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Linuxfest Northwest
An Yong Zheng writes "Linuxfest Northwest is
being held on Saturday, April 26 at Bellingham Technical College in
Bellingham, Washington. LFNW is a grassroots event put on by a coalition
of Pacific Northwest Linux user groups to showcase what Northwest Linux
users are doing with Linux and Open Source software. It features a
keynote speech by Jon
"maddog" Hall from Linux International,
lots of great presentations and tutorials, displays of the various cool
things that Linux can do, Free Stuff, etc. Click here for more information and here for
the schedule of events!"
...they could have hosted it in Redmond...
;)
(DUCKS!)
Honey, I shrunk the Cygwin
Unless it's because of facility cost I can't see why. Bellingham is about a 2 hour drive from Seattle, where most of the Linux users in the Northwest are anyways!. I'd pay $10 to have it at some campus in the Seattle area rather than pay $15 in gas to get to Bellingham. Oh well.
I've been tipped off that the Mono guys are going to be showing their latest hacks. Look out for Jackson Harper's presentation.
Will any of this event be broadcast live or recorded for later streaming? I'm guessing most of us don't live in the northwest..
i hardly think this is front page news considering that only a certain(small?) group of /. readers are from that area or even the states. im pretty sure that im not the only /. reader that is from another country other than *the land of the free*
hey there is a a computer fair happening in equador!!! w00t
http://saveie6.com/
But do they have a wall of 50 computer monitors running full-screen xeyes?
I am going to Birch Bay, Washington with a few friends that same weekend. I live in Surrey, British Columbia, so Bellingham is only a forty minute drive from my house, and a ten minute drive from the cabin I am staying at.
Feel free to pick this up from me...
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Its nice to see groups binding together like this to bring a message to the general populus or at least other geeks :)
Rus
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I triple guarantee you, Linux does not exist! It is a fabrication of the lying American-owned Al-Jazeera! I will take you there and prove it IN ONE HOUR!
Repeal the DMCA!
Linux is still around? I thought those guys went out of business.
What's Bellingham got? It's not nearly as large as Tacoma. I was at Conifur Northwest last year, a small furry convention. It took the entire Tacoma Convention Center and part of the adjoining Tacoma Sheraton. The convention center was a concrete bunker and basically the ass end of the hotel. Tacoma also lacks restaurants, or even fast food, within walking distance of the convention center (unless you don't get sick of stale delis). I'm not holding out hope that Bellingham's any better since it's even less major than Tacoma, and you'd think being in the largest of the Seattle suburbs that Tacoma might have something.
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Then you're probably going to come at Bellingham from the South.
:) ). Just across Division, the large brick building on the left is CC, and there is a pretty decent bookstore attached (and accessible from the restaurant while your waiting).
In which case, the best place to get great road snacks (fresh baked scones, muffins, bread, coffees) and non-greasy (no fryers in the place) food on the trip is probably going to be the Calico Cupboard in Mt. Vernon, near exit 226.
I always find myself stopping there on the way to Seattle. Taking exit 226 and turning West on Kincaid street, you'll hit 1st street. Turning north onto 1st, you'll drive past a good pizza place, a great Thai restaurant and an outstanding (hippie, veganesque) food co-oop all on the right with substantial amounts of serv in food (I'd call it a deli, but I don't recall any meat there
On the East side of the freeway a mile North is a decent sized mall with a many-screens movie theater (a Google-Plex?) and a See's Candies for any family members that will be bored to tears at a LinuxFest. Adjacent to those (to the South) is a largish outlet mall as well (for the shopping addicted).
I hope this is of help to those whose families are not entirely composed of Penguinistas; Hope to see you there.
Check out this loser's posting history.
bellingham.net -- slash-style local news and events site.
bellingham.com -- general info.
The Bellingham Herald -- local newspaper and its local entertainment and events site.
Bar Stop -- should be self-explanatory. ;^) Bar Stop has a guide to places to stay and restaurants.
City of Bellingham official site.
--Rick "If it isn't broken, take it apart and find out why."
I love Bellingham. I recommend that people combine it with a camping trip, perhaps to Larrabee St. Park, which is nestled in the forest right on the beaches of Bellingham Bay. Only about 15 mins from downtown.
There are also some of the best restaraunts I've ever eaten at there. Boundary Bay, La Chat Noir, Mannino's, Wonton House, Lemon Grass, Tokyo House... a great restaraunt for every taste only mere blocks away from each other.
LFNW is a grassroots event put on by a coalition of Pacific Northwest Linux user groups to showcase what Northwest Linux users are doing with Linux and Open Source software.
Not if they know what's good for them, they aren't...
