SaltyBonesHm...we should decide on a time at which we meet at some point. :)
mathieuiit has been notified on list, at least
SouLSaltyBones, check this out https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/summit/2018-January/001882.html
SaltyBonesah, thank you
intosiI have updated the wiki page as well.
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SamWhitedThon EU is fancier than the central location… I am excited to have a red duck this time.
intosiExcellent!
SouLRed duck?
intosiYour coding efficiency will be record high with an actual rubber duck.
GuusDon't spoil the surprise!!
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SamWhitedGuus: I was going to take a picture, but Conversations doesn't support 0382 so I guess I'll wait…
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SamWhitedSouL: you'll see… (if you did the group reservation)
SamWhitedintosi: I still haven't finished my slides, so I will make good use of it.
intosiGood, good.
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SaltyBonesI think I have managed to move all my meetings and might actually be there tomorrow.
SaltyBonesI'm not sure why, but I find that surprising. :)
Guusawesome, good to have you there!
SouLSamWhited [09:55]:
> Guus: I was going to take a picture, but Conversations doesn't support 0382 so I guess I'll wait…
It has been always in my plans, I hope soon take a look at the code again
SamWhitedexcellent!
SaltyBonesCan't 0382 functionality be emulated by posting a link?
SouLSaltyBones, the idea is that clients that have inline image display, could hide that, for instance
SouLSome clients parse the link and download the image to display it
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SamWhitedDoes anyone know off the top of their head if ING will change money if you're not a customer (I was so sad they sold their U.S. branch, now my bank doesn't work in Europe anymore :( )
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GuusAs time is running out (apologies for the delay), I'm cross-posting this invitation for _you_ to attend the XSF Dinner 2018 in a couple of places. Please help me spread the word! If you're interested in joining us, please RSVP by fill out a short form at https://goo.gl/forms/vgzWXyiRo5ne43yX2 but do so today!
SamWhitedGuus: what day is the dinner? The form doesn't say.
SouLSamWhited, in Thursday
SouLI would say?
GuusThursday, yes
SamWhitedooh, this is the place that had really good Escargot; excellent!
GuusI have now added the date to the form, thanks Sam
SouLon Thursday, not in Thursday... My english.. Hah :D
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SouLForm filled
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SouLGuus, could you check if you received my form? It's just that I haven't got any email back. If you can't right now (I understand, I'm hurrying myself) don't worry.
GuusSouL: you'll have the roast chicken, amongst others.
mathieuiGuus, dinner choices are hard :(
Guusmathieui: I like to challenge you. :)
jonaswI’m hungry, that’s not fair
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mathieuithat too
SouLGuus, haha, great!
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SouLYeah it's hard, since it's my first time I picked chicken, there are usually no surprises with chicken xD
mathieuisurprises in fancy restaurants are usually good
mathieuiexcept that one time in the US where all we’ve got was $80 fried chicken
jonaswmathieui, mh, I’m sceptical
jonaswbut I’m also not attending, so I’ll shut up :)
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vanitasvitaeHad to google translate most of the menu :D
GuusI've provided french, english and dutch translations of the menu! That wasn't enough?!
vanitasvitae:D I ddidnt know what "escargots" were. Now I know 😖
intosiAll of the menu? No, not all. Had to google Brésilienne :)
Guusthatś the one that I didn find with certainty :)
intosiHeh
vanitasvitaeIs it normal that the submit button has no visual feedback?
Guusdunno?
intosiIt gave feedback to me.
intosiNew page confirming I had submitted the form, and a link to edit my response.
vanitasvitaeGuus did you receive my choice?
Guusvanitasvitae: no.
Guusdid you miss a required question somehwere?
vanitasvitaeAh chrome did the trick
alameyosubmitted
Guussrly? you need a specific browser to fill out a form? wow.
alameyoI have done it from firefox
alameyodid you tried Lynx or smth like that?
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ralphmDame Blanche going strong
SaltyBonesEverybody likes Dame Blanche. :p
SaltyBonessoul, the reasoning in 0382 is correct but between providing the interface for sending such spoilers and the possibility for clients to ignore them just like they might preload links it seems like a dubious feature. :)
SamWhitedI love walking in places where the signs aren't in English and no one speaks it, saying a random thing on the menu, answering yes to any questions and then seeing what comes out, so no translations necessary as far as I'm concerned :)
ralphmPreferably with non-latin scripts?
soulSaltyBones: will read you later, I'm soaked and my luggage too, argh
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SamWhitedralphm: indeed, that's even better!
