#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-01
<zenrox> yawn
<bkerensa> :D
<bkerensa> DJ Master
<zenrox> lol
<zenrox> not really
<zenrox> i just like music
<zenrox> and know what others like
<valorie> back from the highland games, and dinner
<MarkDude> So I am still tired from Portland
<valorie> ME TOO
<valorie> I could barely drag myself out of the house to go to the Highland Games
<valorie> but I thought about how many more I'll be able to attend with my dad
<valorie> gulped some more coffee, and went
<valorie> glad I did
<valorie> but tuesday morning is gonna be mighty early
<valorie> and soon
<MarkDude> Was fun stuff?
<MarkDude> Did you toss any kabers?
<valorie> lol
<valorie> mostly just listened to pipe band music
<valorie> that's his favorite
<valorie> and I love it too
<valorie> had to eat a scone, of course
<valorie> they were tossing the cabers across the field, though
<valorie> I can see you doing it
<valorie> with your present hair
<valorie> and in a kilt
<valorie> totally
<bkerensa> Cool
<bkerensa> mmm
 * valorie is listening to The New by Interpol on Turn On the Bright Lights [Amarok]
<bkerensa> :D
<bkerensa> I need a Banshee to XChat tool :)
<valorie> I'm sure there is a script
<valorie> I know there is one for Amarok > Xchat
<bkerensa> I have tried a few xchat scripts so far they all were broken
<bkerensa> :P
<bkerensa> not having much faith that the scripts on xchat.org work
<valorie> I'm sure #banshee will know
<bkerensa> mmm
<MarkDude> Connection issues
 * MarkDude wants to go carry his laptop into garden - and back in house. And repeat like 30 times
 * thefinn93 recently setup a BNC and loves it
 * thefinn93 no longer has any connection issues
<bkerensa> PsyBNC
<thefinn93> I like ZNC
<thefinn93> but i haven't tried anything else
<cj> http://www.google.com/search?q=pco+responsibilities&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&client=iceweasel-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&client=iceweasel-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aunofficial&source=hp&q=pco+responsibilities+WA+democrats&pbx=1&oq=pco+responsibilities+WA+democrats&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=28220l32310l0l32764l13l11l0l0l0l0l497l2950l156.14.161.142.2l11l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=f91b81db412b9159&biw=1390&bih=605
<cj> "pco responsibilities WA democrats" returns results for 40th district
<cj> maybe it's 'cuz they know I'm in 40th district
<cj> valorie: should I hold a cheer leading party?
<valorie> hey cj
<bkerensa> :D
<valorie> cj, copying your link takes me to the 40th too
<valorie> same with googling your phrase
 * valorie ain't in the 40th
<seattlegaucho> stupid network
<seattlegaucho> lets see if ipv4 works better
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-02
<MarkDude> Pics from Open Source Convention >> https://picasaweb.google.com/tuxwingsgroup/OSCON2011
<bkerensa> hi
<cj> valorie: I guess that makes us impotent!
<seattlegaucho> MarkDude: I found a bunch of my old MySQL buddies in your photos ... besides Monty
<seattlegaucho> didn't find myself
 * MarkDude plans on taking 500+ next year
<bkerensa> :D
<MarkDude> older camera held me back a bit
<cj> seattlegaucho: ooh!  was I included?  unlikely as I never got out to many conferences during my short tenure...
<cj> was this for OSCON 2011?
<cj> oh, yeah... /me needs to read context
<seattlegaucho> yep OSCON's last week
<cj> wish I could have made it.
<seattlegaucho> Colin Charles is the one I remember the name
<bkerensa> :D
<cj> yeah, I do remember quite a few emails from that guy
<cj> don't know that I met him in person, though
<seattlegaucho> were you at any of the company meetings? Budapest? CancÃºn?
<cj> nope.  I was flown to the mysql conf for my final interview with patrik, kaj and mÃ¥rten
<cj> met most of the "important" folks there
<cj> and communicated with peers via irc and email as I've always done before, during and since :)
<seattlegaucho> which year did were you hired?
