On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Mike Hoy wrote: > or I could possibly do one on chrome extensions if there is interest. Mike, just do what u love and others will follow. I am sure you will do a great job! > > > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Mike Hoy wrote: > >> how about something related to vim? geared more towards the beginner user. >> >> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Ed wrote: >> >>> n Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:53 AM, der.hans wrote: >>> > Am 26. Sep, 2010 schwätzte M Hoy so: >>> > >>> > moin moin, >>> > >>> >> in the future I am interested in doing presentations. my main >>> motivation >>> >> is >>> >> to work on public speaking skills. the only problem is I don't know >>> what >>> >> you >>> >> guys/gals might want to hear me talk about and of course I would also >>> need >>> >> to have sufficient knowledge in that area. >>> >> >>> >> so anyway I'll be looking into this more and hopefully I can come up >>> with >>> >> something I feel I can go over in detail and still be able to answer >>> those >>> >> questions at the end which can be very unpredictable. >>> > >>> > Sometimes the appropriate answer is, "I don't know.". A presenter >>> doesn't >>> > need to be an expert in the topic. Sure, that helps :), but it's not >>> even >>> > a loose requirement. >>> > >>> > The key is knowing the actual material being presented. Sometimes that >>> > meanѕ leaving out large components of a tool, but that's fine. Present >>> > what you know. There is a maximum time for presentations, but not >>> minimum >>> > time. In fact, short presentations give us the opportunity to cover >>> > multiple topics and broaden the potential audience. >>> > >>> > BTW, I have had multiple presentations with much more knowledgable >>> people >>> > in the audience. Those who've spoken up have always been helpful and >>> > improved my presentation. In some cases it was information beyond the >>> > scope of the presentation, but useful, so I let the audience >>> participation >>> > run wild. In at least once case it was instant clarification of >>> everything >>> > I said ( hi Russ :) ), but in the end the audience got a much improved >>> > presentation and I learned a lot. >>> > >>> > As the presenter it's your choice as to whether or not you allow >>> audience >>> > participation during your presentation. I do and think that's better, >>> but >>> > there is no obligation for other presenters. >>> > >>> > ciao, >>> > >>> > der.hans >>> >>> what hans said +1 >>> >>> What areas are you interested in? >>> >>> For example, I have been looking into the new system initiation >>> process that in Fedora will likely replace sysVinit and Upstart pretty >>> soon*. If people are interested, I can make a presentation that I >>> think would make a good introduction, but I'm no kernel hacker so I'll >>> be on a bit of a learning curve myself. As many can attest, a not all >>> that unfamiliar location... PLUGdev presentations are typically >>> informal, a relaxed chat if you wish. with pictures. and a topic. >>> Sometimes canned goods too - if we're lucky. From a developers >>> perspective, this presentation will be useful for those setting up >>> daemons, among other things too. >>> >>> It all comes down to what you are experienced with, and what you are >>> interested in - make a list & volunteer! >>> >>> Ed >>> >>> *sooner than it should, but then that's Fedora for ya. >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mike Hoy >> >> >> > > > -- > Mike Hoy > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Phoenix Linux Security Team Saturday October 02, 2010, 12:00PM - 15:00PM October Hackfest@ Gangplank Chandler CTF FLAG#1(of 5) = Guest Harold Wong http://blogs.technet.com/b/haroldwong/from Microsoft *"Great things are not done by impulse but a series of small things brought together." -Van Gogh*