Link MauveAaah, I’m late for my train! >_<
Link MauveI hope nothing will happen on the way.
Link MauveSee you later. \o_
intosiSafe travels!
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GuusDinner update: I've just been in contact with the restaurant. If people would like to have a vegetarian dinner, that'll be possible. Some of the menu items are vegetarian (or will be slightly modified to be vegetarian). For a main course, there can be a pasta. If you're interested in a vegatarian option, please add that as a comment to the form (and tell the waiter tomorrow, when ordering)
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SaltyBonessoul, welcome to belgium
soulSaltyBones: haha, I'm still in Copenhagen, It was raining on my way to the airport.
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SaltyBonessoul, okay, then the current light drizzle might even be an improvement. ;)
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Link MauveI managed to catch my train, in extremis!
GuusYou make it sound as if you were standing next to the tracks, with a baseball-glove on, and stopped the train while it was passing you.
Guusbut, good for you :)
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Link MauveOh, it doesn’t also have the meaning of “just on time” in English?
SamWhitedIt does; glad you caught it! See you soon!
Guuslink Mauve: yes it does, but I like to make silly puns
Link MauveI don’t have anything planned for the afternoon, does anyone want to walk around and talk afterwards?
Link MauveI’m arriving in Zuid at 3:47pm.
SamWhitedLink Mauve: I'll be around and will hopefully have finished my slides by then; it's a bit drizzly, but I'm game to walk around.
Link MauveOk!
soulI'm landing at 16:45 and from the airport to the Hotel. It's my first time there so I have no idea how much it will take for me.
Guusweather warning: it'll be cold and miserable in Brussels until saterday/sunday (after that, it'll only be cold).
SamWhitedsoul: it doesn't take very long; I caught a train to Bru-Central and then just walked from there (though you can also swap to the metro and take it right to the Hotel if you want to avoid the rain)
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soulSamWhited: is it better to go to Bruxelles-Schuman? Is all I kept in my mind from what Guus said.
SamWhitedsoul: yes, if there's a train that goes there
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SamWhitedI don't think any of the ones I saw stopped there, but maybe I just had bad timing
mathieuiLink Mauve, don’t forget to tell me where I sleep tonight, at some point
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soulmathieui: so brave :)
soulSamWhited: ah ok, I see. Thanks, will try to check before boarding.
Link Mauvemathieui, ah right, I need to figure it out.
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GuusReminder: As time is running out (apologies for the delay), I'm cross-posting this invitation for _you_ to attend the XSF Dinner 2018 in a couple of places. Please help me spread the word! If you're interested in joining us, please RSVP by fill out a short form at https://goo.gl/forms/vgzWXyiRo5ne43yX2 but do so today!
Guus(about half of the summit attendees have filled out the form)
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soulGood
soulOur airplane is waiting for the pilot
soul20 minutes for now
jonaswthat sounds very reassuring
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GuusI think it is a good thing that they wait for a pilot, before leaving.
soulGuus: haha, you are extra funny today :D
soulWell, he is here finally
intosiDid you proceed to offload his luggage?
Link MauveSamWhited, I’m arriving, where do you want to meet?
intosiMay I suggest Poechenellekelder? ;)
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intosi(for you guys, I will not be in Brussels until tomorrow)
Link Mauve21 minutes by feet from the train station, wfm!
intosiSee Manneken Pis, have a selection of beers :)
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Link MauveSamWhited, ping?
Link MauveI won’t have Internet anymore once I leave.
GuusI've tried pinging Sam for you in private - no response yet.
Link MauveThe wifi in Zuid is weird, they allow for two minutes of connection if I don’t give my email address, after which I have to change my MAC address. ^^'
Guustwo minutes? just long enough to check for the train schedule, I guess? :)
GuusIf you want to go to the hotel by metro: Maalbeek metro station is closest by
GuusBrussel-Schuman is just one stop further, but is a station for both train as well as metro.
Link MauveTo check for the email they sent me. ^^
Guus(assuming that you're staying in Thon EU)
Link Mauve(I’m not sure where I’m staying, but I didn’t book any hotel (yet?).)
GuusSam might have figured out that Brussels is the chocolate capitol of the world... in which case I doubt if we hear back from him anytime soon ;)
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Link Mauve(It was originally planned to be at a friend’s place, but he moved outside of Brussels since then.)
