| pleia2 | UDS will be in Oakland in May: http://uds.ubuntu.com/ | 17:36 |
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| pleia2 | right next to 12th street BART :) | 17:36 |
| akk | woohoo! | 17:50 |
| broder | now that i've made peace with my disappointment that i don't get to travel somewhere new, i'm actually really excited about hosting uds | 17:59 |
| pleia2 | hehe | 18:01 |
| pleia2 | 2012 is shaping up to be a very low travel year for me | 18:01 |
| pleia2 | maybe one UDS, my fiance isn't traveling as much for work (I tend to tag along), saving for the wedding | 18:02 |
| akk | I guess that's both good and bad. | 18:03 |
| pleia2 | I had 2 years of big travel and live in a beautiful place, I'm ok with it :) | 18:03 |
| greg-g | :) | 18:04 |
| philipballew | So UDS will be in CA again I see... | 20:34 |
| Faqtotum | where in CA? | 20:34 |
| philipballew | Oakland | 20:35 |
| bkerensa | philipballew: Is the announcement out yet | 20:35 |
| bkerensa | WTF | 20:35 |
| bkerensa | =o | 20:35 |
| bkerensa | Oakland? | 20:35 |
| philipballew | http://uds.ubuntu.com/ | 20:35 |
| bkerensa | :( | 20:35 |
| Faqtotum | wow, when is it? | 20:35 |
| philipballew | yeah, I'll need to be packing heat when I go | 20:35 |
| Faqtotum | hmm, may | 20:35 |
| philipballew | Weird I agree bkerensa | 20:36 |
| bkerensa | Oakland has been the murder capitol of the world many times | 20:36 |
| bkerensa | :D | 20:36 |
| Faqtotum | i'm still vacillating on whether or not to go to scale this year | 20:36 |
| bkerensa | maybe they are going for it being a cheap venue | 20:36 |
| * bkerensa will likely be at UDS even if I have to self-fund a trip | 20:37 | |
| philipballew | There are some nace parts of oakland and the area around. | 20:37 |
| philipballew | like Berkley | 20:37 |
| philipballew | self funding this uds trip will be a 8 doller bus ticket | 20:37 |
| bkerensa | lol | 20:37 |
| MarkDude | Awesome | 20:37 |
| bkerensa | for me it would be a few hundred at minimum | 20:37 |
| MarkDude | Oaksterdam UDS | 20:37 |
| bkerensa | $200-300 for travel | 20:38 |
| MarkDude | lol | 20:38 |
| bkerensa | then hotel | 20:38 |
| bkerensa | :( | 20:38 |
| bkerensa | I could stay in San Francisco for a night or two likely and maybe a night in San Bruno or South San Fran | 20:38 |
| bkerensa | and just commute each day via BART | 20:38 |
| * philipballew always finds getho cheep ways to find sleep. | 20:38 | |
| bkerensa | lol | 20:38 |
| philipballew | at scale I will be sleeping in the LAX airport lobby. | 20:39 |
| bkerensa | lol | 20:39 |
| bkerensa | is that legal? | 20:39 |
| philipballew | I highly doubt it is | 20:39 |
| philipballew | maybe someone in the CA loco would loan you a couch bkerensa | 20:39 |
| bkerensa | peh :P | 20:39 |
| bkerensa | I think I should be ok | 20:39 |
| bkerensa | I have friends and family in the bay area | 20:40 |
| MarkDude | It's NOT illegal - IF you dont get caught | 20:40 |
| Faqtotum | MarkDude generally stays with his uncle for scale | 20:40 |
| bkerensa | my extended family pretty much owns the City of Martinez | 20:40 |
| bkerensa | :D | 20:40 |
| MarkDude | Uh, not this year Faqtotum | 20:40 |
| MarkDude | I have someone paying for my room.... | 20:40 |
| Faqtotum | is there more room in the room? | 20:40 |
| MarkDude | The Dark Side of the Force has cookies, and pays well... | 20:41 |
| MarkDude | Courtney and Chris may be staying in it | 20:41 |
| philipballew | MarkDude, what part of Oakland is the Marriott City Center | 20:42 |
| pleia2 | philipballew: it's right near 12 st station | 20:42 |
