Utah brunch on Friday

Update: Part two now available -- http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2006/08/geek...

Update: Part one of what feels to be about three segments now available - http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2006/08/geek...

Update: Still editing :D

Actually, I live/work on a GMT schedule, so I am now just getting my "day" started. I ran out of steam before I finished editing earlier, but will hopefully have things ready to go before too long.

I'll update accordingly.

NOTE: I'd rather not post a publicly accessible link to the raw, unedited audio files as they are in WAV format, and as such are HUGE! However, if any of you who were involved with this conversation would like access to these files to use for your own purpose, please send me an email to m.david AT xmlhacker DOT com and I will send you the link just as soon as get them posted to one of my production servers that can handle the higher bandwidth requirements. Even with a 1.5mbits/s DSL upstream, these are going to take some time to get uploaded, but given the fact that I doubt many of you work on GMT as well, by the time you might read this, the upload process will more than likely be complete.

Either way, if you send me an email, I will send you the link just as soon as its available.

Nice meeting everyone, it was a great conversation. Thanks for dropping by, Robert!

FYI -- For those with interest, and in particular those who attended todays lunch/podcast recording, here is the first of two related posts.

http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2006/08/geek...

I am editing the audio now, and will post a link when its ready to go.

Thanks everyone! Had a *GREAT* time :D

>> "about pretty my laptop"

Huh, not sure how that turned from "about bringing my laptop" in the above during the transfer from my brain to my finger tips, but stranger things have happened. ;)

>> XMission also provides free Internet service to other areas of downtown Salt Lake. They include Pioneer Park, Salt Lake City Library, the Gallivan Center and Main Street.

Pioneer Park? Huh, for some reason I just don't find myself sitting on a park bench (night or day!) in Pioneer Park with anything that looks even remotely valuable.

For that matter I don't see myself even sitting on a park bench in Pioneer Park at all! ;)

I wonder what is meant by "Main Street"? I assume between South Temple and 4th South+ a block or two south (given standard range for 802.11x technologies) given that is where XMission is located?

None-the-less, thanks for the info! This is REALLY COOL to see taking place!

One other place worth noting: Salt Lake City Coffee Break [http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2745228-salt_lake_coffee_break_salt_lake_city-i] also has free wi-fi, and while the Starbucks on the corner of State St. and 2nd South (base of the Marriott) has service, its through a third-party in which charges some of the most ludicrous rates I have EVER seen, and their service sucks! Fortunately, Gallivan Center is (literally) right out the side door (to the West) so my guess is that gaining access to the XMission free service should be pretty straight forward.

Nice! I get my morning Chai Tea Latte from that Starbucks -- Guess I should think about pretty my laptop again (although, then again, its kind of nice being disconnected during that time as well -- obviously this is a bit more information than the rest of you need. I'll work it out on my own time. ;))

Just the southern half (the part with the aviary and the pond). Apparently they just added it last week: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=373054&nid=148

@Jeremy,

Liberty Park has free wi-fi? Does it cover the whole park?

I'll be there as well - looking forward to it!

I grew up in Utah, and used to work at an ISP just a few block away from Temple Square. Hope you have a good visit!

If you can, check out the tours they give of the new(ish) LDS Conference Center, across the street to the north of Temple Square. It's an amazing building - large enough to accomodate more than 20,000 people for the semi-annual general conferences of the church, and other things, and you get a great view of Temple Square and all of downtown SLC from the roof (where they've got waterfalls, gardens, etc.).

Wish I could hook up with you somewhere on your road trip, but I'm out here sweatting on the east coast for Wikimania 2006. :-)

Oops...I meant the 9th floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building - that's where they have that incredible view of Temple Square and the rest of the city that I mentioned earlier. They also have two very nice restaurants up there - "the Roof" and "the Garden".

If you end up with a larger group, you might want to consider heading up to the Garden restaurant instead, seeing how they have more room, more variety on their menu, a lot of the food is cheaper, and they have a retractable roof and an awesome view. More about the Garden here: http://www.diningattemplesquare.com/garden.html

Just for fun, I put together a WLL collection showing where you can get free parking for the restaurants, where there's free wifi, some other local places of interest, and of course the location of the Apple store for Patrick ;). http://local.live.com/?v=2&cid=3D5BF2D0D071...

Whatever you end up doing, I wish I could join you, but my Brother is getting married at that same time. I work in an IT position there on Temple Square (in the office tower) and would have loved to meet up with you and all the smart folks you bring along. I hope you enjoy your short trip through SLC.

Oops -- meant to point to Kurt's bio page, not his last post :) [ http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/203 ]

Mine, by the way, is at [ http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2354 ]

Huh... Lets see. I live @ 201 E. South Temple, and The Lion's House Pantry is on the corner of State St. (100 E) and South Temple.

We met once, Scoble, at the Geek Dinner in Portland just before the last SellsCon in October, 2004.

It'll be good to meet you again, and chat a bit about Podcasting, etc...

FYI... Kurt Cagle [ http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2006/08/unde... ] and I have a podcast we do every so often (its supposed to be weekly, but ... well, its not so much weekly, lets put it that way.) -- http://channelxml.com/explorations -- It will be nice to gain some insight from you on how we can make things better.

Given that I can leave my place at 10:58, walk to the restaraunt, and be a good 30 or so seconds early, so I'd best make sure I don't miss this opportunity.

See ya at 11a.m. :)

Cool! My wife (Laura) and I will be there.

Doh! Meant to tell you where it was...
http://local.live.com/?v=2&rtp=pos.qsvd3z5p...

On your way out of town you should swing by the eBay office and see my IT buddies. An old video of theirs has been gaining some attention on YouTube and the eBay Blog - you all might get a kick out of meeting each other.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5eF-u9WT6U

http://ebaychatter.typepad.com/the_chatter/2006...

Sounds great. Glad you will get to meet some of the great tech community here in Utah.

Look forward to meeting you and the team tomorrow.

Sweet! the Scobleizer in the UT. See you there!

Jeremy: don't tell Patrick about the Apple store. He'll want to go. :-)

More info about the Lion House Pantry, including a menu:
http://www.DiningAtTempleSquare.com/pantry.html

More info about Temple Square:
http://www.VisitTempleSquare.com/

The Tabernacle is currently closed for construction (seismic upgrade), but if you're on Temple Square, you might want to check out either the observation deck on the 26th floor of the Church Office Building or the 8th floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building for a great view of the city (both are free).

The Apple Store, by the way, is only a few blocks west of the Lion House, and TRAX (our light rail system) runs between the two.

It's actually Temple Square. The Tabernacle and the Temple are inside Temple Square. Saying Temple Square is more accurate ;-). Don't sound like a hick ;-)

I'll be there.