I live in the Northwest United States. I would have loved to have gone to this. I have never been attend a Linux/OSS conference because of my location. It just would have been nice to know a bit earlier. Three days seems like kind of short notice to me. A week would have been nice (my employer schedules a week in advance). Unfortunatly due to this "economy" (especially out here) I was forced to take a job that requires me to work most weekends. If I had a bit more notice I may have been able to get the day off. --adam P.S. Sorry about my ranting. I just hate always missing things like this.
It's a bunch of linux fanatics jerking each other off and picking their nose at the same time.
or is it really called Sausagefest?
PogoLinux is sponsoring two busses for the trip, which will be leaving North Seattle Community Colloge (the place where GSLUG meets) and heading up to Bellingham the morning of the fest. To sign up, go to their signup page. I believe we'll be watching "RevolutionOS" on the trip, plus you get to extend your geeky day by being surrounded by linux and open source advocates for 3 hours of fun in addition to the fest. And you don't need to do the driving. What could be better than that?
Ahhh yes my favorite open source get together. I am looking forward to seeing "Mad dog hall" and Illiad again. Not to mention all the cool warez that will surely be there...
;)
Hmm, I wonder if Microsoft and SCO will be there...
"I bow to no man" - Riddick
I was looking at the list of speakers, and damn, it's impressive.
This promises to be a really cool - I look forward to going up there this weekend!
There will undoubtably be plenty of freebies at the booths and presentations, so if you want to come and can't justify it to yourself, just think of it as a free Open Source swag shopping spree.
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I'm in Victoria, BC and I'm planning on going provided the boarder doesn't give me any trouble. The only problem I have with this event is there is so much going on, and it's only 1 day! I'd gladly take a week off to go to everything! ;-)
-- DuckWing
The Canadians are coming, the Canadians are coming!! Actually isn't somebody from Userfrienly.org going to be there? I'd love a geeky autograph :)
Here's the Amtrak schedule:
t tp://www.ridewta.com/route50.html
Service From To Departs Arrives
510 SEA BEL 7:45am 9:52am
516 SEA BEL 5:30pm 8:00pm
Here's the local bus schedule from the Amtrak station to the Linuxfest site:
http://www.ridewta.com/new_route23A.html
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See you there!
Bah!
But after I hit the Calico Cupboard the passenger seat goodie-bag usually has 4000 calories worth of munchies, so I've never actually visited the Krispy Kreme in Burl. I know where it is though, just in case of a fire at the CC :).
and yet, so far.
As for Why Bellingham? I'd rather spend $15 on gas than deal with the traffic in downtown Seattle. I know, it's not very eco-friendly (and would get me kicked out of most places in Fairhaven), but B'ham is just a lot more fun.
The largest Linux supercomputer group in the NorthWest, and in the World. Which is located Less than 5 hours away from Bellingham, in southeastern Wasington at PNNL. I have not heard of any invitation to present at Linuxfest. Seems like this is a great thing to be shown/talked about at LinuxFest Northwest....
now only have to drive about 10 miles to beat up a buncha nerds. /ogre
Hey they could have had it in Spokane....i wouldnt have minded :) WIsh I would have heard about this even before today since Im going to Portland this weekend. I would have loved to take a road trip to Bellingham to go there....you guys whine you have to drive 2 hours to get there. From Spokane its like 6 hours....
"You know who you are, so go for it!"
You PRESS that link, and you get the real BIZARRE page, which frankly is a type of nightmare to me. Its has revealing photos of a very young girl, and a bunch of catch-phrases like,
"You Oughta Know"
"Some things can only be said in a certain way and convey the meaning of a mutual experience."
"Did you get any on you?"
("I'll be back." It had this ominous resonance.)
(Loving someone means never having to say you're sorry. A bit sticky.)
and the last line,
"But, here at Geekizoid, where the real world gives way to the hills and pastures of long-forgotten Arcadia, it's "You know who you are, so go for it." It works in any number of situations. The significance is deep and mysterious."
NOW COME ON PEOPLE! THIS IS JUST CRAZY STUFF! I think the horrible reality is sinking in for me FINALLY. I bet many many people have filed child endangerment reports against this "family", but this Scott Lockwood and his lawyers, know just how far they can get, and not get busted. Sick.
so folks, if YOU see a real danger for this child, it is your legal and moral OBLIGATION make a honest and good faith report to child protective services in Joliet, IL. Perhaps Vladinator and Co, will make some mistakes. Perhaps public pressure will create a closer scrutiny.
to make a report in Illinois, or from OUTSIDE of Illinois, do this, there is a phone number there you can call, and lodge a complaint...SEARCH these keywords using GOOGLE:
(illinois department of protective and regulatory services)
But this is very sad to me. Not just Vladinator & LRSE, but all of these "parents" who research this, and then go ahead and PROFIT from it. I would bet there are even lawyers you can hire who will give you a list of PRECISELY what you can and can't do, if you don't want to get busted.
The Science of Legal Child Sexual Exploitation.
BRUTAL beyond all imaginings!!!