[nmglug] Albuquerque Manzano Mesa Multi-generational Center; queries

[Tom Ashcraft]

Thanks for the feedback, Anthony, and the link.  I'll take a look.

Personally, as a newbie, I'm interested and invested in gaining a modest 
facility with Linux for both philosophical and practical reasons.

Definitely I identify as a Linux convert, but I see myself mostly as a 
layperson who is someone attracted, but not called, to both the choir 
and aspects of evangelism.  I'm not really particularly religious, but I 
am someone who has spent considerable time wandering in the wilderness 
and therefore sees the potential virtue of coming together with others 
as one from time to time.

At the risk of providing "too much information" I'll mention to 
everybody that I feel that my life path has been both enabled and 
damaged by the influence of what I think of as rather nefarious 
corporate institutions such as Microsoft, Autodesk, and Comcast. Also, I 
frequently have dark obsessive thoughts of Windows as an infantalizing 
and addictive technology, one that has been intentionally created and 
utilized as much for purposes of social control and economic enslavement 
as for any other reasons.

So I'm a bit prone to the ill effects of computer hypnosis and I tend to 
want to be able to understand and control my technology and thereby 
avoid the reverse relationship.  I like to tinker.  I admire the 
power--but am largely ignorant of--the control line interface.  I am 
willing to give, but mostly I need, some help. Within reasonable limits.


On 05/18/2017 12:36 AM, Anthony J. Bentley wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> Tom Ashcraft writes:
>> I took an impromptu opportunity this morning to do a casual survey of
>> MMMGC to ask about the possibility of Albuquerque-based nmglug mailing
>> list members having some meetings there.
> Thanks for looking into this!
>
>> I spoke briefly to facility coordinator Tyler Dunn who asked me which
>> Linux group I was talking about.  Turns out NM Computer Society-Linux
>> already meets there 2nd Thursdays 7:15-8:45 pm. Anyone already familiar
>> with this group?
> I was not aware of this group or that they met there. It's not
> advertised in the newsletter, at least. This looks like it might be
> their website:
>
> http://www.manzanomesacenter.com/NMCSwebPageSite1and1/LINUX.html
>
>> Finally, I emailed Ed to state that I would try to gather assessments of
>> or gage desire for actual use of the lab computers versus simpler and
>> more available meeting/presentation/discussion/workspace, etc.--which I
>> am hereby doing...
> I personally would bring my own laptop to such meetings.
>