| pleia2 | BART | 20:43 |
| pleia2 | crazy easy to get to | 20:43 |
| philipballew | thats right, Thats why it seems so familiar | 20:43 |
| Faqtotum | there is only paid parking there, so take bart | 20:43 |
| pleia2 | Oakland is scary, I'll drag all my friends over to SF for the evenings | 20:44 |
| pleia2 | :) | 20:44 |
| * philipballew considers places to live in Oakland for a week | 20:44 | |
| bkerensa | heh | 20:44 |
| MarkDude | philipballew, uh near gangs and weed clubs | 20:44 |
| MarkDude | as is most of Oakland | 20:44 |
| pleia2 | lol | 20:44 |
| MarkDude | :D | 20:44 |
| bkerensa | Golden Gate Park for the win | 20:45 |
| bkerensa | :D | 20:45 |
| pleia2 | that shall be our motto for this UDS | 20:45 |
| MarkDude | Well its NOT the Tenderloin | 20:45 |
| MarkDude | lol | 20:45 |
| bkerensa | MarkDude: Canonical tried for the TL but Zynga took all the space | 20:45 |
| philipballew | I have family who live in napa, Maybe ill commute. or just not sleep. | 20:45 |
| bkerensa | :) | 20:45 |
| * MarkDude feels a photo edit coming on | 20:45 | |
| Faqtotum | i highly doubt you can easily hold a UDS in GGP | 20:45 |
| pleia2 | things to do in Oakland: weed, clubs, try not to get shot | 20:45 |
| MarkDude | rofl | 20:45 |
| philipballew | pleia2, take them to berkely | 20:45 |
| MarkDude | pleia2, dont forget - try not to be EXTRA white | 20:46 |
| pleia2 | MarkDude: we're doomed | 20:46 |
| bkerensa | Faqtotum: No but you can enjoy some wine and a cold beer in GGP | 20:46 |
| MarkDude | yep | 20:46 |
| Faqtotum | true dat | 20:46 |
| * philipballew puts on his Do-rag | 20:46 | |
| bkerensa | and burn some incense :D | 20:46 |
| MarkDude | 40 OZ WILL WORK FOR uds | 20:46 |
| bkerensa | do the drum circle | 20:46 |
| bkerensa | :D | 20:46 |
| MarkDude | THEY SELL IT | 20:46 |
| pleia2 | MarkDude: hahahah | 20:46 |
| pleia2 | oh man | 20:46 |
| bkerensa | this is going to be epic | 20:46 |
| * MarkDude is planning his shirts to be made for this | 20:47 | |
| bkerensa | Two trips to California in 6 months! | 20:47 |
| * Faqtotum used to live maybe 50 feet from GGP until displaced by Loma Prieta | 20:47 | |
| bkerensa | Does the BART run to Martinez? | 20:48 |
| bkerensa | I cant remember | 20:48 |
| Faqtotum | i knew most of the park like the back of my hand | 20:48 |
| Faqtotum | there is a "north concord/martinez" bart station that connects to martinez by bus | 20:48 |
| bkerensa | Faqtotum: Which side did you live on? | 20:49 |
| philipballew | I was hoping to apply and go to europe this summer as thats where it usually is. but oakland. Its like the same | 20:49 |
| bkerensa | Heh | 20:49 |
| philipballew | its the same... but totally different | 20:49 |
| bkerensa | Well I will apply but I hope to find my own lodging even if sponsored (save Canonical some money) | 20:49 |
| MarkDude | No Martinez | 20:50 |
| Faqtotum | most of my life has been SF but i am temporarily indefinitely displaced to our crappy little state capital | 20:50 |
| MarkDude | You would have to take bus | 20:50 |
| grantbow | or train | 20:50 |
| bkerensa | MarkDude: That wouldnt work too well the commute would be too long | 20:50 |
| Faqtotum | oh, which side of GGP you meant | 20:50 |
| MarkDude | This reminds me of a song, bored as hell and I wanna get ill | 20:50 |
| Faqtotum | address was 872 33rd Ave | 20:50 |
| philipballew | ill be takin the bus. 6 hours from auburn ro sf form 11 dollars | 20:50 |
| philipballew | *from | 20:50 |
| MarkDude | So I went to the place my homeboys chill | 20:50 |
