Re: [PLUG] PLUG should own a projector...

[Michel van der List <plug@vanderlist.com>]

I have two dogs, but they are not allowed to fight.

Personally, I really enjoyed the few times I managed to join at FIS. The 
venue was certainly very nice with excellent amenities. But now that I 
work in the city, it's pretty much impossible to get to it and wait 
until 9 to eat something, so from my perspective, if it's in a place 
where I can eat something it would work better for me and I'd try a bit 
harder to join. But in the end I should not even have a vote, given at 
best I'm a bystander.

Michel

On 12/04/2012 06:52 PM, Fred Stluka wrote:
> Aubry,
>
> > I don't have a dog in the overall fight of venue or projector 
> > ownership. But I do have a micro projector in that class (size and 
> > price) that I bought last year.
> >
> > Those micro projectors are not very good if the room is not totally 
> > dark. Like pitch black. If you expect to have enough lights on to eat 
> > $200 worth of food, you need a real projector.
> >
> > Similarly, they don't necessarily have enough resolution to make 
> > small text (code, editors, command lines) very legible. It's one 
> > thing for a power point with 3 bullet points per screen. It's another 
> > thing entirely for xterm.
>
> True.  But the larger, brighter models, at the same price point
> would work fine.
>
> BTW, $200 in food is only $10/head for 20 people.  We spend
> probably twice that per head on appetizers and beer at Baxter's.
> So $200 is really not much at all, even if we only have 10 people
> attending.
>
> Also, I hope your "dog in a fight:" reference is just using that
> common figure of speech.  I hope no one perceives this as a
> real conflict with opposing parties.  If so, I've overstepped, and
> I apologize.  I REALLY do appreciate Paul, Amul, and FIS for
> all they've done for us.
>
> --Fred
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> On 12/4/12 6:06 PM, Aubrey Jones wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Fred Stluka <fred@bristle.com 
> > <mailto:fred@bristle.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     For that price, you can get a super-compact one, easy to carry
> >     in a briefcase or backpack (approx 1"x4"x6", weighing 1.4 lbs)
> >     that's great for small groups, up to 10-20, but perhaps not
> >     bright enough and not a large enough projected display for
> >     larger groups.
> >
> >
> > I don't have a dog in the overall fight of venue or projector 
> > ownership. But I do have a micro projector in that class (size and 
> > price) that I bought last year.
> >
> > Those micro projectors are not very good if the room is not totally 
> > dark. Like pitch black. If you expect to have enough lights on to eat 
> > $200 worth of food, you need a real projector.
> >
> > Similarly, they don't necessarily have enough resolution to make 
> > small text (code, editors, command lines) very legible. It's one 
> > thing for a power point with 3 bullet points per screen. It's another 
> > thing entirely for xterm.
> >
> > --
> >
> > ---ARJ
> >
> >
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