Hmmm. I actually live on the east side. On Jun 6, 2016 11:26 PM, "Eric Oyen" wrote: > I am located over on the west side (near 83rd. ave and indianschool rd.). > believe me, it takes slightly more than 2 hours to get there from here, > even when transfers are closely timed. Longer if I stay strictly to the bus > (no rail). > > -eric > > On Jun 5, 2016, at 8:23 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > > what side of the valley are you in? > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 7:30 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: > >> ok, >> I have asked before when one of these events comes up for a ride. I would >> go over there on the bus, but it doesn't run late enough for me to get back >> home (the routes I live on last bus goes through at 9:30 which means I >> would have to leave the meeting before 7:30 to get home. so, again, I am >> asking if anyone on the west side is going. C'mon guys! have a heart and >> help out a blind person who uses linux. >> >> my contact details: >> >> eric.oyen@icloud.com >> (623)399-5635 >> >> thanks. >> >> -eric >> >> On Jun 5, 2016, at 1:20 PM, PLUG Announcements wrote: >> >> GAMES NIGHT June 9th! >> We've got at 2 presentations for this month's meeting from Todd Millecam >> and Aaron Jones. >> >> *Todd Millecam: Linux and Gaming Technology* >> >> Linux has never been considered much of a gaming platform, but to those >> who know how some of the tools work and how to make them work for you, it >> can provide a stable and higher performance environment than any >> proprietary OS. >> >> I'll show you how to get Steam and Steam games working on (nearly) any >> distro. >> >> I'll cover the different console emulators and how to use them in a Linux >> environment. >> >> We'll discuss different GPU drivers and their advantages and >> disadvantages to the open-source ecosystem. We'll cover a few graphics >> libraries and what they do, and show you how to get most every game working >> on a Linux desktop environment. You might even learn enough to get started >> on writing your own game in Linux. >> >> We'll go through all different types of gaming, from solitaire to >> Starcraft, and how to get most all of them to work on Linux. >> >> *Biography:* >> Todd has worked in Linux DevOps for 9 years. He Specializes in high >> performance and high availability systems >> >> >> *Aaron Jones: REAL gaming on Linux * >> Who needs Proprietary Graphics Drivers, GLX, or GUI's? Not us! We are >> going to play games the way they were meant to be played. In the terminal. >> Are you ready to enjoy some hard core gaming in VIM? How about collecting >> lamps and slaying monsters? >> >> Still interested in running games that require a GUI or even worse... >> Windows? That's fine. We will discuss Steam Streaming and how you can >> create a gaming box for your home that you can access from your Linux >> system when you feel the need to do so. >> >> Infocom, Visicorp, and Jack Daniels. Three companies that make gaming on >> Linux possible. Let's play!--- >> >> *Biography:* >> Aaron spends the majority of my time on the computer using the terminal >> and would rather use Linux when ever he can. >> >> >> *Meeting Info:* >> The meeting will start at 7pm at The Desert Breeze Substation. People >> start arriving as early as 6pm, so if you would like to help setup and/or >> chat for a while, arrive a little early. >> >> We go for food/discussion after the meeting, usually to BJs at the nearby >> mall. There is talk of moving to a different location. >> Meeting Location: >> Desert Breeze Substation >> 251 North Desert Breeze Blvd >> Chandler, AZ 85226 >> >> The Desert Breeze Substation is on Chandler Blvd and Desert Breeze Blvd, >> which is half way between McClintock and Rural. It is very close >> to both the south 202 and 101 freeways. Public transportation is >> available into the late hours. >> See http://phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting.html for a map >> and other info. >> >> See you there, >> Brian Cluff >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG-announce mailing list - PLUG-announce@lists.phxlinux.org >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce >> PLUG Website at >> http://plug.phoenix.az.us--------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >