<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Heyguys, I am keen too! though I must admit that I am a bit lazy with that of meeting peoples and such.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">would be good to get together and talk about geek stuff though!</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/3/13 Phil Daintree <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:phil@logicworks.co.nz" target="_blank">phil@logicworks.co.nz</a>></span><br>
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IEEEE need to get onto this ... unless I've missed a very interesting development we urgently need a protocol for sharing a beer :-)
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<br>On 13 March 2013 at 17:10 Daniel Reurich <<a href="mailto:daniel@centurion.net.nz" target="_blank">daniel@centurion.net.nz</a>> wrote:
<br>> I'm keen for it.
<br>>
<br>> Actually I think it's more important now then ever to establish
<br>> meatspace meetings for building rapport and collaboration. I find that
<br>> face2face is a better forum for developing ideas and helping each other
<br>> and conveying information.
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<br>> We have a big bonus in that wifi & mobile data is so common, that
<br>> internet connectivity is no longer the impediment it used to be.
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<br>> PPP and http just don't quite convey the finer points of communication
<br>> like gestures, tone of voice and expression well enough. And beer just
<br>> doesn't transmit...
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<br>> So yes, beer would be a good draw card.
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<br>> Daniel.
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<br>> On 13/03/13 16:47, Bruce Hoult wrote:
<br>> > What is the purpose now?
<br>> >
<br>> > I know I found myself getting a lot less interested in such local
<br>> > groups after the invention of PPP (ok, actually I used SLIP at home
<br>> > for a while between UUCP and PPP) and HTTP.
<br>> >
<br>> > Unless they are one of two things:
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<br>> > - a "chew the fat with old friends over beer/pizza" BS session, or
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<br>> > - physically building something with others. e.g. the Makerbot I have
<br>> > a share in.
<br>> >
<br>> > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Hugh Davenport<<a href="mailto:hugh@davenport.net.nz" target="_blank">hugh@davenport.net.nz</a>> wrote:
<br>> >> Hey,
<br>> >>
<br>> >> Some of you may know me, and some may not. My name is Hugh, I used to work
<br>> >> at Catalyst IT,
<br>> >> and have recently moved to Aura RedEye Security as the development manager.
<br>> >> I have a big
<br>> >> interest in the open source world, and have been meaning on getting WellyLUG
<br>> >> set up again
<br>> >> for a while now...
<br>> >>
<br>> >> This email is just to get a sense of who would be interested in starting up
<br>> >> meetings again,
<br>> >> and what days suit everyone. Also, if you can help sponsor a room/beer/pizza
<br>> >> etc, that would
<br>> >> be good as well, though I may be able to get that covered on my front.
<br>> >>
<br>> >> So, if you are keen, reply :D
<br>> >>
<br>> >> Cheers,
<br>> >>
<br>> >> Hugh
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