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Top 10 Things You Could Be Doing Instead of Attending Ohio Linux Fest
It's getting near that time again -- Ohio Linux Fest. In case you've been living under a rock or somehow missed last years' event, here's the story. Basically, it all began a few years ago when some of the Linux User Groups in the Ohio and surrounding area decided to get together and have their own conference-like-event. The description "conference-like" isn't an accident, because nothing is like Ohio Linux Fest, from my experience. It's essentially a conference with speakers and the like -- and the largest Linux geek party -- all rolled into one event. Last year it took me a couple of weeks to get back to normal (if there is such a thing for FeriCyde). After the event, I simply had the post-OLF blues. Unlike a lot of commercial events, the signal-to-noise ratio is extremely optimal. Everywhere you turn there are interesting and fun people. The atmosphere is extremely charged. You get the picture? No? There's only one way to really understand it then -- attend. Maybe you have something more exciting to do instead? If so I can only imagine a list like the following ... Top 10 Things You Could Be Doing Instead of Attending Ohio Linux Fest
The event is free, although you can buy an all conference pass that includes a tee shirt, lunch and more. Registration for the event closes the 22nd of this month. See the Ohio Linux Fest web site for more. |
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Comments (73)
Something familiar about this poster...
It's nothing, dino, just an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato.
Okay already!
Life has been a bit more complex than usual of late for me. I wish I had more time to write about it, but alas, priorities dictate other things (sleeping for instance, is not over-rated as I once thought it was).
Dino: I gave up the green-screen a long, long time ago. It's been replaced with an EGA (350x640) display -- we're talking _modern_ graphics here man! How dare you think I'd be so far behind.
Alas, you're right about the keyboard :(
Tuxxy, How the heck did you know what I had for lunch? I mean, psychic baby, psychic!
-=FeriCyde=-
Life has been a bit more complex than usual of late for me. I wish I had more time to write about it, but alas, priorities dictate other things (sleeping for instance, is not over-rated as I once thought it was).
Dino: I gave up the green-screen a long, long time ago. It's been replaced with an EGA (350x640) display -- we're talking _modern_ graphics here man! How dare you think I'd be so far behind.
Alas, you're right about the keyboard :(
Tuxxy, How the heck did you know what I had for lunch? I mean, psychic baby, psychic!
-=FeriCyde=-
Paulie -
Alas, nothing. Those old IBM keyboards are GREAT!
And EGA graphics...it's about time you moved up into, er, the late 80s.
Alas, nothing. Those old IBM keyboards are GREAT!
And EGA graphics...it's about time you moved up into, er, the late 80s.
> And EGA graphics...it's about time you moved up into, er, the late 80s.
Dino, I could say the same about your cloths -- isn't it time you ditched that white leasure suit?
Dino, I could say the same about your cloths -- isn't it time you ditched that white leasure suit?
Dino will get the last laugh after the worldwide nuclear holocaust, because the only survivors will be cockroaches, Twinkies, and anyone wearing a polyester leisure suit.
Paul, I just can't believe you would claim to know Dino! You really have to be careful about who you know, you know.
>You really have to be careful about who you know, you know.
And you have to be sure about it, too. Anybody in the know knows it's who you know you know, you know.
And you have to be sure about it, too. Anybody in the know knows it's who you know you know, you know.
tc -
Few people are aware that bright white polyester repels radiation as effectively as it repels attractive women.
Few people are aware that bright white polyester repels radiation as effectively as it repels attractive women.
> Few people are aware that bright white polyester repels radiation as effectively as it repels attractive women.
So, your Wife makes you wear it huh dino :)
So, your Wife makes you wear it huh dino :)
jimf: It's not like that. It's reflexive, like how he has to install 8-track tape players in all of his cars so he can play those Saturday-night-fever era songs that are so hard to find on updated media.
Like casette...
Like casette...
Paul --
I don't do 8-track anymore. Since manufacturers have made the distinctly bad choice to cease making them, I'm afraid both equipment and media have fallen into disrepair. It's more like 2-6 track these days.
I don't do 8-track anymore. Since manufacturers have made the distinctly bad choice to cease making them, I'm afraid both equipment and media have fallen into disrepair. It's more like 2-6 track these days.
Understand Paul, I may very well outdate you :). just two levels of communication going on here.
And what, no F keys on the left for your keyboard?
And what, no F keys on the left for your keyboard?
>And what, no F keys on the left for your keyboard?
You mean where all that is rational intended for them to be? And what is this bit of 12 keys? Who has 12 fingers?
On second thought -- don't answer that one.
You mean where all that is rational intended for them to be? And what is this bit of 12 keys? Who has 12 fingers?
On second thought -- don't answer that one.
FerriCyde chat indeed
39 earlier comments in the full thread.
For Chicago area folks --
This morning, after a nice bike ride down to Batavia and back, we trundled out to West Chicago to the first-ever Papanicholas coffee shop, connected to Pal Joey's.
For those outside the area, PapaNick is a family owned and run business that roasts it's coffee in Batavia, IL, the southern anchor of Tri-Cities here along the Fox river.
Good stuff to pick up for home, and, as it turns out...good to get at the coffee shop.
Starbucks still wins on "we can walk to it and sit outside to drink", however.
This morning, after a nice bike ride down to Batavia and back, we trundled out to West Chicago to the first-ever Papanicholas coffee shop, connected to Pal Joey's.
For those outside the area, PapaNick is a family owned and run business that roasts it's coffee in Batavia, IL, the southern anchor of Tri-Cities here along the Fox river.
Good stuff to pick up for home, and, as it turns out...good to get at the coffee shop.
Starbucks still wins on "we can walk to it and sit outside to drink", however.
I love Saturdays..one pot in and another on the way..ITS MINE, ALL MINE!