<cj> oh-five
<cj> and made a point of resigning on 06/06/06 so I'd remember the date.
<cj> dark humor.  ha ha.
<seattlegaucho> budapest was '02, cancÃºn was '03 ... 1st UC was '03
<seattlegaucho> so you missed out on the company meetings
<cj> *sniffle* I was there in spirit.
 * cj has been loving on mysql since '96
<cj> at least I think that's the date 0.36 or whatever that was....
<cj> 3.23, I guess
<bkerensa> So
<bkerensa> Wa & OR should do a GeekNic
<bkerensa> :)
<cj> or maybe Wa & BC
<cj> as I'm all of one short boat ride away
<cj> but with a dearth of tuits :(
<thefinn93> WA, BC and OR - Ubuntu Cascadia
 * cj points at his twitter title
<MarkDude> thefinn93, if we include Northern Cali- and souther Oregon- can we call it Ubuntu Siskyous?
<bkerensa> lol
<thefinn93> lol
<bkerensa> BC?
<bkerensa> As in Canada?
<bkerensa> :P
<thefinn93> yeah
<thefinn93> eh
<bkerensa> thats a bit far for me
<bkerensa> :P
<thefinn93> :D im gonna be up there
<bkerensa> I could do Seattle
<bkerensa> or Redmond
<bkerensa> but not BC
<bkerensa> :D
<cj> I could do BC or Seattle
<cj> but not Redmond
<cj> I'm in SEA on Thursday night
<cj> but asterisk users' group is scheduled for Thursday night, so you'd have to share the limelight
<cj> call me after 19:00 if you want to meet at or near f5 on elliot and harrison
<bkerensa> Well I wanna get up to Seattle soon to have lunch with some people I know up there :) blogger types
<seattlegaucho> Ooh! Redmond right on MSFT's face
<cj> I just scheduled a class for fall.  I will be teaching teh debians with a focus on preparing for operative personnel certification
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-03
<bkerensa> valorie: You around?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-04
<thefinn93> Sorry, This Presentation Is Not Available
<thefinn93> The next run time is: 9:15 PM on 8/3/2011
<thefinn93> Current Server Time is 9:07 PM on 8/3/2011
<thefinn93> FFFUUUUU
<thefinn93> i wanna watch the pwnie awards
<thefinn93> nao!
<thefinn93> oh wow wrong channel
<thefinn93> sorry guys
<bkerensa> wow
<bkerensa> i like xubuntu :) almost better than natty
<valorie> bkerensa, you are such a Unity hater!
<bkerensa> :)
<bkerensa> valorie: Hi
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-05
<valorie> bkerensa, hi from Berlin
<seattlegaucho> valorie: you're in berlin?
<seattlegaucho> kde / amarok related?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-08
<valorie> I am in Berlin indeed!
<valorie> mostly KDE, but of course Amarok as well
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-09
<cj> hey folks
<cj> valorie: you and Paul both?
<cj> is there anyone here around 18 who would like to join the WA state guard?  I've been asked to recruit two folks
<cj> we're especially looking for fit 18-year-old folks who want to carry rifles as part of the governor's honor guard
<cj> is Paul going to be back home any time soon?
<cj> he seems like the prime candidate
<valorie> cj, Paul is here?
<valorie> if so, first I have heard of it
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-15
<bkerensa> is valorie still in Europe?
<valorie> nope, home and trying to overcome the jetlag
<valorie> brain is a bit mushy still
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-17
<bkerensa> valorie:  ping
<valorie> bkerensa: pong
<bkerensa> valorie: ping
<bkerensa> valorie: Was just going to invite you to our Global Jam event here in Portland on Sept 3rd :)
<bkerensa> http://www.linuxjournal.com/event/ubuntu-global-jam-oregon
<bkerensa> hi
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-18
 * bkerensa waves
 * seattlegaucho waves back
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-23
<bkerensa> valorie: You around?
<valorie> yes, hello
<valorie> your thing is during the Labor Day weekend, isn't it?
