Re: [SLUG] Any suggestions for places to do Personal Sprints in Sydney
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:35:23 +1100 Adam Kennedy adamkennedybac...@gmail.com wrote: But where would people recommend as places to go for this kind of thing? I have used the downstairs study area of the State Library on Macquarie St with great success. 1. Must be reasonably reachable by public transport, some use of taxis is acceptable. Check. 2 Min walk from Martin Place Rwy station, 10 min from Townhall. 2. Must have electricity, buying 10 hours of extra battery time is probably not reasonable, extension cords are allowable. Check. Last time I was there they had at least a dozen study desks with a power point. Erik -- === erik de castro lopo senior design engineer bCODE level 2, 2a glen street milsons point sydney nsw 2061 australia tel +61 (0)2 9954 4411 fax +61 (0)2 9954 4422 www.bcode.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Any suggestions for places to do Personal Sprints in Sydney
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:35:23 +1100 Adam Kennedy wrote: But where would people recommend as places to go for this kind of thing? I have used the downstairs study area of the State Library on Macquarie St with great success. 1. Must be reasonably reachable by public transport, some use of taxis is acceptable. Check. 2 Min walk from Martin Place Rwy station, 10 min from Townhall. 2. Must have electricity, buying 10 hours of extra battery time is probably not reasonable, extension cords are allowable. Check. Last time I was there they had at least a dozen study desks with a power point. Erik -- -- Erik de Castro Lopo http://www.mega-nerd.com/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Any suggestions for places to do Personal Sprints in Sydney
Hi gang Lately I've been finding that between IRC, twitter spam, and all the other communication conveniences of our modern lives, it's really hard to force yourself to devoting a whole day to learning some new technology or to hack on that Important Project or what have you. I'd like to experiment with the idea of a Personal Sprint, where you pack up a laptop and all the downloaded material and books you need into a backpack, go somewhere unusual or picturesk or otherwise undistracting and spend a 5 or 10 or 15 hour day or evening or night with absolute nothing to distract from the task. Only problem is, I'm stuck for places to do it. In the past I've had some success with shorter periods of a few hours, by just getting on a train to Penrith, or sitting our on the foodcourt balcony at Bondi Junction shopping centre, and so on. But where would people recommend as places to go for this kind of thing? Limitations. 1. Must be reasonably reachable by public transport, some use of taxis is acceptable. 2. Must have electricity, buying 10 hours of extra battery time is probably not reasonable, extension cords are allowable. Thoughts? Adam K -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Any suggestions for places to do Personal Sprints in Sydney
On the google roro list occasionally you get people organising a jelly session. But I think the idea there was to get people who work from home into a situation where they can interact and maybe bounce off eachother a little. So I don't know how easy it would be to seclude yourself - haven't actually done it. http://wiki.workatjelly.com/JellyInSydney Don't know if it's still going. If you find a good get away place with all the mod cons, not too costly, be sure to let me know. Regards, Daniel 2009/10/10 Adam Kennedy adamkennedybac...@gmail.com Hi gang Lately I've been finding that between IRC, twitter spam, and all the other communication conveniences of our modern lives, it's really hard to force yourself to devoting a whole day to learning some new technology or to hack on that Important Project or what have you. I'd like to experiment with the idea of a Personal Sprint, where you pack up a laptop and all the downloaded material and books you need into a backpack, go somewhere unusual or picturesk or otherwise undistracting and spend a 5 or 10 or 15 hour day or evening or night with absolute nothing to distract from the task. Only problem is, I'm stuck for places to do it. In the past I've had some success with shorter periods of a few hours, by just getting on a train to Penrith, or sitting our on the foodcourt balcony at Bondi Junction shopping centre, and so on. But where would people recommend as places to go for this kind of thing? Limitations. 1. Must be reasonably reachable by public transport, some use of taxis is acceptable. 2. Must have electricity, buying 10 hours of extra battery time is probably not reasonable, extension cords are allowable. Thoughts? Adam K -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Daniel Bush -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
