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… I really don’t get much out of it – I’m not a technie, I know very little about Linux, have no interest in beer and other things that the rest of them are into.
The Lithuanian LBW had a lot of highs for me, and a lot of lows. And towards the end of the Lithuanian LBW I couldn’t wait to runaway – the last two days, in Vilnius, were a sweet blessing.
I believe I’ve made the friends that I will and hopefully those friendships will last for quite a while.
But I’m feeling a general malaise towards the list. The few times I’ve gone onto the IRC channel I just sort of sat there, and when I did contribute something I was told to read what happened a couple of hours earlier. I don’t leave my ‘puter on IRC 24/7 so I don’t have quite the context of the conversations which could have been spanning anywhere from 5 minutes to 3 days.
Right now I use the list to connect with peeps for potential mini-get togethers. It was great for the St Andrew’s Mini-LBW this year.
Opinionated Bean 
Anonymous said:
IRC & LBW
I don’t have IRC on 24/7 either and I too tend to dip in and out as work pressures permit. I’ve not had this experience though & this is more a matter of etiquette by yourself and others on channel. But I guess the bigger point is whether you feel connected to enough of the group & what it does to want to be a member: it seems not. That’s a shame but hopefully you wont drift away entirely – and I know you’ll come to the odd mini-LBW as well as be friends with some of us š
Anonymous said:
IRC & LBW
I don’t have IRC on 24/7 either and I too tend to dip in and out as work pressures permit. I’ve not had this experience though & this is more a matter of etiquette by yourself and others on channel. But I guess the bigger point is whether you feel connected to enough of the group & what it does to want to be a member: it seems not. That’s a shame but hopefully you wont drift away entirely – and I know you’ll come to the odd mini-LBW as well as be friends with some of us š
Geeklawyer
opinionatedbean said:
Re: IRC & LBW
I think, with regards to IRC, that my approach differs from the general geek etiquette. I tend to be more business/accounting oriented and not quite a super geek as some. I’m not a complete techno-boob, but my knowledge is nowhere close to the calibre of others.
You, you silly creature, were one of the friends I made. I will still travel about and meet up with those who I intend on keeping a friendship going with.
Maybe I’ve just become more introspective, what with the surgery coming up. I tend to get a little more “deep” and “thoughtful” when approaching an operation (it’s my 8th..yea!).
My perspective may change in the next few months. Who knows.
Hopefully I’ll be out in the UK in the next couple of years and maybe spend some time in the South.