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

Wed Feb 27 01:13:57 PST 2013

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From: Marsee Henon & Jon Johns <usergroups at post.oreilly.com>
Date: Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Subject: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly

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Hello,

We're in Los Angeles today attending the Eleventh Annual Southern
California Linux
Expo<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1znaqbhcaiic0e9bgc29bjlbk9ll3v2884c0nk7u8>(SCALE11x).
This conference is not just about Linux, since many communities
get together and have special
events<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zq9mfq5j6h9am2eelb27p5ve58v68ep84g6l0i00>onsite
as well. You'll find Puppet Camp LA, Los Angeles PostgreSQL Day,
DevOps Day LA, MySQL community Day, UbuCon, and the Weakest Geek.

If you're planning a special event with your group, make sure you let us
know. We can send some books, help promote it, or even attend (no promises
though).

Cheers,

Marsee Henon and Jon Johns

P.S. We've got a great PHP Ebook
deal<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z26ja1jitn1oeinfndp9nhedudl0s4o21mhsevd0>this
week, if you'd like to pass it along.
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Available for Review [image: Programming PHP, 3rd
Edition]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zdlh7ol42cbjarvp48dempoitgk1281voj2jlq68>

The UG team is looking for book reviewers for the following books. Consider
posting your reviews on Amazon, Slashdot, oreilly.com, and/or your blog.

   - Programming PHP, 3rd
Edition<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z4pcg4bib9r78hvd69djqr4dd9krje3tb22oqtko>
   - Programming with the Kinect for Windows
   Software Development
Kit<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zstitkv5it0qocls43freugllqdaschrd1hljhqg>
   - Python Cookbook<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z59afb82lk45vahq7cjld7n2d4n4m2cpc3nv7mu8>

It's easy for you to get books for your meeting or special events—just
email usergroups at oreilly.com and include the words "book request" in the
subject line. Don't forget to include your deadline and shipping address.
Prefer ebooks? We can send you a free ebook certificate to print out for
raffles or book reviewers.
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New Releases  [image: Programming with the Kinect for Windows Software
Development Kit]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zn66at4h3jsjtia5g1tev81vuf75ihq4c180bjh8>
[image:
Agile Data]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1ztv6a05fule1skorbanoo9rvr70slgrtib75tr0g>
[image:
Training Guide: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and
CSS3]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zfav9rm634rnbubb9ii6t5g4kvi56abd8cc9m7no>
[image:
Sencha Touch 2 Up and
Running]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zmeb34l0dlmjalcqq9g5jonhedkhqcc1telg373g>
[image:
Outsource It!]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zj2n9ocf7gme59i4tb9ehefr4jud4mm17qq0qgeo>
[image:
Python Cookbook]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1ztfm6d1avmacdeimgt4n57n8aui4fill169n6u10>
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Harper's Magazine features "Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress" [image:
Harper's Magazine
features]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z6pjia3rp7lst7o14vdombi347tdvdiemklvjcto>

We're excited to have Harper's Magazine [Readings] feature Peter Tyson's
"Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress:Learn to Play the Most Complex Video
Game Ever Made" Here's an excerpt from the
article<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zosfcc41pbq1b2segq8km2ou0mvnpmqdljm77nd0>available
on
harpers.org: "When a 'strange mood' strikes, a dwarf will stop whatever
they are doing and rush to a workshop, their heads filled with an idea for
a legendary artifact that they would like to construct. If the dwarf is
able to successfully complete the artifact, they will often become
legendary in the associated skill, gain a happy thought, and your fortress
will have a valuable artifact to use and admire."
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Big data comes to the big screen—Using data science to predict the
Oscars [image:
Big data comes to the big screen--Using data science to predict the
Oscars]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zpb8kr0o91q81cjc07pfahcms6cg8gdd666d78ro>

Sophisticated algorithms are not going to write the perfect script or crawl
YouTube to find the next Justin Beiber (that last one I think we can all be
thankful for!). But a model can predict the probability of a nominee
winning the Oscar<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z5fjuct92pmblpr40usj1thu5on99da53puvtv3o>,
and recently our model has Argo overtaking Lincoln as the likely winner of
Best Picture. Every day on FarsiteForecast.com we've been describing
applications of data science for the media and entertainment industry,
illustrating how our models work, and updating the likely winners based on
the outcomes of the Awards Season leading up to the Oscars.
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Get to Know Microsoft Press [image: Get to Know Microsoft
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a division of Microsoft Corporation.

Since 1985, Microsoft Press has been helping IT professionals, developers,
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with books and other resources.

Since 2009, Microsoft and O'Reilly Media have been in a publishing
alliance, sharing the editorial direction and development of Microsoft
Press products. O'Reilly also handles sales, distribution, and customer
service.

Written by industry experts, Microsoft Press products are available
worldwide.
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Strata 2013 is Sold Out—Keynote Livestream Available [image: Strata 2013 is
Sold Out--Keynote Livestream
Available]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zekdbhvu68653oseuegjr13o9q4js80vv08a71ro>

Strata 2013<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zm3t3r0pbh4l3ovios1a7ca2sf8io9oalj88thp8>is
sold out. For those who can't join us in person, we will livestream
all
keynote presentations (pending speaker consent) taking place in Mission
City Ballroom on Wednesday and Thursday, as well as select breakout
sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. The Livestream player will be on the
Strata Home page and a separate streaming page,
strataconf.com/live<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zvlka88nqrv0i83oooa2cbgea4cj9h2a5po60mqg>.
We'll add a schedule to that page soon. The player is freely embeddable, so
please feel free to share this excellent content.
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Lean UX: Agility through cross-functional collaboration
<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z81ua85rlqqtek2loqjiokrsue4tbt76023ltnb0>
*Presented by:*
Jeff Gothelf<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zk2q2f828q4k60hlugrphh6mf7nsu8mh3opd8svo>
*Duration:*
Approx. 60 min.
*Cost:*
Free
 [image: Learn More]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zvom6k23qddq7rr9s8aic9eic6bfao8qgaague6o>
 Wednesday, March 13, 2013    10AM PT, San Francisco

Join Jeff Gothelf for a hands-on
webcast<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zs1ov5eehpu9qo3pget33jc2rj8n9dhes2dmvq8o>to
learn how Lean
UX <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z1dqd242fp42reg7e2egoe1o8a5ap9vufj7ekuo8>aims
to open up the user experience design process with a collaborative
approach that involves the entire team. It's a hypothesis-based design
approach that tests design ideas early and often and, along the way, builds
a shared understanding with team mates that eliminates the dependencies on
heavy documentation and challenging communications.
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