GuusLink Mauve: ok, let me know if I can be of help
Link MauveI sent a few calls for help during the train, I hope some will answer. ^^'
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SamWhitedLink Mauve: oops, sorry, I dozed off
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Link MauveSamWhited, still want to meet somewhere? :)
SamWhitedsure, are you near the hotel at all?
Link MauveNo, I’m still at Zuid.
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Guusmonar, Hantu.sc, bg, Dwisnewski, Holger, MattJ (and Ethan), michalwski: if you want to join us at dinner tomorrow, please RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/vgzWXyiRo5ne43yX2 - do so today please!
Guus(as well as anyone else that feels like joining)
intosiYou realise some are not in this room, I hope :)
GuusYeah, I just compiled and copy/pasted that set of usernames by hand
Link MauveSamWhited, found anything? :)
Link MauveOtherwise I suggest going where intosi suggested.
SamWhitedLink Mauve: that sounds good to me, I remember liking that place
Link MauveOk, I’ll be there in about 20 minutes!
SamWhitedI'll start walking that way, I should be there in 20–25
SamWhitedI won't have cell service, but I'll try to find some wifi if I can't find you.
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jonaswgood luck finding a place, Link Mauve
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soulSamWhited, Link Mauve: where are you guys?
soulI'm with jcbrand, maybe we can join?
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Guussoul: I think neither has internet.
soulPerfect
SamWhitedsoul: oops, we're at Manneken Pis
SamWhitedthere is wifi here, if I were paying attention to my phone :)
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soulSamWhited: but are you in a bar or something or just standing at the statue?
SamWhitedsoul: There's a bar with the sane name next door :)
soulSamWhited: ok, we are looking how to get ther
SamWhitedsame, even
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SamWhitedexcellent, see you soon hopefully!
jcbrandSamWhited are you also staying at Thon? How did you get to Manneken Pis? Walking/taxi/bus?
jcbrandOSMand says it's 17 minutes walking
SamWhitedjcbrand: I walked, but the train goes nearby too
SamWhitedthe metro that is
jcbrandok, we'll walk as well, see you in about ~20
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SamWhitedSee you soon!
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jonaswhave a lot of fun people :)
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Guusallright - I'm wrapping up for today. If you need me for something that cannot wait until the summit, mail me. See you guys tomorrow!
Tobiasnn
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KevDo people have a plan for Thon to Diegem in the morning?
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KevSeems to be a direct train from Schuman at 09:31, but that doesn't leave any room for error.
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intosiKev: feel free to update the wiki if you think an earlier train should be taken.
KevAh, does the wiki already list this? /me goes to look
intosiI updated it this morning with an itinerary.
SaltyBonesI'm taking the metro to diegem...
SaltyBonesbut I'm not at Thon
KevDoes the metro go to diegem?
KevI thought it was just trains.
intosiIt's trains or busses.
intosiThe metro doesn't run there.
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KevTimes from Centraal don't seem any more convenient really.
intosimetro / train is an option when you're near the Grand Place.
intosiThat's why I opted to mention the direct train on the wiki.
Kev09:34 from Centraal will get you in not very late.
HolgerDo I need a separate ticket for the trains?
Kev09:04 will get you in with 30 to spare or so.
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HolgerDifferent from the Jump thing that works for Bus/Metro?
Tobiasi think so...especially since it's out of the city area
intosiIIRC, you need a separate ticket for the train.
KevYes, you need a train ticket for that.
SaltyBonesAh, sorry. I just call the S trains metro....
HolgerOkay. (There's a somewhat more expensive Jump ticket that lets you travel to the airport, I guess that would include Diegem. But not by train then.)
SaltyBonesI have never figured out the exact nomenclature for trains, metro, subs, trams, etc
intosiIn Brussels, there's even the pre-metro, which isn't metro quite yet.
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mathieuiI like that you need to buy a €5 card to buy tickets in bulk
mathieuiEven paris is less of a ripoff
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alameyooh, I know city where you can almost exclusively buy tickets in bulk of 5
alameyoyou can got for a trip there and back twice
alameyoand you are left with one more ticket
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mathieuiSounds perfect
mathieuiThe thon hotel lobby music is some evil stuff, it's a short tune in an infinite loop
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soulI payed 8,90€ for the ticket from the airport to Brussels-Schuman (train)
soulNo idea if there was a better option
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HolgerLast year I payed 7.50 € for a day pass and went by bus.