Re: [Hampshire] Hello

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Author: Owain Clarke
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Hello

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> On Tuesday 07 October 2008 23:02:43 Becky Taylor wrote:
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>> Err... my history... not good. I have never had one history lesson. So
>> things like dates, people, I'm not good at, but random facts I'm ok. :-D
>>
>
> I was just shying off admitting my age.... I expected you not to know. But
> I'm younger than I look, so I don't know why. ;-) Here's another random fact
> for you (I too like random facts more than history): Colossus (the first
> real electronic computer) was end of 1943/beginning of 1944 (depending on
> whether you take the first day it worked or the first day it went
> operational).
>
>
>> I doubt I will be able to meet any dates in the school holidays, as I go
>> back to my home in Shropshire then... just a bit of a long commute! ;-)
>>
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> No - that was why I said that we were sadly (from my point of view) unlikely
> to meet.
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>> Well, I am looking forward to the first meeting. Hope I can get to it!
>>
>
> Where in Hampshire is your school?
>
> Lisi
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>

It's great to see the new generation are turning to Linux, but I wonder
about the wisdom of asking for details about schools, etc, on a list
which is in effect open. It's a shame to have to be boring in this way,
but we should be "web aware", especially as younger members become
involved in the lug.

Owain