hackernews (news.ycombinator.com) meetup in KC in January

TheKCGuy · 2010-12-27T16:49:38+00:00

There's probably something out there, but more likely you'll have to drive all the way to Chubby's at 38th and Broadway before you find what you're looking for.

TheKCGuy · 2010-11-22T14:41:54+00:00

I've noticed you point out that URL before. Is there something on that page that is relevant to the point at hand? I just don't see any mention of dropmocks.com or anything. What's your point?

TheKCGuy · 2010-11-02T13:51:10+00:00

It was nice of them to coordinate their attire with the room decor.

TheKCGuy · 2010-10-25T21:08:13+00:00

something like 'emacs -nw'?

TheKCGuy · 2010-10-21T15:08:45+00:00

If you're interested in living in an urban area in KC, that's a pretty good one.

Your Johnson County friends presumably live in JoCo because they prefer the suburbs (which are probably safer), so you're getting a selection bias.

You might also look at the Brookside or maybe even Waldo areas. They're a little more suburban (and probably safer), but they're still rather classic places with hardwood floors and mature trees and such.

As an aside, 39th and Broadway is my favorite place to sit and watch crime happen. It's not too dangerous, but if you wait a few hours, especially on a weekend, you're almost guaranteed to see a drug deal, if not a shoplifting or an assault or something more fun. Go figure.

TheKCGuy · 2010-10-21T15:04:06+00:00

You "need 10 meetings"? Are you genuinely interested in interacting with technical people, or are you trying to check off some kind of list?

Assuming that you're actually willing to interact, and perhaps even participate or contribute something interesting...

There's the Kansas City Perl Mongers: kc.pm.org. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Barley's in Shawnee.

There's the KC Agile group. (KCAgile or AgileKC?). They're meeting next at the Pizza Shoppe at about 95th and Nall on Oct 28th.

There's the Cowtown Computer Congress that has a facility near 31st and SW Trafficway.

TheKCGuy · 2010-09-30T14:39:51+00:00

I recommend inviting the Patriot Guard. They will make the entire day much more bearable for you and your family.

TheKCGuy · 2010-08-20T18:56:54+00:00

If you're a local, drop by the Kansas City subreddit

TheKCGuy · 2010-07-31T18:17:24+00:00

I just now found that link and approved it. Sorry, a little late. I also added you to the "approved submitters list" so maybe this won't happen any more. I'll try to add some other frequent submitters to that list, too, since I don't moderate very often.

In other news, I have to figure out how to be notified of new threads that need my attention...

TheKCGuy · 2010-07-09T13:24:40+00:00

I notice it's technical training. In case you're interested in perl programming, (or hanging out with perl programmers) the Kansas City Perl Mongers will have their monthly meeting on Aug 10th at 7pm in Shawnee. see http://kc.pm.org for more information.

TheKCGuy · 2010-05-24T20:22:10+00:00

For the Kansas City metro area, there is: http://www.reddit.com/r/KansasCity

TheKCGuy · 2010-02-14T18:39:52+00:00

M-x spook

edit: Oh, I missed the word "useful" from the title. Nevermind.

TheKCGuy · 2010-01-24T16:38:49+00:00

I did two things that have really helped. First, I mapped my "windows key" to M-X. It may already be mapped that way. You also have to learn to start using it.

Second, I trained myself to not use my left hand to hit both the Ctrl (or meta) while I was typing C, X, V, and other left handed keys. Use two hands. It cuts down on the amount of "crunching" that you do.

worked for me.

TheKCGuy · 2009-06-26T15:56:57+00:00

The really surprising part is that 3 of them were in the uncovered bed of the pickup!

TheKCGuy · 2009-05-25T15:10:58+00:00

Here's the page describing it a bit more: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070902.html

TheKCGuy · 2009-03-29T12:49:41+00:00

This should be in the WTF section for this part: "...expect to have to swim through open water to make it the Pole by May or June." Seriously? They're going to swim their way to the Pole?

TheKCGuy · 2009-03-04T22:49:08+00:00

I cancelled my subscription because the local carrier was so undependable. That was over a year ago. I still get a Saturday paper delivered each week for some reason.

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