world a far as being able to make and receive calls. And that was on Christmas Eve Day. :-) dha -- David H. Adler - d...@panix.com - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ It's all in the mind. - Madness
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Sent from my iPhone On 8 Apr 2013, at 22:37, David H. Adler d...@panix.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 09:12:58PM +0100, DAVID HODGKINSON wrote: On 5 Apr 2013, at 19:01, James E Keenan jk...@verizon.net wrote: I just want to confirm that I'll be arriving in London tomorrow (Sat Apr 6) and be looking forward to meeting london.pm-ers on Mon Apr 8 at 6:30 pm at The Gunmakers on Eyre Street Hill. Any change of plans (or if anyone wants to get together sooner than Monday night), please email me, as I probably won't have a working cell once I step on the plane. Will be headed to Lancaster for QA hackathon later in the week Thank you very much. Jim Keenan Pay as you go SIM cards are very cheap. Go into one of those mobile phone shops at random. Don't listen to whining about which one sucks: they all do. Yep. When I was last in London, I went to... Cellphone Warehouse? and said, in effect, cheap phone and sim card. gimme. They did, and all was well with the world a far as being able to make and receive calls. And that was on Christmas Eve Day. :-) Carphone. Remember those? dha -- David H. Adler - d...@panix.com - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ It's all in the mind. - Madness
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On 4/5/13 7:01 PM, James E Keenan wrote: _5ET I just want to confirm that I'll be arriving in London tomorrow (Sat Apr 6) and be looking forward to meeting london.pm-ers on Mon Apr 8 at 6:30 pm at The Gunmakers on Eyre Street Hill. Thanks to James, Peter, David and the others (whose names the ETOH consumed prevents me from remembering) who came out tonight! A wide-ranging discussion about the events of the day, deep tunneling under London and the challenges facing geeks inside vast organizations ensued! On to Lancaster and the QA Hackathon! jimk
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On 5 Apr 2013, at 19:01, James E Keenan jk...@verizon.net wrote: I just want to confirm that I'll be arriving in London tomorrow (Sat Apr 6) and be looking forward to meeting london.pm-ers on Mon Apr 8 at 6:30 pm at The Gunmakers on Eyre Street Hill. Any change of plans (or if anyone wants to get together sooner than Monday night), please email me, as I probably won't have a working cell once I step on the plane. Will be headed to Lancaster for QA hackathon later in the week Thank you very much. Jim Keenan Pay as you go SIM cards are very cheap. Go into one of those mobile phone shops at random. Don't listen to whining about which one sucks: they all do.
Re: A stranger arrives in town ...
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 06:44:27PM -0400, James E Keenan wrote: Which 'The Gunmakers'? Use of a prominent Internet search engine suggests that there are at least two such public facilities in areas plausible for invasion by London.pm. The on in Eyre Street Hill, off Clerkenwell Road: http://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Gunmakers%2C_EC1R_5ET What that doesn't say is that there's also a private room upstairs (above the front bar), which some groups (including london.pm) sometimes get to use. The tricky bit being that it's up the stairs past the sign that says staff only. The solution is to ask the bar staff where the London Perl Mongers are, as they know who we are (and are very nice), and will direct you upstairs if that's the right place. Nicholas Clark
Re: A stranger arrives in town ...
On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:00:50PM -0400, James E Keenan wrote: [...] I'll be arriving LHR on the morning of Sat Apr 6 and staying in London at least through the morning of Tue Apr 9. (I don't have to be in Lancaster until the evening of Thu Apr 11.) Is there a designated Emergency Social Meeting Technician (ESMT) who could make some arrangements? S/he can contact me off-list as needed at the sending email address. I'm also following #london.pm, though that's mostly after midnight London time. That suggests the evening of April 8th is optimal. The Gunmakers is an old London.pm favourite who would be more than pleased to have a few dozen thirsty Perlmongers turn up and liven up the usually-dead Monday trade. Shall I warn the landlord?
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On 3/21/13 7:48 AM, Peter Corlett wrote: On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:00:50PM -0400, James E Keenan wrote: [...] I'll be arriving LHR on the morning of Sat Apr 6 and staying in London at least through the morning of Tue Apr 9. (I don't have to be in Lancaster until the evening of Thu Apr 11.) Is there a designated Emergency Social Meeting Technician (ESMT) who could make some arrangements? S/he can contact me off-list as needed at the sending email address. I'm also following #london.pm, though that's mostly after midnight London time. That suggests the evening of April 8th is optimal. The Gunmakers is an old London.pm favourite who would be more than pleased to have a few dozen thirsty Perlmongers turn up and liven up the usually-dead Monday trade. Which 'The Gunmakers'? Use of a prominent Internet search engine suggests that there are at least two such public facilities in areas plausible for invasion by London.pm. Shall I warn the landlord?
A stranger arrives in town ...
Perl friends, I am planning a rare (for me) transatlantic crossing to participate in the 2013 Perl QA Hackathon, to be held in Lancaster Fri-Sun, Apr 12-14. I'm going to prepend that with some pure vacation days, some or all of which will be spent in London. I would like to have the opportunity of attending my first London.pm social meeting during that stay. I'll be arriving LHR on the morning of Sat Apr 6 and staying in London at least through the morning of Tue Apr 9. (I don't have to be in Lancaster until the evening of Thu Apr 11.) Is there a designated Emergency Social Meeting Technician (ESMT) who could make some arrangements? S/he can contact me off-list as needed at the sending email address. I'm also following #london.pm, though that's mostly after midnight London time. Thank you very much. Jim Keenan (irc: kid51)
