More Shindiggery Fun

10th and 24th look alright at my end. Hopefully this time I’ll be able to stay for more than a couple of mins. :D

Not 24th, am in London for Conference :cry:

except the 24th or 25th make sense as that is the week of CGames in DIT. Ernest Adams is doing a workshop on the Sat and I take it folk will be coming up from around the country for those dates.

I am out of the country weekend before.

Aphra.

24th sounds good. Where?

ah, the perennial question.

McGruders is ok, but not so good for the walk back into town if we want to stay out.

Back to one of the old haunts – O’Neills on Suffolk Street, Toners on Baggott Street…?

just not Doyles!

Aphra.

by the way, is Sat night better for those travelling up/down from the country? Might be a bit of a rush after work on Friday night. Speak now…or it will probably be the Friday night

Aphra.

A saturday?!? … well it really isn’t all that much of a change for me now but either way i’m loose…or something!

Nov 24th or 25th? – cool, My ladyfriend and I will be over in Dublin on those dates

I think Friday would be better day for me, but I could also do Saturday.

See you then.

well no major clammoring for Sat…so Friday it is I guess..

Since CGames is in DIT we might think of moving our shindig somewhere in that vicinity. Do people know Ryans on Camden Street – just up from the Village and Whelans heading towards the Bleeding Horse?

Aphra.

I think I know it, it should be easy to find

Shindig after the conference is a good idea. Well done, whomever (aphra, as usual?).

Is The Long Haul still open? Hasn’t fallen down yet? Although, it might be crowded…

24th it is I’ll definitely make this one. Looking forward to catching up, its been ages since I’ve seen y’all

24th it is I’ll definitely make this one. Looking forward to catching up, its been ages since I’ve seen y’all[/quote:4eb07c66d7]
Excellent, now that I work more than 10 yards away from you I can use all those artist jokes I’ve been saving up. :D

As for the venue, may I suggest The Long Stone just across from Doyles on the corner of Townsend St, nice pub and its central. Plus they have Kopperberg which is always good

Was watching a documentary the other week which basically said that all artists are pretty much brain damaged normal people. Made a lot of sense.

Dave

I was in the Long Stone about two weeks ago and it was appalling. Apparently they have changed ownership and while I am getting old we couldn’t near ourselves think, let alone speak. They had a DJ doing spot prizes!

Long Hall is still open but gets very jammed..post smoking ban the old body odours can be a bit over the top!

I still plug for Ryans – after work crowd will be leaving about 8pm and we can all slot in nicely. Kind of a done up old man’s pub…with a very local crowd. we could get some funny looks.

those who want can head to any number of venues after…including, what is that classy place in the old cinema??

Aphra.

I was in the Long Stone about two weeks ago and it was appalling. Apparently they have changed ownership and while I am getting old we couldn’t near ourselves think, let alone speak. They had a DJ doing spot prizes! [/quote:8a0b9f3b86]
Aw thats a pity, I used to really like that place but haven’t been for awhile. Seems to be the way most of the quieter pubs are going nowadays. :?

Ryans sounds interesting, especially since I’m used to getting the old funny looks from my time in Donegal. :lol:

Le Palais, I believe, is the venue in the old cinema. And no, no…no.
Ryan’s…shore why not?

Was watching a documentary the other week which basically said that all artists are pretty much brain damaged normal people. Made a lot of sense.

Dave[/quote:cbaca52b42]

am surprised no one has taken Daves bait . .

that’s scandalous talk there Dave

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won’t be joining you tho guys … shame .. i haven’t caught up with some of you in a while

am surprised no one has taken Daves bait . .[/quote:dab6c84b80]

It can’t be bait if you don’t believe in the existence of ‘normal’ people…Artists are just trained at expressing or something like that, so it’s easier to spot the weird. I mean, does Dave really classify himself as normal? Who’d take that seriously?

Ah give him a break lads – thats Jizzledon, his character from WOW talking, and clearly having donned the plus 2 Socks of Slander.

He gets a little confused sometimes, our Dave, probably wasn’t the TV he was watching, more than likely he was looking at fire sprites dancing in the flickering flame of the sole candle that lights his programming attic.

so when and where is this nxt shin dig on? im going to try and make a serious effort to get to this one.

One quick Google later, and my point is proven:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1769611.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_40236.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2006/10/21/Why_brain_damage_may_spark_artistic_ability/
http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/2004/110404/research.html

I’d be more interested in hearing your version of the Matrix again Dave…

so when and where is this nxt shin dig on? im going to try and make a serious effort to get to this one.[/quote:81cfe3a69d]

November 24th…in some Dublin pub ^_^

I’d be more interested in hearing your version of the Matrix again Dave…[/quote:38c91b3891]
Is the aul memory failing too Pete? Or have you just gone completely native? :)

just a quick reminder that the next shindig is this coming Friday, in ryans on Camden street, from 7.30/8pm.

