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February 2014
The Pit and Yamas
Folks, This week we rise from the depths to taste fine Greek cuisine. From the deep of The Pit and Pendulum and Hob Goblin, upto the tasteful red aromas of Yamas... And that's just for starters ;-) Usual 7:30pm start for spooky beers, somewhere lost in the lower levels (let us know to find you!). Thence to ascend to food about 8pm. Pit and Pendulum 17 Victoria Street Nottingham, NG1 2EW Telephone 0115 9506383 Google Map Yamas 5…
Find out more »Partition Your Bits!
Folks, For this informal talk/how-to, we can go exploring all the many different ways that your bits of data can be arrayed over whatever media. From that of the infinitely long Turing Machine program tape, briefly to DNA, and onwards more usefully through HDD/SSD partitions, partition tables, filesystems and alignment. Do you know where and how your bits go?! ;-) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1…
Find out more »March 2014
An Iberico Hoop
Folks, Venturing under and into the old quarter of Nottingham, we have for warming us for our social: Our usual 7:30pm beers meet at: Cock & Hoop 25 High Pavement Nottingham, NG1 1HE Telephone: 0115 8523231 OpenStreetMap latitude: 52.951 longitude: -1.144 Followed by a slightly later 9pm move to food in the vaults of olde of: Iberico World Tapas The Shire Hall High Pavement Lace Market Nottinghamshire NG1 1HN Telephone: 0115 9410410 OpenStreetMap latitude: 52.95087 longitude: -1.14429…
Find out more »Backups, Snapshots, Mirrors, and… The Cloud
Folks, Last month we had a bit of how to arrange where your (data) bits go locally, nearby to where they normally get used. For this informal discussion, the main topic is for how to keep a safe copy of your bits to guard against them having become scrambled beyond redemption... Also recently, is there a new way of backups: Is all the Marketing hype for 'safely, securely' holding your digital world in someone's 'Cloud' good for your bits? All…
Find out more »April 2014
Eating The News
For good food, good beer, good discussion of all things and Linux, and a fun social delight, and also appearing LIVE on the BBC webcam, please wander along to the fun: 7:30pm Thursday 03/04/2014 Meeting in the Newshouse on Canal Street for rustic charm and a good selection of real ales: Newshouse 123 Canal Street Nottingham NG1 7HB Tel: 0115 9523061 OpenStreetMap To thence wander along 8pm to the "BBC roundabout" to eat Italian style at Savai:…
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