25 Jan 2009 3 Comments
A little light go in Hobart
All last week I attended the tenth Australasian Linux Conference for professional development. On spec, I packed some light Chinese weiqi boards and some stones. It turns out, if you sit down in a barful (or conference-dinner-ful or exhibition-room-full) of computing geeks and start playing go, some of them will ask you to teach them, or for a game. The picture above is the Go session on the Tuesday.
I didn’t encounter anyone over twentieth kyu in strength, but the dozen or so I did teach were from all over the country. Alas, I could only refer the Adelaide and Sydney and Melbourne ones to their local go clubs. Hobart’s and Perth’s have died, so those people I referred to OGS and the AGA.
Feb 01, 2009 @ 22:08:58
Perth update:
No perennial Go sessions or clubs, although there has been regular activity at UWA and maybe at Curtin Uni for the last couple of years. Need to wait a couple of months to see if this resumes.
A Saturday session at a war-games shop in London Court might still be active.
I have hosted Sunday afternoon sessions a few times and might continue if support merits this.
Cheers,
Clive
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Feb 02, 2009 @ 09:07:42
Ta. Peiran Guo from UWA is apparently convening a weekly session somewhere in Perth, if you know him?
Feb 06, 2009 @ 02:24:14
Seems I am missing out on the Perth sessions, could someone forward me any info about them at uizado@iinet.net.au