| kdub | hello | 00:08 |
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| DarkwingDuck | Hows life? | 00:11 |
| kdub | pretty good, yourself? | 00:12 |
| DarkwingDuck | Can't complain. | 00:14 |
| DarkwingDuck | Things are leveling out nicly. | 00:14 |
| kdub | yeah, thats a good word to describe my situation i'd think | 00:15 |
| kdub | probably past due for another SD ubuntu-hour | 00:15 |
| DarkwingDuck | Yeah. | 00:16 |
| DarkwingDuck | I have Natty CDs too. | 00:16 |
| DarkwingDuck | We need to put one together. | 00:16 |
| DarkwingDuck | You guys did it downtown last time right? | 00:16 |
| kdub | la jolla, specifically that shopping center by utc | 00:41 |
| * kdub feels the need for community leadership guidance on ubuntu hours... pleia2 jono :D | 00:41 | |
| kdub | we've only been getting a paltry amount of new peeps each time | 00:42 |
| nhaines | That's as big as they get. | 00:44 |
| kdub | in ubuntu-mi, we'd get a fair amount more, can't put my finger on why | 00:46 |
| kdub | i think the 'hook' for coming needs to be stronger | 00:46 |
| kdub | like 'come on down and chat about ubuntu' isn't particularly strong. thats what we're doing here, without having to go down to starbucks :P | 00:47 |
| akk | What was the hook in mi? | 00:47 |
| kdub | beer :) | 00:48 |
| kdub | that and, it tended to be a broader topics we'd get into. like tech-holy-war discussions, side projects, startups | 00:49 |
| akk | That's true of the UHs here too. | 00:51 |
| akk | "Come hang out with ubuntu people in person and talk about whatever, which will likely include ubuntu." | 00:51 |
| akk | Much like IRC! | 00:52 |
| kdub | i just feel like there's a moderately small tweak to the structure that could be made, that would attract a lot more people | 00:52 |
| kdub | i just don't know what that is yet :P | 00:52 |
| crashsystems | hello world | 02:48 |
| pleia2 | kdub: not much leadership guidance needed for ubuntu hours, they aren't meant to be huge affairs really, just being available and approachable | 17:20 |
| kdub | yeah, still would be nice to draw a bigger crowd in though :P | 17:23 |
| nhaines | Rather than trying to make an Ubuntu Hour what it wasn't designed to be, perhaps you could organize a different kind of event that would attract more people? | 17:25 |
| kdub | yeah, thats what i'm thinking | 17:26 |
| nhaines | kdub: oh. I was confused because what you said was that you wanted community leadership guidance in order to make Ubuntu Hours bigger. | 17:27 |
| MarkDude | kdub, We have had a really good turnout when we showed Creative Commons movies | 17:35 |
| kdub | hmm, thats not a bad idea. need a different venue for that i think | 17:36 |
| MarkDude | Good Copy Bad Copy is a movie that explains a bit of background for some | 17:36 |
| MarkDude | And makes it easier to understand FOSS in general | 17:37 |
| MarkDude | We have a coffee shop that has TVs on the wall- they allow us to plug in computers for showing movies- and also playing a few games | 17:38 |
| MarkDude | promoting Stellarium also works | 17:38 |
| MarkDude | Good luck with it | 17:38 |
| pleia2 | kdub: hackerspaces tend to be good venues | 17:43 |
| kdub | i like that idea | 17:44 |
| kdub | we don't have any hackerspaces as far as i know, but we do have coffeeshops | 17:44 |
| pleia2 | and back in philly we had team members who would offer up space where they worked for installfests, but we were fortunate to have a lot of people working at places with big conference rooms that they let a bunch of strange people in to after hours :) | 17:44 |
| pleia2 | kdub: san diego? | 17:44 |
| akk | Don't most people in hackerspaces already know about linux and ubuntu? | 17:45 |
| pleia2 | akk: it's just a venue that tends to be free | 17:45 |
| nhaines | akk: presumably he's either looking for venue options, or looking for people who already know about Linux and Ubuntu. | 17:45 |
| kdub | pleia2: yep | 17:45 |
| pleia2 | the hackerspace people can come too if they want :) but most of the people who came to our noisebridge installfest had never been there before | 17:46 |