| Faqtotum | i still have some business cards with that address | 20:51 |
| bkerensa | :) so you lived in the avenues | 20:51 |
| bkerensa | :D | 20:51 |
| bkerensa | The only side of GGP I like is Stanyan & Haight | 20:52 |
| MarkDude | Boyz in da hood, totally NSFW | 20:52 |
| MarkDude | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEdaXiTYHrY | 20:52 |
| MarkDude | This will be EPIC, just need to figure out what day for a geeknic | 20:53 |
| philipballew | so do I have an easier shot at a sponsorship if i live like 70 miles from the place pleia2 ? | 20:54 |
| grantbow | bkerensa: caltrain goes direct form martinez to a few blocks from the Mariott | 20:55 |
| grantbow | from | 20:55 |
| pleia2 | philipballew: I don't think it really works that way, but when you apply be sure to only apply for hotel sponsorship (not travel) and maybe it'll help | 20:55 |
| Faqtotum | caltrain?? | 20:55 |
| Faqtotum | that's SF to gilroy | 20:56 |
| pleia2 | it's all up to Canonical though, they bring in community members the value for that cycle and who are new, regardless of locale | 20:56 |
| grantbow | err, not caltrain but Amtrak | 20:56 |
| pleia2 | philipballew: honestly not getting sponsorship before + being an ubuntu member probably helps you more than being local :) | 20:56 |
| philipballew | pleia2, can you still attend if your not sponsered? | 20:56 |
| pleia2 | philipballew: yep! | 20:56 |
| bkerensa | pleia2: Apparently some people get sponsored every cycle? | 20:56 |
| bkerensa | or so I have heard | 20:56 |
| philipballew | hahahaha :) | 20:56 |
| pleia2 | bkerensa: I don't know specifically of anyone who has | 20:57 |
| philipballew | Darkwing, has gone twice | 20:57 |
| bkerensa | Valorie has | 20:57 |
| philipballew | sponsored both times | 20:57 |
| pleia2 | bkerensa: she wasn't in Orlando | 20:57 |
| bkerensa | I dont think she applied | 20:57 |
| bkerensa | she went to GSoC | 20:57 |
| pleia2 | I've been sponsored every time I went, but I don't go every time | 20:57 |
| philipballew | what jobs will the loco have? | 20:58 |
| philipballew | events ,shuttle drivers and stuff of that? | 20:58 |
| pleia2 | philipballew: no jobs | 20:59 |
| philipballew | Hum, thats nice then | 20:59 |
| pleia2 | if we want we can plan a couple evening events, but it's all up to us | 20:59 |
| grantbow | huge opportunity | 20:59 |
| pleia2 | I worked with the Hungarian LoCo to do some sight seeing in Budapest, 30 people on Budapest public transit was an adventure :) | 20:59 |
| bkerensa | ehh | 21:00 |
| akk | That would be impressive on public transit practically anywhere. | 21:00 |
| pleia2 | I figure we can do something similar by dragging everyone over to SF on BART ;) | 21:00 |
| philipballew | What are good things to see though there though? I mean, I go to the bay area many times a year so its hard to say what new people would like | 21:00 |
| philipballew | the golden gate probably | 21:01 |
| MarkDude | Well the Princess BETTER be sponsored EVERY time | 21:01 |
| * MarkDude will give tour of SF, | 21:01 | |
| pleia2 | MarkDude: even CC members aren't guaranteed to be sponsored :) | 21:01 |
| MarkDude | If you look to your left, you will see a wild pack of trannies | 21:01 |
| pleia2 | philipballew: the embarcadero is full of awesome | 21:01 |
| MarkDude | Over the right is a crack deal | 21:01 |
| pleia2 | from ferry building up to pier 39 and fisherman's wharf | 21:02 |
| akk | Cable cars -- everybody wants to see those. | 21:02 |
| philipballew | MarkDude, Lets take a good tour of the castro | 21:02 |
