Ohio Linux Festival 2005

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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday September 4, 2005 @07:27AM from the groups-of-people-that-know-the-real-score dept.

corso64 writes "Ohio Linux Fest 2005, a free conference/event for Linux and OSS enthusiasts, looks to be every bit as good, if not better than Ohio Linux Fest 2004. Last year, IBM, Novell, Apache, Beowulf, Mozilla, along with Jon "Maddog" Hall made Ohio Linux Festival 2004 a huge success along with tons of swag, freebies, and door prizes (including a Linus-autographed cdrom of the original source release of Linux). This year IBM, Novell, Apache, Digium, KDE and others will be doing sessions on Asterisk, KDE, Digital Forensics,Unified Threat Management, Ubuntu, Server Farms and lots of other topics. Check it out this October 1st!"

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Free Tickets by RAMMS+EIN · 2005-09-04 07:31 · Score: 2, Funny

First we have to get free (in either the beer or the freedom sense) tickets, so I can actually go.

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1. Re:Free Tickets by Commander+Spock · 2005-09-04 08:37 · Score: 0
  
  There is no charge for admission. If you are talking about transportation, Ohio is easy to get to from just about anywhere!
  
  Or maybe not, I'm not sure. I live in Columbus, so it'll be easy for me to get there, anyway...
2. Re:Free Tickets by tonsofpcs · 2005-09-04 08:54 · Score: 0, Troll
  
  Wow! You're from Columbus and you need to go somewhere to get to Ohio! Ah, the public school system at work.
  
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Wil? by mfh · 2005-09-04 07:31 · Score: 0, Redundant

Wil, you going? Speaking, perhaps?

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Yes! by doxology · 2005-09-04 07:32 · Score: 5, Funny

This has got to be the best place to pick up chicks.

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1. Re:Yes! by Kosmatos · 2005-09-04 07:36 · Score: 0, Troll
  
  If you want chicks that expect everything to be given to them for free...
  
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2. Re:Yes! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 08:11 · Score: 0
  
  Who cares, man! Women are the end-all and be-all! Everything should be done in the never-ending quest to impress and obtain women! Women are gods! We are but peons before their almighty wisdom, including what color looks best in the kitchen and whose dress was the sluttiest! MEN ARE NOTHING! WOMEN ARE EVERYTHING! VAGINA DOESN'T SMELL LIKE ROTTING FISH, IT SMELLS LIKE ====HEAVEN====
3. Re:Yes! by eno2001 · 2005-09-04 09:25 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  Tell me about your childhood... ;p
  
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4. Re:Yes! by mgoss · 2005-09-04 10:13 · Score: 0, Troll
  
  This has got to be the best place to pick up chicks.
  
  Hehe, I'm a chick and I went last year. There were half a dozen to a dozen females maybe. Several seemed to be wives. And I don't think I saw any in my age group (college), although I might've missed them.
  
  I'll probably try to go again, the Novell, Asterisk, and Apache talks were really interesting. But I think I'll have to come incognito. There are definitely a huge number of geeky Linux guys there. Bit intimidating at times. ;)
5. Re:Yes! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 21:30 · Score: 0
  
  Did they try to empress you with endless shaggy dog war stories about installing this distro or that distro? I hope you had plenty of that stuff with you that coroners dab in their nostrils during autopsies of severely decayed bodies...
6. Re:Yes! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-05 00:23 · Score: 0
  
  then you can meet chicks that have anger issues like this one...
  
  www.girlienerd.com
  www.justignoreme.com
  
  whoopps----same person, can you believe that she's technically competent. Sounds like someone with torrets drives a pig truck in MI.
7. Re:Yes! by bethlynn · 2005-09-06 07:31 · Score: 0, Troll
  
  Please feel free to say hi to me at OLF2005. I will be speaking about LUG leadership. Maybe we could do a linux chix bof?
LinuxOktoberFest by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 07:35 · Score: 0

It's in time for the last days of Oktober Fest. Bring on the Bratwurst Sauerkraut and Beer.
1. Re:LinuxOktoberFest by hungrygrue · 2005-09-04 09:29 · Score: 1
  
  Actually, IBM is already providing the beer.
2. Re:LinuxOktoberFest by meffie · 2005-09-04 09:43 · Score: 1
  
