From elaine at cts.wustl.edu Fri Jan 15 13:15:24 1999 From: elaine at cts.wustl.edu (elaine ashton) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: <199901151756.MAA03203@panix.com> Message-ID: I love this idea! Though being captive on a boat with a bunch of Perl geeks seems, hmmm......such opportunities of 'man overboard' go through my head :). Sun, fun, scotch and Perl. Sounds like a winner to me as I can envision having tutorials on the lido by day, long relaxing dinners on shore at night with a gentle caribbean breeze carrying the sound of steel drums.....a far cry from the sheet of ice i see out my window at the moment. Perhaps the Scotch Society of America would be willing to hold a tasting or somesuch. Hmmm...The Macallan Perlfest 2000. What do the mnw.pm women think of this? Also, I was wondering if anyone was alive and well and had anything they wanted to talk about lest I should start carrying on about projects that excite me. ** Here is a question for all of you. What do you think of CPAN? Likes? Dislikes? Pet Peeves? Froth on! Hope your holidays were enjoyable. Adam, you rule :) e. > Remember the Perl Transportable Object Model? Mark your calendars, > because it'll soon be time to Transport your Perl Objects. > > On a Cruise. > > Neil Bauman (of the PHL.pm) is working on 'Perl Whirl 2000', at > this point tentatively scheduled for 5/29/2000 -> (plus a few days). > > It'll be one part party, one part conference, three parts scotchfest, > and one part cruise. > > The speakers list to date includes: Joseph Hall, Lincoln Stein, > Tom Christiansen, Randal Schwartz, Andreas Koenig, and Jon Orwant. > > More information and firmer plans will follow in the next few months. > > Z. From lnyman at Census.gov Fri Jan 15 13:20:50 1999 From: lnyman at Census.gov (Lisa Nyman (GEO-CSB)) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, elaine ashton wrote: > I love this idea! Though being captive on a boat with a bunch of Perl > geeks seems, hmmm......such opportunities of 'man overboard' go through my > head :). Sun, fun, scotch and Perl. Sounds like a winner to me as I can > envision having tutorials on the lido by day, long relaxing dinners on > shore at night with a gentle caribbean breeze carrying the sound of steel > drums.....a far cry from the sheet of ice i see out my window at the > moment. > Count me in! I LOVE cruises and this would be a lot of fun, in a geeky kind of way ;-) However, I'd abstain from scotch and have a pina coloada instead. -lisa From dha at panix.com Fri Jan 15 13:23:52 1999 From: dha at panix.com (David H. Adler) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: ; from elaine ashton on Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 01:15:24PM -0600 References: <199901151756.MAA03203@panix.com> Message-ID: <19990115142352.B11599@panix.com> On Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 01:15:24PM -0600, elaine ashton wrote: > Perhaps the Scotch Society of America would be willing to hold a tasting > or somesuch. Hmmm...The Macallan Perlfest 2000. > > What do the mnw.pm women think of this? Well as /(one of)?/ the token /guy(s)?/ on the list, I say Way Cool! Especially if the Macallan is free... :-) -- David H. Adler - - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ "Life is so hard, you know that sometimes it seems the good guys only win, when the bad guys leave." - The Jim Basnight Thing From elaine at cts.wustl.edu Fri Jan 15 13:35:39 1999 From: elaine at cts.wustl.edu (elaine ashton) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: <19990115142352.B11599@panix.com> Message-ID: > Well as /(one of)?/ the token /guy(s)?/ on the list, I say Way Cool! > Especially if the Macallan is free... :-) Hah! we know where your priorities are. I say all the women get their drinks for free and the boys can buy their own. e. From lnyman at Census.gov Fri Jan 15 13:41:53 1999 From: lnyman at Census.gov (Lisa Nyman (GEO-CSB)) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, elaine ashton wrote: > > Well as /(one of)?/ the token /guy(s)?/ on the list, I say Way Cool! > > Especially if the Macallan is free... :-) > > Hah! we know where your priorities are. I say all the women get their > drinks for free and the boys can buy their own. Yeah, that wouldn't set anyone back more than a few bucks. Hey, maybe we can use this to help recruit women - "Learn Perl, Free Drinks!" -lisa From ziggy at panix.com Fri Jan 15 13:44:21 1999 From: ziggy at panix.com (Adam Turoff) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: from "elaine ashton" at Jan 15, 99 01:35:39 pm Message-ID: <199901151944.OAA14350@panix.com> hfb writes: > > Well as /(one of)?/ the token /guy(s)?