Get Sloshed with Slashdot at LinuxWorld 124
Andover.Net is springing for a party
for Slashdot readers at LinuxWorld next week Tuesday. The shindig will
be held at the Park Side Hall accross the street from the
conference center immediately following Linus' keynote. Tunes
will be provided by VAs San "NeTTwerk" Mehat, and the Beer will be
provided by Andover. (Let me just say that it is super wierd throwing
your own bash at a conference instead of just leaching off everyone
else's, but hey, free beer, right?).
Slashdot Effect (Score:1)
It's funny that we expect to trash a web server by pointing slashdotters at it, but can pretend that a stash of free beer has a chance in hell of lasting...
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
I hope they have something decent. Sam Adams, Widmer Hefeweizen, Guiness or something. The best would be some Gordon-Biersch Marzen. They make it right around the corner from the convention center (on San Fernando Street). Great stuff!!
_damnit_
See, that's the problem... (Score:1)
"I play sports"
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Re:IRC Lusers. (Score:1)
Re:Free beer? (Score:2)
Re:under 21? (Score:1)
I do not equate free with liberal but that is a very different thread (yes, I'm a card carrying libertarian (and nra member)).
If you play it cool, you probably won't have any trouble. I assume you are about 18 and look it, if you are 13, sorry but you may as well not even try. Then again I've seen some stiff enforcement so it's always a crapshoot. Here's a good example, I was at Woodstock and on the roof of their Beer Gardens (only place they sold beer) were two NY state troopers making sure no one underage got in. This is a strange country indeed.
Re:Great, if your >= 21 (Score:1)
You can hang with em at the Expo itself, I'm sure.
I'd never read
Breace.
Re:Nerds Unleash Holy Terror in San Jose (Score:1)
Cheers, I laughed my ass off.
kaniff -- Ralph Hart Jr
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Can I urge Rob to include Grolsch?
(A Dutch beer, not German,- see my entry at http://everything.blockstackers.com/)
Breace.
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Date Help, Hygenie, etc... (Score:1)
Bathe.
Clean Clothes.
Brush Teeth.
but the biggest hint of all:
Don't be afraid to say HI!!
Seriously...I had casually met my man once or twice thru a mutual friend and all we did was grunt generic greetings. One nite Mutual Pal failed to show, and we drank in silence. Finally we both got hungry and retired to the same diner. We've been together since Xmas and are still mutually astonished that we found each other!
So everybody bring cards, soap, and protection, and have a BLAST! Too bad I'm stuck @ work (sob!!) But at least I found out that I'm in for 200 shares of RedHat (which is probably gonna be better than free beer or sex anyway)
good beer (Score:1)
Re:A little help (Score:1)
Re:Free beer? (Score:1)
Even Better... (Score:1)
Re:'Chicks'?????? (Score:1)
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Wish I could be there
Re:music (Score:1)
Well, Mr. Nitpicky smarty-pants, a spell checker wouldn't have helped in this case...
Main Entry: leach /"lE-ch&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun /'lE-ch&-b&l/ adjective
Function: verb
Etymology: leach vessel through which water is passed to extract lye
Date: 1796
transitive senses
1 : to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid
2 : to subject to the action of percolating liquid (as water) in order to separate the soluble components
3 a : to remove (nutritive or harmful elements) from soil by percolation b : to draw out or remove as if by percolation
intransitive senses : to pass out or through by percolation
- leachability
- leachable
- leacher noun
My point? None, really. I just get annoyed with people who always scream "Use a spellchecker, you moron!"
I think I need more coffee.
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A host is a host from coast to coast...
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
The fun will never end!
Slashdotted kegs (Score:1)
who in the hell is san mehat? (Score:1)
Re:coolness factor? (Score:1)
So just where [yahoo.com] is Yucaipa anyway
New Definition (Score:1)
Slashdotted: The ablity to get drunker than you've ever been because the beer is free.
Re:Date Help... (Score:1)
A good starting point is with a technical discussion -- something we're comfortable with. On the other hand, I got to know one of my friends after she came up and directly complimented me (a surprise, that) and another after we walked out of a scary movie simultaneously.
Subtle compliments and hints may be all that you're offered -- but a subtle compliment from a shy geek may have more meaning than a bouquet of roses from someone less timid.
So yes, you may have to be much more direct to get the shy ones, rather than allowing the males to come to you. However, if you're looking for integrity and loyalty (and someone who wouldn't even think of mind games or any other such stuff), you really may find us worthwhile.
