From announce at lists.nycbug.org Mon Jun 2 18:20:53 2014 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:20:53 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG Wednesday: Cloud and Colocation Message-ID: We are set to meet this Wednesday, June 4th at About.com. The meeting starts at 630 PM, 1500 Broadway with the entrance on 43rd Street, 6th floor. Please rsvp to rsvp at nycbug.org and bring photo ID. RSVPs must be received by 4 PM on Tuesday, June 3. Cloud and Colocation Continuing the recent talk@ and offline discussions, this meeting will feature a few speakers approaching the question of colocation in data centers and the cloud. The issue is a regular feature in many of our lives. Is "the cloud" just a marketing phrase that replaces hardware capital expenditures with deceptively high monthly recurring costs? Is this the end of the road for colocation? We have three speakers briefly approaching the question from three different angles. We look forward to a dynamic and engaging discussion. Please stay tuned for future meeting locations. We're working on it! From announce at lists.nycbug.org Tue Jun 3 13:23:07 2014 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 13:23:07 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG: RSVP for "Cloud and Colocation" Message-ID: Wednesday, June 4 - Cloud and Colocation, three speakers 18:45, about.com (1500 Broadway, 43rd Street, 6th Floor) (RSVP and bring ID) Abstract Please send RSVP mail to rsvp at nycbug.org and bring photo ID. RSVPs must be received by 4 PM on Tuesday, June 3. Continuing the recent talk@ and offline discussions, this meeting will feature a few speakers approaching the question of colocation in data centers and the cloud. The issue is a regular feature in many of our lives. Is "the cloud" just a marketing phrase that replaces hardware capital expenditures with deceptively high monthly recurring costs? Is this the end of the road for colocation? We have three speakers briefly approaching the question from three different angles. We look forward to a dynamic and engaging discussion. From announce at lists.nycbug.org Thu Jun 19 16:11:39 2014 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:11:39 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG Upcoming Message-ID: Information on the next two upcoming meetings, plus HOPE July 18-20 ***** July 2 Introduction to Timekeeping, Steven Kreuzer 18:45, about.com (1500 Broadway entrance on 43rd Street, 6th Floor) Notice: RSVP to rsvp at nycbug.org and bring photo ID. RSVPs must be received by 2 PM, day-of. Abstract Time is a funny thing. You can spend it, save it, waste it and kill it, but you can't change it and there is never any more or less of it. Everyone knows what it is and uses it every day but no one can seem to define it. In this talk I will provide a brief introduction to time, timekeeping, and the uses of time information, especially in scientific and technical areas. Media Speaker Bio Battling to keep unreliable clocks in sync, Steven is a system administrator who has gained an appreciation for the art and science of timekeeping. He lives in Queens, NY with his wife and dog. ***** HOPE, "Hackers On Planet Earth", the 2600 biannual conference, will be held July 18-20 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan. A number of us will be there, and we should have a flier for the upcoming meetings, including and especially Brian C's August meeting... ***** August 6, OpenBSD Ports, Brian Callahan 18:45, TBD Abstract Everyone relies on packages and ports to have easily accessible third-party software for OpenBSD. Have you ever wanted to write your own ports? Bring your laptop and learn how ports are made! You can bring your own software to port, or there will be a collection of software ready to be ported. Those interested in taking part in the hands-on workshop should email admin at lists.nycbug.org for setup instructions. Please also tell us if you plan on porting software of your choosing. Please sign up for the workshop no later than July 23. Even if you don't want to be involved in the workshop, come and learn all about ports! This makes a great first foray into contributing back to OpenBSD. Media Speaker Bio Brian is a graduate student, beginning his Ph.D. work in Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the Fall. He is an OpenBSD developer, working primarily on ports.