[Lilug] What is the perfect meeting topic?

[odinson]

Hi

OK so we've got

Score

Python 101		- 1
Ruby 101		- 1
Chef			- 1
Android development	- 1

Interesting only one admin topic.

Any votes for these or topics to add?

Matt

On Fri, 12 May 2017, Lee Wilbur wrote:

>> What else would people like to learn about?
>
> Make the meetings "classes" - I'd find it VERY useful have a Python or Ruby or other language "101" that
treats me like I know nothing of this scripting language and has small projects we can build along with an
instructor - "everyone, build a script that pings a set of IPs listed in a file" - now follow along...
practical lesson(s) that can start people actually doing as opposed to knowing what can be done...
>
> My .02
> -Lee
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lilug [mailto:lilug-bounces at lists.lilug.org] On Behalf Of odinson
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:43 PM
> To: LILUG Mailing List <lilug at lists.lilug.org>
> Subject: Re: [Lilug] What is the perfect meeting topic?
>
> Hi
>
> Thanks!  Sounds like a vote for
>
> Score
> chef			- 1
> android development	- 1
>
> to me.
>
> I did manage to successfully remove a large file from polluting a git repo.
> Would people be interested in hearing about that?
>
> What else would people like to learn about?
>
> Matt
>
>
> On Thu, 11 May 2017, Robert Wilkens wrote:
>
>> I don't think you're asking me..  The only reason i don't come to
>> meetings is -- well, I've got personal issues in my life which often
>> interfere (Let's just say i get bad headaches, but I've almost got
>> them under control, only 1 of last 14 days i had minor issues)
>>
>> However, of the topics you mentioned:
>>
>> -Git: I've used it, but not often/recent anyway...  It's a good tools
>> for source management and downloading remote code and such.
>>
>> -Chef: Don't know anything about it, never heard of it - Probably a
>> good topic
>>
>> -Chrome: i'd like to think by now most people are comfortable with
>> what is probably the most common browser in the world however there
>> are always the possibility of features we don't all know about or use
>> day to day.  For example, just yesterday i discovered chrome remote desktop.
>>
>> -Jenkins: Again, never heard of, that probably reflects negatively on
>> me, and maybe would be interesting topic to me
>>
>> -Android development-- I'm no expert, but i am a mentor in the android
>> MOOC "Build Your First Android App (Project Centerred Course)"
>>
>> -Raspberry Pi - I've seen a lot about it the last few years but i
>> never really had an interest.  I think that's more for hardware
>> tinkerers and i'm more interested in software (if anything).
>>
>> -Gnome- I've lost touch with linux desktops, this might be interesting
>>
>> -System tuning-- maybe
>>
>> -3d printer- never used one, it's one of those things i'm glad exists
>> but might never use
>>
>> -Systemd - not sure
>>
>> -Skynet - Probably a good talk, but real? :-)
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Sent from Tablet
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 11, 2017 4:51 PM, "odinson" <odinson at warcloud.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Seriously everybody knows everything they'll ever need to know?   There
>> isn't one topic you'd like to learn more about?
>>
>> Git? Chef? Chrome? Jenkins? Android development? Raspberry pi? Gnome?
>> System turning?  Best 3d printer?  Systemd?  Skynet?
>>
>> You're not vollenteering, just requesting, I promise.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 10 May 2017, odinson wrote:
>>
>> Hi All
>>>
>>>         First a reminder to save the date.  12pm Sat June 24th at
>>> Bethpage park is the Annual LILUG picnic. Family and friends encouraged!
>>>
>>>         Second I video recorded the talk.  Once editing is done I'll
>>> be sticking it on youtube.  I'll post a link when it's up.
>>>
>>>         OK now for the zinger.  What is the perfect speaker or topic
>>> for the group?  Seems like everybody is really strapped at work
>>> making their lives 'simpler' (psssst, it's not just you)  What would
>>> speed that up? What topic or person can we book that will make your life ten times easier?
>>> Looking for some wonderfully practical knowledge transfer here.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
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>>> president at lilug.org, http://www.lilug.org My theory; Psychopaths
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>> Matthew Newhall, M.A.Newhall at warcloud.net A.S. in Computer Science,
>> SUNY Farmingdale President and founder of LILUG;  president at lilug.org,
>> http://www.lilug.org My theory; Psychopaths precede the conscience,
>> http://civgene.matthewnewhall.com My maker blog; "The modness",
>> http://themodness.wordpress.com Scifi book; "Thicker Than Blood"
>> http://www.thickerthanbloodthebook.com
>> Giselle's husband, Sebastian and Maxximus's father.
>> http://www.warcloud.net/~odinson/us/
>> "The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the
>> continents and the ocean was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge."
>> -- Daniel J. Bornstein
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Matthew Newhall, M.A.Newhall at warcloud.net
A.S. in Computer Science, SUNY Farmingdale
President and founder of LILUG;  president at lilug.org, http://www.lilug.org
My theory; Psychopaths precede the conscience, http://civgene.matthewnewhall.com
My maker blog; "The modness", http://themodness.wordpress.com
Scifi book; "Thicker Than Blood"  http://www.thickerthanbloodthebook.com
Giselle's husband, Sebastian and Maxximus's father.
http://www.warcloud.net/~odinson/us/
"The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents
and the ocean was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge."
-- Daniel J. Bornstein
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