Re: Driving
On Thursday 13 March 2003 13:45, Dominic Mitchell wrote: > Aaron Trevena wrote: > > Its like complaining that driving a nice audi is hard because > > you've only ever driving a go-kart around a car park !! > > Driving an audi is hard because it's a big ugly /car/ with 4 wheels. > Try a two wheeled device. Much easier! ahh 2 wheels good, 4 wheels bad. well done sir. Can I recommend you promptly nip over to http://www.ixion.org.uk/ and join the mailing list ... it is to motorcycling what london.pm is to programming only less on topic. -- Robin Szemeti
Re: Driving
On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 01:45:43PM +, Dominic Mitchell wrote: > Aaron Trevena wrote: > >Its like complaining that driving a nice audi is hard because > >you've only ever driving a go-kart around a car park !! > > Driving an audi is hard because it's a big ugly /car/ with 4 wheels. > Try a two wheeled device. Much easier! Or even three: http://www.ice.hpv.co.uk/ Then you don't fall over when you stop :-) -- Chris Benson
Re: Driving
On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 02:30:24PM +, Robin Szemeti wrote: > ahh 2 wheels good, 4 wheels bad. well done sir. Can I recommend you promptly > nip over to http://www.ixion.org.uk/ and join the mailing list ... it is to > motorcycling what london.pm is to programming only less on topic. So, totally and utterly unrelated, then? Lusercop, wondering whether he has time to prepare a lightning talk on DNS before this evening, not that it's scheduled. -- Lusercop.net - LARTing Lusers everywhere since 2002
Re: Driving
On 13/03/03 14:30 +, Robin Szemeti wrote: > > ahh 2 wheels good, 4 wheels bad. well done sir. Can I recommend you promptly > nip over to http://www.ixion.org.uk/ and join the mailing list ... it is to > motorcycling what london.pm is to programming only less on topic. "2 wheels good, 4 wheels bad" depends entirely on what you're doing. Transporting my new desk from Neasden to Islington last night would have been a right pain in the arse on any form of 2-wheeled transport. As, for that matter, would be getting the 100-150 quids' worth of booze we always seem to end up buying before we have a party. Getting to work in the morning on a bike, on the other hand, is way preferable to driving. Non-polluting, with no congestion charge and no parking nightmare either.
Re: driving to amsterdam!
On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 12:31:48PM +0100, Leon Brocard wrote: > Simon Wistow and I are thinking of driving to Amsterdam for > yapc::europe and then hal2001 the week after. People are welcome to > join us (preferably if they have a large marquee and a truck to bring > it along on ;-) I might go to HAL2001. If I'm going, I'm not sure whether I'm going to Stockholm inbetween Y::E and HAL or if I'm staying in .nl... -- Niklas Nordebo -><- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -><- +447966251290 "The day is seven hours and fifteen minutes old, and already it's crippled with the weight of my evasions, deceit, and downright lies"
Re: driving to amsterdam!
Leon Brocard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Simon Wistow and I are thinking of driving to Amsterdam for > yapc::europe and then hal2001 the week after. People are welcome to > join us (preferably if they have a large marquee and a truck to bring > it along on ;-) I will be going to hal2001 but I am likely to be flying. -- 1024/D9C69DF9 steve mynott [EMAIL PROTECTED] the secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. --albert einstein
Re: driving to amsterdam!
On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 12:31:48PM +0100, Leon Brocard wrote: > ps we'll be camping out at hal2001, so i'm thinking of doing the > same for y::e, h Is there a convenient camp site AFAYK? .robin. -- select replace(a, CHR(88), replace(a,,'')) from ( select 'select replace(a, CHR(88), replace(a,,)) from ( select ''X'' a from dual)' a from dual)
Re: driving to amsterdam!
Leon Brocard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Simon Wistow and I are thinking of driving to Amsterdam for > yapc::europe and then hal2001 the week after. People are welcome to > join us (preferably if they have a large marquee and a truck to bring > it along on ;-) Reminds me. I'll talk to Dougal. Ah, just have. The marquee is about 15' by 20'. Only catch is some of the poles are bloody long apparently. Must go and measure up the bulk soon. You probably need to talk to the HAL folks. -- Piers Cawley www.iterative-software.com
Re: driving to amsterdam!
