[YLUG] York Geek Club?

Thu Apr 26 14:48:42 UTC 2012

Hi Steve,

It's always the first Thursday of the month as far as I know, so the next
meeting will be next week, Thursday 3rd May. Geek club has a minimalist
approach to centralised organisation ;)

Tom

On 26 April 2012 12:35, Steve Almond <steve at silkandslug.com> wrote:

>  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) - 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> 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>
>> To: <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 <philip.purkis at gmail.com>
>> To: 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>
>> 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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