[Lancaster] fortnightly skill share evenings
mp
mp at aktivix.org
Sat Feb 7 02:13:43 UTC 2009
Andy is making sense, IMHO:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook
http://www.theage.com.au/news/general/beware-facebook/2008/01/18/1200620184398.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2
Fuchs, Christian. 2009. Social Networking Sites and the Surveillance
Society. A Critical Case Study of the Usage of studiVZ, Facebook, and
MySpace by Students in Salzburg in the Context of Electronic
Surveillance. Salzburg/Vienna: Research Group UTI. ISBN 978-3-200-01428-2.
Study: http://fuchs.icts.sbg.ac.at/SNS_Surveillance_Fuchs.pdf
Background Information: http://fuchs.icts.sbg.ac.at/SNS_E.html
andy baxter wrote:
> Personally, I don't like the idea, because it would mean that people in
> the group would have to join Facebook so as not to miss out on what was
> going on. I don't like Facebook myself, and haven't joined it - mainly I
> don't like the way that they won't let you see anything on the site
> until you've joined yourself, which puts pressure on people to join just
> to keep up with what their friends are doing. So they are kind of riding
> on the back of peoples' friendship networks in order to spread their own
> empire.
>
> Also, the way they run things is pretty much counter to the spirit of
> what people are trying to do with free / open source software, so I
> think we shouldn't be supporting it. E.g. it is hard to move your data
> off sites like this if you decide that you want to switch to another
> provider or run your own blog.
>
> Please don't take this personally - it's just my opinion, but it is the
> way I feel about it.
>
> andy
>
> Rik Boland wrote:
>> Sorry to write again,
>>
>> Is it worth having a facebook group for the Lancaster Linux group?
>>
>> Shalom
>>
>> Rik Boland
>> 15 Stanley Place, Lancaster, LA1 5PN Mobile 07866439588
>>
>> We need Justice but we also need Grace and Mercy from God to do this.
>>
>>
>> --- On *Fri, 6/2/09, andy baxter /<andy at earthsong.free-online.co.uk>/*
>> wrote:
>>
>> From: andy baxter <andy at earthsong.free-online.co.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [Lancaster] fortnightly skill share evenings
>> To: "Lancaster Linux User Group" <lancaster at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Date: Friday, 6 February, 2009, 8:43 PM
>>
>> Hi Rik,
>>
>> There are other venues we could consider, but I would rather have a
>> space where we can set up a few computers and a small network
>> permanently rather than everyone having to bring laptops (not everyone
>> has one). Also, if we want to do demos with maybe a video projector, I'm
>> not sure how this would work in somewhere like a cafe. An upstairs room
>> at the Gregson is a possibility though - we could get hold of some
>> second hand laptops and leave them there to be brought out when we meet.
>> The basement also has the advantage of being free to hire.
>>
>> andy
>>
>> Rik Boland wrote:
>> > Hi Andy
>> >
>> > I certainly would be interested in coming along to learn.
>> >
>> > On view of internet connection would there not be other great area to
>> > meet, Gregsons or Uni, Fiends Cafe?
>> >
>> > Shalom
>> > Rik Boland
>> > 15 Stanley Place, Lancaster, LA1
>> 5PN Mobile 07866439588
>> >
>> > We need Justice but we also need Grace and Mercy from God to do this.
>> >
>> >
>> > --- On *Fri, 6/2/09, andy baxter
>> /<andy at earthsong.free-online.co.uk>/*
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > From: andy baxter <andy at earthsong.free-online.co.uk>
>> > Subject: [Lancaster] fortnightly skill share evenings
>> > To: "Lancaster Linux User Group"
>> <lancaster at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> > Date: Friday, 6 February, 2009, 8:16 PM
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Just wanted to let people know that a few of us talked again on
>> > Wednesday about the idea of having regular (probably fortnightly)
>> skill
>> > sharing evenings. My original idea was that there must be quite a few
>> > people (like me) out there who are working on various things by
>> > themselves at home, from learning simple system admin skills to
>> building
>>
>> > websites to programming or whatever else, and that it would be good to
>>
>> > bring people together on a regular basis to share ideas, skills, etc
>> in
>> > a bit more of a focussed way than at the monthly pub meets.
>> >
>> > The venue that I have in mind is the basement of the Single Step
>> > wholefoods shop on Penny Street - there are several computers down
>> there
>> > already and they are generally willing to let community groups use the
>>
>> > place. This is not definite
>> > though, and if we wanted to hold it there we
>> > would need to put together a proper proposal to be considered at their
>>
>> > next co-op meeting. One problem with this venue is that they don't
>>
>> > currently have broadband access, though there is a phone line, so we
>> > would have to find a way of paying for this. I'm happy to
>> contribute to
>> > this
>> on a monthly basis, but it would be good if I wasn't the only
>> one.
>> >
>> > Seeing as there was some enthusiasm for the idea on Wednesday, I'd
>> like
>> > to make a start on getting it off the ground, so it would be good to
>> > know who else would like to get involved. Also, if you don't have
>> much
>> > time to help organise it but would be interested in coming along to
>> some
>> > or all of the sessions, it's still helpful to know how much
>> general
>> > interest there is in the idea. I've got a few ideas for how to get
>>
>> > started and the kind of shape it might take, but other ideas are also
>> > welcome.
>> >
>> > If you're
>> > interested in this project, could you let me know (via the
>> > list), and maybe we can arrange a meeting to make a start on getting
>> it
>> > going.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> >
>> andy
>> >
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