AAAHHHHH!!!!! (running off into the distance)
AAAHHHHH!!!!! (running off into the distance)
Sigh, there's just no place for a tea drinker on this forum.... Slinking off in disgrace....
jdixon -
Don't worry, we won't think any less of you for drinking tea.
Oh --- Who am I kidding?
Of course we will!
Don't worry, we won't think any less of you for drinking tea.
Oh --- Who am I kidding?
Of course we will!
Jdixon -
Hold your head up high, man! Don't listen to dino. He's so drugged up with Caffeine it isn't funny! There's NOTHING wrong with a nice pot o' tea. I like mine sweetened with a little Honey. Just so you know, I also like coffee, beer and (cheap) wine. There's no reason to discriminate based on drink preference . . . .
(Desktop environments, now there's a reason to discriminate!! :-D )
Hold your head up high, man! Don't listen to dino. He's so drugged up with Caffeine it isn't funny! There's NOTHING wrong with a nice pot o' tea. I like mine sweetened with a little Honey. Just so you know, I also like coffee, beer and (cheap) wine. There's no reason to discriminate based on drink preference . . . .
(Desktop environments, now there's a reason to discriminate!! :-D )
Tea's ok, a well brewed beer is fine, as is ('good') wine, but, really good coffee is a passion. Few things in life are as satisfying... Well, there are a few, but they aren't in beverage form :D
As for all the (green) tea drinkers who, ad nauseam, told us how bad coffee is for a persons health, we now find that coffee has the same antioxidant effects and that espresso, in particular, has few harmful oils and less caffeine.... So there :P
As for all the (green) tea drinkers who, ad nauseam, told us how bad coffee is for a persons health, we now find that coffee has the same antioxidant effects and that espresso, in particular, has few harmful oils and less caffeine.... So there :P
I learned to drink tea like the English when I was stationed in Cornwall. I guess, since I grew up drinking hot tea in the winter in West Virginia, adding a spot of milk to it wasn't that much of a stretch. I still do that occasionally.
dek, just don't tell me you drink Boone Farm.
dek, just don't tell me you drink Boone Farm.
dcp: just don't tell me you drink Boone Farm.
Well. I used to!!
I like to make my Own Wine coolers and Boone's Farm doesn't work well for that. But just about any other cheap wine will.
Have we gotten off topic sufficiently?? ;-)
Well. I used to!!
I like to make my Own Wine coolers and Boone's Farm doesn't work well for that. But just about any other cheap wine will.
Have we gotten off topic sufficiently?? ;-)
> He's so drugged up with Caffeine it isn't funny! There's NOTHING wrong with a nice pot o' tea.
Well, my tea has more caffeine than most people's coffee, so I can't point fingers at someone who likes caffeine.
> As for all the (green) tea drinkers...
Green tea? Blech. While I'm hardly a tea expert, I've found that Lipton, Red Rose, Salada, and Luzianne all make a cup of tea that I can drink. I generally prefer Lipton. I find Tetley and some other brands undrinkable.
Well, my tea has more caffeine than most people's coffee, so I can't point fingers at someone who likes caffeine.
> As for all the (green) tea drinkers...
Green tea? Blech. While I'm hardly a tea expert, I've found that Lipton, Red Rose, Salada, and Luzianne all make a cup of tea that I can drink. I generally prefer Lipton. I find Tetley and some other brands undrinkable.
> I like to make my Own Wine coolers and Boone's Farm doesn't work well for that. But just about any other cheap wine will.
Whew! Your past we can safely overlook. It's the present we're concerned about. :-)
> Have we gotten off topic sufficiently?? ;-)
Well, I think we still need to hang a left at Albuquerque and go about 400 miles. Besides, Cafeine is the name of a FOSS app - and we're talking about it, so we must still be kind of close to the topic.
As they say in Japan (according to the OP), "Ohio!" :-D
Whew! Your past we can safely overlook. It's the present we're concerned about. :-)
> Have we gotten off topic sufficiently?? ;-)
Well, I think we still need to hang a left at Albuquerque and go about 400 miles. Besides, Cafeine is the name of a FOSS app - and we're talking about it, so we must still be kind of close to the topic.
As they say in Japan (according to the OP), "Ohio!" :-D
Dc: Great job circling back! I'm just now getting caught up on this thread.
Boone's Farm?!? That's what I was drinking when I wrote this article!
Boone's Farm?!? That's what I was drinking when I wrote this article!
Groooaaann! Poor Paul. Guys, can we take up a collection for the poor fella? Maybe we can help get enough to buy some Paul Mason.
dc -
Or at least some Mad Dog 20-20.
Or at least some Mad Dog 20-20.
Oh no! And to think I pegged you for a Night Train kind of guy!
dc -
It's all in the past, Rev, I swear!
It's all in the past, Rev, I swear!
The past what? 10 minutes?
>The past what? 10 minutes?
I ... can't ... remember.
I ... can't ... remember.
Can't remember what? What are you talking about?
Have a cup of coffee Don, that will perk up your memory :D...
Mad Dog 20-20! Yeah, that's the stuff!
All this talk of alcohol is making me thirsty. I think I'll go find a starbucks somewhere.
All this talk of alcohol is making me thirsty. I think I'll go find a starbucks somewhere.
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It's a small bell, to be sure.
I picture a dank musty room.
The ghostly (not mention ghastly) glow of green phosphor from one of those old screens from the days when you actually needed screen savers barely illuminates the assorted scraps of paper that populate the old cabinet door propped up on milk crates that serves as a computer desk.
Hunched over with his eyeballs nearly in contact with the screen, an elfin figure raps at the keyboard as if it were a snare drum. A high-pitched cackle floats above the staccato bursts emanating from the old clicky-style IBM keyboard.
All is well with the world.