[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

[Jon Reynolds]

This is the first I have heard of this outing. 
Just wondering how people would find out about such social gatherings?

Cheers,

Jon Reynolds

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 04:16:29PM +0000, Joe O'Dell wrote:
> That is very true, but I was thinking more of someone like yourself pulling out a laptop for a quick 5 minutes and saying "look at this [om nom nom explain here]"
> 
> But yes, I can understand - It was more of a "its there if you need it" rather than a "we have to use it".
> 
> As you said yourself, it's just my 2p
> 
> Joe O'Dell
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> On 24 Mar 2010, at 14:08, Alan Pope wrote:
> 
> > On 24 March 2010 13:55, Joseph O'Dell <09jodell at samwhit.org.uk> wrote:
> >> Alan - I can understand, but i'm sure there is going to be something that
> >> makes us go "I wish we'd bought laptops", so it's just a safe guard!
> >> 
> > 
> > Sure, I just have experience of attending a fair few events. At 'geek'
> > events where computers are intended to be used such as install-fests
> > or Bug Jams it's common to see people with their heads-down not
> > talking to each other because they're on IRC/IM/twitter on their
> > laptop. Indeed at many geek fests people sit _next_ to eachother and
> > talk on IRC rather than talk in real life. It's quite sad.
> > 
> > At social gatherings - such as this - it makes less sense to provision
> > such facilities because it stops people talking to each other. Part of
> > the whole idea behind social gatherings is to get to know each other
> > and socially interact.
> > 
> > Just my 2p.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Al.
> > 
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