Czajkowski

Who knew people read my tweets, I got told my tweet made it on  to the official Iphone app as I had tagged it #RWC2011. I’ve had to take my twitter account off private so people can either search or block out the tag so that’s fair enough I do appreciate it’s not for everyone. I do love tagging events and being able to meet new people this way, but seeing your tweet on an official app just has a nice kick about it Thanks to Iarfhlaith Kelly for the photo!

Couple of weeks ago I blogged and warned people for the next number of weeks I’d be tweeting games, poor Neil Jagdish Patel even thought about coing up with a way to block #tags he does admit it’s not for the rugby but would be a nice feature for gwibber. Unfortunately during the RWC I’m using tweet deck as I need fast updates and replies and not a 5 min delay. Shame.

So far Ireland are topping pool C having beaten Australia against all odds, one last game against Italy, and hopefully one weekend I’ll actually get a sleep in until then:  To the brave and the faithful nothing is impossible! 

Do not say you have not been warned.  Besides my passion of open source and Ubuntu my 2nd love is Rugby! Tomorrow morning the Rugby World kicks off down under in New Zealand.  I suggest if you follow me on twitter, either unfollow for the next 9 weeks or create a filter!

Ireland are in Pool C which is – Australia, Ireland, Italy, Russia and America.

Interesting pool, given the ex coach of Ireland is now the USA Coach. Italy has come on a long way in Rugby in the last few years as members of the squad play for many of the teams which play in the H Cup. Russia, not sure what to make of them. Then we have Australia dreading that match we can either beat them or I am gonna end up in a corner crying! Who knows, but what ever happens it’s going to be a few interesting weeks.

Now seeing as I’m half English ( yes I am you know) I live here (yes I do) I shall also be supporting England which thankfully are in a different pool.

Pool B Argentina, England, Scotland, Georgia and Romania. Argentina are dark horses they have improved by leaps and bounds over the last few years impressing many people with their skill and impressive play. Be warned! They’re good!

I’ve also created #RWCRants on freenode if you want to join in with people to talk about the rugby as there are lots of OSS folks who love their rugby (not to be confused with ruby) as much as I do! Full schedule is here

Best of luck to all the teams!

Just to confirm that the three great Makerspaces/Hackerspaces, 091Labs
in Galway, TOG in Dublin and Milklabs in Limerick will be hosting
Ubuntu Global Jam Events on this coming Saturday from 10am.

Full details of these Jams can be found on the corresponding LoCo
Directory Listings:

091Labs Makerspace, Galway -
http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ie/1168/detail/

TOG, The Dublin Hackerspace -
http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ie/1211/detail/

Milklabs Makerspace, Limerick -
http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ie/1213/detail/

If anyone is free next Saturday and would like to join the Global
Jam hopefully you will be able to make you way to one of these
well spread out venues.

As always, everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend and
participate. Experience is not a prerequisite!
We’re all online in #ubuntu-ie if you can’t make it face to face but still want to take part

The poll for the August Geeknic is now closed.  St. Stephens Green was the winner. It’s a big park so I recommend this location as the meeting point on Sunday the 14th August at 1pm.

Everyone is welcome, bring along some food, maybe a rug to sit on and come and chat with other people who want to meet you! We’re meeting HERE!!!
I’ll be the one with the Tux baseball cap.  Plus crutches. Two other locations were suggested in comments for a the location.  It

was too late to add them to the poll but I will make sure that they are offered as locations for the next Dublin Geeknic.

Fingers crossed the weather stays dry for us.

See you there,
moylan

PS Me – czajkowski won’t be there See you soon folks

Following on from hearing about this at Dallas, the Irish LoCo is having it’s own Hour.  January 6th at 6pm  at the Trinity Capital Hotel bar.  This is the first confirmed date, a poll will be sent out to chose February and March to allow for folks to chose a suitable time that means we get to see more of the members.

6pm Ubuntu Hour

The reason also for the change in venue from Longstone, is this place has meeting rooms, and free wifi, and they don’t want to change us! We hope to start having some talks for 2010. New year new events for the Irish LoCo