[16:09] <Marlow_uk> Ohai, Just checking if there's a release party in Dublin/Ireland on the 17th of April ?
[16:09] <zmoylan-hp> haven't seen any mention of it yet
[16:10] <Marlow_uk> could be be a last minute, #Fail , me thinks ?
[16:10] <Marlow_uk> How may ppl , usually turn up ?
[16:11] <Marlow_uk> **many
[16:11] <slashbel> Marlow_uk: if you want to organise one…
[16:13] <Marlow_uk> Yeah, I just dunno how many ppl would turn up .. and where can one ask to commondear a large roomy pub for an evenings grolsh & beard gathering ?
[16:13]  * Marlow_uk doesn't know how to spell commondear :(
[16:14] <Marlow_uk> i.e. WHERE ?
[16:16] <slashbel> you typically just ask the bar manager
[16:16] <slashbel> they're usually quite accommodating to groups wanting to spend money
[16:17] <slashbel> suggestion: put up a doodle pool for suggested dates, and email the list
[16:18]  * Marlow_uk scans for doodle pool ... 
[16:18] <slashbel> doodle poll*
[16:18] <slashbel> http://doodle.com/en/
[16:18] <Marlow_uk> got it , thanks .
[16:21]  * Marlow_uk scans WhoseView : http://www.whoseview.ie/browse-category/Ethnic-Food-76.html?&start=10&limit=10     .... for a crazy venue :)
[16:22] <slashbel> if you want as many people to come as possible, i would suggest a city centre venue
[16:22] <slashbel> public transport is pretty shite if you want to go anywhere other than city centre
[16:24] <Marlow_uk> fair enough ... why not take over a hostel common area for an evening ?
[16:24] <Marlow_uk> at least they'll be couches .
[16:25] <slashbel> that's an idea, if you can get the space
[16:27] <Marlow_uk> mmm .. It'd be nice to experience those people who actually live in those places just for an eveningf . .. it's like a jail mentality, or so I've heard .
[16:29] <Marlow_uk> Actually , It'd be a good test, of the friendliness of Dublin hostels, come to think of it .
[16:30] <slashbel> as i live in Dublin, i have never experienced the hostels
[16:30] <Marlow_uk> I mean , A hostel is supposed to be friendly to All walks of live/ and experiences .. and you can't get much more alternative in conversation with a hostel receptionist, than chatting about an Ubuntu meetUp.
[16:31]  * Marlow_uk feels emboldened.
[16:32] <Marlow_uk> Anyone going to HopeX this year ?
[16:32] <slashbel> aye
[16:32] <Marlow_uk> are thee any tickets left ?
[16:33] <slashbel> i have only once ever stayed in a city centre hostel… i usually only do hostels when in the countryside
[16:33] <Marlow_uk> *there
[16:33] <Marlow_uk> slashbel: I done allsorts.
[16:33] <Marlow_uk> **I've
[16:36] <Marlow_uk> slashbel: Are there any ways around the US form-filling for a trip to NewYork .. could I hop over from Canada, on a bus or something , or are they all Swartzkopf now ?
[16:38] <Marlow_uk> This venue does look nice , but I'm still looking ... http://www.whoseview.ie/review/Gorgeous-ice-cream--859430.html#marker
[16:39] <slashbel> i know nothing about New York or Canada
[16:40] <slashbel> i have been to (original) York, that's as close as i get
[16:42] <tdr112> Marlow_uk: yes you need to fill out the forms if you are not a us citizen
[16:43] <Marlow_uk> slashbel: Have I got this wrong ? You are /going/ to HopeX , right ? http://x.hope.net/
[16:43] <slashbel> i have no idea what HopeX is
[16:44] <tdr112> I am thinking of going to Hope
[16:44] <Marlow_uk> ohh  .. Okk.
[16:44] <tdr112> I should be in the US the week before anyway
[16:44] <tdr112> not sure if it is worth the money
[16:45] <Marlow_uk> tdr112: Yeah, It's pretty crazy affair .. loads of aspie's ordering pizza & talking about moving to the moon etc .
[16:46] <Marlow_uk> maybe not your thing.
[16:46] <Marlow_uk> but Hope should be attempted at least once , definitely .
[16:47] <tdr112> I go to most of the big cons in europe
[16:47] <tdr112> ccc etc
[16:47] <Marlow_uk> I watched the on-line interview booth for 28 hours straight , last time . pretty Amazeballs .
[16:48] <Marlow_uk> yeah , if money wasn't destined for 'other things' then I'd be all over Europe this year, going to Cons.
[16:51] <Marlow_uk> funny, the one thing not talked about much at HopeCon, last time , was crypto-Currencies .. odd-that.
[16:52] <tdr112> Marlow_uk: Do you go to any of the 2600 meets
[16:53] <Marlow_uk> wish I did . #isolated .  Do they still meet in  Dublin ?
[16:54] <tdr112> They do, have been for years
[16:54] <Marlow_uk> i did see a thread of Dublin somewhere ..
[16:54] <Marlow_uk> Are they really just pot-kings as opposed to beard-dwellers ?
[16:55] <tdr112> http://dublin.2600.ie/
[16:55] <tdr112> I have know idea what you mean ?
[16:56] <Marlow_uk> , just a certain type of cyber-geek .
[16:57]  * Marlow_uk shouldn't judge really .. must stay open !
[16:59] <Marlow_uk> tdr112: Nice page , beats our local BCS crapolla any day .
[17:02] <Marlow_uk> tayto are moving to county Meath .. must a conspiracy there somewhere ..
[17:02]  * Marlow_uk has a Cuppa Kenco .. & a vape .. BRBack in 5 .
[17:08] <Marlow_uk> anyway I'm babbling .. I'm on Ubuntu gnome 14.04 beta, you tdr112 ?
[17:09] <tdr112> 13.10 - its a dev laptop for work so I dont run any beta
[17:09] <Marlow_uk> k
[17:10] <Marlow_uk> any ambitions for ubuntu , yourself , program -wise ? Are you thrashing code ?
[17:13] <tdr112> I have no interest in ubuntu dev,  I do enough dev work during 9to5, I dont want to do it in my free time
[17:15] <Marlow_uk> fair enough .. I'd like to increase my security .. big time .
[17:18] <tdr112> of your laptop ?
[17:19] <Marlow_uk> but security people are few on the ground .
[17:20] <Marlow_uk> tdr112: yes.
[17:20] <tdr112> install a firewall
[17:20] <Marlow_uk> I find the tor site a complete waste of time .
[17:21] <Marlow_uk> dioesn't ubuntu come with a firewall , then ?
[17:21]  * Marlow_uk scans for firestarter ..
[17:21] <tdr112> tor is for anonymity not security
[17:22] <Marlow_uk> sometimes, I wish I had both .
[17:24] <Marlow_uk> Is Gufw firewall ok to use ?
[17:29] <Marlow_uk> oh well .. installed and running .. seems Ok .. :/