<bkerensa> valorie: Ubuntu Global Jam is gonna be pretty big I think... Possibly over 20+ people so far
<bkerensa> valorie: yep
<valorie> finally found a calendar with holidays
<bkerensa> valorie: We got people coming from WA companies too :D
<valorie> cool, but we go up to our cabin that weekend
<valorie> every year
<bkerensa> valorie: oh :) ok well next time
<valorie> cut the winter wood
<valorie> too bad, I was looking forward to it
<bkerensa> valorie: We should do WA/CA release party together?
<bkerensa> WA/OR
<valorie> we usually do a Seattle one
<valorie> but if I can come down your way for one, I will
<bkerensa> Yeah I'm thinking we (OR LoCo) needs to come and visit but gotta find out logistics and get a van etc
<bkerensa> I think since OSCON our LoCo has kicked into high gear... tons of activity on irc etc
<thefinn93> yeah
<thefinn93> it's been great
<bkerensa> I never even used to idle in #ubuntu-us-or because it was silent now their is periodic dance parties through the day :P
<thefinn93> >dance parties
<thefinn93> people having short conversations
<valorie> hey, thefinn93
<thefinn93> hey valorie 
<valorie> I need to learn from you how to tunnel to my linode
<valorie> like you started to show me
<thefinn93> ahh
<thefinn93> remember your bandwidth cap
<bkerensa> yeah
<valorie> oh
<valorie> boo
<bkerensa> VPN you will use insane amount
<bkerensa> :D
<thefinn93> fdcservers.net
<valorie> I'll check on that
<valorie> sec, husband is home
<thefinn93> $9/mo for 10Mbit unmetered
<thefinn93> however
<thefinn93> https://github.com/apenwarr/sshuttle
<thefinn93> will turn any ssh connection into a VPN easily
<bkerensa> I wouldnt use FDC they oversell their pipe and they dont use RAID and no backups
<bkerensa> Nobody offers unmetered for $10 except them :P
<valorie> what's wrong with just expanding what I have at linode?
<bkerensa> that would work
<bkerensa> Linode are great people... Solid network + support and they dont oversell :D
<valorie> we've had their webhosting for about a year, and they are solid
<thefinn93> I've always got fine speeds on FDC, faster than advertised
<valorie> I'm not sure I need to use it except when traveling
<valorie> seems like overkill to use it from here
<valorie> someone would have to be parked within sight to be snooping
<bkerensa> :P
<valorie> and why would they bother?
<bkerensa> idk
<bkerensa> very unlikely
 * valorie leads a boring life, for the most part
<thefinn93> alright
<bkerensa> nah!
<bkerensa> :D
<valorie> I don't do banking from this laptop
 * thefinn93 likes being paranoid
<valorie> ect.
<valorie> etc.
<bkerensa> Linux Grama is awesome :D
<valorie> lol
<valorie> but at airports and such, I do feel somewhat vulnerable
<valorie> reading http://tldp.org/HOWTO/NET3-4-HOWTO-3.html
<valorie> actually, http://tldp.org/HOWTO/VPN-Masquerade-HOWTO-2
<thefinn93> valorie, if you want I can give you a limited acct on my VPS for tunneling and such
<thefinn93> i can't promise how long it'll stay up
<thefinn93> but i expect it to be a while
<valorie> that is very generous
<valorie> I need to read some, and see what is entailed
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-25
<androidbruce> seattlegaucho, you around man? 
<androidbruce> ehh he looks idle
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-08-31
<seattlegaucho> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-or/1157/detail/
<seattlegaucho> are we going to get together?
<valorie> I would have gone down for that
<valorie> but Labor Day weekend we always go up to our cabin and cut the winter wood
<valorie> so I will miss it
 * valorie had no time to organize another jam
<valorie> last one, only one person showed up
<valorie> that sort of discouraged me
<valorie> unfortunately
<valorie> the Oregon people are going great guns though
<valorie> bkerensa is a bundle of energy
<bkerensa> =o
<bkerensa> from drinking far to much soda 
 * valorie drinks no soda
<bkerensa> valorie: I talked to akgraner and told her next year at OSCON I wanna do a after hour ubuntu specific social get together
<valorie> cool
<valorie> I think the key thing is to get it set up ahead of time
<valorie> Sunday night might be good
<valorie> that's usually an empty night
<bkerensa> Yeah... I'm doing major leg work ahead of time for next year so we will have a event kit and lots of swag
<valorie> awesome!