  IBM is providing funds for food and non-alcoholic drinks for the reception/after party.
3. Re:LinuxOktoberFest by hungrygrue · 2005-09-04 09:51 · Score: 1
  
  Damn, that's a let-down. I guess I must have misread it. If I am able to go (depending on how bogged down I am with classes and etc.), I won't get to drink anyway as I would be driving back that night to Cleveland, but I still thought beer from IBM was somewhere near the top of the list for just plain cool and unexpected.
4. Re:LinuxOktoberFest by ROMRIX · 2005-09-04 13:43 · Score: 1
  
  nuff said. color me there!
Work sucks by Akaihiryuu · 2005-09-04 07:38 · Score: 1, Redundant

Blah, I live in Columbus...too bad I have to work that day. I wish they'd have these things during the week.
1. Re:Work sucks by clymere · 2005-09-04 10:29 · Score: 1
  
  heh, well problem is most of the rest of us work during the week :/ its a month away...request off! ;)
  
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2. Re:Work sucks by Damin · 2005-09-04 11:03 · Score: 1
  
  Better yet, explain to your boss that it would cost thousands of dollars to attend Linuxworld to get the same value, and this is right in your home-town. Unless you work at Burger King, there is a pretty good chance there is some relevant content for you. Or, just call in sick. ;)
Re:Ohio by cybertears · 2005-09-04 07:38 · Score: 1

there are several large corps in columbus, mostly banks and insurance companies... all of which use windows. if anyone is coming out of town, i work graveyard at a hotel and you guys are welcome to do whatever you want.
What we need to get... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 07:41 · Score: 0

Is a beowulf cluster of these conferences...
Another first.... by Musteval · 2005-09-04 07:45 · Score: 3, Funny

For the first time in history, something interesting happens in Ohio!

Now we just need to get something interesting in New Hampshire...

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1. Re:Another first.... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 08:29 · Score: 0
  
  What a dumb comment, obviously you've never been to Columbus then.
2. Re:Another first.... by dasunt · 2005-09-04 09:01 · Score: 1
  
  There is a big annual convention of Ham radio + related people in Ohio each year.
  
  Worth going to if you are in the area...
3. Re:Another first.... by Chanc_Gorkon · 2005-09-04 09:14 · Score: 1
  
  This weekend (until end of tomorrow) there's the annual Greek Festival in Columbus with lots of greek food and ouzo....OPAAAA!
  
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4. Re:Another first.... by Diamon · 2005-09-04 11:31 · Score: 1
  
  But who wants to go to the Greek Festival when they could be going to the West Jefferson Ox Roast instead.
  
  </sarcasm>
5. Re:Another first.... by ThaFooz · 2005-09-04 13:53 · Score: 1
  
  Hey, Ohio and New Hampshire have done plenty of interesting things recently. Why without them, we wouldn't have re-elected a dangerously underquallified president, and we wouldn't have pruned out all of the interesting & capable Democrats from the primaries. Just imagine where we would be without them...
6. Re:Another first.... by XFilesFMDS1013 · 2005-09-04 15:06 · Score: 1
  
  You mean like how New Hampshire went for Kerry?... Yes, that truly clinched the election for Shrub.
7. Re:Another first.... by mkmoose · 2005-09-05 00:57 · Score: 1
  
  Wow... Greek Festival in September, Geek Festival in october.
8. Re:Another first.... by d-ude · 2005-09-05 13:30 · Score: 1
  
  Been going the last 10 years or so. It's in Dayton and I make the trip from the east central border near WV. Hotels are usually pre-booked months in advance, and all the good close ones are always full. I already have reservations in fact :)
  
  Check it out here: Clicky
Attractions by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 08:01 · Score: 0

...with tons of swag, freebies, and door prizes (including a Linus-autographed cdrom of the original source release of Linux).

Put in a lapdance booth and I am SO there.

