[wplug] [Plan?] Re: LUG Interest Waning? -- CMU v. Pitt non-sense?

[Bryan J. Smith]

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On Tue, 2007-07-24 at 14:49 -0400, Bill Moran wrote:
> Despite the _obvious_ reasons for bias toward CMU, we _have_ made a
> number of efforts to promote outside of CMU, with a table at Pitt,
> Open Pitt mags in public libraries all around the Pgh area, etc.

Hey, if someone at Pitt can reserve rooms, I'll do any LPI training for
free at Pitt.  I think I could do a 2 hour class every 2 weeks on a
regular basis (assuming I'm not out-of-town with a client, which should
be rare in my current position).

I noted no Pitt location on the Study Group page though ...
 http://wplug.ece.cmu.edu/wiki/index.php/Study_Group  

On Tue, 2007-07-24 at 14:49 -0400, Bill Moran wrote:
> I don't think "bias" is as correct a word as "convenience".

The mass transit here may not be NYC-area, but it's more than adequate
for people to make meetings on weekends.

-- Bryan

P.S. ...

On Tue, 2007-07-24 at 14:45 -0400, Zach wrote:
> Rising gas prices, depressed wages and decline in real buying
> power may also be a factor.

I assume this is a funny (made me chuckle), but in all seriousness, you
guys still have better wages and a lower cost-of-living than Florida
(yes, cost-of-living has skyrocketed far worse in Florida, while pay
continues to be ultra-low along with the SE US, in the last 10 years --
why do you think I've traveled and worked elsewhere the last 6?).  And
if anyone thing Disney World pays well in an office job (when less than
10% are non-service, and is at the whim of the over 90% focused on by
the service union), I suggest you find out first hand.  ;)


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