Linux Beer Hike in Slovakia 174
palfreman writes "The Linux Beer Hike is less than a month away. This year it is in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, following last years success in County Clare, Ireland, and the 2001 event in Bouillon, Belgium. This year the dates are Saturday, August 9 to Sunday, August 17. There is also registration site and a members mailinglist. I'm driving from England, a 2400 mile round trip!"
Scary title (Score:4, Funny)
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There is no such place as Slovania. There is Slovenia and Slovakia. There are also Pennsylvania and Transylvania; maybe you were thinking about those. But there is no Slovania. Sorry.
Shlovenia, Shlovakia, Sholevnia,,, who cares? I'm drinking right now, and this beer ain't free.
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Oh no?
What's this? [cia.gov]
Just for the reference, here's the map of Slovakia [cia.gov].
The confusing part is that both Slovanians and Slovaks refer to their countries as Slovensko [slovensko.com].
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According to this [slovensko.com],
Slovene word for Slovenia is Slovenija
Slovak word for Slovakia is Slovensko
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DUI? (Score:4, Funny)
M$ (Score:4, Funny)
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Robot Ballon (Score:5, Funny)
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besides a spelling error on
Not to worry (Score:1)
BEER!
Now it all makes sense.
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Re:Robot Ballon (Score:2)
No kidding. (my sig)
Damit (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Damit (Score:2)
buddy, if you're looking for women, don't mention the word "Linux" [nylug.org].
Just a gentle hint.
-- james
Re:Damit (Score:4, Funny)
Just stay away from the anime. Women don't have tails. If you find one, that's a badthing!
Re:Damit (Score:1)
Penguin Beer (Score:3, Insightful)
Is the beer free as in linux? (Score:2, Funny)
beer, round trip? (Score:2, Funny)
Woah. You must have one helluva committed designated driver...
Re:beer, round trip? (Score:1)
Re:beer, round trip? (Score:1)
Played with in in College some.
I always suspectedd these two words are close (Score:2, Insightful)
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Then in the evening we invade the local pubs and get blasted (well I do). When the beer hike hits town its a shock and awe thing; we invariably pick a small village with pubs or restaurants that are normally used by 4/5 locals; and all of a sudden they are swamped by 40/50 geeks, its anarchy.
At the moment we only do European country in which some sucke^Hvolunteer has arranged a hall with Net connectivity and power and scouted out accommodation etc. There talk of a US version since so many Americans come but thats not happened so far.
Its totally informal and fun - those of who go are always keen for the next one.
2400 miles? That's nothing! (Score:1, Interesting)
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Re:2400 miles? That's nothing! (Score:3, Informative)
Canada: 3.46 per square km
Russia: 8.53
Some higher ones:
China: 137.71
Micronesia: 193.55
India: 351.76
And the highest?
Holy See (Vatican): 2045.45 (pop 900, land: 0.44 sq km)
Re:2400 miles? That's nothing! (Score:2)
re sweden data (Score:1)
43 400 km. (inkluding marine islands)
Sweden has 221 800 islands (incl. islands in lakes)
Re:Hockey? (Score:1)
...and they both have terrorist training camps and WMD.
Re:Hockey? (Score:1)
"Population: 8 876 744"
About 8 946 304 is more accurate.
No more free beer? (Score:1)
Re:No more free beer? (Score:1)
Compare with sweden where you'll pay 5 EUR or more for a pint.
Ooops (Score:1)
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Pilsner? (Score:1)
Kinda gives new meaning (Score:5, Funny)
In Australia... (Score:2)
[on my fourth beer now]
Serious health Warning for beertravellers (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Serious health Warning for beertravellers (Score:2, Insightful)
Most people there are not vaccinated. If you go to some woods, just apply standard precautions - long trousers, long sleeves, some bug repelent and after finishing your trip, check for any ticks on your body.
Even if you find some, in 90% it is not infected. After removal, just check next day, whether the place is swollen or red. If it is, then visit a
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Don't forget.. (Score:1)
Driving? From England? (Score:5, Funny)
To mainland Europe? Do you have an amphibious assault vehicle? And if so, do you take it out often? And if so, are you on a quest for global domination? I just happen to be the greatest criminal mind of our time...
(with apologies to Strong Bad)
Yes! - Re:Driving? From England? (Score:2)
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For the Strong Bad-impaired (Score:4, Informative)
Yes, everyone, I realize there are ways across the ocean. Chunnel, ferry, etc.
There's a chance you haven't seen this [homestarrunner.com] and therefore didn't get the reference. ;)
(If you haven't seen it and you watch it and get hooked on it and spend lots of time clicking all over the entire site [homestarrunner.com] to find all the funny bits, it isn't my fault .
Re:Driving? From England? (Score:2)
To mainland Europe? Do you have an amphibious assault vehicle? And if so, do you take it out often? And if so, are you on a quest for global domination? I just happen to be the greatest criminal mind of our time...
Actually I was planning to only drive as far as Dover, then take the car ferry to Calais, and drive the rest of the way...
From England, eh... (Score:2)
Gotta love that chunnel. BTW, when are we going to get one of those under the Atlantic?
Re:From England, eh... (Score:2)
When Mc Donalds, Exxon, and Motel 6 figure out how to make aquatic rest-stops for the UNGODLY long trip you're going to take.
Not that long (Score:1)
Re:From England, eh... (Score:2)
Some time after that pesky mid-Atlantic tectonic plate boundery with boiling lava spilling out of it heals over :-)
This news is great... (Score:2, Interesting)
1. People using Linux make more money, and save more money as well.
2. I've never heard of a Windows Beer Hike - guess after spending money for Windoze, there's nothing left.
3. Linux users are sensible - they really meet real people, and do real things - not NetMeetings, Virtual tours
I'm planning to start something similar where I live. More later..
