10:08 p.m.
Lo,
Little update e-mail... I'll try to keep it brief (honest... I'll *try*
but... you know... fail).
So the 5th of November is always fun... for me it doubles as both
bonfire night, and the annual anniversary of owning my very own
IBM-compatible PC for the first time in 1995 (a lovely "AST Advantage
Adventure! 4066d"... that I still have!... although I'd had things like
a Spectrum and others prior to that).
But hearing and seeing those fireworks go off... always makes it dawn on
me just how quickly the year has flown by.
Since my last update e-mail... a couple of us (myself included) in the
StaffsLUG committee have come down with COVID-19 (some of us for the 2nd
time... it just won't go away)... unfortunately pets passing away... big
house moving plans (and packing) then being *issed on by Liz Truss...
and some very long overdue holidays (given the lack of them in the last
few years).
Unfortunately a lot of this was happening over that
July/August/September period and so we missed the boat on trying to get
things sorted for a Keele freshers fair (if they'd even let us
participate)... but that at least gives more time on polishing the leaflets.
Also... am I the only one to notice being particularly more busy (and
thus hours) at work than previously? I don't mean previous to the
COVID-19 2020/2021 years... I mean previous to that? It's as though
employers are making up for some ill-conceived perception of lost time/work?
I've begun ranting.
Suffice to say it hasn't been lost on me that we've stalled a little
meetings-wise!
You should be getting some e-mails shortly about two new Workshop
meetings (and Richard is also putting them up on Facebook, Meetup,
Reddit, Discord, and Twitter).
The first will be all about Wine (covering what versions/editions exist
and some of the more detailed information about how it works and can be
configured) which will be *NEXT WEEK* on Tuesday 22nd November 2022.
The second will be an end of year meeting workshop... that will be on
Tuesday 6th December.
It'd also be great if we could go for some kind of Christmas drinks at
some point too.
As usual I'll likely see more activity from everyone on the IRC /
Discord... but feel free to reply back on the mailing list too if you
prefer.
Thanks
--
Steven Maddox
Lantizia