Gleam Gathering 2026: 21 February, Bristol (UK)

[proud rampart]

playing it by ear to grab a coach from heathrow tomorrow morning when we land

knowing air canada any attempt at booking ahead of time will screw us

[timid lotus]

I assume we'll continue communicating in this thread during the weekend? I'll turn on mobile notifications then 😆

[unkempt cobalt]

Not just a good name sake but very nice coffee too https://maps.app.goo.gl/yueTGZdgoJRW7ouX7

[proud rampart]

porbably a good idea

[sacred oxide]

Lunch tomorrow here 1pm

[cold lake]

I’m doing that right now, super simple. National express 202 goes to Bristol, bus stops 11-15

[weary tendon]

been raining so much our hotel room is leaking

[proud rampart]

nooooooooooo

what do you mean it's leaking

like the ceiling?

or the windows

[vestal nest]

@sly rapids fyi

[proud rampart]

the glathering embiggens

[coarse garnet]

I'll be landing in Bristol at 5pm tomorrow, does anyone know if the evening pub has good food or if i should eat something before?

[weary tendon]

the walls! 😂😂

[proud rampart]

yall

isnt your country like

built for rain

[cold lake]

ok not quite so simple 😅 stop 11-15 is at T5. Figured it out in time.. but here is the timetable

[sly rapids]

[weary tendon]

they moved us to another room

new update

the people underneath us are loudly fucking

its 6pm lads

[final comet]

Good for them??

[proud rampart]

Hayleigh cringing while Jak cheers them on

[rugged moat]

why is this the most unsurprising thing ive heard about an english hotel

[round valve]

lol, this reminds me of when Chlo and I went to London to celebrate getting engaged. We were at a fancy hotel, walked out our room and could hear this couple fucking very loudly. It was hillarious 😂

[round valve]

"well yeah it's dinner time" direct quote from Chlo

[proud rampart]

Thin af walls and floors huh

[rugged moat]

that or theyre very loud

[proud rampart]

Probably both

[round valve]

not as thin as at the disney resort i stayed at

could hear people on the bog

[proud rampart]

Is “on the bog” a British expression

[rugged moat]

for on the toilet yea

[proud rampart]

Amazing

I’m stealing that

I have a friend named Bogdan

He’s gonna love it

[rugged moat]

feel lucky that i live close enough to commute into bristol centre

hopefully they tire themselves out before you actually want to sleep lol

[proud rampart]

heading to the airport soon

classic pre-travel anxiety hitting

[final comet]

I still have to pack my bag

[night ferry]

the way to go is putting off packing for the last minute and barely sleeping the night before so that when the actual travel happens you're too tired to be stressed about it

[final comet]

I’m afraid if I did that I’d be stressed and tired

[tawny crow]

i still have to finish my talk

[proud rampart]

I kinda can’t believe I’m about to cross an ocean to meet a bunch of lovable nerds

Very excited

[verbal bolt]

With this amount of rain I might be crossing an ocean to get there and I'm only coming from Exeter

[terse belfry]

Refining my slides in the airport as we speak. We got this!

[tawny crow]

I've learned from the best

[past linden]

I haven’t been in Britain for many many years. What about mobile data and roaming? And do I need to get cash or can I pay with EC? :

[proud rampart]

i bought an e-sim

and have no cash

[past linden]

Which site? I can register it on my mobile and switch back later (iphone 16)?

[proud rampart]

i pretty much always use trip.com

via their mobile app

airalo and the like are overpriced

[unkempt cobalt]

I tested the pizza and I approve.

[proud rampart]

just imagining @unkempt cobalt running around bristol trying everything so he can curate food reccs for the gleamlins

are any of you bringing laptops on saturday?

i was leaning towards no

(those of you who arent presenting of course)

[past linden]

Hmm - now that you are saying this, maybe I shouldn’t

[past linden]

They sell eSIM standalone??

[proud rampart]

yeah, you get an email with the esim details

it's a slightly less nice ux than the fancy apps

but its cheaper

[past linden]

https://www.trip.com/sale/w/10229/esim.html … no offer on main page but found it via web search

[sacred oxide]

As a Pole, I object

[proud rampart]

do y'all not like the romanians

[sacred oxide]

I assimed Bogdan is Polish 👀

[proud rampart]

lol

wait so this was pole-on-pole hate

[sacred oxide]

Why hate 😭 I oppose to mixing the name with 💩

[vast breach]

Most phone companies have the same roaming plan for the UK as elsewhere in Europe, but you'll have to check your specific one. I have used basically zero cash the last several times I've been to the UK, so you're probably good without it.

[rugged moat]

i dont know anywhere that is cash only at all in bristol tbh

[proud rampart]

ohhhh i thought you were against me having a friend named bogdan

[coarse garnet]

For a whole pizza I’ll need to share 😅

[cold lake]

The B in BEAM used to be Bogdan! If anything the name should be venerated in this community 😄

[weary tendon]

i havent carried cash in the uk for at least a decade 😂

[sacred oxide]

Anyone travelling to Luton airport on Sunday? ✈️ 👀

Or heathrow? Apparently best connection to Luton is through Heathrow 🤔

[rugged moat]

condolences on luton

[final comet]

Me!

Going to Heathrow on Sunday

[past linden]

• uk adapter + ereader

[past linden]

is that strange fellow now on the uk bill?

[rugged moat]

50s are alan turing now i think

oh and the king on the other side i guess

[mystic siren]

Hayleigh why did you book the dodgiest hotel in town

[past linden]

ritzy = pricey?
seedy = adventure :D?

[weary tendon]

what can i say in a freak

[mystic siren]

I have used cash once in 2 years. Apparently the money had changed and I hadn't even noticed

I was like "hey this is a euro- wait"

[rugged moat]

ive still got the old pound coins kicking around somewhere

[mystic siren]

Who remembers the old 2p coin? the massive one

[rugged moat]

is it not still massive or did they shrink it

ive not had change in so long i dont think ive seen a 2p in forever

[mystic siren]

wait am I thinking of the right coin

uhh

It was the 50p

[past linden]

Good save the royals? ... huh 🤷🏻‍♂️

[rugged moat]

im now realising i dont know the date of any of the coins i have

[vast breach]

The only time I use cash in the UK is giving money to homeless people

[vestal nest]

My wallet doesn't even hold cash

[past linden]

i am 44, (almost) a boomer :D?
... need the paper money to feel save ya know :/

[rugged moat]

keeping any paper money on me always makes me feel intensely vulnerable

[weary tendon]

wait is that gone 😂😂

[rugged moat]

i think its still around

[proven eagle]

Gosh, so many messages, are you gathering soon or what

[vast breach]

Something like that

[past linden]

The first batch probably like in 20h?

[rugged moat]

oh right they stopped making 1p and 2p coins a few years ago i think

so theres only the old ones now

[past linden]

@proven eagle can you make that PR get merged :D? then I can use gleam at my dayjob (and pronounce it is just part of the ecosystem)

[vast breach]

I already met Kamila today so it started earlier

[past linden]

oha it has the thug life glasses

[past linden]

I see you are shifting up a gear 😄 Jak needs to counter that with a future PR done already.

[proven eagle]

I doubt so, I made a joke the other day and got caught by José himself

[proud rampart]

Has anyone heard from @pure lake

Has he successfully escaped California

[pure lake]

No I won’t be attending unfortunately 🙁

[proud rampart]

Nooooooooo

Why did I think you were coming

Dammit

[past linden]

a joke about thug life or the PR?