Oh yeah, girl! Rub that Linus-autographed cdrom all over my body... Unh!
Great! by endlessvoid94 · 2005-09-04 08:15 · Score: 0

Great, just great. I move out of the freakin terrible state of Ohio to go to college, and one good thing comes to ohio, this linux convention. i cannot win!
and by dotspeaks · 2005-09-04 08:18 · Score: 0

how will everyone there in ohio react if Sco and Mysql walk in their... hand-in-hand. just a thought. o_O.
Linux? by martian67 · 2005-09-04 08:21 · Score: 2, Funny

Ah but the real question is, Do they run linu...

oh damn...
YES! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 08:21 · Score: 0

I knew there was a reason why I went to the University of Dayton! And it wasn't for the beer!
Re:Ohio by dagr8tim · 2005-09-04 08:22 · Score: 1

there are several large corps in columbus, mostly banks and insurance companies... all of which use windows. if anyone is coming out of town, i work graveyard at a hotel and you guys are welcome to do whatever you want.

I will be there, but then again I live in columbus. Perhaps a /. contigent?

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Young generation by shashir · 2005-09-04 08:27 · Score: 1

Ohio has a growing population of young hackers and tech-enthusiasts. I'm sure Ohio will have greater input into open source as this younger generation gains a foothold.
1. Re:Young generation by aCapitalist · 2005-09-04 09:37 · Score: 1
  
  Ohio has a growing population of young hackers and tech-enthusiasts. I'm sure Ohio will have greater input into open source as this younger generation gains a foothold.
  
  Random geographic region X has a growing population of young random_subject_x-enthusiasts. I'm sure random geographical region X will have greater input into random_subject_x as this young generation gains foothold.
2. Re:Young generation by ThaFooz · 2005-09-04 14:09 · Score: 1
  
  Ohio has a growing population of young hackers and tech-enthusiasts
  
  Sure, and then the good ones head to Silicon Valley and the Northeast.
  
  Seriously though, I don't mean to troll. I know there's plenty of industry in Ohio. They're famous for Chem R&D (with P&G and whatnot)... but are there really any players in the software industry there? Most of the major tech conventions happen once on the west coast (usually SF, sometimes LA), often a second on the east coast (typicaly Boston or NY), and every now and then a third time in Chicago if there is enough interest. So is this thing really a big deal? And if so, what is the reason for holding it there?
I just go for the beer... by ROMRIX · 2005-09-04 08:29 · Score: 4, Funny

or was that Oktoberfest...
I forget.
Damn those penguins! or Leprechauns or whatever the hell they are.
What time does the bar close?
1. Re:I just go for the beer... by O_D_Evans · 2005-09-04 10:34 · Score: 1
  
  And (as if) any further excuses were needed to come to our fair city, Oktoberfest is 30th Sep - 2nd Oct, just a couple miles from the Convention Center. The bar is open until 0130.
  
  http://www.germanvillage.com/eventcalendar.htm
2. Re:I just go for the beer... by Damin · 2005-09-04 11:12 · Score: 1
  
  Hmmmm... Linuxfest. Octoberfest. Same weekend. Coincidence? I think not!
Can't wait. by wolrahnaes · 2005-09-04 08:40 · Score: 1, Informative

TALUG (Toledo Area LUG) went last year and from what I read on the mailing list, it was pretty damn good. I missed it then due to a Cedar Point trip (hmm....big coasters and hot chicks vs. geek fest...hard decision....) but I'll be there this year.

The lineup looks good, plus it gives me a chance to enjoy the fun of wearing my U of Michigan gear around Columbus again.

Remember everyone, OSUcks.

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1. Re:Can't wait. by Adam9 · 2005-09-04 09:38 · Score: 1
  
  I know Toledo has access to lots of great U of Michigan apparel (I'm from Sylvania), but you don't really want to get yourself shot in Columbus. It's just not worth it ;)
2. Re:Can't wait. by Shadowrose · 2005-09-04 11:31 · Score: 1
  
  The bullets aren't what hurt. I'd say it's the flogging and the pistolwhipping.. the cows are none too nice, either.
3. Re:Can't wait. by _randy_64 · 2005-09-05 00:01 · Score: 1
  
  Yeah, yeah, and M Go Blow, Ann Arbor is a whore, Don't give a damn about the whole state of michigan, north til you smell - east til you step in it, and all that too.
  
  Anyway, we'll just kick your ugly helmet asses all over the field again as usual. Remember - Cooper's not the coach any more!
  
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Ohio! by SamAdam3d · 2005-09-04 08:42 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Well, its about time something nice happens in ohio.