Hope you will all find it. I and whoever is there earlyish will try to stand out!

Aphra.

hope to be there earlyish myself

Cool, I was just about to post asking for details.

See you Friday :)

Noooo…thought we had decided saturday….not in Dublin friday :(

Dave

Cool was wondering what the finalised details were!!! Will be there hopefully!! …. Anyone bringing Guitar Hero 2??? :p

we are currently spreading the word with the CGames attendees about the shindig so hopefully we will have a good turnout with a mix of academics, students and industry folk.

All welcome.

Aphra.

here is a picture of it – http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/southcity/camden_street/ryans.html

The address is 92 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2.

Map – not far from Trinity – maybe 15 minutes walk – to an area sometimes called the Village quarter, Find DIT on the map (big blue box) and to the right you will see Wexford street which changes into Camden Street.

See http://www.softguide-dublin.com/maps/l52o54.html

Aphra.

dont suppose the next one could be dec 20th. i fly into dublin that day for xmas, would be great to catch up with a few of ye.

See yis tomorrow, its already been way too long

Hope to make it along… it’s been yonks! It’s not Hofften we get together :)

Ill be missing my first ever shindig sadly, previous and unavoidable engagements :( If anyone is still around on saturday for a pint or 3, do let me know

Dave

well it looks like we will have Ernest Adams along at the shindig. Watch out for his hat.

He is doing the schools workshop tomorrow and is arriving in this afternoon.

Aphra.

dont suppose the next one could be dec 20th. i fly into dublin that day for xmas, would be great to catch up with a few of ye.[/quote:3a36dcc976]sounds like a good date to me. Omen/Ivan, you guys back for that date?

dont suppose the next one could be dec 20th. i fly into dublin that day for xmas, would be great to catch up with a few of ye.[/quote:7c3886b72b]sounds like a good date to me. Omen/Ivan, you guys back for that date?[/quote:7c3886b72b]

Ah a meeting of rival game developers :) haha

Nah, sorry Tony, I was home last weekend for a birthday, no can do this weekend.
Ivan is back for it though. Think he went home on Thursday, so he’ll probably be looking hugs.

Nah, sorry Tony, I was home last weekend for a birthday, no can do this weekend. [/quote:7588b6acc5]was talking about Dec 20th, not this weekend

Ivan is back for it though. Think he went home on Thursday, so he’ll probably be looking hugs.[/quote:7588b6acc5]am feeling magnanimous today so happy to give Ivan his hug!

Alas I couldn’t make it tonight afterl! :(

Might be up tomorrow night though Dave! Will give you a shout then if so!

Hope ye all have the craic tonight BTW :)

*wakes up*

Ah bugger, a long night at Blue Moose followed by a day of picketing here in DCU kinda wiped me out and I seem to have fallen asleep. I’ll make the next one if its on the 15th which is when most of us college folk break for the holidays and before we return home to whatever hole we came from. :)

Oops…missed the quoted bit… I’m flying back on the 22th, so guess I’ll be missing that one too.

Im back Friday Dec 22nd…

Ow me liver.

ok so it will be pretty busy over the next few weeks but should we try for a pre-christmas knees up on either the 15th or the 22nd? Obviously the later date suits our overseas visitors..how about those down or up the country? The locals can stumble in I am sure on either date unless we clash with some big event…

Aphra.

22nd

Finish work on the 22nd so there may be work pints, but should be around for a bit at least.

Dave

i fly into dublin dec 20th. dunno if ill make it back up 22nd.

we could do food too in somewhere cheap n cheery..

so people can last the night between all the diff events

Aphra.

I fly back on the 22nd and would love to meet a few of you guys if there is something on.

22nd[/quote:ab0fafd316]

Ah, b*ll*cks! :cry:

Flying off on 22nd. 20th was grand, why-o-why-o-why-o…

i’m doing those lovely magic of christmas concerts in dublin on the 22nd .

maybe i can swing by after it’s finished …

would love to catch up with you all… it’s been too long

I’ll still not make it on the 22nd I’m afraid. I’m flying in first thing in the morning and will probably back down the country by the evening. :(

i’m doing those lovely magic of christmas concerts in dublin on the 22nd[/quote:fd4bff476b]

why not blag us some tickets to one of those and we can get our ‘knees up’ with some musical accompaniment. Gwan gwan gwan gwan… :wink:

22nd sounds good – venue?

