29/10: BarCamp Leeds - sold out!
Having missed the last OpenCoffee in Leeds due to being, well, not in Leeds, I'm pleased to say I should be able to make the next (sixth) one, OpenCoffee {Sei}, on Tuesday 6 November.
But not only has Imran been busy sorting these out, he's now set in motion things for BarCamp Leeds on Saturday 17 December. Over to Imran for the details:
According to the Rules of BarCamp, I HAVE to present something. So I'm off to put my thinking cap on, and am wondering whether a collection of Web 2.0 geeks want to know anything about DSL networks...
BarCamp Leeds is the city's first 'unconference', a event where the folks that attend create the programme of sessions themselves. BarCamps are open, participatory, democratic, 'workshop' events; the organisers and sponsors simply provide wireless broadband, a venue, beverages and food! The attendees provide the content - and the buzz :)
We're anticipating sessions on social media, blogging, 3D printing, Augmented Reality interfaces, mobile technology trends, Drupal, games design, co-creation, PR in the digital age, an SEO clinic as well as talks from the founders of BT Bizbox, Plusnet and eDocr.
There'll also be a great opportunity to network - we're hoping our Nintendo Wii's will break the ice and Leeds Met's Old Broadcasting House will provide a fun and inspiring venue.
We'd love for you to come - if your a creative, an artist, a writer, blogger, technologist, or a developer, geek, entrepreneur, academic researcher, gamer or investor please join us. If you're just curious and interested in digital culture - we'd love to meet you too :)
Come and demo, talk, share or just hang out!
We're anticipating sessions on social media, blogging, 3D printing, Augmented Reality interfaces, mobile technology trends, Drupal, games design, co-creation, PR in the digital age, an SEO clinic as well as talks from the founders of BT Bizbox, Plusnet and eDocr.
There'll also be a great opportunity to network - we're hoping our Nintendo Wii's will break the ice and Leeds Met's Old Broadcasting House will provide a fun and inspiring venue.
We'd love for you to come - if your a creative, an artist, a writer, blogger, technologist, or a developer, geek, entrepreneur, academic researcher, gamer or investor please join us. If you're just curious and interested in digital culture - we'd love to meet you too :)
Come and demo, talk, share or just hang out!
According to the Rules of BarCamp, I HAVE to present something. So I'm off to put my thinking cap on, and am wondering whether a collection of Web 2.0 geeks want to know anything about DSL networks...
29/10: Octopush - ONE team trials
Whilst at Durham's octopush session yesterday, Jamie Parsons mentioned that trials are being held on Saturday 3 November at Jesmond for the ONE team. I''m not 100% sure what this is about, but I think the plan is to pull together a team from all the clubs in the North East to send down to the nationals this season. Jamie's since posted this on York Uni's Facebook group:
Hi guys we're going to have the try outs for the ONE team on Saturday the 3rd of November. 12.30-3.30pm at Jesmond pool, Newcastle. Sorry for the late notice. If your going to come along please let me know. If you can't make it but are interested in playing for the team let [Jamie from Durham] know that as well.All being well, I should be there. Afterall, York's pool is still planned to be closed next week, and I'll need an octopush fix.
I just don't get it. The past couple of Sunday's I've driven up to Durham to play octopush with Durham University University Octopush Club, partly to lend them York Uni's kit, and also because the pool York Uni uses is closed at the moment.
Anyway, both time, in both directions between Scotch Corner and Durham on the A1, there are two or three of these matrix signs parked up in the laybys used by police patrol cars, and at least one overhead gantry with a matrix sign, all saying "Check your fuel". OK, coupled with the other messages you get on the gantries from time to time ("don't drive tired"; "don't drink and drive"; "keep your distance"; "watch your speed" etc), one saying "check your fuel" doesn't seem amiss. It's just that someone's gone to the effort of towing these portable matrix signs, seemingly just to display this one message. It's not even as it they are a couple of miles before a set of services, where you could stop for more fuel.
So, are drivers on the A1 north of Scotch Corner more stupid that other drivers that they need reminding to check they've got enough fuel? Or is my assumption that it means "check you have enough fuel" wrong, and that once you get past Scotch Corner it turns into treacle if you don't check it enough?
Answers on a postcard please...
27/10: Mapping Complete!
Has it made a massive difference? Probably not, but I've managed to fill in a few blanks, and improve the structure of the mapped road network in the area between Leeds, York and Selby. There's an awful lot left to do, including the detail of residential streets in all the towns and villages, but hopefully we're now a step closer to being finished.
My next goals are probably completing Cawood, and perhaps one or two other local villages, and then to push out beyond the A19 into East Yorkshire where there's a lot of key roads and even villages still missing. In the mean time, here's how the area looks so far:
Anyone who's interested in either a York or a Selby mapping party, please post up a comment either here or on the OpenStreetMap wiki pages (York; Selby) and lets see if we can't arrange something.
15/10: All gone quiet?
Yes, I suppose it has. Mostly due to lack of time. We've been away in France for a couple of weeks and since then we've been trying to catch up on various odd jobs here and there whilst we still have some half decent weather, plus work seem intent of sending me all round the country every week.
As soon as I get the time, there's photos from France (some good shots of parapenting/paragluiding), photos of "Streetpush", a new form of octopush/underwater hockey, but played above ground (for the purposes of demonstrating octopush to people), and some new (french) climbing routes to be added. There's also an update/progress report on OpenStreetMap to come.
Meanwhile, I'm seeing loads of comment spam in the logs, although the YAASP and Captcha plugins for Nucleus seem to be doing their job. Several of the more prolific IP addresses have now been blocked, although I doubt it will have much effect.
As soon as I get the time, there's photos from France (some good shots of parapenting/paragluiding), photos of "Streetpush", a new form of octopush/underwater hockey, but played above ground (for the purposes of demonstrating octopush to people), and some new (french) climbing routes to be added. There's also an update/progress report on OpenStreetMap to come.
Meanwhile, I'm seeing loads of comment spam in the logs, although the YAASP and Captcha plugins for Nucleus seem to be doing their job. Several of the more prolific IP addresses have now been blocked, although I doubt it will have much effect.
