[ale] [ANNC] ALE-NW @ SPSU MTG. for Thurs., Feb 13, 7:30pm

Chuck Payne terrorpup at gmail.com
Wed Feb 12 16:32:46 EST 2014


Won't it be awesome if we could use Google Hangout to have meetings
when the weather is like it is today.

Just a thought. you might call me dreamer, I am not the only one.

On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> Weather has cancelled the talk for  tomorrow, Feb 13 at ale-nw.
>
> I am working to get a larger room with power outlets for ale-central on Feb
> 20.
> The cancelled talk will be rescheduled possibly for Feb 27. JD is working on
> that.
>
> On Feb 12, 2014 3:45 PM, "Aaron Ruscetta" <arxaaron at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I just now found out with this announcement email, but Jim is apparently
>> doing double duty with this presentation.  His "Hands On" shell basics
>> will be the feature presentation for ALE Central as well on third
>> Thursday,
>> Feb. 20th.  If weather shuts us down tomorrow you can catch the talk
>> next week.
>>
>> in peace,
>> aaron
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 5:20 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:
>> > Watch here (email list and website) for more details, but it is likely
>> > the
>> > ALE-NW Meeting for Thursday will be rescheduled due to the icy weather.
>> >
>> > The full announcement: http://ale.org/?p=482
>> >
>> > Topic: [me at localhost]$ A Hands-on Introduction to the Linux Command Line
>> > Date: 2/13 @ 7:30p - 9:30p-ish
>> > Where: SPSU J-202
>> >
>> > Abstract:
>> > Anyone can use Linux systems with a mouse. But the real elegance and
>> > power is at
>> > the command line. Converting from a mouse master to a student of command
>> > line fu
>> > is less daunting with a hands-on session with some fun thrown in. We
>> > will be
>> > using a live DVD to work from so bring a Fedora 20 live DVD and a laptop
>> > that is
>> > known to work. If you use a different live OS some parts of the class
>> > will be
>> > rather different. No networking is required.
>> >
>> > Bio:
>> > ====
>> > Jim Kinney was introduced to Linux in 1993. It became a major
>> > distraction in his
>> > pursuit of a Masters degree of Physics at GSU in 1997. However, it
>> > helped with
>> > his first job at Emory department of Physics in 1997 where he put
>> > students in
>> > front of Linux machines and built a loosely coupled cluster of those
>> > student
>> > machines at the same time NASA was building the first Beowulf clusters.
>> > After Emory, Jim ran headlong to the darkside of Linux systems and IT
>> > support,
>> > design and administration. Jim founded and ran a consulting firm for 10
>> > years
>> > and has worked at places such as Cox Communications, IBM, GaTech
>> > Research
>> > Institute and Google. Currently, Jim is back at Emory running HPC
>> > systems for
>> > research needs.
>> > In his spare time Jim is a perpetual student of metalworking, beer
>> > production
>> > and taste testing, martial arts and general physical world hacking. At
>> > one
>> > point, Jim actually tried to make a policy difference in education and
>> > ran for
>> > DeKalb County school board.
>> > He lives with wife (MS Geology), son (GT engineer wannabe), 5 cats and
>> > an old
>> > black lab who won't chase the cats.
>> >
>> > ========================
>> > DIRECTIONS
>> > Southern Polytechnic State University Room J-202 of the Atrium (J)
>> > building
>> >
>> > For a campus map and a link to directions please see
>> > http://www.spsu.edu/visitspsu/campusmaps/index.htm
>> > AFTER 7:00pm there is Free Parking in non reserved spaces of the P60
>> > deck.
>> > Parking there before 7:00pm may get you ticketed, booted or towed.
>> > Building J,
>> > the Atrium building, is a short distance directly east of the P60
>> > parking deck.
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