[01:59] hello [01:59] anybody there? [02:00] hello? [02:00] hi [02:01] hi [02:01] is the wisconsin ubuntu group dead? [02:01] nay [02:01] the forums seem absent [02:01] "distributed" [02:01] ? [02:02] as in several folks, very far apart [02:02] yeah [02:02] im from the Fox Cities [02:02] you? [02:02] Fox Cities ;) [02:02] Appleton [02:02] Appleton ;) [02:02] north side [02:02] really? [02:02] yep [02:02] south side [02:03] it'll never work [02:03] lol [02:03] what do you mean? [02:03] you and i are too far apart for any ubuntu enthusiasm [02:03] i'm not very good at this humor stuff [02:04] 20 minutes away? [02:04] thats not bad [02:04] i can drive [02:04] i was being facetious [02:04] im sorry [02:04] still in highschool [02:04] getting used to internet humor [02:04] :p [02:04] heh [02:05] there is a linux user group that meets in Appleton [02:05] really? [02:05] you've heard of http://newlug.org ? [02:05] no [02:06] i know how to use linux and basic terminal [02:06] well they do. they meet at the Candlewood Suites hotel at the intersection of Wisconsin Ave and 41 [02:06] and basic html javascript [02:06] but it seems kind of advanced [02:06] nah [02:06] they welcome any experience levels [02:06] i know some people who use linux just for fun [02:06] newlug are those people too [02:06] i just switched completeley to ubuntu [02:07] oho [02:07] it's good fun [02:07] hello. [02:07] I believe I just replied to a thread from you ;) [02:07] h00k: where were you man!? [02:07] * mikeputnam has to do everything around here [02:07] ;) [02:07] mikeputnam: I was on vacation! [02:07] First time ever! [02:07] lol [02:07] It was *awesome* [02:07] and now I'm back [02:08] favrenation: welcome! [02:08] thanks [02:08] The first new forum topic in... a few years. [02:08] er, thread. [02:08] whatever. [02:08] u saw that? [02:08] lol [02:08] I'm not a forum'er [02:08] favrenation: I did, you repled to the Location thread, and I got an email, then I saw the new thread you made [02:08] favrenation: i belive h00k is in the northern area. rhinelander? [02:08] mikeputnam: yessir [02:08] have u seen the hodag? [02:09] lol [02:09] 'course [02:09] who hasn't? [02:09] * mikeputnam looks around sheepishly [02:09] mikeputnam: it's okay, you didn't miss anything ;) [02:09] heh [02:09] mikeputnam: what'd I miss? [02:09] favrenation was just indicating their interest in linux [02:09] so how often does this meeting take place? [02:09] ubuntu specifically [02:10] i mentioned newlug as a resource in Appleton [02:10] ive tried puppy,debian,knoppix,crunchbang,damnsmall,fedora,AntiX,slitaz [02:10] favrenation: http://newlug.org has the details. join their mailing list to stay aware of the meeting schedule [02:10] what do you guys do there? [02:10] favrenation: oh, we try to have meetings once a month, but usually people are all "I LOVE TO PARTICIPATE AND I WANT TO DO THINGS" and then nobody shows up. [02:11] and this channel is always watched for fellow linuxers [02:11] also #wilug [02:11] i am not much of an IRC person [02:11] sacrelig! [02:11] i use other IM's [02:11] #wilug is more for Linux in general, while the Ubuntu LoCo is mostly focused on Ubuntu (obviously) [02:11] we use those too. (via IRC) [02:11] ok is that freenode? [02:12] favrenation: I invite you to take our Interest Forum survey thing! [02:12] sure [02:12] https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dElwRWd1QXRCV2dSYkQ2V1ZwZW1FRXc6MQ#gid=0 [02:12] freenode is an IRC network. you are on it right now via #ubuntu-us-wi [02:12] #wilug is on the same network [02:13] ik [02:13] also #dhmn if you happen to be interested in general "hacking/making" [02:13] http://dhmn.net [02:13] i mean to ask if the other channel was on freenode [02:13] ah [02:14] well Im 16 so IDK what I could contribute [02:14] no one does, until they start talking to other people interested in linux [02:15] bye-bye [02:15] baw [02:15] sorry back [02:15] ohai [02:16] welcome back :) [02:16] lol [02:16] what is the hacking project u are gong to be working on? [02:17] i just finished the candybot [02:17] let me dig up a url [02:17] ? [02:17] here we go [02:17] http://www.instructables.com/id/CandyBot-v10/ [02:17] at appleton east there is a robotics team that would love this stuff [02:17] that was submitted by our group [02:18] im in that TESLA engineering charter thing [02:18] has nothing to do with linux, but was a fun hack anyway [02:18] really! [02:18] i went to the last open house [02:18] yeah [02:18] great fun [02:18] u in highschool too? [02:18] nah [02:18] i'm old and treacherous [02:18] why did u go to the open house? [02:19] because robots are cool [02:19] and people who like robots are cool [02:19] horray. [02:19] it's fun to talk to clever people [02:19] lol [02:19] like linux enthusiasts or robot makers or programmers etc [02:20] i never found interest in robot making in general i like to make websites and fix up old shitty pc's [02:20] yes! [02:20] i too like those same things [02:21] though the fixing of junk pc's has started to become a bit less interesting over time [02:21] yeah [02:21] once u fix them up u can't really do much with them [02:21] don't get me wrong, my house is filled with hand-me-down computers but it's just not the focus anymore [02:22] htop [02:22] yeah [02:22] ...you're not my server. [02:22] htop? [02:22] wrong button. [02:22] er, window. [02:22] !info htop [02:22] htop (source: htop): interactive processes viewer. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.8.3-1ubuntu1 (maverick), package size 61 kB, installed size 212 kB [02:22] well Favrenation, i encourage you to join the ubuntu-us-wi mailing list, the newlug mailing list, the http://dhmn.net mailing list [02:23] mailing lists are fun, that's where most of the across/cross-group talk is [02:23] ok [02:23] i joined the ubunt wisconsin one [02:23] irc is secondary for real-timish communication if you hang out on a computer a lot (which we all do) [02:24] i just joined to see if it is not dead [02:24] i was not expecting to find people on here [02:24] if you are considering going to a newlug / dhmn meeting or event, bring some friends who also like robots, programming, linux, etc [02:24] more the merrier [02:25] yeah i can probably do that [02:25] which was id better suited for me [02:27] well, i need to step away for a bit. nice meeting you Favrenation [02:27] yeah nice meeting you too [02:29] and I just finished some work for a client, so I'll be poking around here a while [02:29] I've been gone on vacation, now I need to catch up on work. [02:35] randomly log out...not something you want your computer to do [02:35] wth Natty? [03:20] pfff [03:20] apparently my VPS is broken. [03:20] Favrenation: I wasn't intentionally running away from you ;) [03:33] ik [03:34] playin some online ps2 [03:38] theeere we go. [03:44] and fixed SASL on my new vps. [03:47] nice [03:49] * mikeputnam busies himself with node.js on 10.04 [03:49] I still don't know what node.js is yet. [03:49] I should do that someday. [03:50] for now, I'll stick with finishing wedding-rsvp on my ruby-on-rails [03:51] ah, node.js looks kinda neat [03:52] but I'll stick with what I'm trying to learn for now ;) [03:53] it's just server-side javascript [03:54] sort of php but with javascript [03:54] yep [03:54] and way fast [03:54] BLAZING [03:54] runs inside googles V8