<div dir="auto"><p dir="ltr">I agree it'd be nice to meet people IRL again. </p><p dir="ltr">I've changed careers and am considering changing back at some point, but it seems like many of my favorite resources from back in the day - BBLISA, Usenix LISA/;Login magazine - no longer exist.</p><p dir="ltr">What are people's replacements for these things?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Re: meeting, maybe with less frequency or in a speed talk or YouTube party format (although I'd really prefer a quiet space, eg not a bar like CBC)?</p>
<p dir="ltr">I would be willing to be part of a group organizing such a thing, but don't have bandwidth to do it all myself. </p><p dir="ltr">Also do people like the mailing list, or might perhaps something like Discord be more useful these days?</p><p dir="ltr">Cheers,</p><p dir="ltr">-Danny</p></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 7:29 PM Steven M Jones <<a href="mailto:smj@crash.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">smj@crash.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div>On 12/27/24 10:21 AM, John Stoffel
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<pre><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">"John" == John P Rouillard <a href="mailto:rouilj@cs.umb.edu" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><rouilj@cs.umb.edu></a> writes:</span>
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<pre>For the old, old timers on bblisa, you may remeber we used to adjourn
to the Cambridge Brewing Company in Kenmore Square after meetings.</pre>
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<p>I'll be the "well, actually" guy - you mean the the Cambridge
Brewing Company in /Kendall/ Square, or the /Commonwealth/ Brewing
Company in Kenmore? (And let me say, it's awesome to see someplace
that doesn't list 10 IPAs, 5 double IPAs, 2 triple IPAs, a half
dozen sours, and just maybe one lager on the menu.)</p>
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<pre>Well the CBC is closing this Friday after 35 years.
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Thats a bummer to hear.</pre>
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<p>Indeed, just when my small heart grew three sizes after seeing a
porter on the menu...<br>
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<p>Cambridge BC Link:
<a href="https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2024/09/beer-nut-cambridge-brewing-set-to-close-after-35-years.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2024/09/beer-nut-cambridge-brewing-set-to-close-after-35-years.html</a><br>
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<p>Link for Commonwealth BC:
<a href="https://massbrewbros.com/craft-brewing-in-the-bay-state-defunct-brewers-part-2-of-a-3-part-series/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://massbrewbros.com/craft-brewing-in-the-bay-state-defunct-brewers-part-2-of-a-3-part-series/</a></p>
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<pre>And it's a bummer this mailing list has died
as well. Where are people hanging out these days? Reddit just
doesn't do it for me...</pre>
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<p>Remember: email is dead, and Reddit is for chaos and meme stocks.
;^) </p>
<p>I assume you're just talking about socialization and community.
[Screed about Stack Exchange /et al/ deleted.] About the only
current thing I hit is the FreeBSD Discord and forums, since I use
that for all my non-employer server needs. The pace at $DAYJOB is
set by unreasonable deadlines dictated by management, and there's
little time left over for anything else.</p>
<p>The BayLISA group is still managing to hold meetings out here in
NorCal, but the only mailing list (well, MeetUp) traffic I see is
about meeting logistics. I did actually get my current job after
an encounter at a BayLISA meeting...<br>
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<p>Honestly, I've been spending more (free) time in the vintage
computing scene over the years. But what isn't on the "classiccmp"
mailing list or Vintage Computer Federation forums is happening on
Discords and such, and so invisible to search and archiving. I
exhibited a VAXstation 3540 and OMRON Luna 88k at VCF West a
couple years ago, and Suns with Telebit Trailblazers and other
modems this year.<br>
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Well, happy holidays - hope everybody's doing well and having fun.<br>
<p>--Steve.</p>
<p>Ex- MIT, Aware, Hyperdesk (DG spinoff), ICS, Ab Initio, etc.</p>
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