[YLUG] York Geek Club?
Steve Almond
steve at silkAndSlug.com
Thu Apr 26 14:39:43 UTC 2012
Hi Tom (et al),
Can you confirm the date of their next meeting? Jonny tends to only
confirm it the day prior.
HackSoc might also be a good bet. Any thoughts, Dave?
>
> YLUG hasn't met for a couple of months now, but you could try "York
> Geek Club" (https://twitter.com/#!Yorkgeekclub
> <https://twitter.com/#%21Yorkgeekclub>) - we meet upstairs in The
> Habit on Goodramgate on the first Thursday of the month at 8pm.
> There's quite a mix of interests but you'll definitely be able to find
> someone to talk to about Linux/Raspberry PI I'd have thought. There's
> been about 15 of us whenever I've been before.
>
> Tom
>
> On 25 April 2012 11:28, P Purkis at Gmail <philip.purkis at gmail.com
> <mailto:philip.purkis at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hello Philip
>
> I'm interested in knowing more about Linux, Raspberry Pi,
> automation etc but have drawn a blank on suitable evening classes
> or a local U3A group - Microsoft seems to have a monopoly!
>
> Yours might be just the kind of group I need - when is your next
> meeting?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Philip Purkis
>
> Knaresborough
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "whiteley david" <d.l.whiteley at blueyonder.co.uk
> <mailto:d.l.whiteley at blueyonder.co.uk>>
> To: <philip.purkis at gmail.com <mailto:philip.purkis at gmail.com>>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:40 PM
> Subject: U3A - New Computer Group
>
> > Hello Philip,
> >
> > I am the person who is giving the computer course here in Ilkley. I
> > am very pleased to know that other folk are interested in what I am
> > doing. I am afraid that I do not know of any other people doing
> > similar things in your area. However I am a newcomer to the
> U3A, and
> > know little about what else is happening.
> >
> > Might I suggest that you try and discover a *Linux User Group*
> in your
> > area. I used to attend one in Leeds a few years ago, and it was
> very
> > informative.
> >
> > We have had just two sessions of the five scheduled in the current
> > course. I may be doing a session in a summer school later, and
> I may
> > plan for more sessions starting later in the year. It all
> depends on
> > having interested people who want what I can offer.
> >
> > Hope this helps you,
> >
> > Dave Whiteley
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: P Purkis at Gmail <mailto:philip.purkis at gmail.com>
> To: ilkleyu3a at nebstone.co.uk <mailto:ilkleyu3a at nebstone.co.uk>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5:35 PM
> Subject: U3A - New Computer Group
>
> Hello David
>
> Your message was forwarded by U3A members in Burley. I'm
> interested knowing more about Linux, Raspberry Pi, automation
> etc but have drawn a blank on suitable evening classes.
>
> I was a U3A member in Leeds but have moved to Knaresborough.
> Yours is just the kind of group I would like to join but I'd
> like something local. Do you know of any groups/classes near
> Knaresborough/Harrogate, or anyone I could contact?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Philip Purkis
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: <ilkleyu3a at nebstone.co.uk <mailto:ilkleyu3a at nebstone.co.uk>>
> Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:13 PM
> Subject: U3A - New Computer Group
> To:
>
>
> David Whiteley is a new member who used to work in IT at a
> University. He will be pleased to lead a group of members that
> would like to understand how their computer really works - see
> his synopsis below. If you would like to express an interest
> in joining such a group please reply to this email.
>
>
> Real Computing
> I am thinking about leading a group of people who want to
> learn more about computers.
> Computers are tools. Most computing courses teach the use of
> computers as tools, how to use email, how to write documents,
> how to browse the web and so on. If this is all you want then
> you can probably ignore the rest of this message. However, if
> are you interested in what goes on inside the box then read on.
>
> There's been some publicity recently about the need for
> children to be taught programming. I wonder if others might
> be interested in topics like:
> " Understanding the microprocessor. What really goes on
> when it messes with your bits and bytes?
> " Understanding networking. How does your computer talk
> to Google?
> " What is the operating system? What does it do for you?
>
> Automating things.
> How can you make your computer do what you want? Do you want
> to programme it, or to write scripts that use existing tools
> to do clever things for you? What are shell scripts?
> Economical computing.
> Do you want to get and use professional quality software for
> free, without committing computer piracy.
>
> I would be happy to construct a course to cover topics like
> these. I am now retired from a job where I worked inside
> computers. I spent my time designing systems, programming them
> and administering them. I also taught programming to
> engineering undergraduates.
>
> I would hope that participants would bring their own
> computers. I will use Linux on mine, but the same software I
> use is freely available to run on Windows and, I believe, on
> the more recent Mac machines.
> Are you interested? If so, please make contact by replying to
> this email telling me which of the above topics appeal to you.
> You are free to suggest other topics which I might cover if I
> am able. Help me to create a course that interests you and
> stretches me.
>
> David Whiteley
>
>
>
>
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