[mlpack] Regular mlpack video chats (in 2020)

Wed Mar 4 08:06:57 EST 2020

Ohhh, cool...sounds fun.Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
-------- Original message --------From: Ryan Curtin <ryan at ratml.org> Date: 3/4/20  18:27  (GMT+05:30) To: Gopi Manohar Tatiraju <deathcoderx at gmail.com> Cc: mlpack at lists.mlpack.org Subject: Re: [mlpack] Regular mlpack video chats (in 2020) It's totally casual, we just hop on a call and talk about whatever.  Itcan be helpful for making sure we're all coordinated, for instance.  Ithink I should update the webpage to point these out---I'll try to dpthat later today.On Wed, Mar 04, 2020 at 06:23:22PM +0530, Gopi Manohar Tatiraju wrote:> Hey,> > Whats the purpose of video chat? Is it  casual or like some seminar?> > Gopi M Tatiraju> > On Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 18:19 Ryan Curtin <ryan at ratml.org> wrote:> > > Hey everyone,> >> > Let's have another video meetup. :)> >> > What we've found over the past couple of weeks is that Wednesday at 2200> > UTC isn't actually a great time for people.  So let's make these every> > two weeks, at 1800 UTC on Thursdays.> >> > So, the next one can be tomorrow at that timeslot, in the usual Zoom> > room:> >> > https://zoom.us/j/3820896170> >> > See you there!> >> > Thanks,> >> > Ryan> >> > On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 09:35:40AM -0500, Ryan Curtin wrote:> > > Ah, now I've just gotten back from a trip and this again fell off my> > > list.  I'm hoping for a more normal end of February and March. :)> > >> > > Anyway, sorry for the short notice!  But let's have a video chat today> > > at 2200 UTC (7.5 hours from now).> > >> > > https://zoom.us/j/3820896170> > >> > > On Wed, Feb 05, 2020 at 12:04:49PM -0500, Ryan Curtin wrote:> > > > Hey everyone,> > > >> > > > It's been two weeks; let's have another video meetup. :)  Sorry for the> > > > late notice on this one---I've been traveling and a bit overworked from> > > > the day job, so it's fallen off the list a bit.> > > >> > > > Anyway, let's meet tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 6th, at 1800 UTC (about 25> > > > hours from now).  Here's the link to the Zoom:> > > >> > > > https://zoom.us/j/3820896170> > > >> > > > :)> > > >> > > > Thanks,> > > >> > > > Ryan> > > >> > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 03:36:41PM -0500, Ryan Curtin wrote:> > > > > Hey everyone,> > > > >> > > > > Let's have another video meetup this week!  We can do Wednesday, Jan.> > > > > 22nd, at 2200 UTC.> > > > >> > > > > Unfortunately, I'll be traveling, so it's not clear whether or not> > I'll> > > > > be able to join.  But I'll try to set up the Zoom in such a way that> > I> > > > > don't need to be there for the Zoom to work.> > > > >> > > > > Here's the link to the Zoom:> > > > >> > > > > https://zoom.us/j/3820896170> > > > >> > > > > I'll send a reminder email a few hours before the meeting on> > Wednesday.> > > > > :)> > > > >> > > > > On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 09:59:24PM -0500, Ryan Curtin wrote:> > > > > > Hey everyone,> > > > > >> > > > > > I'm really sorry that I have been so slow to act on this.  Most of> > the> > > > > > end of November and December so far have been traveling, so it's> > been> > > > > > hard for me to keep up.  But in any case...> > > > > >> > > > > > I would say that the mlpack video meet-up that we did a handful of> > weeks> > > > > > ago was a success, and many people said that they'd like to do it> > more> > > > > > often.  So I think that we should set up something regular---but,> > given> > > > > > that it's the end-of-year break for many people, let's wait until> > 2020> > > > > > to get these going.> > > > > >> > > > > > To keep it simple, here's my proposal, based on the time survey> > results> > > > > > from the poll I sent out many weeks ago:> > > > > >> > > > > >  * We can have a video meet-up every two weeks, for an hour.> > > > > >> > > > > >  * We'll alternate scheduling to accomodate timezones around the> > world:> > > > > >    one time, it'll be Thursday at 1800 UTC.  The next time, it'll> > be on> > > > > >    Wednesday at 2200 UTC.> > > > > >> > > > > >  * Like before, we won't have any specific agenda.  So the video> > > > > >    meet-ups are useful in that we can talk about anything (perhaps> > even> > > > > >    debugging, etc.), and there's no preparation necessary> > beforehand.> > > > > >    In fact I think it's perfectly okay if nobody even talks about> > > > > >    mlpack.> > > > > >> > > > > > We can be flexible on those times if we need; I'm just going off> > the> > > > > > survey results.  And this of course doesn't preclude any other> > video> > > > > > meetings or meet-ups that people want to do. :)> > > > > >> > > > > > We can start the second week of January (so, Thursday, January> > 9th, 1800> > > > > > UTC).  We can make sure a reminder email gets sent for anyone> > that's> > > > > > interested, and we can use Zoom again, since NumFOCUS has provided> > us> > > > > > with a paid Zoom account.> > > > > >> > > > > > Feel free to respond with any thoughts or questions. :)> > > > > >> > > > > > Thanks!> > > > > >> > > > > > Ryan> > > > > >> > > > > > --> > > > > > Ryan Curtin    | "So I just, uh... I just cut them up like regular> > > > > > ryan at ratml.org | chickens?" - Henry Spencer> > > > > > _______________________________________________> > > > > > mlpack mailing list> > > > > > mlpack at lists.mlpack.org> > > > > > http://knife.lugatgt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlpack> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > --> > > > > Ryan Curtin    | "Give a man a gun and he thinks he's Superman.> > > > > ryan at ratml.org | Give him two and he thinks he's God."  - Pang> > > > > _______________________________________________> > > > > mlpack mailing list> > > > > mlpack at lists.mlpack.org> > > > > http://knife.lugatgt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlpack> > > > >> > > >> > > > --> > > > Ryan Curtin    | "If it's something that can be stopped, then just try> > to stop it!"> > > > ryan at ratml.org |   - Skull Kid> > > > _______________________________________________> > > > mlpack mailing list> > > > mlpack at lists.mlpack.org> > > > http://knife.lugatgt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlpack> > > >> > >> > > --> > > Ryan Curtin    | "You can think about it... but don't do it."> > > ryan at ratml.org |   - Sheriff Justice> > > _______________________________________________> > > mlpack mailing list> > > mlpack at lists.mlpack.org> > > http://knife.lugatgt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlpack> > >> >> > --> > Ryan Curtin    | "Bye-bye, goofy woman.  I enjoyed repeatedly> > ryan at ratml.org | throwing you to the ground." - Ben Jabituya> > _______________________________________________> > mlpack mailing list> > mlpack at lists.mlpack.org> > http://knife.lugatgt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlpack> >> _______________________________________________> mlpack mailing list> mlpack at lists.mlpack.org> http://knife.lugatgt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlpack-- Ryan Curtin    | "I like fish sticks."ryan at ratml.org |  - Benny
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