Philip Durbin (Dec 09 2024 at 23:12): Philip Durbin (Dec 09 2024 at 23:12):I can't believe we're planning our first meetup of 2025!
@Sooraj Sathyanarayanan suggested a new venue. Mamacita, near Northeastern. See #boston > Mamacita
Assuming we go with Mamacita, should we still meet at 5pm? Any opinions? I assume we'd still meet on a Sunday. (My Sundays in January are free.)
@Sooraj Sathyanarayanan maybe you can tell us which Sunday and what time works for you. I'll probably give it at :thumbs_up:
Sooraj Sathyanarayanan (Dec 11 2024 at 02:58):I don't have a clear view about Jan just yet - you folks can decide what works for you, I am flexible (apart from my interviews and stuff)
Philip Durbin (Dec 11 2024 at 03:02):I mean, I'm a creature of habit so I'm fine with just putting out a few Sundays for people to vote on for Hamilton yet again. :big_smile: Probably 5pm, like usual. Winter hours. It's dark anyway!
Sooraj Sathyanarayanan (Dec 11 2024 at 03:03):same time, new venue? and poll for which Sunday?
Philip Durbin (Dec 11 2024 at 03:04):Sure, that's fine. Usually I do a message for each option and ask people to :thumbs_up: Want me to do that?
Sooraj Sathyanarayanan (Dec 11 2024 at 03:05):ok I can post in our Signal group?
Philip Durbin (Dec 11 2024 at 03:06):I mean, usually I ask people to vote here.
Sooraj Sathyanarayanan (Dec 11 2024 at 03:10):Philip Durbin said:
I mean, usually I ask people to vote here.
sure anything is fine
Philip Durbin (Dec 11 2024 at 03:17):Ok! The plan is to MIX UP THE VENUE in January! New year, new venue! We'll meet at Mamacita instead of Hamilton. We'll meet at 5pm, as usual, and on a Sunday, as usual. Please give a :thumbs_up: for all the options below that work for you. Vote for as many as you like!
Philip Durbin (Dec 11 2024 at 03:17):Sunday, Jan 5
Philip Durbin (Dec 11 2024 at 03:17):Sunday, Jan 12
Philip Durbin (Dec 11 2024 at 03:18):Sunday, Jan 19
Philip Durbin (Dec 11 2024 at 03:18):Sunday, Jan 26
Philip Durbin (Dec 21 2024 at 14:02):It looks like we have a winner! :trophy:
Sunday, January 12 at 5pm at Mamacita! :burrito: :taco: For the first time, we'll be meeting in Boston! :mind_blown:
I updated the website. See you there!
August Radjoe (Dec 29 2024 at 05:05):Hi folks, after moving to California and going MIA from here, I’ll be back in Boston from 1st to 4th, and I’d love to meet some folks evening of 2nd or 3rd for a quick snack at Flour Bakery, 190 Mass Ave. Nothing formal, just text me if free! Sorry I won’t make it to the Jan 12 meetup. :(
Dave Hanft (Dec 29 2024 at 20:12):@Philip Durbin thanks for the invite, I'd love to attend
Philip Durbin (Dec 30 2024 at 15:13):@Dave Hanft so nice to see you here!
Philip Durbin (Dec 30 2024 at 15:17):@August Radjoe welcome back, however briefly! If you don't get any takers on the evening of the 3rd, you could attend the Libre Boston meetup in Harvard Square: #boston > Libre Boston
Dan (Jan 03 2025 at 22:48):Who wants to watch a TETRIS tournament at MIT before the meeting?
https://go.ctm.gg/event/2-boston-2-parity/
Dan (Jan 03 2025 at 22:48):It doesn't say here but it ends around 5PM. So we'd have to miss the final round. Which I'm okay with.
Dave Hanft (Jan 04 2025 at 02:39):Dan said:
Who wants to watch a TETRIS tournament at MIT before the meeting?