/ on the list, I say Way Cool! > > Especially if the Macallan is free... :-) > > Hah! we know where your priorities are. I say all the women get their > drinks for free and the boys can buy their own. I think this cruise is going to be run at a loss, and the MacAllan will love us for boosting their profits, or hate us for draining their supply of the 25 year. Z. "A pint of Beamish, garcon, and another double for the lady" From ziggy at panix.com Fri Jan 15 14:49:26 1999 From: ziggy at panix.com (Adam Turoff) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: from "Lisa Nyman" at Jan 15, 99 02:20:50 pm Message-ID: <199901152049.PAA21179@panix.com> lisa wrote: > On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, elaine ashton wrote: > > > I love this idea! Though being captive on a boat with a bunch of Perl > > geeks seems, hmmm......such opportunities of 'man overboard' go through my > > head :). Sun, fun, scotch and Perl. Sounds like a winner to me as I can > > envision having tutorials on the lido by day, long relaxing dinners on > > shore at night with a gentle caribbean breeze carrying the sound of steel > > drums.....a far cry from the sheet of ice i see out my window at the > > moment. > > Count me in! I LOVE cruises and this would be a lot of fun, in > a geeky kind of way ;-) qw(love cruises geeky fun) in the same sentence. I think I should be afraid here. > However, I'd abstain from scotch and have a pina coloada instead. I think pina coladas are verboten in Alaska. But the salmon, scotch and scottish smoked salmon are divine.... On this cruise, you'll learn perl, you'll learn scotch appreciation and you'll like it. :-) :-) Z. "garcon, glenlivet 12, heavy on the rocks, for the lady, please." PS: I thought it was a caribbean cruise, too, until about 5 minutes ago. From joseph at 5sigma.com Fri Jan 15 15:01:54 1999 From: joseph at 5sigma.com (Joseph N. Hall) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: <199901152049.PAA21179@panix.com> Message-ID: Well, I have to admit, I've been psyched about it for some time. And I think I will even be able to get the S.O., who normally doesn't get anywhere near ships (seasickness) to come along. -joseph -- Joseph N. Hall, prop., 5 Sigma Productions mailto:joseph@5sigma.com Author, Effective Perl Programming . . . . . http://www.effectiveperl.com Perl Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.perltraining.com On Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:49:26 -0500 (EST) ziggy@panix.com (Adam Turoff) wrote: * lisa wrote: * > On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, elaine ashton wrote: * > * > > I love this idea! Though being captive on a boat with a bunch of Perl * > > geeks seems, hmmm......such opportunities of 'man overboard' go through my * > > head :). Sun, fun, scotch and Perl. Sounds like a winner to me as I can * > > envision having tutorials on the lido by day, long relaxing dinners on * > > shore at night with a gentle caribbean breeze carrying the sound of steel * > > drums.....a far cry from the sheet of ice i see out my window at the * > > moment. * > * > Count me in! I LOVE cruises and this would be a lot of fun, in * > a geeky kind of way ;-) * * qw(love cruises geeky fun) in the same sentence. * * I think I should be afraid here. * * > However, I'd abstain from scotch and have a pina coloada instead. * * I think pina coladas are verboten in Alaska. But the salmon, scotch * and scottish smoked salmon are divine.... * * On this cruise, you'll learn perl, you'll learn scotch appreciation * and you'll like it. :-) :-) * * Z. "garcon, glenlivet 12, heavy on the rocks, for the lady, please." * * PS: I thought it was a caribbean cruise, too, until about 5 minutes ago. From ziggy at panix.com Fri Jan 15 15:10:32 1999 From: ziggy at panix.com (Adam Turoff) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: from "elaine ashton" at Jan 15, 99 03:05:30 pm Message-ID: <199901152110.QAA24800@panix.com> > > Z. "garcon, glenlivet 12, heavy on the rocks, for the lady, please." > > ROCKS!??? Heathen! ;) Scotch appreciation. Start with training wheels, then add the turbocharger. Z. From elaine at cts.wustl.edu Fri Jan 15 15:05:30 1999 From: elaine at cts.wustl.edu (elaine ashton) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: <199901152049.PAA21179@panix.com> Message-ID: > Z. "garcon, glenlivet 12, heavy on the rocks, for the lady, please." ROCKS!??? Heathen! ;) > PS: I thought it was a caribbean cruise, too, until about 5 minutes ago. Hmmm. I will get the caribbean faction together. Alaska? e. From dha at panix.com Fri Jan 15 15:20:07 1999 From: dha at panix.com (David H. Adler) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: ; from elaine ashton on Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 03:05:30PM -0600 References: <199901152049.PAA21179@panix.com> Message-ID: <19990115162007.A25106@panix.com> On Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 03:05:30PM -0600, elaine ashton wrote: > > Z. "garcon, glenlivet 12, heavy on the rocks, for the lady, please." > > ROCKS!??? Heathen! ;) Agreed. :-| > > PS: I thought it was a caribbean cruise, too, until about 5 minutes ago. > > Hmmm. I will get the caribbean faction together. Alaska? Alaska works fine for me. Let me let you all in on a little secret about being a travel agent's (two of them, even) kid at the time I was growing up: You took a carribean cruise *every* winter. I have had enough of that for all of us. Now, if you want to change the venue to that nice cruise 'round the British Isles or Australia and the South Pacific... -- David H. Adler - - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ "You can't give a 4 to truth." - Saul Williams From gsasuke at primenet.com Fri Jan 15 16:22:14 1999 From: gsasuke at primenet.com (Lee Morey) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] Re: TOM