[LUNA] Just heard that LUNA is back!

Wed Jan 29 12:24:56 CST 2014

Both are good points, worthy of consideration when choosing venues. It's kind of hard to expect people to volunteer the latter, as the second "A" in "AA" is quite important to some people. 

My apologies for trading too close to "politics". Note that I'm not personally opposed to alcohol-themed venues.

------
Paul F. Pearson
We all laugh in the same language

----- "Bob Nance" <bob.nance at novationsys.com> wrote:

> *however, the addictive nature of alcohol is also well-known, and, if
> you
> are prone to that addiction (whether you use the term “alcoholic” or
> not)
> then your sensitivity to venue is of paramount concern*
> 
> 
> -- 
>  Bob Nance
> 
>  Novation Systems
>  256-534-4620; 227
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 1/29/14, 10:50 AM, "Bob Nance" <bob.nance at novationsys.com> wrote:
> 
> >It is well-known that even small amounts of alcohol can make a group
> more
> >sociable and at-ease. It is no different than drinking a cup of
> coffee
> >when you get to work before a meeting to help you stay awake and
> focused,
> >or carb-loading spaghetti before you run a marathon.
> >
> >
> >-- 
> > Bob Nance
> >
> > Novation Systems
> > 256-534-4620; 227
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On 1/29/14, 10:30 AM, "Paul F. Pearson" <pfpearson at mchsi.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Not an idea, but I do support the idea of meeting up, and I like
> making
> >>it open for minors (and others who prefer a non-alcoholic venue).
> >>
> >>I think makers local has a meeting room, so that might be a good
> place
> >>for a meet-up, or one of the pizza places. I think we met at Big
> Ed's
> >>once, or was that hsv.general?
> >>
> >>If there is a desire to gain interest, someone demo-ing the new
> SteamOS
> >>might be a good thing (I don't game, so I shouldn't volunteer).
> >>
> >>[personal opinion (not politics) it kind of bugs be that some people
> (not
> >>this list) think that available alcohol is a requirement for any
> >>gathering, and won't show up if if isn't.]
> >>
> >>------
> >>Paul F. Pearson
> >>We all laugh in the same language
> >>
> >>----- "Bob Nance" <bob.nance at novationsys.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Great post. Thanks, Paul!
> >>> 
> >>> That post mentioned that we used to occasionally have a meet-up. I
> do
> >>> remember having a few of those. At one point, there was a move to
> get
> >>> an
> >>> open source guru to come speak (for a price). I think the last
> >>> remnants of
> >>> the old group started visiting the local Maker’s group:
> >>> 
> >>> 	http://256.makerslocal.org
> >>> 
> >>> I think we should meet somewhere in 2014, just to get to know the
> >>> faces in
> >>> the crowd. I would recommend a tapping at a local brewery, but, as
> I
> >>> recall, we occasionally get minors (and maybe a few miners, too)
> in
> >>> the
> >>> group and I wouldn’t want to alienate anyone.
> >>> 
> >>> Ideas?
> >>> 
> >>> -- 
> >>>  Bob Nance
> >>> 
> >>>  Novation Systems
> >>>  256-534-4620; 227
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> On 1/29/14, 8:20 AM, "Paul F. Pearson" <pfpearson at mchsi.com>
> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> >Just to let y'all know, there's a post on reddit about the list.
> I
> >>> think
> >>> >it's being added to the Rocket City Wiki as well.
> >>> >
> >>> 
> >>>>http://www.reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama/comments/1wegk6/linux_users_o
> >>>>f
> >>>>_n
> >>> >orth_alabama_luna_mailing_list_is/
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >------
> >>> >Paul F. Pearson
> >>> >We all laugh in the same language
> >>> >
> >>> >----- "Bob Nance" <bob.nance at novationsys.com> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> +2!
> >>> >> 
> >>> >> ---
> >>> >>  Bob Nance
> >>> >>  Novation Systems
> >>> >>  256-534-4620
> >>> >>  
> >>> >> (iPhone-flavored)
> >>> >> 
> >>> >> 
> >>> >> > On Jan 28, 2014, at 9:26 PM, "Christopher R. Key"
> >>> <crkey at crkey.com>
> >>> >> wrote:
> >>> >> > 
> >>> >> > So I was at church the other day and heard that the
> >>> healthcare.gov
> >>> >> site was run on an old version of Linux, slackware even.  Also
> >>> heard
> >>> >> they used Pico to edit the source code.
> >>> >> > 
> >>> >> > :)  Sorry - I couldn't resist (and I'm making all of the
> above up
> >>> -
> >>> >> for spice I threw in politics and linux politics).
> >>> >> > 
> >>> >> >> On 2014-01-28 12:37, Bob Nance wrote:
> >>> >> >> Though we¹d like to keep it focused, I am sure that there
> will
> >>> be
> >>> >> >> off-topic posts, occasionally.
> >>> >> >> Since none of us can escape MS Windows, I am sure there will
> be
> >>> >> posts
> >>> >> >> concerning that.
> >>> >> >> Since Linux was born from the loins of UNIX, I am sure that
> >>> >> UNIX-related
> >>> >> >> posts will arrive.
> >>> >> >> My only hope is that we steer clear of politics, religion
> and
> >>> >> current
> >>> >> >> events, except as they may affect Linux and computing.
> >>> >> >> --
> >>> >> >> Bob Nance
> >>> >> >> Novation Systems
> >>> >> >> 256-534-4620; 227
> >>> >> >>> On 1/28/14, 10:53 AM, "Paul F. Pearson"
> <pfpearson at mchsi.com>
> >>> >> wrote:
> >>> >> >>> I was hoping LUNA would get started back up. Hello!
> >>> >> >>> I was thinking of letting the folks on
> >>> >> >>> http://reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama know about LUNA
> starting
> >>> up.
> >>> >> Would
> >>> >> >>> there be any objections to that?
> >>> >> >>> Will this still be a "general discussion" list, or more
> >>> focused?
> >>> >> >>> ------
> >>> >> >>> Paul F. Pearson
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