[01:11] <BobJonkman> ...at Ubuntu Hour with dscassel and txwikinger
[01:11] <BobJonkman> Both of whom are computerless
[02:34] <dscassel> Woo!
[03:32] <ultimoore> hello everyone
[03:42] <BobJonkman> Hi ultimoore
[03:44] <ultimoore> oh hey
[03:45] <ultimoore> i didnt think anyone was online
[13:22] <BluesKaj> hey folks
[14:04] <dscassel> Morning, BluesKaj :)
[14:05] <BluesKaj> hey dscassel , how's the heat ? :)
[14:23] <dscassel> Not intolerable yet, but that's coming, I'm sure. :)
[14:24] <BluesKaj> 28 here already
[14:37] <dscassel> Just passed 30 here. :) http://ubuntuone.com/p/15eR/
[16:40] <kenjy> hi guys
[16:40] <dscassel> Hi kenjy :)
[16:40] <kenjy> dscassel: hi dude  :)
[16:41] <kenjy> I would like to study a master degree in Canada but I dream with something related to Linux and OpenSource hehehe
[16:41] <kenjy> any idea?
[16:42] <dscassel> What field?  CS? Engineering? Law? Sociology?
[16:42] <dscassel> What's your undergrad?
[16:43] <kenjy> dscassel: Iam a Computer Networking Engineer
[16:44] <kenjy> dscassel: so information technology or computer science should be the field or the area
[16:45] <dscassel> I'm only a little bit familiar with grad programs, and then only really the University of Waterloo...
[16:46] <dscassel> The Engineering grad programs there would probably be a better fit.  The CS programs are very theoretical and math-focused.
[16:46] <kenjy> dscassel: but I have an issue here, months ago I applyed for a Permanent Resident Card, it should be here in January
[16:46] <dscassel> Ah, and immigration is something I have almost zero exposure too. :)
[16:46] <kenjy> dscassel: and I don't if I should apply as a PR or International Student
[16:46] <kenjy> and I don't know* if ...
[16:47] <dscassel> If you can apply as a resident, that would amost certainly be a lot cheaper..
[16:47] <kenjy> Engineering grad programs should be the better option
[16:48] <kenjy> dscassel: the University of Waterloo requires an English test? I mean for Canadian or residents?
[16:49] <kenjy> you know ... I don't have the best english here and obviously Im not a native speaker ...
[16:50] <dscassel> kenjy: Both. I had to take the ELPE. :P
[16:50] <kenjy> dscassel: hahaha okay
[16:50] <dscassel> What's your native language?
[16:50] <kenjy> dscassel: spanish :)
[16:53] <dscassel> Cool. Where you from?
[16:53] <kenjy> dscassel: Mexico
[16:54] <kenjy> I have been here for a while but more than a listener hehehe
[16:54] <kenjy> I mean in the channel
[16:55] <dscassel> Well, everybody's welcome.  Sorry we're kind of boring. :)
[16:55] <dscassel> Where are you planning on settling, or have you figured that out yet?
[17:02] <kenjy> dscassel: I applied to immigrate to Canada last year and now I'm close to finish the process however I am interested in a master degree and well here you usually speak about free software and linux meetings at universities, I would like to study a masters in technology area in a university where  I could find a good and strong free and open source software community as a plus
[17:06] <dscassel> kenjy: Awesome.
[17:07] <dscassel> If you're here in October, FSOSS/Toronto Linux Fest is looking for speakers.  First round deadline is this weekend. http://fsoss.senecac.on.ca/2011/PresentationProposal
[17:09] <dscassel> The Free Software community seems to be a bit diverse and spread out.  We're pretty active here in Waterloo, and I hear there's interesting stuff in Vancouver and Montreal...
[17:10] <dscassel> Not a lot of people working to bring it all together.  I'm trying, but I'm just one guy. :)
[17:10] <kenjy> dscassel: tnks for the invitation :D
[17:12] <kenjy> dscassel: when you say Vancouver you mean at the Vancouver university?
[17:13] <dscassel> Vancouver the city.
[17:14] <dscassel> They've got a couple universities.  University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser, I think.
[17:18] <BluesKaj> university of victoria or uvic , is on vancouver island , small city but very nice
[17:19] <BluesKaj> son studied there , dunno how techie that school is tho...might worth checking
[17:19] <kenjy> BluesKaj: okay
[17:20] <dscassel> BluesKaj: Yeah, I've been to Victoria. Nice place. Haven't been to UVic, tho.
