From emenzhaowork at gmail.com  Sat Nov  3 06:30:47 2007
From: emenzhaowork at gmail.com (Emen Zhao)
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:30:47 +0000
Subject: [sf-perl] [marsee@oreilly.com: UG News: O'Reilly School of
	Technology Launches; Discount for Group Members]
In-Reply-To: <20070409202302.GA38210@fu.funkspiel.org>
References: <20070409202302.GA38210@fu.funkspiel.org>
Message-ID: <ddb467af0711030630k69941456oa4e2ef71b0801e9@mail.gmail.com>

>As an O'Reilly User Group member, you save on all the courses and
>certificate series. To redeem, use Promotion Code "ORALL1," good for a
>30% discount, in Step #2 of the enrollment process. Each course comes
>with a free O'Reilly book and a 7-day money-back guarantee. Register
>online: <http://www.oreillyschool.com/
>
> ?CMP=BAC-ostug>



I'm interested in some courses, and tried to register. The following
promotion code seems not working anymore. Is it still valid or there is a
new one. Just trying to save some money. ;-)


On 4/9/07, Quinn Weaver <quinn at fairpath.com> wrote:
>
> Well, O'Reilly's come out with another wild idea.  Looks like a
> computer science program that actually teaches the practical stuff...
> what a concept. ;)
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com> -----
>
> From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
> To: qw at sf.pm.org
> Subject: UG News: O'Reilly School of Technology Launches; Discount for
> Group Members
> Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:02:00 -0700
>
> Hi,
>
> We're excited to release the following news. Please share with your
> members if you think they will be interested:
>
> The O'Reilly School of Technology has officially opened its virtual
> doors with educational offerings for students looking to further or
> launch their IT careers, whether they aspire to become alpha geeks or
> not. The school is a unique partnership between O'Reilly Media and the
> University of Illinois.
>
> Students can earn a Certificate for Professional Development from the
> University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education upon completion of
> a selected series of courses. Certificates are currently offered in
> Client-Side Web Programming, Linux/Unix System Administration, Web
> Programming, Open Source Programming, and .NET Programming.
>
> Courses are offered at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.
> Whether students take the courses individually or with a certificate in
> mind, the completion of each course earns Continuing Education Units
> from the University of Illinois, and count toward the certificates that
> include that course.
>
> For more information about the O'Reilly School of Technology, including
> a current list of certificate and courses, see:
> <http://www.oreillyschool.com/?CMP=BAC-ostug>
>
> Watch the video to see how it works:
> <http://www.oreillyschool.com/why/theostmovie.mp4>
>
>
> And UG Members Receive a 30% Discount!
>
> As an O'Reilly User Group member, you save on all the courses and
> certificate series. To redeem, use Promotion Code "ORALL1," good for a
> 30% discount, in Step #2 of the enrollment process. Each course comes
> with a free O'Reilly book and a 7-day money-back guarantee. Register
> online: <http://www.oreillyschool.com/?CMP=BAC-ostug>
>
> Group leaders--post a discount banner on your group's site and I'll send
> you the book of your choice:
> <http://ug.oreilly.com/banners/sot/>
>
> --Marsee Henon
>
> ================================================================
> O'Reilly
> 1005 Gravenstein Highway North
> Sebastopol, CA   95472
> http://ug.oreilly.com/  http://ug.oreilly.com/creativemedia/
> ================================================================
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
> --
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From cba at groundworkopensource.com  Wed Nov  7 11:49:02 2007
From: cba at groundworkopensource.com (Chris Barton Anderson)
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:49:02 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] BayLISA Monitoring SIG, Weds Nov 14, 7PM
Message-ID: <1194464943.8196.12.camel@X20>

(Hi: You're invited to the BayLISA Monitoring SIG, Weds Nov 14, 7PM. See
the meeting announcement pasted below: feel free to post it and/or
forward it along to anyone else who might be interested. Many thanks,
and hope to see you there!)


=================================================


Nov. 2007 BayLISA Monitoring SIG: How NOT to Install Nagios


SIG member Lois G. reports: I did get Nagios installed and Apache
serving up the interface. The configuration is all wrong, so it is not
monitoring. My idea for presenting is: a beginner's "how to" with
audience participation to go through my files and show what I did wrong.
In other words, the theme would be "How NOT to Install Nagios."


So come ready to help Lois get her monitoring working, share your own
Nagios experiences, good and bad, and be prepared to ask probing
questions. Or bring the requirements for your proposed monitoring
deployment and we'll peruse it for obvious and not-so-obvious gotchas.


