[Pdx-pm] Fwd: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly

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From: Marsee Henon and Jon Johns <usergroups at post.oreilly.com>
Date: Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 4:01 PM
Subject: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly
To: ben.hengst at gmail.com

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Planning for Big
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Cheers,

—Marsee Henon & Jon Johns

P.S. If you're attending
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   - Coding with
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[image:
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[image:
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Do you know a 13 to 18-year-old who wants to compete in a global science
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have almost 90 days to submit, and you can find out more details
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Women's Communities Meetup at Strata Conference (February 25)
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If you're a woman looking for like-minded communities to join, c'mon down
to our meetup on Monday evening in Santa Clara. In addition to meeting
other women (and men) in the community, you'll hear lightning pitches from
representatives of groups, companies, and projects seeking new
participants. If your organization would like to participate, please
contact *Suzanne Axtell* at suzanne at oreilly.com.
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OpenWest Conference 2013 is Looking for Help
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Sign up online at
openwest.org/volunteer<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zgd32bbju8utsft96cc0eh88aggf0ooudgbu0ak0>to
help the open source community in Oren, UT with their annual event May
2-3. They're looking for people with AV experience or students willing to
work with their schools to get their promotional material posted.
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The Pointerless Web with Nicholas Zakas
<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zpnsomjlp874vabmsnnm2fheouibvh650sf8c88g>

Come hear O'Reilly author *Nicholas Zakas* at the next TechXploration
Meetup<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z53p673n26ihc19o6952obtavo036gfsivreilso>and
explore how people navigate the web without using a mouse and how
spatial navigation is changing the way keyboard users navigate the Web. The
Meetup will take place at the PayPal Town Hall in San Jose, CA.
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Machine Learning for Hackers Author Talks Bandit Algorithms for The
Web  <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zvo5rimd1m1l9l73ua4fu2ptmuqc6o65um961il0>
*Presented by:*
John Myles White<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z17450ol61f6iqkdbjg940ejnqk47kesf337g6o8>
*Duration:*
Approx. 60 min.
*Cost:*
Free
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 Tuesday, February 5, 2013    10AM PT, San Francisco  John Myles White,
author of Bandit Algorithms for Website
Optimization<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z28atoa1ngejojt98nka9lja5dhg1oeivib761n0>,
Machine Learning for
Hackers<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z2spf7dt1d4cqnrck8a937fk5p2dth26kbkajk5o>,
and Machine Learning for
Email<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zm89v9hfnd51scv7rdpngqm4rp7facrrn1gqnb4o>,
describes how to build better websites by using a family of algorithms
called Bandit Algorithms<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zgsjcj88lrfl1fpcl4k58nf2uvksb3f6d7onmlog>.
Bandit algorithms provide tools for moving beyond simple A/B testing and
give developers a comprehensive framework for iteratively optimizing
websites.
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