| MarkDude | And straight ahead are dot-comers | 21:02 |
| pleia2 | then people can take a cable car down to union square, hop on bart and head back to oakland | 21:02 |
| MarkDude | Castro is actually a great tour | 21:02 |
| MarkDude | Castro is far less gay than people would think | 21:02 |
| philipballew | haight and ashberry maybe as well | 21:02 |
| pleia2 | ok, I do the Tourist Tourist tour, MarkDude can do The Castro tour ;) | 21:02 |
| * MarkDude does not use gay as pejorative, btw | 21:02 | |
| bkerensa | MarkDude: I will go with you to the Castro | 21:03 |
| bkerensa | :D | 21:03 |
| MarkDude | More of a descriptor | 21:03 |
| * philipballew agrees with MarkDude for the record | 21:03 | |
| akk | Castro just looks like more city streets to me. | 21:03 |
| bkerensa | they have good sushi | 21:03 |
| bkerensa | and | 21:03 |
| bkerensa | is Hot Cookie still on the Castro? | 21:03 |
| bkerensa | :D | 21:03 |
| MarkDude | Chinatown rocks | 21:03 |
| pleia2 | I am cranky at The Castro since Bagdad Cafe closed :( | 21:03 |
| MarkDude | Bagdad rocked | 21:03 |
| akk | The Exploratorium and the area around there is fun to take visitors, too. | 21:04 |
| grantbow | I wonder why the EU-US schedule deviated this cycle | 21:04 |
| bkerensa | I can get into the Exploratorium for free :D | 21:04 |
| pleia2 | akk: these are evening trips, so most of the museums will be out :( | 21:04 |
| * bkerensa knows the executive director | 21:04 | |
| bkerensa | :D | 21:04 |
| akk | oh, right ... and walks along the beach and so forth aren't so good then either. | 21:04 |
| bkerensa | akk: Uhh Ocean Beach is a blast at night time | 21:05 |
| bkerensa | :D | 21:05 |
| bkerensa | Bonfire! | 21:05 |
| MarkDude | akk, I need D's size for that shirt | 21:05 |
| grantbow | there are so many unique tech events that could take place around UDS | 21:05 |
| MarkDude | I have every thing else but that | 21:05 |
| grantbow | in Oakland | 21:05 |
| philipballew | skywalker ranch is probably closed as well? | 21:05 |
| grantbow | tech museum isn't easy to get to yet | 21:05 |
| bkerensa | Our luck will be that UDS will get occupied and we wont even be able to get to it :D | 21:05 |
| MarkDude | Dangerous G's old gang he used to run with has a chapter in Oakland, maybe he can set up a tour | 21:05 |
| pleia2 | philipballew: is it ever open? | 21:06 |
| MarkDude | Carpool to tech museum | 21:06 |
| grantbow | the tech OS occupy theme is growing | 21:06 |
| philipballew | pleia2, ive seen it a few times, however it is a good view to just see it. but its out there a ways | 21:06 |
| pleia2 | philipballew: ah, cool, I didn't realize there was public access at all | 21:07 |
| grantbow | in essence Ubuntu will occupy Oakland - great PR | 21:07 |
| philipballew | the apple store in union square next to fidm might be a good place to visit | 21:08 |
| grantbow | I wonder what % of machines in the City of Oakland run Linux | 21:08 |
| pleia2 | grantbow: we'll have to invite some of our teachers out :) (especially robert from ASCEND!) | 21:08 |
| grantbow | oh yeah | 21:09 |
| akk | I'd be interested in that % anywhere, not just Oakland. No way to know, though. | 21:09 |
| pleia2 | (I've been working with Robert a lot lately to prep for my SCALE talk, he's awesome) | 21:09 |
| grantbow | the IT department might have a fair guess | 21:09 |
| grantbow | http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/informationtech/technology_home.htm | 21:10 |
| grantbow | http://www.oakgov.com/infotech/ | 21:14 |
| grantbow | cio is Phil Bertolini, Dir of IT is Edwin Poisson | 21:14 |
