[Haifux] Interested in a demonstration of the Slashdot backend?

[Orr Dunkelman]

BTW everybody,

We already contacted Tim and asked him to visit us. We are waiting for
the final dates to settle things.

However, please note that Tim is looking for a free couch, and I guess
he is even more interested in a free network access.

Cheers,

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Tim Lord <timothylord at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> This is Tim Lord; I post as "timothy" on the site Slashdot.org ("News for
> Nerds, Stuff that Matters").
>
> I am considering a trip to Israel, probably in early 2009 (Probably in
> February or March) -- and would enjoy seeing Haifa, which I've been told is
> a beautiful and interesting city.
>
> If this trip to Israel happens at all (right now I'm figuring out whether I
> can do it), I'd enjoy giving a talk about how Slashdot works behind the
> scenes from the point of view of a naive editor (me), if I could barter for
> space on couches and network access for a few nights. Unfortunately (or
> not), I'll be working part of the time, which is why I'm looking for network
> access, too. It would also be interesting to see how Linux is being used in
> Israel right now.
>
> (I'm planning to make a similar proposal to at least one other user group,
> because if I make the trip at all, I'd like to stay in Israel for as long as
> I can justify!)
>
> If this interesting, please let me know and I will keep you informed about
> the likelihood. (Will be staying part of the time, hopefully for about two
> weeks, with some friends in Jerusalem, too.)
>
> If this suggestion is out of line or innappropriate somehow, I'd appreciate
> being told that, too.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
>
> --
>                  >>>> edges are interesting <<<<
>
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