Robin Houston wrote: > Is there a convenient camp site AFAYK? Well, there was one on the list of accommodation options Ann Barcomb posted the yapc-europe list: Gaasper Camping Amsterdam Loosdrechtdreef 7 1108 AZ Amsterdam Zuidoost Phone: +31 20 696 73 26 This camp ground is half a kilometer from the metro station 'Gaasperplas', which is 3 stops away from the conference and 13 from Centraal Station. It takes about 20 minutes to reach the center by metro. No advance booking is possible, but I have looked at the campground and it looks large. I was told that if they are near capacity, they are more likely to let backpackers with tents in (rather than caravans). The campground has a store, showers (1,50 per 5 minutes), a cafe (12,50 for breakfast) and facilities for washing clothing. The cost is 8,00 per person plus the cost of the tent (which you must provide). A small two person tent is 8,75 and a large 3 or more person tent is 10,75. - Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All opinions are my own, not my employer's. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
Re: driving to amsterdam!
and best of all, the rest of us will call you from our hotel room and tell you how well our mini-bar is stocked ;-) * Philip Newton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Robin Houston wrote: > > Is there a convenient camp site AFAYK? > > Well, there was one on the list of accommodation options Ann Barcomb posted > the yapc-europe list: > > Gaasper Camping Amsterdam > Loosdrechtdreef 7 > 1108 AZ Amsterdam Zuidoost > Phone: +31 20 696 73 26 > > This camp ground is half a kilometer from the metro station 'Gaasperplas', > which is 3 stops away from the conference and 13 from Centraal Station. > It takes about 20 minutes to reach the center by metro. > > No advance booking is possible, but I have looked at the campground and > it looks large. I was told that if they are near capacity, they are more > likely to let backpackers with tents in (rather than caravans). > > The campground has a store, showers (1,50 per 5 minutes), a cafe > (12,50 for breakfast) and facilities for washing clothing. > > The cost is 8,00 per person plus the cost of the tent (which you > must provide). A small two person tent is 8,75 and a large 3 or > more person tent is 10,75. > - > > Cheers, > Philip > -- > Philip Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > All opinions are my own, not my employer's. > If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. -- Greg McCarrollhttp://217.34.97.146/~gem/
Re: driving to amsterdam!
Greg McCarroll wrote: > and best of all, the rest of us will call you from our hotel room > and tell you how well our mini-bar is stocked ;-) Well, I won't be. My company whinged a little even paying for a normal single room (and I didn't feel like making up the difference), so no minibar or modem connection for me. Enjoy your executive rooms, though :) Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All opinions are my own, not my employer's. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
Re: driving to amsterdam!
Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > and best of all, the rest of us will call you from our hotel room > and tell you how well our mini-bar is stocked ;-) Presumably by the time you make that call your mini-bar will actually be empty... -- 1024/D9C69DF9 steve mynott [EMAIL PROTECTED] the first myth of management is that it exists. the second myth of management is that success equals skill. -- robert heller
Re: driving to amsterdam!
* Philip Newton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Greg McCarroll wrote: > > and best of all, the rest of us will call you from our hotel room > > and tell you how well our mini-bar is stocked ;-) > > Well, I won't be. My company whinged a little even paying for a normal > single room (and I didn't feel like making up the difference), so no minibar > or modem connection for me. > > Enjoy your executive rooms, though :) > thats ok philip, as a fellow resident of AC, i invite you too my room, as a friend that is, nothing more, the sorts of emails that have been flying around Y::E have got me worried - especially as this is holland we are talking about, and we all know what AC means in Swinger terms! ;-) mind you i'll probably buy a couple of bottles in duty free and never touch my mini-bar, but i still could if i wanted too! unlike our tented brethren, ... now where did i put my gold plated cat ;-) Greg -- Greg McCarrollhttp://217.34.97.146/~gem/
Re: driving to amsterdam!
* Steve Mynott ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > and best of all, the rest of us will call you from our hotel room > > and tell you how well our mini-bar is stocked ;-) > > Presumably by the time you make that call your mini-bar will actually > be empty... > have i told you about the great tase of cold newcastle brown ale, so cold its label is just starting to lift off? have i steve? oh thats right your teetotal these days, gee i guess i'll just have to enjoy this cold refreshing , thirst quenching beer myself steve, and it tastes so good. oh it just hit my throat and its so cold it chiiled it, so lovely steve, sooo soo lovely ;-) -- Greg McCarrollhttp://217.34.97.146/~gem/
Re: driving to amsterdam!
On Wed, 20 Jun 2001, Philip Newton wrote: > Greg McCarroll wrote: > > and best of all, the rest of us will call you from our hotel room > > and tell you how well our mini-bar is stocked ;-) > > Well, I won't be. My company whinged a little even paying for a normal > single room (and I didn't feel like making up the difference), so no minibar > or modem connection for me. > > Enjoy your executive rooms, though :) > We will we will, actually I'm sure you will too :) /J\
