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ALS & LWN Producing Daily Showguide

Posted by Hemos on from the getting-the-coverage dept.

chris writes "The Linux Weekly News, in conjunction with the Atlanta Linux Showcase are producing an onsite, web based daily showguide. It is running on the showfloor. See what is happening at ALS. Roving LWN volunteers will be covering the show and the conference sessions. " Well, the show's just started to get underway, and I'm about to be trampled by attendes flooding through the gates. That's my update.

16 comments

  1. No ./ers in Atlanta? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    no comments yet?

    FYI, the Beowulf BOF is today at 6pm.

    Damn, that's begging for a 'Beowulf post'...

    1. Re:No ./ers in Atlanta? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      How come there aren't more news for cockmasters?

  2. Lack of comments on this story by CokeBear · · Score: 1

    Is the lack of comments on this story due to a lack of interest (in which case: Hemos, take note of what nobody cares about) or is there just nothing here to comment on?

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    1. Re:Lack of comments on this story by rde · · Score: 2
      Here's the process:

      Click reload

      See new story

      Click 'read more'

      Realise you've no idea what you're commenting on

      Decide it's easier to say "It's rubbish" than to read the story

      Admire your devasting wit and click preview

      Realise 'Linux' is in the story; better not say it's rubbish

      Read comments. It's been up for ten minutes and it's still only got three posts. Obviously only lusers are posting to this one.

      Back to the main page and look for something worthy of your talent.

      Find a story slagging off microsoft and post a 'bill sux' comment instead.

      Instant peer approval!

    2. Re:Lack of comments on this story by Ronin441 · · Score: 1

      Prolly most of the people who would comment on it are at the show, and thus not web-connected right now (with the exception of wearable-computing ubergeeks :-).

  3. More nerf. by jwriney · · Score: 1

    I, for one, think that the show in general, and the /. booth in particular, could be greatly improved if there was even more random firing of nerf darts into the air.

    --John Riney

  4. I'm looking for my dog! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm looking for my dog! I have really search everywhere. Even inside of my computer. The darn thing has disappeared, I thought. Then I remember that I never had one to begin with. What about cats!?

  5. Another Theory by Listerine · · Score: 1

    I think its more along the lines of: "Hmm, I just read the headline and I have no clue what it is talking about." That is what happened to me, at least until I realized there were only 11 posts and if I were so inclined to post it would have a better chance of getting read than some posts at some of the other stories today. Hmm... Bah.

  6. Trample Hemos, Trample Hemos! by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 1

    Trample Hemos, Trample Hemos! And take his and Rob's picture! They love posing for pictures!
    -russ

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  7. Where's the poll? by nano-second · · Score: 2

    Last year we had a 'Who should go naked at ALS' poll... 'OctobrX' won (staggering majority), with 'NOT Cmdr Taco' a distant second.
    This year I propose we have a who should go clothed to ALS poll. ;-)

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  8. Cheap bastards like me by lordsutch · · Score: 1

    I'm planning on visiting to reap the karmic rewards of touring the showfloor, without actually paying for anything (well, except a couple of tanks of gas [it's a six hour drive each way] and two nights in a hotel, plus meals). I might even get some signatures on my PGP and GnuPG keys after 3+ years, and meet some of the people I've flamed (and been flamed by) on debian-devel. Sounds like fun, no?

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  9. Backgammon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    If you play backgammon, there is a free internet server (& you can get a graphical interface) to play against others on the 'net. Check it out at: http://www.fibs.com (BTW, they run Linux, so this isn't really offtopic ;-) & If you want to hack their server, I've heard its really hard to do, cuz its Linux, which is really secure, unlike Windoze, which couldn't keep out a preschool script kiddie (mind you, I was a pretty bright preschooler...) Maybe I should take my Ritilin now...

  10. Staroffice release by heroine · · Score: 2

    Interesting how StarOffice is getting hyped so much. Their product won't run at all on libc2.1 and it's been over a year since libc2.1 came out. All Sun is doing is building in more support for their own portal yet they abandonned ever migrating the software to libc2.1. Sun may have made some pledges but there's been no evidence of any money being spent on software for over a year. Eventually as more and more people migrate to libc2.1 Sun will get more hits and StarOffice is going to vanish.

  11. Grrr... by Listerine · · Score: 1

    What in the bloody buttfuck does this have to do with ALS?

  12. In related news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    From: "Randy J. Ray" rjray@tsoft.com
    Subject: [svlug] Quiet period? What quiet period
    To: svlug@svlug.org
    Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:09:11 -0700 (PDT)
    X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31H (25)]

    A report from the Atlanta Linux Showcase seems to indicate that Andover.net had, in the conference materials bags, a 12" x 24" mock "stock certificate" with information on when they expected their trading to begin, how many shares were being offered, expected offering price, etc. When someone from VA Linux told them what a patently *bad* idea this was, Andover.net employees were said to be frantically trying to get the inserts out of the bags.

    Wonder if there will be anything about this on Slashdot?

    Randy
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  13. *sigh* by theonetruekeebler · · Score: 1

    I just wish I could go. I live in Atlanta, close enough to bike to the thing, but alas, a family wedding is dragging me out of town this weekend. I was so looking forward to doing a GWG here...

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