Dezember 2010 - Metalab - lists.test.metalab.at

Reminder: Vienna DevOps meetup today evening
by Maciej Pasternacki 14 Dez '10

14 Dez '10

Hi all, Today at 19:00 at Metalab's library is the monthly DevOps meetup: http://metalab.at/wiki/Devops_Meetup Plans: PostgreSQL crash course by Michael, live infrastructure presentation by b2c, infrastructure show&tell, free discussions See you there! --japhy -- Maciej Pasternacki -><- http://www.pasternacki.net/ -><- http://www.3ofcoins.net/

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Bug tracking system/opinions?
by tK 14 Dez '10

14 Dez '10

Hi, ich würde gerne in einem Projekt an dem momentan drei Leute mitarbeiten ein bug tracking system zum Einsatz bringen, bin noch etwas unschlüssig welches, und würde mich über Meinungen freuen. Ich hab mir schon Bugzilla und Trac angeschaut, hab so den Eindruck, dass Bugzilla bewährter/bekannter ist ((inwieweit) stimmt das?), Trac hat dafür den Vorteil, in Python geschrieben zu sein, was mir erlauben würde, daran rumzuschrauben, ohne eine neue Sprache zu lernen... Also jo, ich hab sZ keine Ahnung, und wäre über Erfahrungen sehr erfreut. Lg und danke, Thomas

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Arse Elektronika 2011 / Call for Submissions: 'SCREW THE SYSTEM: Sex, technology, class, and culture'
by das ende der nahrungskette 13 Dez '10

13 Dez '10

monochrom's Arse Elektronika 2011 ### SCREW THE SYSTEM: Sex, technology, class, and culture ### Call for papers, performances and machines. Deadline: 28 February 2011 http://www.monochrom.at/arse-elektronika ### The remarkable diversity of human behavior across cultures and classes also extends to sex and technology. Most discussions in this area tend to make certain assumptions about the culture, class, and race of the participants. Technologically represented sex tends to be ableist and heterocentric. Who gets left out of this, what effects does this have, and what would it look like to include them? Is there working class, middle class and upper class porn? How does the commercial sex industry reproduce and enforce racial, gender, and class exploitation and dominance? How do people use sex and sexual technology to transgress or change social status? How can DIY porn and sex tech counter the social injustices reproduced by the commercial sex industry? Does gay porn make use of the class, race, and power tropes found in heterosexual pornography, and if so, how? Is kinkiness a luxury? What does kink from different social classes look like? Can economic realities poison the power dynamics of a D/S relationship? What are the demographics of people admitted to hospitals with weird objects up their asses? Does activity in a swinger or BDSM scene act as bridging social capital? Are there class dynamics at work in the feminist debate over porn? How and why do governments intervene in sexualities? When do governments shape or use sexual desire, both implicitly and explicitly? Can sex tech challenge the future of biopolitics and what Michel Foucault calls "biopower" (the subjugation of bodies and the control of populations by modern states)? What are the labor conditions of non-Western workers who make most of the world's sex toys? What's the environmental footprint of a technologically assisted orgasm? How does the criminalization or stigma of sex tech production harm the communities in which it is produced? What's the product life-cycle and planning horizon of sex tech? What are the barriers to entry for sex tech production? How important is intellectual property to sex tech, and how is it enforced? What does production, regulation, distribution, and consumption of sex tech look like outside of North America, Western Europe, and Japan? How do state-sponsored religions or religious states interact with these issues? How do majority Muslim cultures differ from one another and from non-Muslim cultures on these issues? What's the intersection of sex tourism and sex tech? Is Japan's pornographic dominance in the Asian market an exception to the Korean wave? How does a country's pornography (or lack thereof) reflect its culture? Who consumes racist pornography? How do the class and cultural impacts of differential access to shifting reproductive technologies like IVF, surrogacy (especially international surrogates), egg and sperm donors, birth control, and abortions affect the ways people have sex and construct relationships? Do these technologies or their social deployment enforce heteronormativity? How could the sex tech industry positively impact control and awareness of STIs? What's the intersection of sex tech and hospitals or hospice care? Where are the sex toys for the elderly? Where are the sex toys for prisoners? What are the pornography surfing habits of homeless people in libraries? Can technology meaningfully contribute to solutions for sexual social problems like rape? Should the government allow or require masturbation aids in prisons to reduce prison rape? Should your health insurance be paying for your vibrator? How do your sex toys hurt you? What are the health risks of using everyday objects as sex toys when you can't afford the good stuff? Who buys sex tech? Is sex technology a luxury? Does the demand elasticity for sex tech vary across subcultures? By age, sexual orientation, race, etc? How much does the average lesbian couple spend on sex toys? What are the substitutes employed to or within sex tech if it's unaffordable or unavailable? Is consumption of sex tech correlated with any other social significant behaviors or consumptions, positive or negative? How do distribution methods affect who consumes sex tech? How will the DIY movement change the sex tech market? Will we be able to print our on sex toys on rapid prototyping machines? Who can afford to challenge sex tech? ### Please email: office AT monochrom.at