Btw (for the offended party above), use of "chick" in a male-dominated context such as Slashdot doesn't mean that the word would ever be used to your face. (Not that I'd use it anyhow, but that's just me).
[Heh, I'm not posting this as an AC. Just shy in RL, I suppose]
Re:Open source Beer? (Score:1)
More silly definitions (Score:1)
I suppose this is not the place to mention what 'going for a slash' means in the UK, either?
Wonderful thing to read Sat. Morning (Score:1)
congo rats
Re:Beer and Babes! (Score:1)
Nerds Unleash Holy Terror in San Jose (Score:2)
Atrocities "Too Graphic To List", States Police Chief
SAN JOSE, CA (UPI) - Dredging up painful memories of other recent riots in southern California, the city of San Jose was consumed by raucous, drunken nerds last evening, and officials estimate that it will be "quite some time" before the carnage can be cleaned up and life can return back to normal.
The events started off innocently enough. Several readers and contributors to the online nerd Mecca Slashdot [slashdot.org] were gathered together outside of a Linux convention. Linux is a type of computer that does not have windows and only runs hydroponics simulations software.
However, things got out of hand when the group's ringleader, Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda, began to start playing old The Who bootlegs. When the beer ran out, the party's crazed attendees ruthlessly invaded the liquor cabinet and had drained it completely dry in record time. They then took to the streets, leaving no target untarnished.
"I'm still trying to get those goddamn motorcycles out of my pool," sputtered Howard Johnson, who owns an area Holiday Inn. "I'm going to have to have to drain the whole thing." Johnson then pointed to a screaming toddler that had been hoisted all the way up a nearby flagpole. "That little bastard's mother is still trying to find somebody to get him down. I tell you, kids these days just have no respect for authority."
Edward Hoffman, the chief of police for San Jose, agreed.
"I have seen lots of unruliness in my tenure as police chief," related Hoffman. "But never anything like this. Why, there were literally hundreds of drunken imbeciles running around shouting 'MEEPT!' and inciting general violence." Hoffman said that while the death toll of two victims is relatively low, the emotional scars that this incident has left on witnesses will probably never heal. "There are some things that just stick with a person," he said. "This whole riot is going to be one of them."
"These people were completely insane," said Hoffman. "They were committing acts of depravity that are quite simply too graphic to list." Details are beginning to emerge. Sergeant Dale Smith recanted a gruesome tale involving a nerd, a prostitute named Tangerine, six feet of rubber tubing, a quart of motor oil, and a yak. Smith spoke under the condition of anonymity. Chief Hoffman later confirmed Smith's story.
"A yak," said Hoffman. "That's fucked."
Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, urged the international community to remain calm. "I would remind you," Mr. Torvalds said through a spokesman, "that under no conditions should these actions be taken as par-for-the-course for Linux users in general. Personally," he continued, "I would have used a gnu
The San Jose Mercury News contributed to this article.
MoA (Score:2)
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Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Re:More silly definitions (Score:1)
Well? What DOES it mean? I, for one, would like to know...
Re:A little help (Score:1)
music (Score:2)
PS: it's weird, e-i, not wierd.
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PARTY ! ! ! (Score:1)
Z
coolness factor? (Score:1)
-Lisa
No relationships, but beer .. (Score:1)
SirSlud
Woo Free Beer! (Score:1)
Great, if your >= 21 (Score:1)
Re:Date Help... (Score:1)
Don't worry ladies, I won't be able to attend the party anyway.
Was this part of your "decision"? (Score:1)
"and the party of the first part (also known as Andover.net) shall grant a party to the party of the second part (a.k.a CmndrTaco and Hemos) and hereto fore be known as a Party for all Parties (aka
Either way... great job you guys wish I could be there with ya...
beer poll? (Score:1)
Of course, a good many of y'all might prefer wine, tequilla, or other spirits--or maybe there's a lot of tee-totalers out there as well!
Just a thought...
Date Help... (Score:1)
The Slashdot Bash will be HUGE with the chicks I bet!
Re:music (Score:1)
belloc
[If all the Chinese simultaneously jumped into the Pacific off a 10 foot
platform erected 10 feet off their coast, it would cause a tidal wave
that would destroy everything in this country west of Nebraska.]
Atlanta? (Score:1)
Re:What ever happened to introverted geeks? (Score:1)
(1) if i know most of the people there;
(2) if i'm there with a clsoe friend who is more extroverted than me
(3) if I have a role in the event (the parties at BorCon were fun because i was working there, so I could always fall back on that role if i needed it).