| grantbow | oops, that's oakland, michigan! | 21:14 |
| pleia2 | hehe | 21:15 |
| pleia2 | btw: http://blog.longnow.org/2011/12/20/lawrence-lessig-ticket-info/ | 21:15 |
| pleia2 | already got my ticket | 21:15 |
| pleia2 | (the topic interests me less than the speaker, it's lessig!) | 21:16 |
| broder | huh, that seems like a weird topic for Long Now | 21:16 |
| pleia2 | yeah, it does | 21:17 |
| pleia2 | I'll be interested to hear how they make it work | 21:17 |
| bkerensa | Server Migration time | 21:19 |
| bkerensa | :D | 21:19 |
| pleia2 | grantbow: added your gmail address to the partimus discuss list whitelist | 21:59 |
| bkerensa | I utterly hate migrating servers via git | 22:17 |
| bkerensa | :( | 22:17 |
| grantbow | pleia2: you approved it before I could delete and resend with a better email :-) | 22:35 |
| pleia2 | the taco truck near best buy seriously makes the best quesadillas on the planet | 23:09 |
| akk | weird! | 23:13 |
| akk | I used to work at a place where the local roach coach made this great stir-fry thing (she called it chow mein, but it wasn't anything like anyone else's chow mein). You never know where you'll find a good cook. | 23:13 |
| pleia2 | this taco truck is actually michelin recommended | 23:15 |
| pleia2 | who knew they rated taco trucks? :) | 23:15 |
| nhaines | Food trucks are the new big fad. :) | 23:15 |
| pleia2 | convenient that this happens when I finally move into a city and can take advantage of it | 23:16 |
| akk | The techshop opening in San Jose had about 10 different food trucks, all different ethnicities -- impressive spread. | 23:17 |
| bkerensa | Food Carts for the win | 23:18 |
| bkerensa | :D | 23:18 |
| nhaines | I remember one food truck--this one was just standard, not a gourmet one--where I bought chicken tortilla soup on the advice from colleagues that it was incredible. Then I immediately severely burned my tongue on the soup and couldn't taste it. | 23:21 |
| nhaines | Fortunately, I'd bought aloe vera juice to drink along with the soup. | 23:21 |
| pleia2 | haha | 23:23 |
| nhaines | It was also the first time I'd tried aloe vera juice. Fortuitous as it turns out! | 23:27 |
| bkerensa | I need to learn how to make thai iced teas :D I could drink them all day | 23:28 |
| broder | i've never found a recipe i believed | 23:29 |
| pleia2 | there are some mixes that are pretty good (in fact, I think some of the places around here use them) | 23:29 |
| broder | sounds like cheating | 23:29 |
| bkerensa | Well I know the owner of a Pho shop and he makes excellent thai iced teas so maybe I can bribe him into the recipe :D | 23:31 |
| pleia2 | the place across the street from me will do take out tea :d | 23:32 |
| bkerensa | ahh your lucky :D | 23:38 |
| bkerensa | I need a Sushi Shop & Thai Iced Tea place right across the street | 23:39 |
| bkerensa | I think the only good thing I have is Subway Delivery :D | 23:39 |
| bkerensa | 24/7 | 23:39 |
| * akk wonders if anything interesting will be going on at Chabot when UDS is in town | 23:53 | |
| pleia2 | wow, I didn't even know about it | 23:54 |
| akk | though that's probably hard to get to with public transit | 23:54 |
| akk | I haven't been there since they moved to the new site | 23:54 |
| akk | I'm not really much for the glitzy planetarium stuff anyway, but their telescope making workshop is a great "open hardware" sort of place. | 23:55 |
| akk | I finished my 8" there and have been very happy with the results. | 23:57 |
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