Too bad none of the actual people here know about OSS.
In middle America, FOSS still faces the daunting ignorance that surrounds it intrinsically. We tend to believe that if it is free, it is stolen, or bad. I hope that this kind of thing can spread awareness to places like Ohio to let people know that there is a great horizon, and we are approaching it. FOSS is the future!

Yeah, sure OSU is here, and there are the big companies like Nationwide and BankOne, but other than that, we aren't are very technologically advanced state.

I would go, but, i well, don't have time, and, well, I am the only one in the city (Worthington, that is), that knows what Linux is.

At least it is nice to know that someone cares. Maybe next year then. (God I hope there will be a next year!)

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1. Re:Ohio! by aCapitalist · 2005-09-04 09:40 · Score: 1
  
  In middle America, FOSS still faces the daunting ignorance that surrounds it intrinsically. We tend to believe that if it is free, it is stolen, or bad.
  
  It's nice that you've appointed yourself the opinion spokesperson of middle america regarding open source. What would we do without you?
2. Re:Ohio! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 10:01 · Score: 0
  
  Lots of people here in Columbus know of Linux.
  
  Many innovations started in Columbus--first ATM, first photo-copy (Battelle), first consumer computer service (CompuServe). And Micro Electronics (aka Micro Center) has been using Linux for its web site for years; they've also used Linux servers and diskless Linux stations, nationwide, for 300-400 POS terminals; for about 3-4 years now. They just don't like to talk about it because their CIO is a dumbass (and afraid of MS), but mostly a dumbass.
  
  No, the problem is the tiny minds of the money boys in Columbus. If its not fast food or insurance they don't understand it. There is a huge amount of talent in Columbus frustrated by the lack of visonaries and venture capitalists.
Yes. by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 08:55 · Score: 0

Yes, it's me. Thank you, I pride myself on my honesty.
do you like penises? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 09:14 · Score: 0
Source on CDROM? by nurb432 · 2005-09-04 09:15 · Score: 1

Wouldnt the original sources fit on a floppy?

Still cool tho.

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1. Re:Source on CDROM? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 09:40 · Score: 0
  
  Yeah, but then he wouldn't be able to read them on his Mac :p
2. Re:Source on CDROM? by JourneyExpertApe · 2005-09-04 16:45 · Score: 1
  
  I don't think it's the original disk, just a copy of the original source. What makes it special is that it's signed by an actual Finn. Who knew they really existed? I thought Tolkien invented them or something.
  
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Re:WHY by mhearne · 2005-09-04 09:20 · Score: 1

Exactly what does this comment have to do with the Ohio Linux Festival 2005?

If I were moderating today, I would score you as either flamebait or troll.
Things You Need To Know by Damin · 2005-09-04 09:33 · Score: 5, Informative

I'm one of the organizers this year, and I wanted to make sure that the following useful information made it out to people who are considering attending. We have worked our tails off this year to make sure that Ohio Linuxfest 2005 will be the best Linuxfest yet. So here are some things that you need to know to take full advantage of everything that we are providing.

1. 16 Hours of Fun (8:00 AM to Midnight) - Doors open at 8:00 AM, and the post-conference reception starts at 8:00 PM, complete with food and beverages (of the sudsy variety) generously provided by our Sponsors. Froggy, from http://www.notacon.org/ will be our DJ this year. Consider safety first! If you plan on drinking, don't drive. Consider one of the fine Hotels in the area, which brings us to...

2. Hotel Accommodations - http://www.ohiolinux.org/hotels.html. The Drury Inn Suites, directly attached to the Greater Columbus Convention Center, is the the official Ohio LinuxFest 2005 hotel. A group rate is available for limited number of rooms. BOOK EARLY! DO NOT WAIT!

3. Schedule - http://www.ohiolinux.org/schedule.html. There are now THREE conference tracts to choose from. Take some time and figure out what you want to attend in advance.

4. REGISTER NOW! - http://www.ohiolinux.org/register.html. The event is free, and registration is free, but onsite donations are encouraged and appreciated to help defray expenses. We need to know roughly how many people plan on attending (for Insurance and Legal reasons) and we also need to be able to let you know about new developments as they, well, develop!

5. Food - http://www.columbusconventions.com/food_food.htm. You will be within walking distance of a ton of options for Lunch and Dinner. The schedule allows for plenty of time to eat and socialize.