<bkerensa> I just hope O'Reilly extends us a few exhibitor passes again and booth
<bkerensa> Otherwise Idk how we could afford it
<valorie> they don't allow exhibitors free passes?
<valorie> I got a free pass from the website
<bkerensa> Umm Yeah we can get exhibit hall passes free no problem
<valorie> ok
<valorie> I'm going to consider submitting a talk
<bkerensa> but the Exhibitor ones cost thousands... O'Reilly did it free this year and I imagine they will do it again 
<valorie> I thought non-profit exhibit spaces were free
<valorie> would suck if they charged, really
<bkerensa> Hmm maybe they are I need to check with MarkDude he set all that up and then kinda said "here ya go make it happen"
<valorie> having stuff to give away would be a Good Thing though
<valorie> yes, I doubt he wants to be in charge of that if he doesn't have to be
<bkerensa> Well if we get approved before next year which I'm sure is a slamdunk thing then we get a booth cover, banner and approved kit... even if we are not approved we get a non-approved kit and I would at that point reach out to sponsors to get more swag
<valorie> you rock, my dear
<bkerensa> Thanks your too kind :)
<valorie> y'all should think about maybe coming north for Linuxfest NW
<valorie> we always have a booth
<bkerensa> Do they donate passes? Because I would have to pay for transport and lodging as it is
<valorie> so you would have a home base
<valorie> it's free
<bkerensa> =o
<bkerensa> I will try and shoot for it then
<valorie> lfnw.org
<valorie> the party Sat. night is epic
<valorie> not just free beer, but free EXCELLENT beer
<valorie> if you get a van full of people, and share rooms, it's not very expensive
<bkerensa> Yeah good idea
<valorie> long drive to Bellingham though, for sure
<bkerensa> Train may be cheap way :D
<valorie> we need more linux small airplane pilots
<valorie> :-)
<valorie> last I checked, the train was sort of expensive
<bkerensa> I have a few friends in Seattle plus I can talk to my cousin she has lots of friends in Seattle from when she worked in Dutch Harbor AK
<valorie> Bellingham is so beautiful
<valorie> it's a great time
<bkerensa> Hmm I have never even been into Washington :D not even Vancouv
<valorie> WHAT?
<valorie> lol
<valorie> omg, why?
 * valorie is in OR all the time.....
<bkerensa> Uhh people tell me Vancouver has a lot of drug dealers
<bkerensa> bad crime
<bkerensa> idk
<valorie> right
<valorie> Portland doesn'
<valorie> t
<valorie> good grief
<valorie> it's just less hipster
<valorie> way more white bread and less cool
<bkerensa> lol
 * bkerensa is tired of hipster
<valorie> shocker
<valorie> lol
<bkerensa> Our neighborhood has been promised funding for sidewalks and such for a decade I guess and the city council wants to give money to a bike sharing program...
<bkerensa> its like seriously? Bikes or Safety?
<bkerensa> Well I gotta go start dinner and queue up Netflix :D ttyl!
<valorie> have fun
<bkerensa> valorie: Hi
<valorie> hey
<bkerensa> valorie: So I talked to paultag about making PNW Loco into a regional coordinated team between WA/OR since its a defunct loco and he thinks its a good idea so are you WA lead if no I need the WA lead e-mail so I can CC him something to council
<valorie> we don't have a WA lead.....
