Meeting 2007-09-19
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Information
- Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2007
- Time: 8:30PM
- Place: Squires Yorktown
Game
Something better than what is your favorite cheese and your favorite x86 opcode. Conley 02:42, 15 September 2007 (JST)
...Hi, my favorite cheese is moon cheese. Favorite x86 opcode is HLT.
Mafia if we have enough people? Conley 02:42, 15 September 2007 (JST)
...Seconded WITH A VENGEANCE
Favorite mathematical equation
...Mandelbrot set equation
SGA stuff
Let's check with Anthony on how that is going.
Anthony will regale us with tales of SGA intrigue that may or may not have been made up on the spot.
- Although no one so far has liked SGA, maybe you will!
- SGA is the new hazing ritual
- Free culture bar hopping before SGA meeting?
VTLUUG Install Fest
Conly and Sarah went. Let's talk about how it went and see how Sarah likes her new setup (She's running Ubuntu Feisty)
Amping the advertising
Bethany had mentioned amping the advertising. We should get on this.
Halloween public domain movie night
Halloween public domain movie night
What is the current status?
Free the Collegiate Times
Let's maybe construct a real list and comment on the draft that we have.
JCOTS Meeting
There will be a JCOTS OER meeting on Monday, October 1st outside of Richmond is anyone interested in going?
JCOTS = Joint Commission on Technology and Science (It is a VA gov thing)
See the blog.
OER = Open Educational Resources (Like MIT's open courseware)
I think we can all agree that buying text books is lame, and not having a digital option is lame also.
The focus of this committee is mainly on K-12 education.
Dr. Anne H. Moore of VT is one of the 8 members on this committee. (I have been in touch with her about the initiative Conley 02:42, 15 September 2007 (JST))
Lost Film Fest
These people want to help us sponsor them so that they can come to Tech. No doubt they will have other sponsors like the Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club.
What do you think?
I think their focus is way too anti-corporation and not enough pro-freedom for us. I also think our budget is small enough that it's not worth spending on them. Conley 09:36, 19 September 2007 (JST)
We decided "no".
Mock debate
We don't have to do this, but I think it may be a good idea to see what arguments everyone brings for a free culture. Conley 23:19, 17 September 2007 (JST)
Show and tell
Conley made the Jamendo blog
A video of me showed up on the Jamendo blog on Tuesday. Conley
News
Qlique
- It is like facebook and myspace, but better
- Real-time!!!
- Uses java applets
- Forty business students can't be wrong
- Get paid $25 for answering Qlique survey
- Money grows on trees
Sun to sell Windows machines
Why bother? Other vendors
No one uses x86 Solaris
Schwartz wants to be more open than open. Doesn't know what it is, but knows he wants it.
ZFS <3 WAFL 4EVA
Open floor
Anthony's neighbors have doves living in their window. They are OK.
Bethany's house plant is OK.
Bittorrent is OK.
NTFS on FUSE may or may not be OK.