6. Spread The Love - http://www.ohiolinux.org/promotion.html. Get the word out! Aside from the regular contingent of Linux techies, we want to reach out to the educational and business worlds and help EDUCATE them about Linux and the Linux Community. Please help us as much as you can. Tell a friend, hand out some flyers, get your LUG involved!

7. Get Involved - http://www.ohiolinux.org/getinvolved.html. It takes a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to organize an event of this magnitude that can be enjoyed by so many, and we can use all the help we can get. It really is a labor of love. Join up with the Ohio LinuxFest team to participate in organizing this year's event, and help shape an event that will be remembered by many for years to come. To sign on with the team, please send a note to team@ohiolinux.org and introduce yourself!

See you on October 1st!
1. Re:Things You Need To Know by roughshod_coder · 2005-09-09 07:42 · Score: 1
  
  As for dining...
  I am a programmer in Columbus and know that there are a lot of programmers that like Beer (and I am talking real ales, not wimpy beers), I suggest checking out Barleys (http://www.barleysbrewing.com/enews1) which is a microbrew/restaraunt right across from the convention center.
  Also the Elevator (http://www.elevatorbrewing.com/index.php) where the beer is not as good but the food is more upscale.
  Hope this helps the people who want to grab a pint o' ale...
Oktoberfest... by ImaLamer · 2005-09-04 10:11 · Score: 1

...is chickens.

You go downtown (Cincinnati) and get a chicken hat and we get drunk and come up to you saying things like:

"Cock head"

"Chicken head"

"Cock-a-doodle-do"

"Fuck off"

Whatever comes to mind. Only 12 days till Oktoberfest too! It's home to the largest chicken dance in the world and the second largest Oktoberfest... lots of food and lots of beer. Maybe you'll see me handing out Linux CD's there? Ohio LinuxFest fliers?

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Hey! by ImaLamer · 2005-09-04 10:20 · Score: 1

The NFL was invented in a parking lot in Canton (I believe where the NFL hall of fame now sites) by two dudes. That's interesting.

Ummm... but thats all I can think of.

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Tickets are free and so is the beer! by clymere · 2005-09-04 10:26 · Score: 1

no, i'm not kidding. Be at the after party ;)

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Surpsingly, Ohio is full of geek events by clymere · 2005-09-04 10:48 · Score: 1
There is a surprising amount of activity here these days:
- Notacon http://notacon.org/ - annual hacker/art/technology convention in Cleveland
- Hamvention http://hamvention.org/ - Annual HAM radio festival in Dayton
- Ohio Linux Fest http://ohiolinux.org/- well, you already know about this one :)
- FOURTEEN LUGS!!! I couldn't believe it myself, but i found this out when doing research to help promote Linuxfest
- 2600 groups, Perl Mongers groups, Snort Users groups...all kinds of other assorted user groups.
- Countless amounts of businesses based around OSS. Pantek http://pantek.com/, Hurricane Labs http://hurricanelabs.com/, N2Net http://n2net.net/, several of our sponsors rely on OSS for their core business, and give quite a bit back to the community.
Just all kinds of stuff, especially in central and northeast Ohio. I used to hate it here, and a little googling has left me with more monthly and yearly events to go to then i know what to do with!
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SCALE 4x by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 10:56 · Score: 0

Another Linux and Open Source fest / conference that is coming up is SCALE 4x, the 2006 Southern California Linux Expo. Speakers this year will include John Terpstra (Samba), Chris Dibona (Google), and more... (The CFP is still open if you're interested). And if you can't make it out west you can always tune into the podcast of past presentations.
Plenty happening in Ohio by clymere · 2005-09-04 11:04 · Score: 4, Informative

Hm, I'm from NE Ohio, but I am aware of quite a bit going on in Columbus. Do you realize that you have a Linux Users Group http://www.colug.net/, a Perl Mongers group http://columbus.pm.org/ the Ohio Super Computer Center http://www.osc.edu/, a 2600 chapter http://cbus2600.org/ and all kinds of events that roll through town...like Ohio Linux Fest, which is in its third year.
I've many times wished I was down in Columbus instead of here in Youngstown. I formed my own LUG http://www.youngstownlug.com/ after a year of driving to Akron and Cleveland for their various groups.

In short, you've got all kinds of great stuff right in your backyard that some of us would love to have.

