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August 23, 2008

=Utah Open Source=
Utah Open Source
The Utah Open Source Foundation
» Come to Tucanos Aug 29 for good food, geek fun

The Utah Open Source Foundation is hosting dinner for geeks, bloggers, and open source enthusiasts at Tucanos Brazillian Grill at the Gateway Center in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, August 29, beginning at 8:30 p.m.

While this event is planned in conjunction with the 2008 Utah Open Source Conference going August 28-30, you do not need to be an attendee of UTOSC 2008 to come.

The Utah Open Source Foundation will be paying for appetizers for those who show up at Tucanos.

Tucanos is located on the south end of the Gateway Center, just above the California Pizza Kitchen. Directions to the Gateway Center can be found here.

About the Utah Open Source Conference 2008

The 2008 Utah Open Source Conference is the second annual gathering of open source enthusiasts in Utah. Following the amazingly successful first conference held in 2007 at Novell’s Open Source Technology Center in Provo, UT, this year’s conference is being held on the Redwood campus of Salt Lake Community College near Salt Lake City.

For more information about this conference, to register to attend, or to see a really neat website driven by open source software, go over to <http://2008.utosc.com/>.

How to register for the conference

UTOSC 2008 has chosen to utilize eventbrite as its registration system this year.  To register for the Utah Open Source Conference 2008, visit <http://utosc2008.eventbrite.com/> and sign up today.  We accept credit cards (through paypal) and payment at the door.  We’re looking forward to seeing you soon.

by Doran Barton at 2:34 PM under 2008 , community , dinner , events , geek , utosc (Comments)
November 30, 2007

Hans Fugal
no nic
The Fugue :
» The Nerd Handbook

Like spr, I got a good laugh, and creepy feeling, reading about myself on a stranger's blog. It's nice to know there are people out there just like you, but it can be disconcerting at the same time. My wife thought I was laughing at the episode of The Cosby Show she was watching, which I sometimes was. I had her fooled.

I enthusiastically referred my wife to read it, but she seemed to be only mildly amused. I guess she found the truth less funny and more sobering, and who can blame her? To all of you out there who have fallen for a geek, my condolences and congratulations. I think we're a pretty good lot, and you couldn't do better, but it can be a strange thing to be married to a geek. To my geek friends, don't forget to at least try to make it easier on her, and worth her while.

A friend recently asked me to share some six things about myself. Normally I would just send her an email with six things and not propogate the forward, but the stranger already wrote it all down! The only thing I have to add is that I watch an episode of some classic Sci-Fi show nearly every day, usually during a meal. Usually Star Trek or Doctor Who. Erin likes Star Trek well enough and humors me. Jonny likes Doctor Who better, so when Erin's out (or not paying attention) we cozy up on the couch for some foam monsters. There's just something about that theme music and the Tardis sound effects that makes even the tackiest foam monster worth watching.

I'm happy to announce that my wife is still my number one project. Other projects will come and go. Some will seem more important to her and even to me, at times. Mistakes like those aside, I plan to keep her number one, forever.

by Hans Fugal at 5:39 PM under geek , handbook , mirror , nerd
November 7, 2007

=Utah Open Source=
Utah Open Source
The Utah Open Source Foundation
» Geek Paintball - Saturday, November 17, 10am - 2pm

Utah Open Source along with Tier Four is hosting a paintball game for all computer geeks in Utah. If you have ever wanted to frag your friend in real life, this is the time and place to do it.

The games will be pick up style, with matches pitting language, distro, and other hot topics against each other. Training will be held before each round and safety will be discussed. Paintball markers will be available onsite or by reservation with JT Paintball Rentals starting at $10.

Tier Four will be providing 15 cases, yes that’s right 15 cases of marballizer paint and make it available to all that come until its gone. More paint should be available for sale, or you should bring your own just in case.

Where

DesertEdge Practice Field (SpecialOps Info)

When

Saturday, November 17, 2007
10am until about 2pm

Why

Because you want to shoot your friends and fellow geeks. Beware, they shoot back!

RSVP

It’d be nice if you went and checked out the guns at JT Paintball Rentals and let us know which one you’ll be getting. If you’d like to confirm your attendance (recommended, we have about 35 guns to rent and they will go fast), email participate@utos.org.

See you all there.

Cheers,

Clint Savage
Founder, Utah Open Source Foundation

by herlo at 11:18 PM under community , events , frag , frag fest , free paint , geek , paintball , utosf (Comments)