[01:52] <darrell_roa> greetings
[01:58] <NegativeFlare> darrell_roa: hi
[02:19] <darrell_roa> NegativeFlare: quiet evening eh?
[02:19] <NegativeFlare> no kidding
[02:19] <NegativeFlare> its always like this
[02:20] <darrell_roa> ah, ok
[02:21] <holstein> its just a dead loco team
[02:21]  * darrell_roa nods
[02:21] <holstein> it was active, at one time, and can be active again
[02:21] <holstein> darrell_roa: are you in NC?
[02:21]  * holstein is in asheville
[02:21] <darrell_roa> the Virginia LoCo doesn't even have an IRC listed
[02:22] <darrell_roa> i'm in roanoke, va
[02:22] <darrell_roa> gonna be at SELF this weekend tho, so NC bound
[02:22] <holstein> mhall119 is logged into #ubuntu-us-va
[02:23] <holstein> i wont be able to make it again
[02:23] <holstein> im a musician, and dont typically have weekends open like that
[02:23] <darrell_roa> understandable
[02:23] <holstein> the first conference that is on monday tuesday, and wednesday morning, im there :)
[02:23] <darrell_roa> i only have to work 1 weekend per month
[02:23] <holstein> well.. nice work, if you can get it.. cheers
[02:25] <darrell_roa> wow, i didn't see #ubuntu-us-va listed, but there it is
[02:25] <holstein> i just tried joining it.. didnt ask it if it were listed :)
[02:25] <holstein> anyways,  you can always figure those out, and start them  back up, if you like
[02:26] <darrell_roa> true
[02:27] <darrell_roa> i was just looking at the wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC channel list
[02:27] <holstein> those are publically editable
[02:27] <darrell_roa> gotcha
[02:27] <holstein> if you get around to wanting to claim it, for some reason
[02:28] <holstein> maybe 2 or 3 of your friends can get it started back
[02:28] <darrell_roa> i guess i'm part of the Virginia LoCo - at least I've listed a couple of meetings this year so far
[02:29] <holstein> they are open communities, for sure
[02:30] <darrell_roa> holstein: is there an active users group there in ashville?
[02:30] <holstein> the wncLUG is quite active
[02:30] <holstein> im not hosting any meetings officially til september
[02:30] <holstein> AFAIK, they are still meeting without me, which is great
[02:30] <darrell_roa> cool
[02:31] <holstein> i have been asking for help for literally 2 years, every meeting
[02:31] <darrell_roa> just started a group here in roanoke, about 6-7 ppl show up at the meetings
[02:31] <holstein> if calling the meetings off get others stepping in, thats great
[02:31] <holstein> we lost our space for a bit, and were meeting at an earthfare, which was OK
[02:32] <holstein> darrell_roa: cool.. good to hear
[02:42] <darrell_roa> holstein: ppl in the group doing much with Raspberry Pi?  That seems to be a popular item in our group
[02:43] <holstein> yup
[02:43] <holstein> i have one.. i did a presentation on an easy/quick VPN setup
[02:43] <holstein> i also have a chip coming
[02:49] <darrell_roa> yeah, i do too ... chip plus all the goodies ... woohoo
[02:50] <darrell_roa> wb Bryanstein
[02:59] <mhall119> hi darrell_roa
[02:59] <mhall119> I'm in #ubuntu-us-va, but I'm actually in Florida
[02:59] <mhall119> heading up holstein's way tomorrow morning
[03:06] <darrell_roa> hi mhall119 ... sorry, i was ssh'ing to the raspberry pi for a bit
[03:10] <darrell_roa> i'm guessing there will be lots-o-Ubuntu-swag at SELF?
[03:10] <holstein> prolly lots of microsoft swag..
[03:11]  * darrell_roa chuckles
[03:11] <holstein> they usually represent pretty hard, these days.. anyways, everyone should have freebies to hand out
[03:11] <darrell_roa> true
[03:11] <holstein> id like to get me a linux sticker to cover my windows key.. but, i kind of like the black tape on there, now
[03:12] <darrell_roa> so, my game plan is to snatch up lots of Live DVD discs and then have distribute them at the next Roanoke meeting
[03:12] <holstein> yup.. folks need coasters
[03:12] <darrell_roa> holstein: I got some stickers for you to cover that windows key
[03:12] <holstein> i like the tape :)
[03:13] <holstein> its non-commital.. and blends in with the keyboard
[03:13] <darrell_roa> gotcha
[03:13] <mhall119> darrell_roa: we should have a decent booth showing
[03:13] <holstein> i used to have system76 ubuntu stickers.. i liked those
[03:13] <darrell_roa> the Dell Inspiron 1410 i have, i use some electrical tape to cover the Media Center button
[03:14] <darrell_roa> turns out, if you press that Media button with Ubuntu installed, it trashes the boot sector
[03:14] <darrell_roa> I'll have a whole stack of system76 stickers ... they sent me a bunch of stuff
[03:14] <holstein> i got a 3135..
[03:15] <darrell_roa> mhall119: i'm looking forward to checking out the Ubuntu table!
[03:15] <darrell_roa> i'm staffing the "Linux in the Ham Shack" (LHS) table at SELF ...
[03:16] <darrell_roa> so i'll have a laptop hooked up to a radio (Ubuntu of course) :-)
[03:20] <darrell_roa> holstein: the 3135 ... that with a touch screen?
[03:20] <holstein> not anymore..
[03:20] <holstein> i dropped it, and that cracked.. but, i was able to peel it off, and still use it
[03:20] <holstein> i got it from my sister for $100.. spent $50 on an SSD.. then, removed the touchscreen.. its not bad
[03:21] <holstein> i wouldnt get another. or, *any* new windows machine, for that matter
[03:21] <darrell_roa> yeah, i was looking at BestBuy over the weekend and didn't like any of the new laptops I saw
[03:22] <darrell_roa> i would just be tickled to see BestBuy selling a laptop with Ubuntu installed by default
[03:22] <darrell_roa> woohoo!
[03:23] <holstein> should be that new cheap dell out soon
[03:23] <holstein> $250.. with ubuntu, AFAIK.. i would assume at the box stores... we'll see
[03:23] <darrell_roa> yeah, was just looking at the review ... they mentioned it on the Linux Action Show this weekend
[03:25] <holstein> thats where i heard about it
[03:26] <darrell_roa> i was seriously looking at that Dell
[03:26] <darrell_roa> but ordered a System76 instead ... and I talked them into throwing in a t-shirt and the stickers to hand out at SELF
[03:30] <darrell_roa> well, battery is about done for ... time to call it quits for the night
[03:31] <holstein> darrell_roa: cheers