[17:21] <kenjy> tnks for all your information guys
[17:21] <dscassel> np. :)
[17:21] <BluesKaj> but I guess waterloo is the ultratech/computer engineering school in Canada
[17:22] <dscassel> It's definitely up there, yeah.
[17:22] <dscassel> Other universities (Toronto, Queen's in Kingston, probably others outside Ontario that I'm less familiar with) also have good engineering programs...
[17:23] <BluesKaj> I 2worked wth some guys that graduated from waterloo in the 70s ...already had a decent engineering school and reputation by that time
[17:24] <kenjy> what about the weather? I come from a tropical weather country and I only have been on Vancouver in summer 6 years ago and past january (1month), is the weather really hard in Waterloo?
[17:25] <dscassel> It's current 34 degrees celcius. :P
[17:25] <dscassel> The winters can get nasty, but the've been reasonbly mild the last few years.
[17:26] <dscassel> Still, prepare for snow and really cold (-20 or below) days come January or February.
[17:27] <dscassel> Vancouver's much milder.  Also much wetter.
[17:27] <kenjy> dscassel: hoooooooooooooooooooooo my ... -20? wooooooooooooooW
[17:28] <kenjy> frightening but terrific as a challenge :P
[17:29] <BluesKaj> kenjy, I live 300km north of dscassel , an we seldom have -20 anymore Jan/feb , even at night
[17:30] <kenjy> BluesKaj: ain't you from Waterloo? :O
[17:31] <dscassel> Well, yeah, it doesn't happen very often, but it does happen.
[17:32] <BluesKaj> no ..never attended university ..except for some Ryerson courses on gas chromatography
[17:32] <kenjy> is the life in Waterloo expensive for an student?
[17:32] <dscassel> BluesKaj: There are lots of people in Waterloo who haven't been to university. :)
[17:33] <dscassel> kenjy: I was never the drinking and partying type, so I can't give you that perspective.
[17:33] <BluesKaj> went out to work after high school, no student loans in those days ...siter was the smaert one so parents helped her financially
[17:33] <kenjy> dscassel: I am not the drinking and parying type either
[17:33] <dscassel> But it's good, I think.  Now even moreso than when I was a student.  If you're not too busy with school, there are plenty of things to get involved in.
[17:34] <BluesKaj> sister
[17:34] <kenjy> partying*
[17:35] <dscassel> Waterloo isn't a big city.  About 500,000 for the whole region (Waterloo proper is only 100,000).
[17:35] <dscassel> So it may be a bit disappointing for people expecting big city amenities.
[17:35] <dscassel> But I grew up in a town of 35,000, so it seemed pretty exciting to me. :)
[17:36]  * BluesKaj lives in a town of 5000 ppl
[17:36] <BluesKaj> grew up in a city of 50,000 ...it's 100k now
[17:36] <dscassel> BluesKaj: where's that?
[17:37] <BluesKaj> Sudbury
[17:37] <kenjy> dscassel: I sadly live in one of the biggest countries in the world
[17:39] <BluesKaj> I'm 40 mins outside of Sudbury ... 30 mins from manitoulin island..tourrist trap
[17:40] <dscassel> Waterloo might seem downright rural (I'm looking out at cornfields from my office window. :)
[17:40] <dscassel> BluesKaj: Nice, though.  Save for the mosquitos. :)
[17:41] <BluesKaj> no real mosquito porblem nowadays ...the odd time , but not a constant thing like previous yrs
[17:42] <BluesKaj> this heat will wipe them out for a while
[17:45] <BluesKaj> kenjy, Toronto is just an hour away from Waterloo, if you need to get to the big city occasionally.
[17:45] <kenjy> BluesKaj: Iam taking all this information into consideration because my first goal was vancouver but waterloo sounds like a good destiny too
[17:46] <BluesKaj> not like Mexico city , but large enough
[17:46] <kenjy> BluesKaj: the size of Mexico city its horrible
[17:47] <dscassel> kenjy: I certainly think so. :)
[17:47] <BluesKaj> yes , I've seen some documentaries , but I'm sure it has some nice areas
[17:47] <dscassel> (the part about Waterloo, not Mexico. :)
[17:47] <kenjy> BluesKaj: for sure
[17:48] <BluesKaj> never visited there , unfortunately
[17:48] <dscassel> Back to weather for a minute, this was last winter: http://uwweatherstation.blogspot.com/2011/03/winter-20102011-summary.html
[17:48] <kenjy> BluesKaj: if yo do one day and I am still here just write me
[17:53] <kenjy> well guys tnks for all, I will go back later to share whats going on about this
[17:55] <dscassel> Glad we could help.  See you, kenjy :)