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Re:This news is great... (Score:3, Insightful)
It's called a LAN-party.
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Re:This news is great... (Score:1)
1. People using Linux make more money, and save more money as well. 2. I've never heard of a Windows Beer Hike - guess after spending money for Windoze, there's nothing left. 3. Linux users are sensible - they really meet real people, and do real things - not NetMeetings, Virtual tours ...
Windows users don't need beer hikes. They can afford to drink beer every day, and socializing is commonplace rather a once a year event.
See, there are these things called bars. Full of Windows users, you should visit o
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Re:This news is great... (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, I used to work in tech support too.
Re:This news is great... (Score:2)
By saying you're going to a social where you'll only meet Linux users, you might as well say "well I call it a social, but all we're going to do is talk kernels and GNU" - otherwise why limit yourself to such a tiny segment of society?
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Is the route well planned? (Score:2, Funny)
dd can be more satisfying and assure that all the crap is gone like one good pint of Irish Stout, but a Linux format is real quick and dirty, just like 6 or 7 Pilseners.
Haiku! (Score:1, Funny)
I hate those offtopic posts
But this is not one.
2400 Miles Makes A Round Trip? (Score:1)
2400 miles would barely get me from Vancouver back to my parent's place in Toronto, let alone a round trip.
Beer and Linux? (Score:1)
They invented these things called aeroplanes (Score:2)
Linux. (Score:4, Funny)
Pivo! (Score:2)
Friends don't let friends, (Score:1, Redundant)
First hand geography (Score:1, Redundant)
i'll already be in prague (Score:1)
2400 Miles (Score:5, Insightful)
I always get a smile on my face when Europeans talk about driving far on a vacation. Or when they come here to the states and think everything is so close together. The look on their faces can be pretty funny when you tell them its a fifteen hour drive to Florida or a drive out west will take them a couple days. 2400 miles was a little more than half the distance we drove on a trip to Montana last year. It was nice though when I stayed in England a few years back that you could get to just about anywhere in 4 hours or so from London. That and being able to take a train there was even cooler. I'd trade that for all the cheese curd signs we saw in Wisconsin.
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Re:2400 Miles (Score:2, Interesting)
Tourists (including Americans) came down for the Olympics. Some where known to ask if they could see Uluru (Ayers Rock) during an afternoon when they had a couple hours free. Olypmics were in Sydney. Uluru is a four hour drive from Alice Springs, in the middle of the country. Ha!
Guess most people are ignorant of geography in regions not their own.
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Clothing (Score:1)
I mean this in the nicest possible way of course.
What is the beer of choice amongst Linux geeks? (Score:4, Funny)
Puts things in perpective (Score:2)
Nothing insightful, but I find that just amazing that crossing half of the US is really and truly an amazing trek. I couldn't imagine driving Key West, FL -> Seattle, WA (or, hey, Alaska for that matter). (btw, mapquest: 3530 miles). We live in a fucking h
Tips for those going (Score:1)
Some tips:
1) Pivo- beer, lager, pilsner is quite good and cheap (sorry not free). Prices varied from 10sk to 30sk a half liter (20 cents to 75 cents approx). I think Banska Bystrica may be the home of Zlaty Bazant (Golden Pheasant)- a very popular and very good beer. And for those whose don't drink beer, go for the Kofola, a cola that is pretty darn good, IMHO.
2) I did not hike the trails in the low Tatras, but the trails in the high Tatras wer
Re:Tips for those going (Score:1)
Depending where you go, the big MuckD does have places in Sk. Dunno about BB though but would be surprised if there isn't one skulking around somewhere. Try the local burgers, though. Very different but are actually feeding.
Agree about Nescafe etc. We're buying a new house this summer and on my list of things to drive out with are "coffee(lots of)" !!
Only 2400 miles round trip?!? (Score:1)
32 hours one way in a truck with 2 women. Yes, it will be an interesting trip.
Beer and Linux (Score:1)
The thought of a drun
Only off by a month (Score:1)
hotels in BB (Score:1)
fun trip.. (Score:2)
Some of which is underwater right? Sounds fun!
Is the beer (Score:1)
change in venue (Score:1)
how about a linux wine hike in the beautiful Napa Valley? (o.k. I live in Sonoma - close enough)
Re:Look for job while you're East! (Score:5, Funny)
He doesn't have to worry. After all, in Soviet Russia the jobs find you.
Why, thank you Sir! (Score:2)
Now you tell me. (Score:2)
Re:Look for job while you're East! (Score:2)
But still - gasoline in Slovakia is cheaper than in neighboring countries, and food & beer cost next to nothing here. I am right now on vacation in Slovakia. GPRS roaming works fine. I ate a generous dinner with loads of excellent beer and paid less than $10. If you're out of money, it's the right place for vacation!
Re:Look for job while you're East! (Score:2)
I've found another job now. My online CV is out of date, that's all.
Re:Beer and Linux (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I'm confused (Score:1)
13-22 Sk which is something like $0.35-$0.59
And why is the submitter of this story actually excited about the hike
Because the countryside is beautifull there.
If you know the language, check out pivo.sk(beer.sk) [www.pivo.sk] and kamnapivo.sk(wheretogoforbeer.sk) [kamnapivo.sk]
Pitty, that no link in TFA does not point to server with TLD .sk
Free as in freedom not Free beer! (Score:2)
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Re:too european centric (Score:2)
Now, though, one big problem is going to be the US Government's insistance on having fingerprints and DNA samples built into passports in order to enter the US without a visa (that costs $70) via the visa-waiver programme. Foreign visitors hate that kind of thi