[proven eagle]

Compiling times and PR merging times.

[past linden]

oh no, do not do that 😄
... I mean: It might make Elixir compile faster, but it will not make the PR get merged any faster 😄

[tawny crow]

oh right uk has weird outlets

[weary tendon]

better*

[tawny crow]

*no

[round valve]

*yes

[weary tendon]

@mystic siren

[past linden]

-# from a far corner: what's the semantics about where to put the star

[mystic siren]

Weirdly good outlets

[tawny crow]

another thing i'm not prepared for perfect

[mystic siren]

No one is prepared for just how good uk outlets are

They’ll ruin outlets everywhere else for you

Yall should adopt them so we can deprecate the UK

[tawny crow]

well last time i was in the uk the hotel helpfully had normal outlets as well\

[past linden]

Anyone else staying at Hopewell/Harford House Studios?

[mystic siren]

I’m gunna stay wherever it is that Hayleigh is staying. Sounds great

[round valve]

wonder if it is too late to switch to hayleigh's hotel

[sacred oxide]

I brought two adapters, I'll share 🫡

[tawny crow]

IM SAVED THANK YOU

[round valve]

I have the weird EU plug adapters

[past linden]

Still trying to get hold of one

[round valve]

oh wait wrong way around, nevermind

[sacred oxide]

They're usually the same thing? As in all-in-one? No?

[past linden]

they either go from EURO to UK or UK to EURO?

[tawny crow]

tbh you barely notice the uk was once in the eu

[vestal nest]

UK outlets >>> Aussie outlets >>>>>>>> EU/US outlets

Brought to you by lovers of plugs that don't fall out of walls

[round valve]

as in they take a uk plug into an eu wall

that is all it does

[past linden]

the 3 pin plugs in the EU are superb :D?

[tawny crow]

if they hate on all the good ideas

[mystic siren]

UK outlets >>> Aussie outlets >>>>>>>> bits of copper wire you twist together >>>> EU/US outlets

[rugged moat]

the only thing the eu shouldve taken from the uk was the outlets

its the only thing i feel any sense of country pride for and its a fucking outlet

[vestal nest]

Unfortunately most things don't have them and many outlets don't accept them, rendering them useless

[sacred oxide]

Mines are like that

[rugged moat]

the rest of this place can go

[round valve]

bit too fancy for me

[rugged moat]

when at fosdem i had my charger fall out the wall like 3 times and ive never missed home more than that moment

[vestal nest]

Eh I dunno. Cheddar cheese and Melton Mowbray pork pies are pretty good

[past linden]

thanks for the real life giggle 🙂

[sacred oxide]

-# this thread is going to be so bad to scroll through for any actual info 😅

[rugged moat]

saturday night drinks & outlet social discussion

[heady wasp]

pin the good stuff

[sacred oxide]

Like photo of my adapter 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[rugged moat]

the email had most of the useful info tbh

[cold lake]

I have one of those multiplugs (with 100W USB-C charging) but in the UK it’s such a big lump that it always hits the power button on the outlet

got to the hotel and I have definitely booked the cheapest room I could find, but I think I got a suite. Not going to ask/complain. Also finally have a pint, now it feels like I’m in the UK for real

[past linden]

We need a gleam-gathering-social channel I suppose :D?

[past linden]

where did you get that? I need the same for london to bristol 😄

I considered just dealing with it when I am in London ... getting a ticket to victoria and then some bus or coach ticket

[rugged moat]

a national express prob isnt too expensive

[past linden]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM8mK2prfrk fwiw
HGich.T - Adapter

[rugged moat]

2h 30 for like £12 isnt bad actually

[cold lake]

found it on the national express website but was a pain to dig up… the site just keeps dark patterning into selling tickets when all I want is a timetable

but start here: https://timetables.nationalexpress.com/

[past linden]

-# we do not trust you to actually buy a ticket, so we are pressuring you... wait... you actually already made up your mind? ... we feel uncertain: PLEASE BUY NOW 🤷🏻

[cold lake]

I mean I do want a ticket, but these attempts to get me to buy a ticket are preventing me from buying a ticket

[past linden]

btw... Bath has been cited in Bridgerton recently... must attract the ton

[rugged moat]

bath is always a wild busy tourism spot

good charity shops in the city centre tho

[jovial vector]

Haha had the same thought

[vast breach]

It was only a fiver when I booked it a bit further in advance

Way cheaper than the train

[gusty saddle]

I used mobimatter

Very cheap , works

I bought way more data than i need but i was scared of crappy hotel wifi lol

[gusty saddle]

From Brazil*

Still 3 pins but also backwards-compatible with EU

Come to Brazil , Europeans, you don't need adapters 😎

[proud rampart]

hawt

[proven eagle]

do national express buses have power outlets and wifi? flixbus say theirs do

[sacred oxide]

usb outlets yeah, not sure about wifi

[vast breach]

I believe my bus had wifi

It had USB-A sockets, but I didn't say anywhere that I could plug my laptop in

[tawny crow]

maybe im old but i will not trust the usb socket

[proud rampart]

i still remember when you could get usb-port-condoms (i don't know if they had another name but that's what we called them)

[proven eagle]

anyway, I just got a national express ticket to Bristol

[proud rampart]

usb passthrough without a data line

[proven eagle]

If there is no power outlet I have an actual and authentic offline book

[proud rampart]

whatcha readin

[stoic girder]

are there any evening things happening on Saturday 👀

[placid jolt]

So excited. My flight arrives in London at 9pm. We should be in Bristol to check into the inn/hotel by 11pm. Ill swing by the pub if anyone is still hanging around. (Lefthandedgiant)

If I catch any core team members around, I'll get you guys a round 😁

[vestal nest]

I'll also go a round with any core team members 🥊

[proud rampart]

ha

as if

i'll be arriving sometime early/mid afternoon tomorrow

[vestal nest]

And what's that supposed to mean?

[proud rampart]

that youre adorable

[mystic siren]

Just one I imagine

[vestal nest]

Only on the outside. I've lived in London for 5 years now. That drains the soul out of a man

[proud rampart]

@mystic siren do you have climbing chalk btw

[proven eagle]

around, go around

[vestal nest]

I wouldn't need more than that

[proud rampart]

i packed my shoes but not chalk

[mystic siren]

Yup

[proud rampart]

sweet

[mystic siren]

Wdym you didn’t wanna take a bag of white powder through airport security??

[placid jolt]

@vestal nest there's a round 🥊for you too

[proven eagle]

let's do "climbing chalk" wink, wink

[vestal nest]

Wait when are you guys going climbing 👀

[proud rampart]

i considered bringing liquid chalk as an alternative but i'm not checking a luggage

and a bottle of white alcohol-based liquid seems a bit sketch

[proud rampart]

someone pitched the idea for tomorrow afternoon

[mystic siren]

Is this where we discover Glob is a master boulderer

[proud rampart]

nooooooo

i'm avg at best

[vestal nest]

Noooooo curse my job-havingness

[mystic siren]

That’s what they all say

[proud rampart]

why should this stop you

[mystic siren]

Calling it now, Glob is gunna campus our projects

[proud rampart]

bring laptop to bouldering gym

easy

[proud rampart]

lmao no chance

[vestal nest]

Cause I won't be leaving London until ~5pm

[proud rampart]

booooooooo

[vestal nest]

How about we also go climbing next week

[placid jolt]

I simply told them I'm flying to Europe this week, see you in a week

[vestal nest]

(I've been trying and failing to drag my friends with me)

[proud rampart]

there is potential but kelly didnt bring her shoes with her so we may prioritise seeing london

[vestal nest]

Unfortunately I'm bringing my boss with me

[mystic siren]

I did that with my last job. Text my boss Friday night saying “I’m going to LA, not in next week” and then didn’t look at my phone until I returned

[placid jolt]

I almkst ran into Jak today. But alas, it wasn't meant to be.

[vestal nest]

nOt ThE bEsT

*has own shoes*

[proud rampart]

has own shoes is like

the bare minimum lol

after you do it more than a couple times

[vestal nest]

Hmmmm

I just rented the ones at the place

[placid jolt]

Shoes? You wear shoes?

[vestal nest]

Then again, I've only been once

[proud rampart]

seeeee

[proven eagle]

once

[proud rampart]

on occasion

[placid jolt]

Better to let the tootsies breathe

[vestal nest]

Couulllddddd Kelly also rent shoes?

[proud rampart]

yeah she could i mostly just mean like given she's never been to london we'll likely prioritize seeing the city

since we are working while there it's a bit tight

[vestal nest]

Yeah but that's like

Sensible

[proud rampart]

lol

[vestal nest]

Why do that when you could fall off walls

London's boring

Come injure yourselves

[mystic siren]

Ah but you could instead do a tour of various poorly converted-to-climbing-walls railway arches and basements

[vestal nest]

I second this tour

There's a Nandos next to the one in Vauxhall

[proud rampart]

that sounds like a tetanus time

[vestal nest]

True London grub

[mystic siren]

What is seeing the city if not hanging out in a room with no windows round the back of Vauxhall station

[proud rampart]

sounds smelly

[vestal nest]

You can see the city in movies

It's literally no different

[mystic siren]

It’ll look better

[vestal nest]

Ever seen Muppets Christmas Carol?

[proud rampart]

i appreciated the italian climbing gyms for at least being well ventilated

[mystic siren]

You’ll be dry and warm

[proud rampart]

given they had no walls or insulation

[vestal nest]

It's basically that

[mystic siren]

This is a 2000 year old city, good luck

[proven eagle]

#off-topic

😂

[proud rampart]

true

[proven eagle]

this thread is nuts already

[mystic siren]

Yeah let’s go back to talking to conference related bouldering

[proven eagle]

sry for being a party pooper XD

keep talking about rooms that haven't been ventilated in 2000 years

[vestal nest]

Nah, not fair to trash talk my ex's bedroom when she's not here

[karmic plinth]

oh... right... power adapters...
Surely some store at the airport will be happy to take dumb tourist money for a shitty one right?

[gusty saddle]

Some fancy hotels can also provide you with one for a fee

But yeah lots of tourist stores have stuff like that

I personally had one and bought another one before traveling just in case

Been handy

[proven eagle]

Just in case you had to lend one?

Let me tell you that my British experience so far has been a bit meh. I had full English breakfast and I've never been hungry again, but due to socials I had lunch and dinner. Fool English breakfast if you ask me.

[gusty saddle]

im charging my laptop and my phone right now, it's easier that way haha

though yes im also lending one as im traveling in a group

[gusty saddle]

ive been loving it so far but im definitely not eating "English breakfast" 😂

but i gotta say man

im in london rn and fish and chips is just great

👍

Props to the brits for that one

Also got to explore a bit of central London and the bit of "cultural shock" is definitely interesting

Certainly a breathe of fresh air after staying in my country for, well, so long 😂

[past linden]

I hope you peeps got your ETA

See you tomorrow gnite

[proud rampart]

Just boarding the plane, see yall in a bit!

[vestal nest]

Safe flight!

[proud rampart]

To quote Kelly: “wow London is so close we should go more often”

It’s the same time to fly to London as it is to take a train to Toronto 💀

[vestal nest]

Once again I agree with Kelly

[proud rampart]

She’s not wrong

[vestal nest]

You always have a place to stay 🤷‍♂️

[gusty saddle]

The city is lovely for sure

[proud rampart]

Same distance to Montreal as Vancouver more or less

[vestal nest]

There's a decent Travelodge nearby

[proud rampart]

Lmao

[finite nova]

starting the journey to Bristol!

[timid lotus]

imagine forgetting your apartment keys and passport both and almost getting onto the train to the airport 🫠

[timid lotus]

the neighbor with keys to my flat was awake so I'll make it

[cold lake]

Late, but the NE bus I was on had both USB-A and USB-C outlets rated to 5V

[proud rampart]

Just landed at Heathrow

[cold lake]

ibis hotel breakfast is not bad. Vegan croissants, good fruit selection, wholegrain porridge. Terrible coffee, but hey. I came in expecting stale bread and bacon so this is way better. Also no wet walls or fucking neighbours so far so I have no complaints

[proud rampart]

Love how dry walls and quiet neighbours is the bar to beat

[proven eagle]

I wear a hearing aid so neighbors can fuck, I can just turn it off depending on my mood. Go dry walls!

[proud rampart]

Taking the 8:30 coach from Heathrow

[gusty abyss]

Damn, the whiplash I just experienced catching up on this thread 😂

Also if anyone wants to join for bouldering and needs chalk, I got you. TSA somehow let me through with white powder in a plastic bag

[cold lake]

”I don’t have any chalk, but maybe I can trade this cocaine for it”

[clever imp]

I am on the bus

[terse belfry]

With all the bouldering talk I feel like I don’t represent Utah well. My state is full of folks who love this stuff and tons of our parks have places people boulder, climb, canyoneer (whatever the word for that is 😅)

Will be on the 11:30 bus from Heathrow.

[jovial vector]

Same 💀

[vast breach]

Yes! See pinned messages for details.

[stoic girder]

oo

[proud rampart]

British highways have a lot fewer potholes than Quebec highways

Should be in Bristol around 10:30

[vast breach]

We save all our potholes for local roads

[timid lotus]

Just landed too!

[final comet]

Headed to the airport! Two hours in advance

[proud rampart]

How many outfit changes can we expect from you tomorrow

Brits of the chat: is tipping a thing here

Like if I go to a restaurant

Am I expected to tip

[vast breach]

You can give a tip, but that's usually only if you think it was really good, it's not a socially expected thing like in the US

Waiters get paid more than $3/hour over here

[round valve]

no

although most places i've been to recently include a service charge in the bill

[vast breach]

Yeah quite a few places do that now

[timid lotus]

If anyone's waiting for their bus at heathrow let me know 😂

[proud rampart]

I can’t believe the first thing I saw when I exited the terminal was a Bosideng ad

[proven eagle]

Last* bus from London to Bristol, here we go.

*added for dramatic effect

[vast breach]

Seems a little early for the last bus of the day to be running

[proven eagle]

Didn't you read the disclaimer?

[final comet]

Just a single really good fit I’m afraid

Had to travel light this time 😔

I only brought two pair of shoes

[proud rampart]

😂

I was told it would be raining

It is not

It’s actually weirdly warm

[final comet]

I guess if we go climbing I’ll have to change my fit though

[proven eagle]

Time to go shopping in Bristol 😎

[final comet]

My bag is barely under the 10kg limit I can’t bring anything back home

[proud rampart]

Just passed… Swindon

[final comet]

The gathering should have been there

[unkempt cobalt]

You should have an email with plans for tonight and saturday

[stoic girder]

i wont be there until saturday probably

[proven eagle]

Will there be a stand for gleam jobs?

[terse belfry]

Currently recharging in a cafe in heathrow but have a lucy sticker prominent on my laptop so if you find me say hi!

[sacred oxide]

There was zero rain yesterday in Bristol (unless there was some in the morning before I left hotel, but it doesn't count as I was inside and my hotel doesn't leak)

[proven eagle]

It rained but Hayleigh's hotel walls absorbed all the moisture

[unkempt cobalt]

You'll see it most places. but if you don't tip you'll be fine

[unkempt cobalt]

No it'll just be seat of your pants networking to find the job opportunities.

[unkempt cobalt]

spring is here. It'll probably be sunny till late october now 🤔

[sacred oxide]

Jinxed it, it just started raining 😅

[unkempt cobalt]

I'm sitting in the widow of a cafe and I managed to read that message before looking outside.

[placid jolt]

Excited to see your fit. I've brought an interesting fit of my own 😉

[proud rampart]

Just checked into hotel

[timid lotus]

I'm going to arrive 12:30 in bristol so I'll be in time for lunch!

[proud rampart]

Too early to get our room so we’re gonna grab a coffee, Kelly is working today so we’ll come back to the hotel an she’ll work from the lounge, not sure if I’m gonna join for lunch but I’ll keep you posted

[proud rampart]

@sacred oxide what’s the lunch place btw

Just so I get a better sense of where things are

[sacred oxide]

Me too!
-# just kidding, I didn't bring them, but I really did buy them

[sacred oxide]

Pinned message: Grain Barge

https://maps.app.goo.gl/d62nsuQ4Woy2EEdU8?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

[proven eagle]

It was at 1pm, right?

[timid lotus]

yeah!

[bright nebula]

I'm on the bus to Bristol

[sacred oxide]

The Gleamliest City Ever 🔥

[round valve]

@weary tendon how late do you leave having your talk ready

[weary tendon]

im usually done ~3am the day of the talk

for fosdem this year i finished an hour before 😅

[round valve]

holy shit

okay i'm good then

think my talk is at 3pm

[proud rampart]

This country… hot and cold taps being separate

Whyyyyyyyyy

[round valve]

not everywhere

but yeah it is stupid as fuck

hot tap too hot, cold tap too cold, so you put both on and quickly switch between the two

[proud rampart]

Makes for a good pic tho

[proud rampart]

Aight I should be able to make it, I’ll grab some for Kelly and bring it to her a bit later

[sacred oxide]

Shielding her from us as long as possible, smart 🙂‍↕️

[proud rampart]

Lmao if only, she has to work

She got a promotion to Eng manager a month or so ago and is feeling the pressure

I am the pleb IC in the relationship

[sacred oxide]

IC?

[proud rampart]

Individual contributor

What tech companies call the proletariat

[proven eagle]

Mmm, bus arrived 15 minutes early to Bristol

[sacred oxide]

Blessed by transportation gods this one!

[vast breach]

It's because of the way plumbing in many places used to be, where hot water wasn't suitable for drinking but cold water was

[mystic siren]

England old, basically

[proud rampart]

Okay Kelly and I are both coming for lunch

I just need to pass by a pharmacy at some point

[proven eagle]

Checking in

[vast breach]

That's the answer to about half of "why is the UK like this" questions

The other half is Margaret Thatcher

[rugged moat]

poor funding? thatcher shit design? flip a coin, could be either

[proven eagle]

Too early?

[timid lotus]

eta 10 min 😂

oh i thought thats the lunch place lmao

[proud rampart]

ETA 15 min according to google

[jovial vector]

Boarding the plane 👀

[proud rampart]

@sacred oxide are you there

[terse belfry]

Was largely unsuccessful in sleeping on the red eye in so probably catch you all later

[proven eagle]

Bring your flip flops, it's sunny

[sacred oxide]

We just ordered food, so we'll be here a while, if you change your mind

[proud rampart]

As requested

[past linden]

But much less pollution

[mystic siren]

And you don’t end up in England !

Win win

[past linden]

I quite liked kent and cornwall at leas

[clever imp]

Pulling into Bristol TM in a few minutes

[lament kestrel]

speeding at about 300k/h towards London.

[proud rampart]

Soooo in the end, bouldering this afternoon?

[past linden]

I am im coach 12 😉

[proud rampart]

@vast breach is in

@mystic siren where is u

[round valve]

I'm still in the comfort of my own home for a few more hours

[mystic siren]

Bouldering is Sunday

No reason can’t have multiple groups tho

I’m not in Bristol until later

[proud rampart]

Gotcha

[proven eagle]

While you are refreshing this thread I am refreshing elixir PR to see if it has been merged 😂

[clever imp]

Waiting in a pub for my check-in time

[proud rampart]

@vast breach and I are gonna be here around 3:30 https://maps.app.goo.gl/6XNAiczAd7V5CYCb8?g_st=ic

[mystic siren]

I’m on the longest part of the journey: getting out of London

[clever imp]

I once took a coach from London... Only once.

[mystic siren]

I like the coach, I just wish it went from the north London coach stop and not the south London one

[clever imp]

And I had to change at Milton Keynes. Is the changeover stop in a nice station? No, it was in the middle of nowhere with precious little shelter

Wait, that was a different coach journey

[vast breach]

Milton Keynes is probably the worst place in the UK

[stoic girder]

i was planning to go tomorrow morning but i might just go today

[mystic siren]

@verbal bolt @gusty abyss @bright nebula what time we thinking for Sunday? 11? 10?

[mystic siren]

As someone from Slough I’m offended

[lament kestrel]

reading that way too late ... Iwas in coach... 12...

stopped for a coffee, bus in an hour

[verbal bolt]

I was thinking earlier, it opens at 9!

[past linden]

Oh i meant coach 12 of the eurostar

[mystic siren]

10?

[lament kestrel]

so did I. seat 46

[verbal bolt]

Yeah 10 is great for me

[past linden]

45 😉

The couscous was fine 🙂

[lament kestrel]

impossible. different train.

[past linden]

National express?

[past linden]

Yes i am still on it

You are in the future 😉

[lament kestrel]

Ah, ai've disembarked already

[past linden]

How did you pay the subway? Visa?

[stoic girder]

what is this 👀

[lament kestrel]

dutch debet card. couldn't be simpler

[mystic siren]

Bouldering!

[lament kestrel]

hold at ticket rader, doors slide open, go

[mystic siren]

Climbing not very high pretend rocks

[round valve]

My local IKEA is in MK

[vestal nest]

I would love to come but I've promised a friend I'd be back in London for coffee

[mystic siren]

That’ll teach you not to have friends

[round valve]

and my local Apple store

[stoic girder]

am I the only person going who hasn't written gleam (beyond hello world)-

*I want to I just am terrible at allocating time

[verbal bolt]

there's still time to write some!

[round valve]

You're not alone, I've written more gleam compiler backends than I have gleam programs

[stoic girder]

booking a hotel and train yay (yeah I didn't book anything)

[vestal nest]

Bye then

[proud rampart]

I think you mean colourful plastic mental health devices

[vast breach]

@proud rampart I might be a few minutes late - it's further away than I realised

[proud rampart]

No worries. I’m at my hotel grabbing my stuff but Kelly won’t answer my call to let me in 😂

[mystic siren]

Bad omen for the Porffor scheduler

[sacred oxide]

🙋‍♀️ there's also me (unless exercism exercises count)

[stoic girder]

lmfao

[karmic plinth]

Anyone else Flying from Paris? Just me?

Perhaps that's for the best

Also do not be shocked if I show up with significantly less hair than on my profile picture (the years haven't been kind)

[proud rampart]

Relatable

[clever imp]

I thought I'd catch you guys down at the Grain Barge. Looks like you've already scarpered.

[winter stump]

How busy is it? If it's not too full I'll come try out bouldering another time.

[sacred oxide]

Yeah, sorry 🙁 nap time for some, bouldering time for others

[clever imp]

Guess I'll do some work

[lament kestrel]

just boarded the 4pm bus to bristol (from Victoria)

[mystic siren]

The two genders

[lament kestrel]

in case someone else is on it, too

[mystic siren]

Ah you’re right behind me!

We left a bit ago

[lament kestrel]

I arrived when the 15:30 turned onto the street

[round valve]

[proven eagle]

I am having coffee, forever alone

[mystic siren]

Race ya

[round valve]

I’m not leaving for another 40 minutes at least

[final comet]

Lost my bus 🫠

And the next one is cancelled

[round valve]

Oh no

Welcome to Britain

[vestal nest]

Where did you last see it?

[placid jolt]

Flights taking off!

[placid jolt]

No train?

[timid lotus]

@unkempt cobalt my treat 🤣

[unkempt cobalt]

I reckon they can do better than 5/10. looks promising.

[karmic plinth]

surely one of these is a UK adapter right?

[vestal nest]

Oui! 3rd from the left

UK plug best plug

[karmic plinth]

best 35€ scam of my life

[timid lotus]

What time at the left handed giant tonight? 5:15 was it?

[clever imp]

Until you step on one

[vestal nest]

Then... don't 😁

[clever imp]

Haven't done it in decades, but you never forget that pain

[proven eagle]

You wish you had stepped on Lego pieces

[final comet]

Too expensive 😭

[karmic plinth]

I hope the Bus Gods will smile on me

[stoic girder]

on the train, see y'all at the pub at ~7:30

[gusty saddle]

Same here 👍

(are we in the same train? Lol)

I recall reading the meetup begins at 17:30, so please wait for us 😂

[proven eagle]

No way, it will start at 17:30 no matter what

I should have joined the siesta party

[karmic plinth]

yeah i'd love to make it but i would definitely be quite late

hopefully gleamlins know how to keep the party going

[mystic siren]

Not me I’m old

[proven eagle]

My specialty, even if I'm old. I am the old guy in the picture posted before

[karmic plinth]

We can rest when we're dead

[gusty saddle]

It can start sure

Just don't leave

🫶

[proven eagle]

Yeah, that was joke, not my specialty it seems xD

[gusty saddle]

Oh 😂

Sorry, went straight over my head haha

[karmic plinth]

If Lucy wore a shinobi outfit, would she be a ninja star?
🥁

[stoic girder]

where did you get on?

[gusty saddle]

London, paddington station

I'll be arriving around 18

[stoic girder]

oh lol no

I'm north

[gusty saddle]

Sad

Guess we won't have our London train party

[jovial vector]

My adapter is not working

[bright nebula]

Like a good German, I'm early for the pub. Please tell me someone is here already 😂 😅

[clever imp]

I am, I'm upstairs

[unkempt cobalt]

We're in the pub

[past linden]

How long are y’all staying at

[bright nebula]

Someone want

Wave*

[unkempt cobalt]

These faces are but the door.

[clever imp]

Cool, I'll come down

[past linden]

I ll only arrive 21:00 hours then dropping my stuff; i hope you ll be around at 10pm still

[proven eagle]

For the Bristol pics folder

[gusty saddle]

Reminds me of the trans crossing I bumped into in London

Fancy

[cold lake]

I’m having some noodles, then I’ll go to the pub. Hope there are still people left 😅

[gusty saddle]

I feel like there's enough people in the same situation for there to be lots of people left 😂

[cold lake]

OK this noodle place is awesome, feels very mom n pop. The chef just popped out to spoon MSG over the dishes on the next table. I’m having sechuan spicy tofu noodles, hand-made noodles.. really good

[mystic siren]

Oooh that sounds good

[weary tendon]

theres a lovely queer bookshop by thereo

[coarse garnet]

Oh that looks lovely

[jovial vector]

Target spotted

[past linden]

Msg?

Considering the train from paddington for the return journey

[cold lake]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate

[mystic siren]

Delicious

[final comet]

Replacement bus is late

There was a bus to Slough

Tempted

[vestal nest]

We're just leaving London now (driving)

ETA at the accom 9ish, then will come to pub

[past linden]

Oh… ok!

[proud rampart]

Gears and I are on our way I sent us in the wrong direction

There are 2 left handed giants

One is not the brewpub

[final comet]

One is me, one is the pub

[past linden]

mentally

[gusty saddle]

I'm in Bristol 🥳

See y'all soon™

[stoic girder]

I thought it was gonna be packed from the email warning haha

[proud rampart]

What floor are yall on

[final comet]

Still stuck at the airport I’m afraid I’ll see yall tomorrow 😭

[vestal nest]

At Heathrow?

[final comet]

Yeah

[vestal nest]

Which terminal?

[final comet]

T5

[proven eagle]

Oh no

[vestal nest]

We're gonna be going past Heathrow very shortly. Can maybe pick you up, but there's no free pickup zone by T5 iirc

There's only the short stay car park which is a bit expensive

If you can find somewhere we can grab you in the next ~5 mins we could come and get you

[final comet]

Don’t worry the bus should be here any minute now

[vestal nest]

You sure?

[final comet]

Yeah! The bus arrived

[vestal nest]

More than happy to give you a lift, just a case of logistics 🙂

[final comet]

It was stuck in a car accident apparently

[vestal nest]

Okay! No worries

[final comet]

This is my lucky day

[vestal nest]

You've got 5 mins to change your mind

[proven eagle]

I'd participate in a crowdfunding

[final comet]

Got in the bus, time to sleep 😴

[past linden]

My national express got stuck 30min in london rush hour till a few mins. Hope to see you soon 💚

[karmic plinth]

Same-ish for me, just landed in Bris'ol

[proven eagle]

Jak, 4 hours later... "I've woke up in Wales"

[stoic girder]

I've done this before on a train 😭

how's the pub @pubpeople

[proven eagle]

We are trying to take it over, we need more tables

[stoic girder]

are there still seats or is it packed

[round valve]

I’m an hour away from Bristol, having a quick stop at the services. The journey has been a bit shit so far, hoping for a better second half

[stoic girder]

almost there, gonna stop for food, hope to be there in half an hour or so

[past linden]

Now i smell the shit scent in the bus

[round valve]

Oh I’ve been driving

[past linden]

… passed slough? Sulphuric Industy maybe?

[karmic plinth]

I'm on top of the world bus

[coarse garnet]

Are people still at the pub I’ll b there in 5 or so

[stoic girder]

^ also

@proven eagle / @unkempt cobalt where are y'all at (inside)?

[proven eagle]

At the door

Inside

[gusty saddle]

Same!

We'll all be there

😂

[proven eagle]

Shiny!

[sacred oxide]

There are two tables of us, both just when you enter the place. The coolest people of course

[stoic girder]

I'm standing by the door I'm blind 😭

[tawny crow]

Just come in!

[gusty saddle]

I'm a bit lost 😂

Someone wave 😂

[past linden]

Next time: faff dress code?

[karmic plinth]

I read that as "fnaf".
"Sorry sir but your freddy hat is the wrong color, totally lore-inaccurate"

[past linden]

https://gleam.run/branding/

[final comet]

Five nights at Lucy’s

[round valve]

I have arrived at my hotel

[karmic plinth]

Sounds gloomy

[storm sky]

I missed my connected flight

KLM, you got me again!

If anyone is with @unkempt cobalt , let him know that he has a message request on ye ol' Discord 😂

[vestal nest]

How long are people gonna be at the pub? Our ETA at the parking place is 9.30 atp

[sacred oxide]

We're still here, doesn't seem like the party is closing

[proven eagle]

Oh no

[round valve]

shame my hotel is nowhere near Bristol City Centre

[proven eagle]

Not sure if the gathering is going to take place at this pace

[final comet]

Time to make surtoget but for klm flights

[karmic plinth]

I arrived at my hotel. walls are dry, neighbors fucking quietly, i'm gonna freshen up and come meet y'all

[round valve]

My neighbors aren't fucking at all

Disappointing really

[heady wasp]

if you can hear them, can you really call it quiet?

[round valve]

maybe it's like an asmr sound

[finite nova]

What

[proven eagle]

Imagine you just join this discord and this is the first thing you read here

[storm sky]

Just need a good pun

[jovial vector]

I'm in a hostel I hope my "neighbors" aren't fucking at all.

[cold lake]

I love that wet walls and neighbours fucking are now somehow intermingled

[final comet]

Folks sorry to be the party pooper

No more neighbours fucking talk please

[proven eagle]

Guillaume, behave

[karmic plinth]

yeye just saw

my apolocheese

[round valve]

I still haven't finished making my talk

[cold lake]

I will try to atone for my sins by saying that it was lovely meeting everyone at the pub, and I look forward to tomorrow! 💜

[placid jolt]

Alright, landed. Time to find the trains!

Flew klm, seems I got lucky. Didn't miss my connection

[round valve]

hopefully the trains don't get cancelled

[placid jolt]

Plenty of time to get that done!

Just pick between that and sleep 😭

[round valve]

I've been going to sleep at 1am recently anyways

got almost 4 hours of awake time

[weary tendon]

last train from paddington is just past midnight so you should be fine

[past linden]

Cool

[karmic plinth]

I'm on my way, should be there in a talf hour. Hopefully I won't be too late

[proven eagle]

Probably just in time for your grand entrance

[round valve]

how many of y'all are there

[proven eagle]

Many

[past linden]

Which level?

[sacred oxide]

There was about 20 at some point

Ground

[vestal nest]

People still there?

Thinking of heading over now

[sacred oxide]

Yeah!

Guillaume and Inoas just arrived

[proven eagle]

Please do, I just ordered a pizza

[placid jolt]

Pizza sounds good. I'm arriving at Paddington station 🫠

[final comet]

Omg so many Gleamlins

I can’t wait to see you all tomorrow

[gusty saddle]

So much fun!!!!

[gusty saddle]

Ikr!!!

It's gonna be a gleamlin overload 😂

[coarse bane]

I meant to offer sooner but I'm driving in tomorrow from the Aztec hotel, north Bristol. Happy to offer a lift to anyone nearby in the morning

(nearby or enroute)

[proud rampart]

Lovely meeting so many of you today! So excited for tomorrow

I didn’t really give anyone hugs today

Tomorrow

You all get hugs

(If you want)

[weary tendon]

consent king

[proud rampart]

I do take no for an answer

[proven eagle]

I love hugs, count me in

[gusty saddle]

Omg i knew something was missing

I'm gonna hug all of you

Jur wait

Just

So excited i can't even type

Also

Karaoke tomorrow evening guys
Let's make it happen

[round valve]

i'm not going near a microphone

[sacred oxide]

I think we discussed that, you'll be standing there and be pretty, no need to sing. You can clap maybe 🤔

[gusty saddle]

Please clap i love positive feedback i need it

You know, gotta make sure I didn't accidentally sing an entirely different song 😂

[round valve]

I think I've finished preparing my talk

Honestly... not too sure I'm happy with it but it's my first ever talk so y'all better not have high expectations 😂

[placid jolt]

Give me hugs

[placid jolt]

Welp, got here much later than I wanted, so no pub :(

[raven tartan]

Just found this thread now after arriving at my hotel. A bit late to the party I see and slightly overwhelming amount of messages... 😅 Looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow! Good night!

[karmic plinth]

Surely I'll get enough sleep

[placid jolt]

My hotel offers breakfast at 8. Surely I'll be up and not rushing out the door at 8:55

[rugged moat]

can’t say the same

[proven eagle]

Isn't the thing starting at 9:45?

Ah. No, doors open at 9:20

[terse belfry]

thinking about getting some pre conference coffee. Might try this place: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ungoxKrTVva1zZY16
Unclear if it opens at 8am or 9am. Website and Google info is conflicting.

Also the jet lag is real - hope the other cross ocean travelers slept better than I did 😅

[karmic plinth]

glob might have to get there sleep-walking

[final comet]

Apple Maps says it open at 10!

I was thinking of going to Pipp & co

[terse belfry]

looks good - might wander over there. Hours for that place are actually consistently 8am!

[final comet]

I might be around there at 8:20/8:30!

[rugged moat]

good start to the morning, 2 bus cancellations already lol

[round valve]

I slept through an hour of alarms

[terse belfry]

Had no idea my hotel had breakfast so might be closer to 8:45.

[timid lotus]

tastes like heaven 😂

[rugged moat]

wow it’s actually kinda warm today i’m surprised

[weary tendon]

when its not windy its actually alright

[proud rampart]

Can confirm, barely alive rn

Likely going to either https://maps.app.goo.gl/wnLigBidvwL6QcSc9?g_st=ic or https://maps.app.goo.gl/uqbGKEbdwTFu5EKD8?g_st=ic

[terse belfry]

Ended up at Pipp!

[final comet]

We’re heading over there! We’re a bit late sorry

[terse belfry]

But will likely need a second coffee later today and those are both near the workspace right?

[past linden]

Did you make it, toi?

[weary tendon]

trains delayed obviously

good start

[past linden]

Pip?

[rugged moat]

the gwr experience ✨

[gusty abyss]

I’ll come join too!

[past linden]

I wanted to GWR back to london? …. Hmmm

[sacred oxide]

Gears, McNimble and I are at Boston Tea Party place

https://maps.app.goo.gl/bZVAUdqK24hsVoct8?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

[proud rampart]

I’m at Gather

Slowly becoming human

[rugged moat]

am gonna have to pick up an energy drink or something, 3 hours sleep is not gonna work out 😭

[round valve]

Bristol is so hilly wtf

[proud rampart]

It do be

[rugged moat]

is it??

[proud rampart]

It’s very not flat

[rugged moat]

i thought this was normal LOL

[round valve]

Well compared to where I live it is

[proud rampart]

@final comet are yall still at pipps

[final comet]

Yeah!

[proud rampart]

Im uphill from you

I can wait here until yall pass and I’ll walk over to the venue with you

[rugged moat]

of course the one tesco i try doesn’t have a bakery :(

[final comet]

Ok we just left 💀

[proud rampart]

Cool, you’ll pass by me then

I’m inside gather

[verbal bolt]

I think I went to the same one 😢

[rugged moat]

forgot my club card too

well sad abt that

[verbal bolt]

Croissan't for me

[rugged moat]

might be for the best tbh

tesco croissants are a bit :/

there’s a lidl in cabot circus with a good bakery section though

[round valve]

You don’t have it on your phone?

[rugged moat]

i’ve been holding out on the physical card

[round valve]

I’ve never had a physical card for it

[rugged moat]

keep forgetting it so maybe i’ll give in

i used to have it saved to my phone on android but apple wallet didn’t let me add it

[round valve]

Oh rip

[rugged moat]

okay i see what you mean about hilly

i’ve not gone back this way in forever and totally forgot about this climb

[weary tendon]

hills 😭

[dusty slate]

Yeah we were NOT expecting to be hiking here today lol

[gusty saddle]

I'm arriving soon, hope to not miss too much of the fun haha

[rugged moat]

already exhausted lol

that hill has ruined me

[night ferry]

Have fun everyone!

[sacred oxide]

Grab some Polish candy (vegan jellies in chocolate) and stickers!

[round valve]

where?!

[sacred oxide]

And following on the "go spread the word about Gleam" - grab some business cards to take to another event, to your workplace, uni, wherever 🙂

[sacred oxide]

Table next to the talk room 🙂

And magnets, there are magnets as well 🥰

[weary tendon]

@smoky birch getting a name drop at gleam gathering

and @proven eagle !

[gusty saddle]

Oh I missed that! Hope there are still some left 👀

[cold lake]

I grabbed one, it was delicious!

[unkempt cobalt]

And @weary tendon

[placid jolt]

I'd like to point out that @weary tendon was reading discord when they were mentioned by Louis.

[weary tendon]

fun fact i was in the middle of helping someone when that slide came up

😂

[placid jolt]

SoftwareGore at the gleam conf

[finite nova]

Machinating world gleaminance

[gusty saddle]

Pretty schedule

somehow I didn't see the one above but two is better than one 😎

Map

(a bit outdated, newer picture should come later :p)

[final comet]

Look how chill she is

[dusty slate]

@karmic plinth great talk!

Nerdsniped me hard enough to follow up here (I'm the sort of person to scream in glee loud enough for my partner to run into the room scared when I saw there's a "More spreadsheets" mod for Victoria 3); a pet fascination of mine is utility-based AI, goal-oriented action planning, stuff like that- is that a rabbit hole you ran into at all while building eve_arbitrage? My imagination was running wild the whole time you were talking about the problem domain thinking about graph searches and ways to plan multi-hop trades optimizing for route risk, etc etc. Wondering which part of the problem domain was most exciting for you, assuming it's neither spreadsheets nor frontend 😛

[weary tendon]

a pet fascination

pet

give it a rest omg

[muted bluff]

I approve of Linux being written on top of Finland. one might add SSH, IRC, and MySQL there as well 🇫🇮

[weary tendon]

loving these lil guys

[dusty slate]

GIRL YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME ON A DISCORD YOU MODERATE 😭😭😭

esters asked me to clarify: "you moderate" is a relative clause, not calling you a slur

[weary tendon]

unforgivable

[rugged moat]

lmfao

[final comet]

Gotta say I almost cried seeing my dog immortalised in a talk

[jovial vector]

Barely a talk I was so stressed out 😭

[weary tendon]

i've already put a bid on a printer

you missed out the hardest part though how do you talk to the printer?

[final comet]

That was amazing

Coolest demo ever

Also who stole the selfie I printed

[karmic plinth]

High risk hauling through Ahbazon is what's most exciting, this project is mostly a means to an end ;p. I'd love to have this tool plan multi-hop trade routes, although I think the margins will be so thin it wouldn't see much use

[rugged moat]

interested in the communication code from gleam to the actual device too

[jovial vector]

Actually pretty easy. Write bits to the usb device file on linux or, if it's a network printer, to its ip on port 9100 by default. It just accepts and prints everything lol

So i just use simplifile and mug to write file/network

[rugged moat]

that’s surprisingly simple actually wow

[round valve]

Everything is a file ftw

[rugged moat]

was expecting some weird obscure protocol ngl

[weary tendon]

ooooo cool

well i am excited

[jovial vector]

Me

[weary tendon]

also @karmic plinth after 31 years of life you might have finally got me to try eve

[rugged moat]

you should watch the down the rabbit hole video on the game if you need any more selling on it

[weary tendon]

yeah no as soon as "6 hour video" was mentioned i already knew that was going on my list

[placid jolt]

W/ @final comet

[coarse garnet]

Acquired my gleam gathering memorabilia

[karmic plinth]

Fly through Ahbazon once just to try it. It's fun I swear, pretty sparks (:

[final comet]

Oh my god so cute

[gusty saddle]

Map update

Now there's cool Lucy in Brazil

Me and @mystic siren 🔥

[karmic plinth]

https://youtu.be/BCSeISYcoyI?si=eGKoBBGCPB3-Ro1E

[proud rampart]

@karmic plinth is an economic bubble possible in eve

And if so, has it happened before

[vestal nest]

Eve is just trains in space, right

[karmic plinth]

not really at least to my knowledge. capital investment isnt really a thing. There's no ingame system to inject money into a corporation and gain shares or dividends, even through hacky means. So speculative bubbles rarely happen. maybe right before new releases if the demand for a given asset is expected to go up but that rarely lasts long

[weary tendon]

wow i finally understand how lustre works thanks @tawny crow

[karmic plinth]

Well I'm a glorified space trucker so almost.
Deep Purple starts playing

[mystic siren]

I did that 🙇

[weary tendon]

is there anything he cant do

[mystic siren]

Everything else

[gusty saddle]

If there's Gleam, there are trains

[sacred oxide]

Come take the rest of stickers!!!

[proven eagle]

A fan

[unkempt cobalt]

I'll be leading down the hill to the arcade in 5.

[gusty saddle]

is anyone missing a coat?

There are two in the rack

Just one now

bad picture of coat

[unkempt cobalt]

That coats on reception now.

[sacred oxide]

-# placeholder for a joke about writing a book 🤐

[placid jolt]

Girlfriend's cat

[coarse garnet]

Awww so pretty

[finite nova]

Environmental storytelling

[versed rose]

Which pub are we meeting in later?

[cold furnace]

Thank you everyone, that was fun and a really well run day. It was good meeting many of you. My ambition for next year is to have something to show off for a lightning talk. And to be organised enough to book a hotel so I don't have to dash off early next year! ( There will be a next year, I hope! )

[weary tendon]

abandoned 😭

[tawny crow]

Fooood

[final comet]

Omg

[placid jolt]

What's the pub after nq64? @unkempt cobalt

[weak lake]

Omg, where was that?

[proven eagle]

Everyone disappeared

[final comet]

We’re headed to left handed giant!

I think

Im following the crowd

[mystic siren]

We’re not sure where we are headed

[gusty saddle]

It's next to bocabar near LHG

[sacred oxide]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dEZb2ut14cLzt31b6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

Party moved here, plenty of space still, come join 🥳

[gusty saddle]

Can it keep going forever? Let's make it happen folks

[tawny crow]

It was called monster ramen I think

[stoic girder]

accidentally ended up in an irish pub with live music lmao

[weak lake]

Tysm

[proven eagle]

Send location

[placid jolt]

If it's still going till late, I might show up. I'm getting a tour of the city via some local Bristol friends

[stoic girder]

I left but it was o neils (?)