I’ll still not make it on the 22nd I’m afraid. I’m flying in first thing in the morning and will probably back down the country by the evening. :([/quote:c938d5da9b]are you avoiding us?!

Skyclad (now a console gamer, believe it or not) is getting paranoid

I’m just rarely in Dublin…
Dublin is where the airport is to me these days. Come down to Wexford ;)

I guess if Wexford got an airport we would!

prob is people are in and out of Dublin on their way somewhere or other so it kind of makes sense

looking like the 22nd is more favoured..or the 20th-22nd :) perhaps..

Aphra.

well if its on the 20th ill stay over for it, otherwise ill miss this one again i guess

I’ll see you all there (fly into Dublin on the 18th)

I will try and book somewhere for food if folks are interested…if I said 7pm somewhere cheap and city centre how many people could make it.

No pressure, we can go to a pub after so people can just come to the pub too.

Aphra.

I will try and book somewhere for food if folks are interested…if I said 7pm somewhere cheap and city centre how many people could make it.

No pressure, we can go to a pub after so people can just come to the pub too.

Aphra.[/quote:dc3fdd2244]I’ll be there

cant see myself missing.

what date is that then?

Friday the 22nd – time might be dictated by table availability

Aphra.

I’ll be back for the 22nd

*cue the date getting changed*

Meh :cry:

Should make that too

I should make it on the 22nd if there are no wii related injuries that will hold me back!! :wink:

ditto

how about Cafe Bar Deli for 7pm on Friday night. It is on St Great George’s Street near the Globe. You can’t book in advance but whoever turns up at that time we can head in to eat.

Pub afterwards?

Stag’s Head?

Aphra.

Ill eat, and drink?

don’t worry they serve drink in the restaurant, in fact I think they have beer on tap..

Aphra.

All I remember of Bar Deli is they do wine in tumblers. Not that that affected me in the slightest.

Dave

So Bar Deli then, I cant make it for 7 – it’ll have to be later methinks

i’ll see you all in the stags head later then ..

:D

Ah so its the Stags head afterwards then? Cool

by the way, Stag’s Head was jammed last night so make sure you PM someone and get a mobile number in case we can’t find seats at all and have to go somewhere else.

Aphra.

Made it to the stags for midnight .. And it was jammed alright :)

only had 1 mob number so not sure the message got thru..

hope you all had a great one

i did try :)

:( We were there till about half ten, and were eventually forced to move due to alternating frozen and compressed bodies, depending on when we were inside or out. Next time, will arrange to have numbers properly just in case.

Dave

Well? Halfway into Feb and no new sh’dig thread?

Why are you worrying Steph, you’ll never be able to make it anyway :p

Ouch… that hurt :cry:

ill be in dublin sat night wk if any ye round (same day ireland v eng in the rugby:))

I guess we have had no thread cause we had a bit of a get together after the Latham talk and the Dare to be Digital Day!

Next week is games week in DCU – if I have my dates right – Gizmo maybe you can confirm.

If I get a ticket for the rugby I should be around that weekend :)

Aphra.

Indeed, while most of the events during the week will be more games/competition orientated we will be having talks by Aphra, (hopefully) Mal and also Neil Costigan, a researcher here in DCU who has been working on the PS3 for the last while. He’ll be demoing not only his work on using the console for Cryptographic work but also having a few games for those interested in seeing it. ;)

I’ll send Aphra a timetable for the week once my lovely PRO gets the poster finished.

Indeed, while most of the events during the week will be more games/competition orientated we will be having talks by Aphra, (hopefully) Mal and also Neil Costigan, a researcher here in DCU who has been working on the PS3 for the last while. He’ll be demoing not only his work on using the console for Cryptographic work but also having a few games for those interested in seeing it. ;)

I’ll send Aphra a timetable for the week once my lovely PRO gets the poster finished.[/quote:4c4ff74c20]

How’d he get a ps3 dev kit? sony are very tight with them, also there like 15k.

Not too sure to be honest, maybe to investigate alternative uses for the Cell chip? I’d say he’ll mention it during the talk though. :)

I’m very interested in the sounds of that – I’ve heard of Niel Costigan before, too, I can’t remember where, though.

Any ideas of the exact date?

I’m very interested in the sounds of that – I’ve heard of Niel Costigan before, too, I can’t remember where, though.

Any ideas of the exact date?[/quote:bcd8598f90]
I’ve PM’d the details to Aphra so she should have them up soon. In the meantime, the talk is on here in DCU this Tuesday at 12pm. There’s more info in the link below but if you have any other questions just drop me a PM. :)