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Zentrum Folge von Gestern
by red 13 Dez '10

13 Dez '10

http://tvthek.orf.at/programs/1279-Im-Zentrum/episodes/1776353-im- ZENTRUM/1779927-im-ZENTRUM--Der-Krieg-im-Netz----Gefahr-fuer-die-Demokratie-

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CFP: 19:00 Mi 15 Dez - Lightning Talks
by Jesse Zbikowski 12 Dez '10

12 Dez '10

Did you work on a project for Roboexotica? Want to rehearse a presentation for CCC? Just in the mood for a good rant? You could do worse than to come participate in Metalab Lightning Talks, aka 5 Minutes of Fame, Wien-Edition. Email me for an official place on the schedule, or just show up and heckle. Jesse Zbikowski - Linux Boards I Have Known and Loved Phil Stearns - How to Give Workshops for Fun and Profit

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Haglich Schloss
by Jesse Zbikowski 08 Dez '10

08 Dez '10

Hi, I notice the locking mechanism to the Borg room is a bit delicate. Once inside and latched, it can be a challenge to open it up and get out again. I fear that some fetzenschaedel is going to lock himself in there and have to leave through the window. I'm planning to stop by around midnight to take a closer look. If anybody is interested to learn about mechanical locks and latches, please come by or drop me a line. I also have a couple of similar projects in mind.

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Metadays dez+jan+feb
by Sven Guckes 07 Dez '10

07 Dez '10

gibt es schon termine fuer die MetaDays im dezember, januar bzw februar? Sven

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Metalab Glühweinabend am Mittwoch!
by Andreas Schreiner 06 Dez '10

06 Dez '10

Seid gegrüßt Freunde des warmen Wohlgenusses! Am Mittwoch ist es endlich, endlich wieder soweit. Die Zeit des Wartens und der subobtimalen Glühweine hat ein Ende. Zum 4. Mal in ebensovielen Jahren, und damit eine echte Tradition: Im Metalab gibts wieder guten, echten, selbstgemachen Glühwein. Mit Gut und Geschmack! Mittwoch 8. Dezember 2010 ab ca. 21:00h und Ende wenn der Wein ausgeht (eher unwahrscheinlich) oder keiner mehr mag :-) Also genau rechtzeitig, wenn der Christkindlmarkt zusperrt und der Durst weitergeht - einmal ums Eck und im Metalab den hervorragenden Glühwein genießen. Es sind alle eingeladen! Weitersagen und Freunde mitbringen! cu on wednesday AndiS

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Host_share_party?
by Andreas Fleckl 06 Dez '10

06 Dez '10

http://metalab.at/wiki/Host_share_party um was gehts heute? finde keine infos

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Dezember-Treffen
by Christoph Schindler 06 Dez '10

06 Dez '10

Liebe Jubilare! len(meetings) == 12 and https://pyug.at/pyugat/trac/wiki/Treffen/2010-12 _und_ Thomas wir einen Vortrag halten! _und_ Weihnachten kommt (rï¿½umts der Mama die Keksdose aus!) _und_ Super Gamedev Weekend is im Metalab! Nï¿½heres hier: http://pyug.at/Treffen/2010-12 _und_ ja! Ich hab endlich auf unser neues Wiki umgestellt. Da is genug Material fï¿½r 2-3 Vortrï¿½ge drin ;-) Bearbeiten des Wikis ist nur fï¿½r angemeldete Benutzer mï¿½glich, aber die Anmeldung ist offen. Die Authentifizierung per OpenID ist vielleicht noch ein biï¿½chen wackelig -- Beschwerden gehen bitte an mich! lG!hop -- What should you do to a blue elephant? Cheer it up.

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