[final comet]

That sounds lovely, have fun!!

[placid jolt]

Now we're at the Apple https://maps.app.goo.gl/bsvUoYXKcuJFUUvw9?g_st=ac which is a boat that sells Cider. Very good.

[past linden]

@proven eagle you alive?

[proven eagle]

Barely

[past linden]

Wanna play shorter games still or process.sleep?

[proud rampart]

Are you still there

[past linden]

As a group we did split up or what?

[coarse garnet]

Was planning on joining the pub people but got to my hotel and promptly fell asleep 😅 Anyways thank you all for an amazing day and for the amazing speeches hopefully this’ll run next year as well

[dusty slate]

WAIT HONK YOU WERE HERE AND I DIDN'T GET TO SAY HI? 😭

[weary tendon]

GIRL

[dusty slate]

STOP BULLYING ME HAYLEIGH/LUSTRE

[desert spoke]

HAYLEIGH/LUSTRE. Like if Lustre had become her middle name 😂

[dusty slate]

That's what the Lustre talk slides said!!!

[desert spoke]

😂

I wish I could really just teleport and saw everyone laughs 😂

[proven eagle]

Everyone, have safe travels back home. It has been a pleasure to meet you all IRL. Thanks @unkempt cobalt for the organization.

[proud rampart]

Yeah it was so amazing meeting everyone!

If any of you ever find yourselves in Montreal feel free to let me know!

[karmic plinth]

I'm so glad I had the chance to present my dumb project to everyone
Thanks so much for the opportunity, I hope I get to see you all again soon

[placid jolt]

Had a great time at Gg, met a bunch of people irl and a bunch more I wasn't expecting. Got a new curiosity to contribute a few things.

Sadly didn't make it to the pub for some after hours fun, but I ran into the group on their way back to left handed giant, so I was able to say some final good byes.

[proud rampart]

Side note:

if you’re

• an ops-shaped gleamlin looking for ways to direct your energy
• someone with a project/idea that would benefit from contributions from ops-shaped gleamlins

let me know!

I’m gonna start gathering ideas/hoping to do some matchmaking with projects that may benefit from ops/infra/SRE-minded folks

[past linden]

Btw for anyone who played board/card games with me there is also this https://boardgamegeek.com/microbadge/58417 (pm me for geek gold to get it)

[karmic plinth]

Ops-shaped person here 🤚

[placid jolt]

Count me in! I'm very interested in being involved in a potential templates CLI tool and getting deployment squared away for both backend and frontend on various platforms/strategies.

[placid jolt]

||I'm more of an oops 😨 shaped person myself ||

[gusty saddle]

It was such a great time, everyone! It's been a while since I've had this much fun haha. Thanks to all of you for coming, for real. Love you all 💜

Already can't wait for the next one 😂

[gusty saddle]

also huge shout-out to the fellow Glistix fans who were present @placid jolt @karmic plinth, it was great seeing you ❤️

[granite garnet]

Thanks for a great conference! It was so well organised and the talks were really interesting, but the main thing I've taken away is how welcoming and positive you all are. I've just been lurking on the discord up til now so it was great to chat to some people and meet the community 🙂 Feeling inspired to go write some more Gleam!

[cold lake]

Thank you to everyone, it was great to meet you all, just wish I had managed to chat to more people! You are all fantasic. 💜

[stoic girder]

sob

[karmic plinth]

Everyone is a glistix fan they just don't know it yet

[proven eagle]

No way, I dreamt that the mix PR had been merged 😂

[storm sky]

Thanks for a great conference. Absolutely! Great vibes, welcoming people, low pressure and overall just an amazing experience 🙌

[vestal nest]

Very cute very gay coffee shop for those still around this morning: https://maps.app.goo.gl/adDFn46aonzbSjfg9

[sacred oxide]

Very cute very gay
Mate just described 90% of the server

Adding to all the thank yous: it was awesome meeting everyone you're the best

Please keep in mind the start of the conference and all the things that were said about growing Gleam: spread the word! I will drop some photos later or tomorrow, feel free to share them on socials, make sure to tag Gleam ☝️

[coarse bane]

Brilliant conference. So well organised. Massive thanks to @unkempt cobalt and your wonderful wife for organising everything.

One large affirmation of what a fantastic community this project has attracted.

[lament kestrel]

Was my lightning talk enough to qualify as an ops-shaped gleamlin? def interested in such an initiative.

[finite nova]

Gathering: fun

[lament kestrel]

GG 2026 💜 💜 💜

[proven eagle]

My bus to the airport just passed by the grain barge 🥺

[weary tendon]

i see your tactic, become a manager so you dont have to do any of the real work

[proud rampart]

Ha this is also a way for me to find things to help with (I will be bugging you about how I can help with lustre deploy stuff)

[karmic plinth]

See you all next time 🥹

[raven tartan]

You are all amazing! 💜 Thanks for a great conference! Amazing work @unkempt cobalt Looking forward to next year! 😁

[dusty slate]

Thank y'all Gleam folks!!! Such an amazing conference, such lovely talks, such lovely people 🥺

[weary tendon]

my train is delayed obviously

love the uk

[dusty slate]

I saw you typing and was already preparing to be upset lol

Also shit!!! If I knew you were still in Bristol I'd have found you to take our yearly selfie again 😭

[proud rampart]

Is that why you’re messing with supabase

On the bus to Hanmersmith, currently passing by Slough

[weary tendon]

i wasnt in bristol :3

[dusty slate]

Whew nothing missed then :3

[round valve]

Finally home after 140 minutes of driving 😭

[exotic haven]

will there be some recordings or abstracts available? Gleam has turned into in obsession quite quickly and now I need content to consume

[desert spoke]

Yay for recording ! (There will be)

[verbal bolt]

Thanks to everyone who gave a talk, I really enjoyed all of them! Also thanks for organising, Peter

[storm sky]

You now know what to do

[final comet]

Surtoget moment

Didn't lose my coach this time 🫡

[raven tartan]

Found the suspension bridge and some cherry blossom before leaving Bristol today. Such a nice city!

The "great" western railway is not showing its best side today. A bit late and overcrowded. Had to stand for half of the trip but now I found a free spot in first class ^^

[weary tendon]

the train was too busy so we’ve waited an hour for the next one and its also delayed

💀💀

god bless GWR

[jovial vector]

Was a great event! Thanks Peter and Laura for organizing and everyone that showed up!

[storm sky]

Rip. There's a reason I'm taking the coach to Wales.

(Mostly price, but also trains being fickle)

[timid lotus]

playing around with that lustre thing. heard its not very good 😁

[mystic siren]

Wow what an amazing conference! Can’t think of another where everything has been so top-notch. All excellent talks, lovely venue, and great vibes from everyone. I’m buzzing! Thanks everyone!!!

[mystic siren]

Ooooo I should have done a hike, that looks so nice

[bright nebula]

I see those client.gleam and shared.gleam files

[timid lotus]

its WIP

[sacred oxide]

And if you were a speaker, you got more of your individual pics in a dm 🙂

Feel free to share them, make sure to tag Gleam on socials or I will find you