Looks Interesting, reminded me of this
https://hacks.mit.edu/by_year/2012/tetris/
Dan (Jan 04 2025 at 03:51):Hah. Well this isn't an MIT-specific thing really. It's a Tetris community thing. The Zoomers figured out a new way to play and they blow us Millenials and Xers out of the water. The guy putting it on is among the best in the world but he'll probably be too tired to play at peak performance.
Dan (Jan 04 2025 at 03:52):So they must have had colored LEDs set up in each window.
Dave Hanft (Jan 04 2025 at 04:40):Yes! Here is the repo https://github.com/mitrisdev/d54.git
Philip Durbin (Jan 04 2025 at 15:17):so cool
Philip Durbin (Jan 04 2025 at 16:05):I wonder why the Space Invaders PR wasn't accepted. :thinking:
Philip Durbin (Jan 05 2025 at 20:29):In one week we'll be giving Mamacita a try! I've never been there but from pics it looks like we'll just seat ourselves after ordering food at the counter so it's probably less important to get a head count, but please give a :thumbs_up: if you plan to be there (Sunday, Jan 12 at 5pm) so we know to look for you. Maps etc. are at https://bostonopen.dev
@Andrea @Autolux @Dan @Harry Pray IV @Ista Zahn @Jason Key @Jose Lucas Cordeiro @Milan Kupcevic @Parthiv @Pete @Sai Dutt @Sooraj Sathyanarayanan @Stone Chen @Tanmay Sharma @Yamil Suarez @Zachary Liebl
Philip Durbin (Jan 05 2025 at 20:30):Whoops, plus @Dave Hanft (I always forget the new people, sorry!) :sweat_smile:
Dave Hanft (Jan 05 2025 at 20:35):Philip Durbin said:
Whoops, plus Dave Hanft (I always forget the new people, sorry!) :sweat_smile:
No worries! Thanks for invite. Looking forward to it!
Philip Durbin (Jan 12 2025 at 13:33):Me too. See you all at Mamacita at 5!
Philip Durbin (Jan 12 2025 at 18:54):@Dan wow, the Tetris is fast! https://mastodon.social/@ill_logic/113816645992538891
Dan (Jan 12 2025 at 20:20):It goes a little faster too.
Dan (Jan 12 2025 at 20:20):These zoomers are crazy.
Dan (Jan 12 2025 at 20:24):Oh wait I take that back, this is basically the same as the max speed of most matches.
Dave Hanft (Jan 12 2025 at 20:24):@Dan wow! What do you know about the underlying strategy? I have to assume there is one at those speeds
Dan (Jan 12 2025 at 20:32):They train on general technique for stacking pieces, so there isn't much question where they want to place them. It's like a reflex. The question is being able to move the pieces fast enough. And to that end they invented a new technique called "rolling" where they hold one finger over a button and tap the back of the controller with their other hand.
Dan (Jan 12 2025 at 20:34): Dan (Jan 12 2025 at 20:37):The most impressive thing is not just the speed but the way they sometimes save themselves against all odds when they look like they're about to lose.
Dan (Jan 12 2025 at 20:44):They're able to stack up pieces such that they get the 4 lines in a row with the long bar (a "Tetris") which gives you more points per line. And being able to stack so cleanly is something I don't know how to do, I had no idea it was possible until I saw pros play. Not perfect but very clean.
Dan (Jan 12 2025 at 20:49):I mean to be clear I can get tetrises sometimes, just not all the time like these folks.
Philip Durbin (Jan 12 2025 at 21:15):/me starts walking to Mamacita
Dave Hanft (Jan 12 2025 at 21:27):/me ETA 4:50 plus parking time
Philip Durbin (Jan 14 2025 at 12:43):signal-2025-01-12-195533_002.jpeg
Philip Durbin (Jan 14 2025 at 12:43):Great seeing everyone!
Dan (Jan 15 2025 at 03:24):https://floss.social/@bostonopen/113830228361120420
Philip Durbin (Jan 15 2025 at 12:56):Thanks! I updated https://bostonopen.dev with a link to that pic!
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