| pleia2 | kdub: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/San_Diego | 17:46 |
| kdub | nucleon is new, when i moved here there weren't any | 17:46 |
| pleia2 | yeah, they are popping up like crazy | 17:47 |
| kdub | maybe i'll head down and check them out today | 17:47 |
| pleia2 | \o/ | 17:47 |
| kdub | that at least sounds like a plan, looks like a place worth checking out at any rate | 17:48 |
| kdub | its always been tricky finding a useful thing to do for the community | 17:55 |
| kdub | crud, that space all the way out in santee :P | 18:02 |
| MarkDude | kdub, Im telling ya- the coffee shop is a good ally- we can even get mail there- they just gave us the ok to have booze there after hours | 18:18 |
| MarkDude | A backup might be finding someone with a 27"+ monitor or maybe a projector | 18:19 |
| MarkDude | Also- having a laptop or 2 with a few kids games is something to let folks know ahead of time- more people come if they know their kids are considered | 18:20 |
| kdub | sounds like you'd have to have a pretty solid connection with the coffeehouse owner | 18:22 |
| MarkDude | kdub, it developed over time | 18:36 |
| MarkDude | Owners are REALLY open to welcoming groups | 18:36 |
| kdub | yeah, we've been bouncing around between starbucks, maybe picking one smaller place would be something to work towards | 18:36 |
| MarkDude | Coffee shops have sloooow times- | 18:36 |
| MarkDude | Even Starbucks nearby said we could use their place | 18:36 |
| MarkDude | the trick is using the times they have free | 18:37 |
| MarkDude | https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=193922473965531 VJ Um Amel will be doing a show in SoCal | 18:58 |
| MarkDude | She combines data and computer KungFu to make some cool visuals. I saw her at TEDxHayward | 19:00 |
| MarkDude | Her visualization of what the world said using social media on the day Mubarak left is great | 19:02 |
| nhaines | Ooh, Fedora 15 just released. | 21:54 |
| MarkDude | akk, I tagged your plants on FB I have a hummingbird plant for you- it is just starting to bloom. The little start is chocolate mint- you still want them? | 22:01 |
| MarkDude | It's name is Verne- unfortunately people did NOT vote for the other proposed name *Beefy Miracle*- it could have been epic | 22:02 |
| MarkDude | http://blogs.fedoraproject.org/wp/fifthpillar/2011/04/13/verne-rly/ my post regarding the name shame. | 22:03 |
| akk | MarkDude: Cool! will look when I get home, don't have FB set up on this work machine. | 22:05 |
| MarkDude | Anyone else want any plant starts- let me know. I have some rosemary, oregano, and thyme drying - I am making Italian spices- I can give some. | 22:05 |
| akk | MarkDude: Don't bother holding the choc mint for me ... I don't seem to do well with it. | 22:05 |
| MarkDude | Since it weighs so little- I am even willing to send to you folks in SoCal | 22:05 |
| MarkDude | akk, I found the trick is making sure it has moisture crystals | 22:09 |
| * MarkDude too had it die year after year | 22:10 | |
| MarkDude | The crystals help regulate the water | 22:10 |
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| akk | Interesting, I'll try some! | 22:16 |
| akk | How often do you water, in summer when it's hot? | 22:16 |
| * akk prefers not to water more often than twice a week, but maybe that's unrealistic | 22:17 | |
| MarkDude | daily | 22:22 |
| Eureka | wiki: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/ApprovalApplication2011 edited | 23:15 |
| philipballew | Eureka anything we can do to help with this? | 23:29 |
| Eureka | philipballew: Error: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :) | 23:29 |
| philipballew | oh.. thats right | 23:30 |
| pleia2 | philipballew: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2011-May/001691.html | 23:30 |
| philipballew | awesome! | 23:30 |
| pleia2 | has all the details about reapproval :) | 23:30 |
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