Re: [BLUG] Presentation idea [Was: Where is everybody?]

I must agree, from afar.

I might mention that up here we have two meetings a month; one get
together with a presentation (usually at the high school where I
work's computer lab, except that room has some concrete saws and
drills working on it right now), and one "business" meeting at a local
restaurant/brewery.

The first order of business is usually "What beer would you like?",
then sometimes "Who's eating, and do you want to go in on a pizza?",
and then general chatting with a natural bent towards the geeky.
Actual "LUG business" does often get discussed, though after the
chattiness dies down a little, rather than the other way around.

I must say I would have definitely attended and enjoyed such
get-togethers if the BLUG had had them. I enjoyed eating dinner after
the meetings a few times with people (Scott and Steven off the top of
my head), but that's not the same, really, since most people had to
leave by that point.

If there's any place in Bloomington that's like Mad Anthony's it's the
Upland on 11th Street.

Just a thought.

Simón

On 6/14/07, Black, Steven Wayne <blacks@indiana.edu> wrote:
> This reminds me too much of my niece describing what she thought the
> group may be like... a bunch of geeky folks sitting around a circle
> clutching their laptops. Which is to say, more like a support group for
> people addicted to their computers (which happen to run Linux) than a
> social group for people who like Linux.
>
> My interest in the BLUG is primarily social. Sitting around at home
> watching something recording previously doesn't sound that social.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven Black

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Re: [BLUG] Presentation idea [Was: Where is everybody?]

This reminds me too much of my niece describing what she thought the
group may be like... a bunch of geeky folks sitting around a circle
clutching their laptops. Which is to say, more like a support group for
people addicted to their computers (which happen to run Linux) than a
social group for people who like Linux.

My interest in the BLUG is primarily social. Sitting around at home
watching something recording previously doesn't sound that social.

Cheers,
Steven Black

Quoting Weldon Sams <wsams@indiana.edu>:

> Hey Mark, I just had an idea. Since we're all puter-people, how hard would
> it be to set up a video conferencing session for a meeting or even to video
> a session and post it on you tube or something with plenty of bandwidth.
>
> On 6/12/07, Mark Krenz <mark@slugbug.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> That's too bad. There always seemed to be a different crowd during
>> the summer months than the rest of the year. Makes sense. Maybe those
>> people didn't get the word this year about the group.
>>
>> Actually, I was thinking lately that I'd like to do a presentation,
>> maybe next month, on my own personal desktop. It may sound boring but I
>> wanted to share with everyone how I use my computer. Not that I'm
>> specifically interesting, but it would be a good presentation for
>> picking up lots of tips and tricks. I was thinking that I could get my
>> hands on two LCD projectors and show how I utilize two screens. I think
>> I could do it in July or August.
>>
>> Does this interest anyone?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 11:22:12PM GMT, Black, Steven Wayne [
>> blacks@indiana.edu] said the following:
>> > I left the meeting room (1C) after 15 minutes of waiting for the first
>> > person to show up.
>> >
>> > It is the second Tuesday. It was 7pm. It was the room next door to the
>> > room we usually use.
>> >
>> > What happened?
>> >
>> > -- Steven
>> >
>> >
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>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Weldon Sams
> wsams@indiana.edu
>

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Re: [BLUG] Presentation idea [Was: Where is everybody?]

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Just as a comment on this, when the USSG started streaming their Unix
Users' Group meetings a while back, we ended up doing a lot of
presentations to a camera and maybe one audience member. The number of
stream views was pretty high, but in-person attendance was poor, leading
to an eventual degradation of presentation quality. This might be a
reflection of topic choices, but it seems that if you're looking to get
people involved, letting them "participate" from home can have some
ramifications on attendance. On the flipside, if you want to provide
some streamed content, you can reach a lot more people.

