Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Paul Lussier
"Jeff Macdonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Anyone playing with Erlang? Or how about Amazon's Web Services - ie > S3, EC2, SQS and the forthcoming SDB? My CTO just got the Kindle. It looks pretty cool so far... But obviously in a completely different category than all this stuff. -- Seeya, P

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Paul Lussier
Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Remember the MIT "borgs". These guys used to walk round with eye > pieces, portable computers and twiddlers. One former MIT grad student > who spoke at both GNHLUG and BLU is Thad Starner, still a "borg", but Not that it matters much, but I work with T

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Paul Lussier
Bill McGonigle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've heard it told it's a status symbol - it shows how important you > are that there are people who always need to get ahold of you. No, I think it's to show how important you *think* you are... Most of those I see with them, aren't nearly as importa

Re: [GNHLUG] MerriLUG Nashua, Thur 20 Dec, Mind and Body Food at Martha's

2007-12-19 Thread Jeff Macdonald
non-regular toting a eee pc On Dec 19, 2007 9:24 AM, Jim Kuzdrall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Who : The friendly, suave, intelligent, knowledgeable MerriLUG group > What : Linux Progress, 2007 > Where: Martha's Exchange > Day : Thur 20 Dec **Tomorrow** > Time : 6:00 PM for grub (no upstairs

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Jeff Macdonald
On Dec 19, 2007 6:44 AM, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeff Macdonald wrote: > > I have one. Perhaps some drinks at Martha's would entice me to come to > > the next meeting there. :) > > I can't come tomorrow but I'm presenting in January; would a talk on > Python entice you? BEER will

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Jeff Macdonald
On Dec 18, 2007 10:58 PM, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 18, 2007 10:45 PM, Jeff Macdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have one. Perhaps some drinks at Martha's would entice me to come to > > the next meeting there. :) > > I'll buy you a drink this Thursday if you bring the PC

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Brian Karas
I've been wanting a Nokia n810 for a while, but all this talk of the Eee got me more interested. So, I stopped by Micro Center at lunch today to pickup a 4GB eee. Seems pretty cool so far, can't wait to void the warranty on it. ___ gnhlug-discuss m

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Jerry Feldman
On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:19:19 -0500 Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Ben Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > (Aside: I remember watching the original "Star Trek", looking at > > Uhura's ear piece, and thinking "That's so lame. Nobody would ever > > want to walk around with someth

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Dec 19, 2007, at 15:19, Paul Lussier wrote: > And, as for the question, "Why..." I still have not > heard a good answer. I've heard it told it's a status symbol - it shows how important you are that there are people who always need to get ahold of you. Which is funny, because really import

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Paul Lussier
"Ben Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > (Aside: I remember watching the original "Star Trek", looking at > Uhura's ear piece, and thinking "That's so lame. Nobody would ever > want to walk around with something like that hanging out of their > ear." I guess I was wrong on that call. Truth i

[GNHLUG] MerriLUG Nashua, Thur 20 Dec, Mind and Body Food at Martha's

2007-12-19 Thread Jim Kuzdrall
Who  : The friendly, suave, intelligent, knowledgeable MerriLUG group What : Linux Progress, 2007 Where: Martha's Exchange Day  : Thur 20 Dec **Tomorrow** Time : 6:00 PM for grub (no upstairs discussion this month) :: Overview What do you consider the significant advances and setbacks for L

Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Astaro Security Gateway: a Linux-based security appliance

2007-12-19 Thread Jerry Feldman
When: December 19, 2007 7:00PM (6:30 for Q&A) Topic: Astaro Security Gateway: a Linux-based security appliance Moderator: Pete Stagman, Senior Systems Engineer, Bay State Technology, Inc Location: MIT Building E51 Room 315 Pete discusses Astaro Security Gateway, a Linux-based security appliance t

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-19 Thread Kent Johnson
Jeff Macdonald wrote: > I have one. Perhaps some drinks at Martha's would entice me to come to > the next meeting there. :) I can't come tomorrow but I'm presenting in January; would a talk on Python entice you? Kent ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnh