Flock-attendees-2016 July 2016

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Online map (was: Re: Booklet text help!)
by Rafal Luzynski 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

Hi, For those using Google/Android technology, as a side product of our efforts to prepare the maps for the Flock attendees, here is an online map: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jaMfMOHsqFBuPtR65eKM9o52Mp4&usp=sharing Feel free to use it in your devices. There are multiple layers related with different kinds of interest (event, getting there, hotel neighborhood), you should switch in on/off according to your needs. Cross-posting to speakers and attendees lists to make sure all interested people get it. Regards, Rafal 14.07.2016 01:03 Rafal Luzynski <digitalfreak(a)lingonborough.com> wrote: > [...] > I've added the bus stops I found useful near the hotel (definitely > these are not all bus stops around) and also the local small train > station as it actually already fits in the map. They are all in the > separate layer at the same location as before: > https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jaMfMOHsqFBuPtR65eKM9o52Mp4&usp=sharing > [...]

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Games Night on 2 August 2016
by Brian Exelbierd 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Hi All, As you may know, on Tuesday 2 August we will have two evening activities going on at the same time. The first is a fantastic city tour of Old Kraków. The other is a games night. The games night will be held at the hotel and will feature games from three sources: 1. Filip Kłębczyk will be bringing a supply of board/card games with him. Many of them may feature rules in a language you don't speak for games you know. Please consider downloading PDFs of rules for the games you like in a language you like in advance. It will save you searching for them at the event. 2. A group called DKIG will be setting up a retro-gaming zone of about 12 classic machines. If you are interested in what they are bringing, take a look at this photo gallery: http://www.dkig.pl/galeria-zdjec/ 3. You, yes YOU(!) can bring some games to play and share. Please be considerate of our community and keep games friendly. To pick on example, Cards Against Humanity is a game that many people enjoy, however it has a strong potential to have both cultural and offensiveness issues. If you bring a game like this, consider finding like-minded people and playing in a non-public space. Looking forward to seeing you all, regards, bex

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Re: Best prepaid mobile plan
by Jonathan Dieter 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

On Tue, 2016-07-26 at 21:35 +0300, Jonathan Dieter wrote: > I've been looking at http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com/wiki/Pola > nd > and am a bit confused, especially by the mandatory registration that > seems to have gone into effect on July 25. > > Can we get a SIM card at the airport, and what's the best > operator/plan > for a reasonable amount of data for a couple of weeks? Voice and SMS > don't really matter to me. I've just arrived this morning and have sorted this out, so thought I'd share if anyone else was interested. First off, I was able to buy a SIM at the airport for 5zł, but, as Rafał pointed out, it was worthless. To actually use the SIM, I needed to activate it at a proper shop with real identification (i.e. my passport). I ended up going to a Salon Play in a Kaufland at https://www.google.co m.lb/maps/search/salon+play/(a)50.0913723,19.8570229,12z/data=!3m1!4b1 wi th my passport and got a Play Internet na Kartę 9GB for 19zł ($4.83) plan. It doesn't seem to support LTE, but I get H and H+ just fine, and that's all I really need. They also told me that there's some promotion that will give me 100GB for free for 30 days, if I type in a USSD code (*111*300*1#) tomorrow. We'll see if that actually works. I did try T-Mobile first, but they told me I'd have to go to a store in the old city, while Play was willing to take my passport information and give me a SIM right there. Rafał, thanks for the pointers. I got there in the end. Jonathan

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Re: [Flock-speakers-2016] Taxi/Uber sharing wiki page
by Stephen Gallagher 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

On 07/26/2016 02:27 PM, Josh Berkus wrote: > Speakers, > > I've created a wiki page for those of us flying in, so that some of us > can split rides. > > While I realize that there is a train from the airport, I'm taking an > overnight, and won't be keen to drag my luggage for 1.5 km from the > train station (or, for that matter, figure out the stop names and ticket > system). > > If you might want to split a ride to the Best Western, please add your > details! > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Flock2016:rideshare > Forwarding this to the attendees list as well.

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Free bus option from Brno to Flock
by Brian Exelbierd 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Hi All, There is a free bus option from Brno to Flock provided by the Open Source and Standards team at Red Hat. It is available to any attendee. There are a few seats left. If you want a seat, please email Brian Exelbied (bex(a)pobox.com) ASAP. Details: - Departure From Brno to Flock Hotel: 11 am on 1 August from Rooseveltova ulice @ Janáčkovo divadlo - Departure From Flock Hotel back to Brno: 5pm on 5 August from Flock Hotel Thank you. regards, bex

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Prepaid sim cards?
by Ricky Elrod 27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

Are there any decent options for places to buy a prepaid SIM card with data in the area near the hotel? Is this something I should try to get at the airport instead? -Ricky

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Arrive in the morning?
by Rafal Luzynski 27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

Hi, Some people have already announced that they would like to arrive in the morning, at 9 am or 10 am. Please be aware that the hotel check-in starts at 2 pm. [1] If you are going to arrive before that hour please contact the hotel staff directly or contact me. The hotel staff said that they will try to accept the guests at earlier hour but even if they know that you are going to arrive early it may not be possible to prepare the hotel room for you because the preceding guests are allowed to stay in their rooms until the noon (12 pm). Regards, Rafal [1] http://www.bestwesternkrakow.pl/en/hotel/

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1 August: the sirens
by Rafal Luzynski 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Hello everybody, I assume that most of you will arrive to Krakow on 1 August because this seems to be the most convenient date. Please be aware that every year that day at 17:00 (5 pm) the civil defense sirens are activated for about 1 minute in (probably) whole Poland. The aim is to commemorate the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. That's not a surprise that the special celebration takes place in Warsaw. Please don't be alarmed nor scared, it's not going to announce an air ride nor any other similar danger. I hope you'll all have a safe travel to Poland and back home. Rafal

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Telegram group chat for attendees
by Justin W. Flory 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Hi all, Similar to last year's Flock, there's currently a Telegram group chat for Flock 2016 attendees. You can join the group at the following link: http://bit.ly/flock2016tg Looking forward to seeing you all in Kraków! -- Cheers, Justin W. Flory jflory7(a)gmail.com

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Room Share?
by Nathaniel McCallum 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

I've booked the hotel for the conference itself, but I still need two nights: Sunday 31st, Monday 1st. Does anyone have an extra bed for those two nights? I can split the cost with you.

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