As far as the state in general, there are FOURTEEN LUGs, Notacon http://notacon.org/ which happens every year up in Cleveland, and more Linux jobs then you would belive. Go do a few searches on the internet. I've come across dozens of places hiring Linux programmers and administrators. I know dozens of associates from various LUGs around the state whop make a living using Linux.
Ohio is using a lot more OSS than anyone, including some of its own resident geeks, realize. One of the goals of Ohio Linux Fest is to try and bring all of these people together and make them realize that there _are_ things happening in this state. And believe me...there are :)

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Re:Ohio by clymere · 2005-09-04 11:08 · Score: 1

Feel free to join us at #ohiolinux on irc.oftc.net, or sign up for the mailing list on the webpage and keep in contact with others going to the event. There will be lots of people coming into town for the weekend, I'm sure we can arrange meetups before the convention as well.

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Re:Ohio by dagr8tim · 2005-09-04 11:22 · Score: 1

Feel free to join us at #ohiolinux on irc.oftc.net, or sign up for the mailing list on the webpage and keep in contact with others going to the event. There will be lots of people coming into town for the weekend, I'm sure we can arrange meetups before the convention as well.

I've signed up for the mailing list and I'll check out the chatroom when I get home from work.

Sadly, I work midnight shift the night before so I'll probably not stick around after about lunch time.

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Pleae dupe around September 29th or so by Sanat · 2005-09-04 11:24 · Score: 2, Funny

Hey ScuttleMonkey

Please set up this article in the dupe queue(TM) for the end of September as a gentle reminder for the Ohio guys. Thanks

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1. Re:Pleae dupe around September 29th or so by Damin · 2005-09-04 16:02 · Score: 1
  
  Yes.. that would be awesome to have this renew a week before the conference!
I'll be in Austin, for Linucon by ruiner5000 · 2005-09-04 12:25 · Score: 1

http://linucon.org/

Where I'll be on a panel on CPUs and holding a lan party again this year. If you can't come to Ohio, then come to Texas. :)

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WTF by Eric(b0mb)Dennis · 2005-09-04 12:43 · Score: 1

Why do I keep getting a different frontpage every time... what is going on

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ohio? booo by hammeredpeon · 2005-09-04 15:41 · Score: 1

TEXAS FIGHT!

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1. Re:ohio? booo by dlm85 · 2005-09-06 04:51 · Score: 1
  
  Go BUCKS.
New Hampshire == The next Free State by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-04 22:59 · Score: 0

New Hampshire will be the home of the Freedom Lovers who are going to fix this country! If you haven't checked out the Free State Project, but you like freedom (as in liberty), check out the link, sign up, and move to New Hampshire!
1. Re:New Hampshire == The next Free State by ThaFooz · 2005-09-05 01:09 · Score: 1
  
  Why the Free State Project claims it is the best place to live: lowest state and local tax burden in the continental U.S., the second-lowest level of dependence on federal spending in the U.S., a citizen legislature where state house representatives have not raised their $100 per year salary since 1889, the lowest crime levels in the U.S., a dynamic economy with plenty of jobs and investment, and a culture of individual responsibility indicated by, for example, a lack of seatbelt and helmet requirements for adults
  
  BS. Anyone from the region knows that southern New Hampshire is a handful of third-tier cities feeding off of the Greater Boston are (Portsmouth/Salem/Manchester/ect), and the northern 2/3rds of the state is state is quaint vacation towns, ski resorts, and campgrounds. The only reason they're able to keep property taxes & crime down is because they have very few people there, and so much money coming in from well-to-do out of staters. Besides, State taxes are largely for roads and education - the real bloat is at the federal level.
  
  New Hampshire has this whole 'live free or die' mantra because they hate taxes and love guns, but it's a rather naive mentality considering that the state is NOT self-sufficient, and that lax gun & environmental regulations would be an absolute disaster in any populated area.
Going!! by usageman · 2005-09-05 05:40 · Score: 1

Went to the last one and going to this one. This year should be better than last years event {not that it sucked in anyway shape or form} but also with alot more people attending this year. Worth the trip no matter where you are.
SLASHDOT MODS SUFFER FROM LACK OF HUMOUR by eno2001 · 2005-09-05 09:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Wow. I didn't realize just how widespread the lack of a sense of humour is with the /. mods. Apparently it's terminal.

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