[sf-lug] Other locations

Wed Sep 3 10:59:15 PDT 2008

Well that, I am not too sure of, here is what a quick google search turned up... Some of these places are kinda swankey and trendy not really conducive to an effective meeting but its a start...

http://gridskipper.com/61754/wifi-bars-of-san-francisco

If anyone has any suggestions for a good bar that doesn't get too much traffic and would have an atmosphere that would be conducive to our meetings but you don't think they have Wifi please let me know. This is where my skills can come into play. I am good at convincing people and selling them on ideas. Most bars/restaurants already have an internet connection in back offices..., So we just have to convince them to allow us to give them a router (I can provide that...). Mondays are slow at bars I think they would jump on a free solution to get 10 or so regular customers for no investment costs.

Blake Haggerty
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-----Original Message-----
From:jim jim at well.com 
To: "Blake Haggerty" ;
Cc: "sf-lug at linuxmafia.com" ;
Sent: Sep 3, 2008 10:40:12 AM
Subject: Re: [sf-lug] Other locations

our first vote for beer. so where serves beer 
and wi-fi? 
got suggestions for neighborhoods, blake? 

On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 13:22 -0400, Blake Haggerty wrote: 
> Well, I figured I'll throw in my 2 cents, Although I am not able to 
> regularly attend meetings a move from Java Cat to St. Anthonys would 
> pretty much make irregular attendance; non attendance. My general 
> opinion is that St. Anthonys is not in the greatest neighborhood 
> (arguably the worst neighborhood in the city). I walk almost 
> everywhere I go and I don't feel completely comfortable walking around 
> parts of the tenderloin at night. 
> 
> As for other suggestions; I would love a place that serves beer :) I 
> would be much more inclined to attend on a regular basis knowing I 
> could enjoy a beer or two during our meetings... 
> 
> Best Regards, 
> 
> Blake Haggerty 
> Permanent Placement Specialist 
> 
> Work: 
> 415-788-8488 x6062 
> Fax: 
> 415-788-2592 
> 
> Email: 
> blake.haggerty at sapphire.com 
> 
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/blakehaggerty 
> 
> Sapphire 
> Technologies 
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From:jim jim at well.com 
> To: "Jason Turner" ; 
> Cc: "sf-lug at linuxmafia.com" ; 
> Sent: Sep 3, 2008 10:01:51 AM 
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] Other locations 
> 
> 
> that's more like a nickle, but nice. 
> 
> my idea for a third timeslot for asheesh's 
> talk is that a different location seems to 
> be an important consideration for his talk. 
> if we go to a different location at a regular 
> time, it's possible someone will show up at 
> javacat and be disappointed. 
> given that this is a lab/tutorial event, 
> it seems excusable. it has the benefit that 
> we are scouting out alternative places to 
> javacat. if we find one that works, we can 
> change the meeting arrangements to use that 
> place for one of our two monthly meetings. 
> the grind is reasonably close to haight 
> street and castro-divisadero and fillmore 
> street buses, though not very close to BART. 
> it's open and roomy, food isn't too bad as 
> i recall. closes at 8 PM weekdays. 
> 
> your caution regarding keymasters is 
> good. one of our prospective locations is 
> saint anthony's, which christian is looking 
> into. seems important that if we choose 
> that location for anything we have access, 
> including coming a bit early (for setup) 
> and staying a bit late (for tear-down but 
> also for extra talking). 
> saint anthony's bears a bit more 
> discussion: there's a community there that 
> might benefit from the attentions of people 
> such as us: linux and open source software, 
> training, support. aside from finding a 
> good place for asheesh's training or an 
> alternative place to javacat, there's the 
> idea of somehow involving those of us who 
> want to be involved in helping out that 
> community. might dovetail with the KIPP 
> school effort in some way, too. 
> 
> well, see your nickle and raise you. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 01:44 -0700, Jason Turner wrote: 
> > I'll certainly sign up for Asheesh's deb tutorial. Adding a third 
> > meeting time to SF-LUG's monthly calendar? Er, ok. For me, that 
> seems 
> > a bit excessive -- especially under the current "free form" 