<valorie> we have a contact on launchpad, but I wouldn't bother writing him because he won't respond
<bkerensa> =o
<bkerensa> oh ok
<valorie> we need to hold elections, but we haven't made it happen
<valorie> Linda and I are the de facto leaders, I guess
<valorie> I thought they were totally against PNW remaining as anything
<valorie> I'd like to see it used, myself
<bkerensa> Well apparently not our old team lead said the council didnt want PNW
<bkerensa> but paultag says thats not the case
<bkerensa> idk.... I hear one thing from one person and council says something different
<bkerensa> paultag said channel logging is required.... Yet CA loco basically said its not and that council tries to tell people it is so idk sometimes very confusing *palmface*
<valorie> we might need to attend the next council meeting and speak up
<valorie> we wanted and asked for logging
<valorie> we had our own logger before that
<bkerensa> But paultag did say to e-mail the PNW LP contact and ask them to transfer ownership to me then setup a Coordination Team and have WA and OR leads join it and set PNW as owned by the coordinated team so we can handle region  stuff through it
<valorie> cool
<valorie> is there an Idaho group?
 * bkerensa is neither against nor for logging but when MarkDude handed over the reigns so to speak he got in a argument with paultag in our channel over logging
 * bkerensa goes to check
<bkerensa> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IdahoTeam
<bkerensa> yep
<valorie> reins
<valorie> you might want to contact them also
<valorie> they originally were members, right?
<bkerensa> not from what I can see.... Just WA/OR people
<bkerensa> but yeah we should get them on board
<valorie> weird
<valorie> ok
<bkerensa> WA will have a new member soon
<valorie> yay!
<valorie> is that finn?
<bkerensa> Finn is coming in September.... He really is enthusiastic about Ubuntu
<bkerensa> Yep
<valorie> you will totally want to come up next spring and visit him
<valorie> :-)
<bkerensa> Yeah I talked to my fiancee tonight about LFNW
<bkerensa> she seems ok with it
 * bkerensa needs to get her surrounded by other women who use Ubuntu :P
<valorie> this will be my third year going up with my son
<valorie> he's gone up for a long time
<valorie> sec
 * bkerensa is unsure how people do public talks.... I did a talk about Ubuntu at the last PDX Wordpress UG meeting and idk I always get shaky and nervous and kinda stumble on what I plan to say
 * bkerensa adds lots of uhhs and ummm's to his talks
<valorie> it was OK
<valorie> you'll get better
<valorie> mostly it's just a matter of getting past the nervous/shaky part
<valorie> and keeping your main points in mind
<valorie> slides help, if you can show them
<bkerensa> yeah... next time I do one I'm gonna try and get a projector and practice the talk a few days before hand
<valorie> that helps too
<valorie> use the cat or dog if you can't find another audience
<bkerensa> Yeah one of the guys I do Wordpress stuff for now and then came
<valorie> or your stuffed penguin
<bkerensa> :)
<valorie> a person is even better, though
<bkerensa> What would you do your talk at OSCON about?
<valorie> something about community or getting involved with FOSS for the non-technical person
<valorie> I was going to do a lightning talk at CLS, but didn't get the time to practice it
<bkerensa> cool :D
<bkerensa> I might do a session next year assuming CLS is in Portland again
<valorie> without practice, a lightning talk isn't that effective -- unless you are sumanah, I guess
<valorie> lol
<valorie> it will be
<bkerensa> sumanah has skill
<valorie> jono already announced it
<valorie> she rocks
<valorie> sec
<valorie> hmm, I wonder where the announcement for next year's OSCON might be?
<valorie> OSCON 2012
<valorie> July 16-20, 2012
<valorie> http://conferences.oreillynet.com/
<valorie> so CLS is 14-15th
<valorie> ah, I already have it on my calendar
<valorie> :-)
<bkerensa> :D
 * bkerensa is gonna go to sleep ttyl val!
<valorie> sweet dreams
<seattlegaucho> androidbruce: did you get my DM this morning?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2012-08-20
<Dan68> Any plans for a 12.10 release party?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2012-08-24
<cairne> hello?
<thefinn93> hello!
<cairne> Oh wow the channel is live
<cairne> I am looking for an active linux community in wa.
<thefinn93> lol 
<thefinn93> this channel is not live
<thefinn93> and i gotta go
<creftos> So what's the deal with this channel?
<valorie> hi creftos
<valorie> the deal?
