[Pdx-pm] Future of podcasting is dim! (was: Re: What I Learned at OSCON -- August meeting announcement)

[Chris Dawson]

Just an FYI for the meeting tomorrow:  the podcast transceiver is
broken.  FreeGeek is unfortunately a bit too chaotic to reliably leave
equipment without a great risk of breakage.  The microphone is pretty
much on its last legs, and the receiver now seems to be completely
dead.  I think FOSCON (damn rubyists) killed it.  So, my question is:
are people interested in the podcasts at all?  I really don't want to
spend the money on another wireless microphone set that will probably
get destroyed again if no one cares or listens to these.  If people do
find the podcast useful, would anyone be interested in contributing a
few bucks to buy another microphone?  They are $80 at Frys.

So, informal survey: do you like the podcasts?  Do you listen to them
from time to time?  Would you like to see them continue, or would you
prefer that we save our valuable tubes for more important things like
porn and internet gambling?

Chris

On 7/30/06, Eric Wilhelm <scratchcomputing at gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually, what *you* learned at OSCON (all I got was ack.)
>
>   Wed, August 9th 6:53pm at FreeGeek.
>
> A lot of us went to OSCON and/or the activities around it this year.  Of
> course it is impossible for any one person to have caught everything
> interesting, so the August meeting will be a lightning-round of
> informational tidbits.
>
>   What did you learn in the tutorials, sessions, hallway, and exhibits?
>
>   What was the coolest thing Damian taught you about vim?
>
>   What were the coolest sessions?
>
>   How did your presentation go?
>
>   When should we short our MS stock?
>
>   Who threw the best parties?
>
>   Where was the best beer/food?
>
>   Who did you meet and what are they working on?
>
>   Why are pdx.pm shirts so popular with the ladies?
>
> If you didn't go to OSCON, you may be asked what you learned at
> notOSCON, but come anyway and catch-up on the latest.
>
> Bring at least one or two buzzwords or URLs.  If you want to talk for a
> couple minutes about one thing, there will probably be time.  We'll try
> to go around once or twice.
>
> At the end we'll have a handful of possible topics for future meetings
> and a whole pile of conversation starters for the bar.
>
> --Eric
> --
> Chicken farmer's observation:  Clunk is the past tense of cluck.
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