Rich

adam wrote:
>
>
> I much prefer Human contact myself, but i have a good
> video camera if thats what everyone wants to do.
>
>
>
> --- Mark Krenz <mark@slugbug.org> wrote:
>
>> If someone wants to do that, its fine with me.
>> But I don't really
>> know what to do to make that happen.
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 06:37:36PM GMT, Weldon Sams
>> [wsams@indiana.edu] said the following:
>>> Hey Mark, I just had an idea. Since we're all
>> puter-people, how hard would
>>> it be to set up a video conferencing session for a
>> meeting or even to video
>>> a session and post it on you tube or something
>> with plenty of bandwidth.
>>> On 6/12/07, Mark Krenz <mark@slugbug.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> That's too bad. There always seemed to be a
>> different crowd during
>>>> the summer months than the rest of the year.
>> Makes sense. Maybe those
>>>> people didn't get the word this year about the
>> group.
>>>> Actually, I was thinking lately that I'd like
>> to do a presentation,
>>>> maybe next month, on my own personal desktop. It
>> may sound boring but I
>>>> wanted to share with everyone how I use my
>> computer. Not that I'm
>>>> specifically interesting, but it would be a good
>> presentation for
>>>> picking up lots of tips and tricks. I was
>> thinking that I could get my
>>>> hands on two LCD projectors and show how I
>> utilize two screens. I think
>>>> I could do it in July or August.
>>>>
>>>> Does this interest anyone?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 11:22:12PM GMT, Black,
>> Steven Wayne [
>>>> blacks@indiana.edu] said the following:
>>>>> I left the meeting room (1C) after 15 minutes
>> of waiting for the first
>>>>> person to show up.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is the second Tuesday. It was 7pm. It was
>> the room next door to the
>>>>> room we usually use.
>>>>>
>>>>> What happened?
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Steven
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> BLUG mailing list
>>>>> BLUG@linuxfan.com
>>>>>
>> http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
>>>> --
>>>> Mark Krenz
>>>> Bloomington Linux Users Group
>>>> http://www.bloomingtonlinux.org/
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> BLUG mailing list
>>>> BLUG@linuxfan.com
>>> http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Weldon Sams
>>> wsams@indiana.edu
>> --
>> Mark Krenz
>> Bloomington Linux Users Group
>> http://www.bloomingtonlinux.org/
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>> BLUG@linuxfan.com
>> http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
>>
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Re: [BLUG] Presentation idea [Was: Where is everybody?]

I much prefer Human contact myself, but i have a good
video camera if thats what everyone wants to do.

--- Mark Krenz <mark@slugbug.org> wrote:

>
> If someone wants to do that, its fine with me.
> But I don't really
> know what to do to make that happen.
>
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 06:37:36PM GMT, Weldon Sams
> [wsams@indiana.edu] said the following:
> > Hey Mark, I just had an idea. Since we're all
> puter-people, how hard would
> > it be to set up a video conferencing session for a
> meeting or even to video
> > a session and post it on you tube or something
> with plenty of bandwidth.
> >
> > On 6/12/07, Mark Krenz <mark@slugbug.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > That's too bad. There always seemed to be a
> different crowd during
> > >the summer months than the rest of the year.
> Makes sense. Maybe those
> > >people didn't get the word this year about the
> group.
> > >
> > > Actually, I was thinking lately that I'd like
> to do a presentation,
> > >maybe next month, on my own personal desktop. It
> may sound boring but I
> > >wanted to share with everyone how I use my
> computer. Not that I'm
> > >specifically interesting, but it would be a good
> presentation for
> > >picking up lots of tips and tricks. I was
> thinking that I could get my
> > >hands on two LCD projectors and show how I
> utilize two screens. I think
> > >I could do it in July or August.
> > >
> > >Does this interest anyone?
> > >
> > >
> > >On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 11:22:12PM GMT, Black,
> Steven Wayne [
> > >blacks@indiana.edu] said the following:
> > >> I left the meeting room (1C) after 15 minutes
> of waiting for the first
> > >> person to show up.
> > >>
> > >> It is the second Tuesday. It was 7pm. It was
> the room next door to the
> > >> room we usually use.
> > >>
> > >> What happened?
> > >>
> > >> -- Steven
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> BLUG mailing list
> > >> BLUG@linuxfan.com
> > >>
> http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
> > >>
> > >
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> > >http://www.bloomingtonlinux.org/
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Weldon Sams
> > wsams@indiana.edu
>
> --
> Mark Krenz
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> http://www.bloomingtonlinux.org/
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