<valorie> this is the official channel for the Washington state ubuntu users
<creftos> oh neato
<creftos> I just sent a request to join the group
<valorie> however, since we don't have anybody currently who has time to take up leadership
<creftos> on launchpad
<valorie> it's pretty much social only
<creftos> right on
<valorie> we're not official with Ubuntu
<valorie> yet
<valorie> since we don't have many real-life functions
<creftos> I see
<valorie> but that could change with some leadership and energy
 * valorie used to have the time, right now does not
<creftos> Well I'm somewhat new-ish to linux
<valorie> oh cool
<creftos> I've been using it sporadically over the last few years, but only recently been trying to delve more deeply
<valorie> I'm a long-time user, but rather new to being involved with the community
<valorie> my current time, such as it is, goes to KDE
<valorie> and visiting my dad in his nursing home
<creftos> I see
<creftos> I've also been trying to find an open source project to work on
<creftos> I guess the two main things I've been using that are open source are ubuntu and eclipse
<valorie> eclipse the IDE?
<creftos> Yes
<valorie> ah, I wasn't aware that was still widely used
<valorie> or being developed
<creftos> what do you develop in?
<valorie> I'm a writer and community person
<creftos> oh right on
<valorie> when i was thinking about how to get involved, I became active here and in Amarok
<valorie> and ended up writing the Amarok Handbook
<creftos> very nice
<valorie> it's been a lot of fun
<valorie> where in Washington state are you, creftos?
 * valorie lives south of Seattle
<creftos> Bremerton. Looking to move to the seattle area.
<valorie> near Black Diamond, if you've heard of that
<valorie> ah, Bremerton is nice
<creftos> yes I have actually
<creftos> off hwy 18, right?
<valorie> I had a great-uncle who lived there for many years, working at the shipyards
<valorie> yes
<creftos> yeah, a lot of people here either work for the shipyard or the navy
<valorie> on the way to the mountain
<creftos> So what do groups generally do?
<creftos> or what have you guys done in the past?
<valorie> release parties, bug days, free software days
<valorie> we have a booth at linuxfest northwest
<valorie> and have had one/cooperated with ubuntu oregon at OSCON
<valorie> etc.
<creftos> What exactly are bugdays?
<valorie> there is an official one, which we did last year
<valorie> we got together at a local library and tested out the beta ISOs
<valorie> that was cool, but a lot of work setting it up, then I had only one guy show up
<creftos> so basically finding and filing bug reports?
<creftos> aww 
<valorie> testing and yes, filing bug reports
<creftos> right on
<valorie> but sometimes people can do patches too
<valorie> which is always awesome
<valorie> this year I just don't have the time/energy
<valorie> with my dad as he is
<valorie> so we need someone/a few folks to step up
<valorie> or continue as we are, which is sort of a holding pattern
<valorie> anyway, nice talking to you but my husband wants to go out for dinner
<creftos> alright
<creftos> thanks for the info!
 * valorie disconnects for now......
<valorie> hang out with us!
<valorie> we'll eventually make something happen
<creftos> that would be great
<valorie> :-)
<valorie> yup
<valorie> it's a great group, lots of fun
<valorie> we just need more people
<valorie> bye for now
<creftos> see ya
#ubuntu-us-wa 2012-08-26
<wickedpz> hello
#ubuntu-us-wa 2012-08-27
<creftos> So a friend of mine is interested in this group as well
<creftos> who accepts the group join requests on the forum website? Looks like there's a lot of them in the queue.
<Salt> peanutb: cj androidbruce_afk valorie, any idea what the leadership pyramid is like at the moment? I know that linda left and I haven't heard from that other guy in forever
<Salt> creftos: basically, the leadership structure has been missing for the last few years and thus things have stagnated
<creftos> I see... hmm. I'm not aware of the leadership structure, I just joined a couple days ago
<creftos> I figured there would be someone who at least manages the forum, even if they don't do it very often
<creftos> Launchpad says the owner of the group is Chuck West
<Salt> yeah...there's been an issue with chuck, it's what caused the initial breakdown and there doesn't seem to be any way to unseat him
#ubuntu-us-wa 2012-08-28
<creftos> hmm
<creftos> Could we just create a new group on launchpad?
