[01:09] <moylan> hi, passed on to infoturtle that you were looking for him.
[20:26] <airurando> evening
[20:26] <moylan> hi
[20:28] <airurando> how are you moylan
[20:29] <moylan> getting by, yourself?
[20:29] <airurando> hope Friday wasn't too troublesome doe you after thursday.
[20:29] <airurando> I'm grand
[20:29] <airurando> just finished up my 3 day weekend.
[20:30] <airurando> at work that is...
[20:30] <moylan> didn't go far on friday and have been taking it easy since.
[20:30] <moylan> at work over the weekend?  is that normal?
[20:31] <airurando> shift pattern
[20:31] <airurando> work fri sat sun every second weekend
[20:31] <airurando> 12 hour shifts
[20:31] <moylan> 12 hour shifts.  that can't be good.
[20:31] <airurando> thats why I needed to get away early on Thursday night.
[20:32] <airurando> Its not too bad
[20:32] <airurando> on the plus side this week I only work Wed and Thurs
[20:33] <moylan> so at least it has it's upside.
[20:33] <airurando> indeed
[20:33] <airurando> moylan: did you read my mail re the June Geeknic
[20:34] <moylan> i saw an email about the geeknic.  something about not clashing with togs weekend thingy.  i went to the first 2 geeknics but haven't been to one since.  mobility issues.
[20:40] <moylan> it did raise something that i think would be nice.  a central database/calendar of events in an area.
[20:43] <airurando> I think opensourceireland was started for that purpose
[20:44] <airurando> its a .org
[20:44] <moylan> perhaps but that is a very narrow interpretation of events.  the people you are also trying to attract are young, nerds and gamers.  so you'd need to see concerts/gaming events/cons that might conflict.
[20:45] <moylan> and thats only a small example.  there are many other events that might draw off potential interested parties.
[20:45] <airurando> good point.  I'm thinking too narrowly.
[20:46] <airurando> but then again if we look hard enough we'll never find a free weekend.
[20:48] <moylan> but it would be easier to organise when you can balance the event against possible conflicts.  just as a gamer i go to sessions with other gamers and to quote the expression 'it's like herding cats.'
[21:00] <airurando> I hear ya
[21:01] <airurando> Its just knowing where to draw the line.
[21:01] <airurando> and more importantly, what bloody events are on.
[21:01] <moylan> but it would be nice if there were a central point/calendar of all events no matter how trivial.
[21:01] <airurando> thats why I sent the mail out.
[21:01] <airurando> agreed
[21:09] <moylan> wonder if there is some way to poke something like google calender to show such?
[21:13] <airurando> moylan: It would take a far wiser man than me to figure that out.
[21:13] <airurando> perhaps you?
[21:14] <moylan> same here.  i must learn learn web scraping or using an api to access such information but my concentration levels at the mo are low.
[21:15] <airurando> hi jpich
[21:24] <jpich> hello!
[21:27] <airurando> heh first IRC contact.
[21:30] <jpich> Is it? naaah :O