[EdLUG] February's talk (by Tai) - have a say

Fri Jan 29 00:49:07 UTC 2016

Hey!

Don’t let me be misunderstood. I’m all for the basics, and they are definitely _not_ a waste of anyone’s time.  I’m just curious about the knowledge inside Tai’s noggin, and wanted to put in a vote. :)

It was suggested I do one on golang, but if that is too much, too soon, here are some more talk ideas concerning Linux usage that I would be comfortable doing (if you ever did want me to):

* That’s What She Sed:				Regular Expressions
* Demonology 101:					Debugging Config Issues The Rite Way
* Hey Dawg I Heard You Like Kernels: 	Virtualization with KVM and libvirt

Suggestions for talk name changes welcome.

Johnny Morrice

> On 24 Jan 2016, at 16:16, Edinburgh Linux Users Group <edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tai
> 
> I can't get enough of the basics. I'm still on that steep learning curve but I understand that most members are highly skilled professionals so I will understand if they would consider it a waste of their valuable time.
> 
> Just my two pence worth.
> 
> Bernard
> 
> On 23 January 2016 at 18:24, Edinburgh Linux Users Group <edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk <mailto:edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk>> wrote:
> Hello everybody!
> 
> For the upcoming February meeting (and March if I'm still sans outside speaker), I thought I would put my foot in it a bit.
> 
> (If you have some software you really think you would like the world to use more, by all means - tell me, and I'll book you in.... ! :-D )
> 
> I propose to do a talk myself, but am in a conundrum as to what to choose. So I would like you to to give me a weathervane's view of the consensus.
> 
> http://doodle.com/poll/zmxfmuaur98trn5x <http://doodle.com/poll/zmxfmuaur98trn5x>
> 
> Please indicate which talk you think I should start with. I propose one of three:
> 
> === Introduction to Linux (laptops and desktops) ===
> 
> I present this as a Linux enthusiast, and one who has converted a few users over the past couple of years.
> 
> I would go over a lightning history of Linux for newbies, distros, desktop environments, VirtualBox usage, installation of Xubuntu and round it out with Free Software discussion, LibreOffice, Ogg (with Vorbis and Theora) and a quick demo of Trisquel installation.
> 
> === Software and CVs ===
> 
> I worked at a company that produces CV-processing software for extracting information from natural language. My role was integrating it with customer candidate databases.
> 
> I would go over what a technician's CV should look like for best reading both by recruiters and by software; and hope to get a recruiter friend on board to cover the recruiter's point of view. (might get pushed to March if sufficient interest, to be able to onboard both a recuirter and potentially a person from this company. No promises.)
> 
> === Tech Support As A Career (TSaaC??) ===
> --- and where go from there ---
> 
> Some tech support jobs are more equal than others - and more prestigious.
> 
> I built my career accidentally around tech support and through it have been able to experience a wide variety of technology, made friends with very intelligent people and all-in-all, continue to have a great time!
> 
> I would talk about the different types of tech support outfits; my (very personal) perception of pay scales; which types offer good prospects of progression to development and engineering; and what you can expect from a career in Tech Support.
> 
> 
> 
> I intended to do each of these talks at some point this year, to fill in gaps where I have not found persons to speak, after a long run of socials.
> 
> 
> Vote with your mice (mouses??) and let me know before the month is over!
> 
> Yours openly,
> 
> Tai
> 
> 
> ===
> Tai Kedzierski
> 
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