<Salt> I have my hands full with other things, but I'm sure if you hang out here there will be conversation at some point
<Salt> what part of wa are you in btw?
<creftos> Kitsap county/Bremerton
<creftos> I've been interviewing a bunch over in Seattle though.
<creftos> you?
<Salt> Seattle, I run GSLUG
<Dan68> hey
<creftos> Hey Dan
<creftos> Salt: oh coolio
<Dan68> mmm, there is activity here, yay!
<creftos> just a little lol
<creftos> trying to stir it up
<Dan68> Any way we could organize a ubuntu 12.10 release party?
<creftos> I don't really know what goes into that. Sounds like all the leadership is either MIA or too busy 
<Dan68> I'm sure we could host it at AltSpace or In The Red Wine Bar or some place in Seattle
<Dan68> yeah
<Dan68> idk
<Salt> I can offer space in Redmond
<Salt> organizing an event is just saying it's going to happen then being there, advertising optional
<Salt> :P
<creftos> You make it sound so easy ^_^
<Salt> it is deceptively easy
<valorie> hi all -- we don't need to create a new group
<valorie> as I understand it, if we get leadership together, we can remove Chuck easily
<valorie> but so far we haven't gotten it together
<valorie> and I can't help right now with my dad in a nursing home
<valorie> he's 86; that won't last forever, but for now I'm busy every other evening
 * valorie will attend a party, but that's all I can do
<valorie> I would love to see more activity, but I can't do my part to make that happen right now
<Salt> if there was some way for me to make a living off of being an organizer I'd have things going from 0-60 in no time flat
<Salt> I enjoy doing it, and I do it decently well, but I need moneyz to live
<Dan68> yep
<valorie> I hear ya
<valorie> I think we need a few more people
<valorie> our group is just small so far, which makes it difficult to cover all the necessary bits of organization
<Dan68> yep valorie
<Salt> valorie: which is why it was initially ubuntu-pnw (holds self back from long rant)
<valorie> I know
<valorie> sad history there
<creftos> any idea why there's two of me?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2012-08-29
<creftos> oh weird, I see two of me... dunno why
#ubuntu-us-wa 2012-08-30
<creftos> So I think empathy was at fault with the whole more-than-one-of-me thing. Official ubuntu documentation mentions that empathy is awful for irc... so now I'm using xchat-gnome, which I've been using for less than an hour, and I already like it a 256% better.
<creftos> give or take 2 or 3%
#ubuntu-us-wa 2013-08-01
<wh1t3warri0r> hello 
<valorie> greetings, wh1t3warri0r
<wh1t3warri0r> Do any one program?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2013-08-27
 * seattlegaucho wonders why 'kormoc' doesn't hang out here too
<Salt> don't feel bad, he isn't in #gslug either
<seattlegaucho> Salt: wanted to chat about SeaGL ... I guess email will have to do
<seattlegaucho> ... or risk being kicked out of the channel where he hangs out
#ubuntu-us-wa 2013-08-28
<Salt> seattlegaucho, #seagl is the best place to talk about SeaGL :P
<seattlegaucho> Salt: w00t!
<Salt> dunno if I've met BGL or shirgall ...
<shirgall> Salt: I'm down in the Portland area, so probably not
#ubuntu-us-wa 2014-08-13
<valorie> greets from Randa, Switzerland
<MarkDude> Rock on valorie 
#ubuntu-us-wa 2014-08-19
<valorie> o/ back from Switzerland
<valorie> anybody here going to Debconf in Portland?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2017-08-23
<zeroabe> Hi guys.
<zeroabe> Could somebody receive SMS, please ? I'm testing SMPP gateway for my SmartHome/IoT server and want to check USA direction.
<zeroabe> I tried sites like https://receive-a-sms.com/ but undelivery rate is very high, due to filters I guess.
#ubuntu-us-wa 2017-08-26
<valorie> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-washington/3608-ubuntu-washington-booth-at-seagl/
#ubuntu-us-wa 2019-08-26
<niktigre86> ciao a tutti
<niktigre86> list!

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