thanks Lisa! On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > > > 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* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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