[00:06] <akgraner> :-/ yep
[00:07] <elky> There's a special place in the deepest reaches of hell reserved for that man. Really.
[00:08] <IdleOne> sam?
[00:10] <elky> IdleOne, no less.
[00:10] <elky> IdleOne, oh, you don't knwo who sam is.
[00:10] <IdleOne> elky: no idea
[00:11] <IdleOne> ;/
[00:11] <IdleOne> :/
[00:11] <elky> a faux journalist who works for itwire.com. he's probably best described with a word I discovered via jdub: trollumnist
[00:11] <IdleOne> i guess he is a jerk
[00:12] <elky> that's putting it mildly, but yes.
[00:17] <valorie> what did he post, elky?
[00:18] <elky> I'm PMing the link to those who ask, who haven't found it via the itwire.com front page.
[00:19] <valorie> thanks!
[00:21] <valorie> geez, a FOSS gossip columnist
[00:21] <valorie> I guess we really are growing
[00:21] <elky> oh he's been around for like forever
[00:21] <elky> people allege he used to be good, but um, I believe his fu has slipped
[00:24] <IdleOne> well I read the article. First time I ever read anything from him and I am not familiar with Jono's comments or elky's blog post Sam is referring to. Seems to me like he is probably a jackass
[00:25] <elky> he's really no more a journalist than roy schetzowitz is. these days, his research is approximately on par quality wise.
[00:26] <valorie> :(
[00:26] <valorie> hopefully people ignore the acid
[00:26] <valorie> anyway, dinner.....
[00:27] <elky> if you go through his other writings, you can find the piece last week in which he decreed lucid unfit because "sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade" complained about lack of root for the second part of that command.
[00:28] <IdleOne> well if he understood what && does he may not complain
[00:29] <elky> he blamed the man pages for lying to him iirc
[00:29] <IdleOne> && if and when and only when the previous command completes run following command
[00:30] <IdleOne> the following command being an sudo command should ask for auth imho
[00:30] <IdleOne> s/an/a
[00:31] <elky> yes, but that's not how "ive been using debian for fifty million years" genius boy interpreted it.
[00:32] <elky> (*not actually real quote, but sure as heck real attitude)
[00:32] <elky> anyway, i'm tired of talking about him, lets move on
[00:32] <IdleOne> elky if I was you I wouldn't waste any more energy on it.
[00:32] <IdleOne> heh
[00:32] <IdleOne> you type faster then I do :P
[00:33] <IdleOne> ok 3 things left to do today: 1) call the kids 2) eat something 3) go to sleep
[00:33] <IdleOne> I'll be back later :P
[04:54]  * pleia2 hugs elky 
[05:07] <elky> pleia2, speeeecial place in hell for that guy, srsly.
[05:08] <pleia2> yeah, I don't think anyone takes him seriously anymore
[05:09] <elky> my response to him was intended to make him seem as jackassy as possible, since I /knew/ he was going to do this.
[05:10] <elky> hence it was not a plead, it was a stern directive.
[05:10] <valorie> once he gets predictable, he'll lose readers even with his pot-stirring
[05:11] <elky> oh, he's been losing readers since he before he lambasted the intern that swore in a blog post in the direction of stallman
[05:12] <elky> and his recent outburst at matt garrett for quoting him... hilarious
[05:12] <elky> but srsly, his best so far has to be the sudo gaffe late last week
[05:12] <rww> I rarely see positive things in the comments on his articles. He doesn't have readers because people think he's a good journalist, he has readers because he generates controversy.
[05:13] <rww> elky: His reply in the article's comments makes no sense :(
[05:13] <elky> oh, he has a few fans. one tried to use my blog comments to spamzor his own blog around
[08:11] <dholbach> good morning
[09:51] <AlanBell> elky: http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2010/02/15/sam-varghese-got-it-wrong/ different subject, same trollumnist
[10:05] <elky> <3 adam williamson's response
[10:05] <elky> i want one of those tshirts
[10:05] <elky> i also belong to the elusive club that's also been trollumnist'd by sam's colleague
[10:06] <rww> "Varghese trolled me for ad money and all I got was this lousy t-shirt"
[14:16] <maco> elky: and directhex's comment?
[14:17] <elky> maco, yeah, but i see him say that in the actual site comments all the time
[14:18] <maco> haha
[14:36] <czajkowski> maco: nice link the other day
[14:36] <maco> czajkowski: the ireland link?
[14:37] <czajkowski> aye
[15:45] <akgraner> Woo Hoo new wireless card and now my computer can connect anywhere in my house - now if lightning doesn't take out the wifi receiver again this sound be a good day! :-)
[15:46] <nigelb> akgraner: great :)
[15:47] <akgraner> it's those little things in life that make me happy :-)  me gets back to my todo list - UW list will have about 5 emails hitting in about an hour  - finally - caught up :-)
[16:45] <akgraner> hey who all on the on the UW team is participating in a global Jam event?
[16:46] <nigelb> akgraner: depends, I'll be on IRC to help anyone who needs help
[16:47] <pleia2> I will be
[16:48] <MarkDude> I will at Jono's event.
[16:49]  * pleia2 has to work that day
[16:50] <pleia2> it being a weekday and all :)
[16:50] <pleia2> but I'll wander up to the berkeley one
[16:50] <akgraner> I was just thinking outload and before I took it to the list wanted to brainstorm  - maybe we as a team could pick an hour or so and hold an online jam?
[16:51] <nigelb> +
[16:51] <nigelb> +1
[16:52] <MarkDude> akgraner, some people are a little standoffish on bugs, but , maybe can help with trnslation. At least for Karmic, that language stuff was down the list
[16:52] <akgraner> I was thinking docs and we could clean up and add to our wiki's and stuff  - but that's just me
[16:53] <MichelleQ> Mike and I were just discussing Global jam
[16:54] <MichelleQ> I think we're going to be hosting a doc. jam, but I'm not 100% sure when
[16:54] <MarkDude> I have a small amount of moin skills & am willing to help with that
[20:25] <Pendulum> akgraner: did I just read correctly that our blueprint is done?
[20:25] <akgraner> yeppers
[20:25] <Pendulum> \o/
[20:25] <Pendulum> just in time to start discussing the next one, eh? ;-)
[20:26] <pleia2> hooray! :)
[20:26] <akgraner> yeppers :-)
[20:26] <akgraner> got stick some stuff on a wiki then send out the email :-)
[20:27] <Pendulum> btw, I'm sorry that I have failed to actually do my action item from the last meeting. have barely been able to use my right shoulder most of the time since :(
[20:27] <pleia2> mentoring docs
[20:27] <pleia2> ?
[20:27] <akgraner> Pendulum,  no worries :-)
[20:28] <pleia2> I can jump in and help out more
[20:28] <Pendulum> pleia2: yeah
[20:28] <pleia2> I should have some time tomorrow evening to get a plan together if you'd like
[20:28] <Pendulum> pleia2: possibly (depending on what sort of shape I'm in)
[20:29] <pleia2> no problem, if you're not available I'll just toss my ideas in an email and we can go from there :)
[22:19] <pleia2> regarding t-shirts, this was created a while ago: http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/Ideas/TShirtDesigns
[22:38] <nhandler> pleia2: You might want to update the design to fit in with the new theme a bit more
[22:38] <pleia2> none of these are my designs :) they are from last year
[22:39] <nhandler> Ok
[22:39] <pleia2> was just a suggestion as a starting point for continued discussions
[22:58] <czajkowski> http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/Roadmap-M here is the suggested items for the next cycle. We can work on these at the next IRC Meeting
[23:03] <MichelleQ> czajkowski: Area 4 is "Mentioning Program"...
[23:03] <MichelleQ> erm...  what might that be, 'zactly
[23:03] <MichelleQ> ?
[23:04] <pleia2> Mentoring?
[23:04] <czajkowski> aye
[23:04] <czajkowski> mentoring
[23:05] <MichelleQ> k.
[23:05] <czajkowski> fixed
[23:05] <czajkowski> done
[23:05] <MichelleQ> :D
[23:05] <MichelleQ> You're fantastic!
[23:05] <czajkowski> hah
[23:05] <czajkowski> no
[23:06] <pleia2> yes you are, darn it! :)
[23:06] <MichelleQ> oh, sure you are.
[23:07] <pleia2> oh, I guess that should have been "dang"
[23:07] <pleia2> I fail at akgranerspeak
[23:07] <czajkowski> lol
[23:08] <MichelleQ> rofl.
[23:08] <MichelleQ> pleia2: need some drawl lessons?
[23:08] <pleia2> I think so! :)
[23:12] <czajkowski> NN nutters
[23:12] <MichelleQ> NN nutters?
[23:12]  * MichelleQ blinks in confusion
[23:14] <akgraner> hehe
[23:15] <MichelleQ> oh, I need a nap.
[23:16] <akgraner> me too!
[23:16] <MichelleQ> See y'all in a bit - we're off to bathe children.
[23:17] <akgraner> Updated Agenda for next UW meeting - http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/Meetings/March2010/Agenda
[23:18] <akgraner> it's needs cleaned up a bit - but that is the easy part :-)