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tcpipOn Monday and Tuesday this week conducted Linux and HPC training courses for a number of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers (some material on the VPAC website. Feedback from the courses was, once again, very good. It's a wonderful activity, one I thoroughly enjoy and very useful for those engaging in high computational scientific research at the universities, but I must confess to be quite exhausted at the end of it. There is a significant number who want an additional, third course. On other week related activity, our end of year function was at De Bortoli's Yarra Estate. Good company, setting, and conversation although their wine is not exactly the finest drinking.
As another presentation gave a talk on Friday night to Keith's language class and friends on The Worst of English, which amused and entertained. In other Linux related matters, Saturday was the LUV Beginner's Workshop specialising on the variety of Linux desktops (on that note, I can't get xmonad to work on my laptop). Afterwards attended the ALP Kew branch AGM, a fine evening of food, wine, and conversation, where I have ended up as branch treasurer.
Thursday night was another session of Pendragon, where we played out the famous historical Battle of Mons Badonicus, which has become attached to the Arthurian legend. Have reviewed Dark Heresy, which will soon make it's way to RPG.net; next review will be for Call of Cthulhu, which will note some strange quirks to this extremely popular game. Today five of us played through a knock-out competition of one-to-one BattleTech; victory was eventually assigned by my Whitworth.
Visited St. Michael's for the presentation by Rev. Dr. Francis McNab on "Aim for the Empathy of Caravaggio". He was, of course, discussing the realism in his paintings. Perhaps McNab was unaware of said artist's propensity for extreme violence. The guest musician this week was the extraordinarily talented tenor, Tomas Dalton from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. In other St. Michael's news, my offer to run a program in pragmatic philosophy next year has been accepted, as part of their Centre for Well Being. Afterwards, visited the Unitarians for their end of year concert, which was a fundraiser for the East Timorese Alola Foundation.
As another presentation gave a talk on Friday night to Keith's language class and friends on The Worst of English, which amused and entertained. In other Linux related matters, Saturday was the LUV Beginner's Workshop specialising on the variety of Linux desktops (on that note, I can't get xmonad to work on my laptop). Afterwards attended the ALP Kew branch AGM, a fine evening of food, wine, and conversation, where I have ended up as branch treasurer.
Thursday night was another session of Pendragon, where we played out the famous historical Battle of Mons Badonicus, which has become attached to the Arthurian legend. Have reviewed Dark Heresy, which will soon make it's way to RPG.net; next review will be for Call of Cthulhu, which will note some strange quirks to this extremely popular game. Today five of us played through a knock-out competition of one-to-one BattleTech; victory was eventually assigned by my Whitworth.
Visited St. Michael's for the presentation by Rev. Dr. Francis McNab on "Aim for the Empathy of Caravaggio". He was, of course, discussing the realism in his paintings. Perhaps McNab was unaware of said artist's propensity for extreme violence. The guest musician this week was the extraordinarily talented tenor, Tomas Dalton from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. In other St. Michael's news, my offer to run a program in pragmatic philosophy next year has been accepted, as part of their Centre for Well Being. Afterwards, visited the Unitarians for their end of year concert, which was a fundraiser for the East Timorese Alola Foundation.
