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