If I go to LinuxWorld --- that is, if work lets
me go --- I'll go to the party.
Slashdot party. (Score:3)
--Shoeboy, who is very, very sorry about this post and promises to do better next time.
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Too bad we can't get it here in I-o-way. I guess I'll have to bring some home from Minneapolis this weekend.
If you're ever in the upper Midwest, try a Summit Extra Pale Ale or their IPA. The brewery is in St. Paul and have limited regional distribution.
I live for Pale Ale!
NEWS: /. to give free beer to contributers (Score:1)
Note that only qualified beer drinkers with over 2 gallons of previous experience and 1 pre-qualified keg-cup will be eligible to participate.
Lemme guess... (Score:1)
Re:music (Score:1)
"at LinuxWorld next week Tuesday" (Score:1)
Free beer? (Score:3)
When you say "free beer", do you mean beer that is free in the sense of "libre", or beer that is free in the sense of "gratis"? I urge those of you reading this not to drink the beer unless Andover is willing to provide the recipe (a kind of "source code" for food) and details on its brewing process (a kind of "compilation" for beverages) for this beer.
Re:Free beer? (Score:1)
Re:'Chicks'?????? (Score:1)
By your comments I guess that you are not married, right?
Open source Beer? (Score:1)
yeah yeah -1 me allready!
Re:Heck (Score:2)
Gee-Whiz? You heretic. Everybody knows the true Son of Gosh is Jeepers.
You must be one of those Southern Baptists.
Re:A little help (Score:1)
Re:beer poll--cider (Score:1)
Re:music (Score:1)
Why alcohol? (Score:1)
Seriously, am I the only one? Or one of very few? I'm guessing I am, if the announcement "Get Sloshed" attracts almost universal glee.
Whatever.
Re:Great, if your >= 21 (Score:1)
Re:Free beer? (Score:2)
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Re:NONONO! Don't snort the scotch guard! (Score:1)
Re:Why alcohol? (Score:1)
Re:What ever happened to introverted geeks? (Score:1)
Re:Slahdot party (Score:1)
C ya!!!
Re:who in the hell is san mehat? (Score:1)
Sheesh, anybody offer a free flight from Finland? (Score:1)
Then again, keep the chick(s?), I've got mine.
Waiting for remote party 'bots to hit the market^H^H^Hdance floor. "Hit the pogo script!"
Gotta gmake an All Night Original Helsinki University Linux Conference to keep up.
Re:coolness factor? (Score:1)
I hardly saw any males on that dance floor, but it was a great party anyway, and RH got mucho "Good People" points IMO for throwing it. It'll probably be the same at LW, even though, from what I hear, many/most of Andover's female employees will be there.
Slahdot party (Score:1)
Could you please send me my share of free beer.
Thanks.
Free beer....excellent (Score:1)
(I have a very discriminating palate)
I can tell you that I will endeavor
to make the trip from Canada just for
this thing you are calling a 'shindig'
Dibs' of the pretzels.
How does one get from the Airport to
the event.
How do i get more than 25 damn it (Score:1)
this 25 comments limit really bugs the hell out of me. How do i make slashdot display more than 25 comments in overload mode?
Free? (Score:1)
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
In college I brewed my own beer because, after living a couple of years in Germany, I couldn't stand the mass produced swill in this country, and I couldn't afford the imports. Now the US has rediscovered its beer brewing heritage and there is a plethora of Microbrews available (ranging from mediocre to delicious). Laziness and lack of time, coupled with a range of delicious choices to appear in the last ten years, mean I now buy, instead of brew, which makes me way less cool than I once was, but also much less thirsty .
I prefer homebrew, followed by Microbrew. I'd rather drink tap water than American Massbrew.
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Re:'Chicks'?????? (Score:1)
Re:'Chicks'?????? (Score:1)
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
1. Guinness
2. Harpoon IPA (for the northeastern US contingent)
3. Murphy's
4. Pretty much any ol' IPA
5. Pretty much any ol' ale (except wheat ales... blech!)
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Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Re:don't drink beer (Score:1)
I figure if Monks can drink it, I can too...
Re:'Chicks'?????? (Score:1)
Re:What ever happened to introverted geeks? (Score:1)
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Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
Re:beer poll? (Score:1)
maybe the phantom menace..? (Score:1)
dual of the fates - sliced up and ready to go [av-el.co.il]
what dya think?
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Re:maybe the phantom menace..? (Score:1)
it here:
www.av-el.co.il/starwars-tpm.mp3 [av-el.co.il]
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