[Ukfreebsd] Manchester BSD UG: Election night special

[Paul Robinson]

I sent this out a couple of days ago, but it seems it might not have got to
the list. Apologies if you get this multiple times (worse I've been sending it to the wrong FreeBSD UK address! Thanks to Sevan for the heads up, I'll update my address book):

This Thursday is Manchester BSD UG night, as ever (the first Thursday of the
month).

There is also something going on that night on the telly some of us are
likely to want to watch called "Election Night Special".

I can't believe the PM didn't check the NWDC calendar before scheduling it
to make sure there wasn't a clash. Ah well, c'est la vie....

Such an evening obviously requires lubrication but as it is likely many of
us will be disappearing around 9pm in order to get back to our dens to watch
the all-night humiliation of parliamentary democracy, I suggest that we aim
to meet a little earlier than normal: about 6pm-6.30pm. 

A rapid dispersal at 9pm will mean those of us wishing to watch the nonsense
from the comfort of our own homes will be back just as the BBC and ITN exit
polls call it a hung parliament or too close to call (bet you 10p they do),
and might even allow those of you who forgot to vote beforehand to get to
the polls before they close at 10pm.

The venue is back to the Briton's Protection (what an apt name for a meeting
place on election night, as all the little rag-a-muffins in Whitehall insist
that is what they themselves are), and I expect we'll be seeing at least a
few regular faces.

We will be doing the usual geeky chat, probably dominated by political
discussions and I will be interleaving discussions about Open Data I expect
and my planned adventures returning to BSD over the coming months. :-)

P.S. In Manchester Gorton, a friend of and occasional attendee to BSD UG is
actually standing for the Pirate Party, so it'll be interesting to see how
Tim Dobson gets on: you can bet on him or any of the other minor parties of
independents getting a win at 54/1 on Betfair, which sounds long odds but it is definitely in play with Gerald Kaufman vs Liberals being even money...

Don't forget: vote early, vote often.