Cruise... In-Reply-To: <199901152110.QAA24800@panix.com> Message-ID: > > > Z. "garcon, glenlivet 12, heavy on the rocks, for the lady, please." > > > > ROCKS!??? Heathen! ;) > > Scotch appreciation. Start with training wheels, then add the turbocharger. Heh. Both my partners drink Scotch, and I can always tell when it's really good Scotch-- it smells like _really good_ turpentine. *grin* Couldn't acquire a taste for beer either. What's past heathen, heretic? (My idea of a bitter wine is a German auslese, and I take three+ packets of Sweet'n'Low in my tea.) Diane L. (Lee) Morey Information Architecture Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Labor work email: morey-diane@dol.gov phone: (202)219-6001 X175 home email: gsasuke@primenet.com phone: (703)875-9483 current resume available: http://www.primenet.com/~gsasuke/resume.html From elaine at cts.wustl.edu Mon Jan 18 14:20:11 1999 From: elaine at cts.wustl.edu (elaine ashton) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] question of the day Message-ID: So, I'm bored on a grey icky Monday in Cambridge. I thought I would ask everyone what their thoughts, if any, are about CPAN. What do you like? disklike? Pet Peeve? What would you like to see changed/improved? e. From lnyman at Census.gov Mon Jan 18 14:54:28 1999 From: lnyman at Census.gov (Lisa Nyman (GEO-CSB)) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] question of the day In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi, I'd like to see better module descriptions so I wouldn't have to download anything I really can't use. Lisa W. Nyman Standard Disclaimer applies. +Read the GIS FAQ: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/faq-index.html -Life is too short to wear ugly underwear. "All roads lead somewhere so don't sweat the wrong turns." --me On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, elaine ashton wrote: > So, I'm bored on a grey icky Monday in Cambridge. I thought I would ask > everyone what their thoughts, if any, are about CPAN. What do you like? > disklike? Pet Peeve? What would you like to see changed/improved? > > e. > From wuxtry at best.com Mon Jan 18 15:46:21 1999 From: wuxtry at best.com (Rachel Rawlings) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] question of the day In-Reply-To: from elaine ashton at "Jan 18, 99 02:20:11 pm" Message-ID: <199901182146.NAA16995@shell4.ba.best.com> I'd like to see a working use of the CPAN shell in MacPerl. :) (Of course, having Rhapsody would allow one to just put 5.005_02 ontho the Unix side.:) Rache From dha at panix.com Mon Jan 18 15:50:08 1999 From: dha at panix.com (David H. Adler) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] question of the day In-Reply-To: <199901182146.NAA16995@shell4.ba.best.com>; from Rachel Rawlings on Mon, Jan 18, 1999 at 01:46:21PM -0800 References: <199901182146.NAA16995@shell4.ba.best.com> Message-ID: <19990118165008.A8136@panix.com> On Mon, Jan 18, 1999 at 01:46:21PM -0800, Rachel Rawlings wrote: > I'd like to see a working use of the CPAN shell in MacPerl. :) In case you didn't know, Chris Nandor is porting CPAN.pm to the mac even as we speak... -- David H. Adler - - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ Hey, Siegfried! Pick an accent and stick with it! - Tom Servo, MST3K From gossamer at tertius.net.au Tue Jan 19 04:23:24 1999 From: gossamer at tertius.net.au (Gossamer) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] questioof the day References: Message-ID: elaine ashto (elaine@cts.wustl.edu) wrote... > So, I'bored on a grey icky Monday in Cambridge. I thought I would ask Come visit, it's summer here :) > everyone what their thoughts, if any, are about CPANWhat do you like? > disklike? Pet Peeve? What would you like to see changed/improved? I wish CPAN'd automatically extract the Changes file like it does the README for modules - so many module authors put all the important stuff there! bekj -- : --Hacker-Neophile-Eclectic-Geek-Grrl-Queer-Disabled-Boychick-- : gossamer@tertius.net.au http://www.tertius.net.au/~gossamer/ : 'Spock, try some SMTP on him,' Kirk shouted, 'every : half-intelligent system in the Galaxy can converse in SMTP!' : -- VaxTrek From joseph at 5sigma.com Tue Jan 19 17:42:50 1999 From: joseph at 5sigma.com (Joseph N. Hall) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:29:03 2004 Subject: [mnw.pm] question of the day Message-ID: There are only two ways I can find my way around in CPAN. One is the "long" module list (the one with the one-liner descriptions). The other is the CPAN module itself. Obviously I would prefer longer descriptions. If there were a way to document some or all of the API for each module, that would also be very nice. -joseph -- Joseph N. Hall, prop., 5 Sigma Productions mailto:joseph@5sigma.com Author, Effective Perl Programming . . . . . http://www.effectiveperl.com Perl Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.perltraining.com On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 14:20:11 -0600 (CST) elaine@cts.wustl.edu (elaine ashton) wrote: * So, I'm bored on a grey icky Monday in Cambridge. I thought I would ask * everyone what their thoughts, if any, are about CPAN. What do you like? * disklike? Pet Peeve? What would you like to see changed/improved? * * e.