> structure 
> > of the gatherings and their average attendance. If one were to be 
> > designated a lab/tutorial/installfest & troubleshoot time, that'd be 
> a 
> > little more compelling. 
> > 
> > You asked for $.02 worth right? 
> > 
> > In terms of locations -- well, I don't know any of the places named 
> thus 
> > far particularly well. I appreciate and agree with the MUNI 
> > constraint. Just for fun, I'll add two more cafes to the list: 
> > 
> > Kaleo, in the Inner Sunset. Pretty limited hours a couple blocks 
> from a 
> > web of MUNI stops. 
> > 
> http://www.yelp.com/biz/kaleo-cafe-san-francisco#hrid:epJIZQRaDNuCiTMYjrQiVA/query:cafe 
> > 
> > The Grind, in the Lower Haight. 
> > 
> http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-grind-cafe-san-francisco#hrid:MWumRa-_lwmZGAPg4Ct37A/query:cafe%20wireless 
> > 
> > Though unspecified as a constraint, my preference would be spaces 
> open 
> > to the public that do not require special/additional 
> coordination(with a 
> > keymaster). Unless of course, the group did decide to specify this 
> new 
> > time as being much more structured -- something it seemed the folks 
> at 
> > SFSU(for example) required in order to make their facilities(which 
> are 
> > more conducive to presentations) available. 
> > 
> > No vote on potential new timing. Though I'm aware that weekday 
> evenings 
> > pretty much rule out the above Kaleo suggestion. 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > jt 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > jim wrote: 
> > > the hard constraint of sunday noonish 
> > > or monday early evening seems unnecessary: 
> > > if we pick a different day and time, we 
> > > won't have to worry that someone would 
> > > show up at javacat while we're elsewhere. 
> > > i like the idea of a third time and 
> > > different location. can we try various 
> > > third times and different locations until 
> > > we discover what works best? 
> > > 
> > > your #1 is not as close to Muni as #2 
> > > and about the same distance from BART as 
> > > #3, seems to me. parking is often easy 
> > > for #1, which matters to me (and some 
> > > others, i think). it seems noisy and has 
> > > a similar table setup as javacat. 
> > > never been to #2 or #3. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 16:44 -0700, Asheesh Laroia wrote: 
> > > 
> > >> What would people think of us looking at other locations? 
> > >> 
> > >> I've been looking on Yelp, and the constraints as I see are as 
> follows: 
> > >> 
> > >> * Hard constraint: Open during SF-LUG meetings on Mondays and 
> Sundays 
> > >> (This is harder than you might think.) 
> > >> * Has free wifi. 
> > >> * Would be able to seat a bunch of people. 
> > >> 
> > >> Soft constraint: 
> > >> * Should be close to public transit 
> > >> * Has better food and better seating than the Javacat. 
> > >> * Can retain SF-LUG's "neighborhood" feel as compared to BALUG's 
> grittier 
> > >> downtown feel (I'm joking! (oar am I? (or am I?))) 
> > >> 
> > >> In some ways, I"d prefer to keep it close to SF-LUG's current 
> location, 
> > >> but in some ways that location is pretty inconvenient for me and 
> a few 
> > >> other people. We can maybe do a poll later to consider that 
> question. 
> > >> Until then, I make three suggestions for discussion's sake: 
> > >> 
> > >> 1. Brain Wash (SOMA) 
> > >> * Location: 7th St & Folsom St, near Civic Center MUNI + BART 
> > >> * Some of us went there recently. 
> > >> * 
> http://www.yelp.com/biz/brainwash-cafe-and-laundromat-san-francisco 
> > >> 
> > >> 2. H Cafe (Castro) 
> > >> * Location: 17th St & Sanchez St (near Castro MUNI) 
> > >> * http://hcafesf.com/community.html has nice-looking pictures 
> > >> 
> > >> 3. Cafe La Taza (Mission) 
> > >> * Location: Mission St between 20th & 21st, close (ish?) to 24th 
> St BART 
> > >> * Delicious food 
> > >> * http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-la-taza-san-francisco-2 
> > >> 
> > >> I didn't look at places in very many neighborhoods due to my 
> BART/MUNI 
> > >> obsession. There are many, many places that don't meet the first 
> hard 
> > >> constraint. 
> > >> 
> > >> Of these, I prefer #1's transit accessibility. I never actually 
> sat down 
> > >> there, though. What do others think? 
> > >> 
> > >> -- Asheesh. 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > > 
> > > 
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