What: BayLISA Monitoring SIG XII: How NOT to Install Nagios
Who: Anyone interested in IT monitoring issues and tools (newbies
particularly welcome!)
When: Wednesday, Nov 14 2007, 7PM
Where: GroundWork Open Source, 139 Townsend St., San Francisco
How: 139 Townsend St. is very near AT&T Ballpark. It is one and a half
blocks from the CalTrain Depot. Take the MUNI N or T trolley to 2nd and
King (ballpark stop) or take the 30 or 45 bus (among others) crosstown.
Free evening street parking can probably be found, but there are also
several fee-based parking garages around in case of street parking
difficulty.
Cost: Free!!


Piping hot pizza, curiously refreshing pop, and scintillating snacks
provided by GroundWork. We'll open up the doors at 6:30 or so and start
the formal part of the meeting promptly at 7PM.


RSVP (not necessary, but helpful): Peter Mui,
pmui at groundworkopensource.com, 415 992 4573
www.groundworkopensource.com


=================================================

From rdm at cfcl.com  Sun Nov 11 09:16:15 2007
From: rdm at cfcl.com (Rich Morin)
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:16:15 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Fwd: TWiki User Meetup Event, Sunnyvale, 2007-11-29
Message-ID: <p06230906c35ce743f962@[192.168.1.205]>


TWiki is, as you may recall, a Perl-based wiki.  It has
been around for quite a while now (as these things go :-)
and is used by quite a few companies.

-r

 --- Begin Forward ---

 Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:31:40 -0800
 From: Peter Thoeny <peter at twiki.net>
 To: Rich Morin <rdm at cfcl.com>
 Cc: Amir Shobeiri <amir at twiki.net>

 ...

 Some news on my side. I recently co-founded TWIKI.NET, a
 new commercial software development and support company.
 We announced the company at LinuxWorld in San Francisco
 in August. We offer subscription services for our
 Certified TWiki distribution, which gives IT departments
 a hands-off TWiki deployment with automated software
 updates. We also offer support for exiting TWiki
 installations. Please visit http://twiki.net/ to learn
 more.

 We will have a TWiki User Meetup on 29 Nov 2007 05:30pm -
 08:00pm at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, CA
 (http://www.PlugAndPlayTechCenter.com). Chief Catalyst
 Rod Beckstrom and I will give a short "Wikis at the
 Workplace" presentation, followed by participants showing
 their use of TWiki. We will provide free Pizza and drinks.

 At the meetup we will offer prizes including an iPod Nano
 and signed copies of my book, "Wikis for Dummies," and Rod
 Beckstrom's book, "The Starfish, and the Spider." The
 prizes will go to participants who present the most
 interesting use of TWiki in their enterprise.

 I'd be delighted if you could join. Also, please feel free
 to share it with your wiki-friendly friends. Amir Shobeiri
 (in CC) is coordinating this meetup. RSVP at
 http://newcareer.meetup.com/110/calendar/6697394/ .
 If you are not registered on meetup.com, you may choose
 to email me your RSVP.

 ...

 --- End Forward ---

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From david at fetter.org  Sun Nov 11 19:05:17 2007
From: david at fetter.org (David Fetter)
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:05:17 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] The Other SFPUG Meeting Tuesday, November 13, 2007,
	7:30 PM
Message-ID: <20071112030517.GC12490@fetter.org>

Small Business Inventory with Python, PostgreSQL, QuickBooks, and Excel

Part 1 Of A True Story

John Zarrella will talk about how he makes lots of disparate bits
of software work in a growing small business.

Hyperic has kindly given us space for this meeting.

Time permitting, Meredith Patterson will give a brief talk on the
Osogato Music Console.

RSVP to get fed!

http://postgresql.meetup.com/1/calendar/6522343/
-- 
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Phone: +1 415 235 3778  AIM: dfetter666  Yahoo!: dfetter
Skype: davidfetter      XMPP: david.fetter at gmail.com

Remember to vote!
Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate

From afife at untangle.com  Tue Nov 13 13:40:27 2007
From: afife at untangle.com (Andrew Fife)
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:40:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [sf-perl] BALUG Meeting: ACCRC+Linux: Keeping CPUs From Landfills
	(Next Tuesday, Nov. 20th)
Message-ID: <006001c8263d$c078c560$8600000a@Untangle.local>

The Bay Area Linux Users Group (BALUG) will be hosting a great talk by
James Burgett of the Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC):

  6:30pm - Next Tuesday
  November 20th, 2007
 
  Four Seas Restaurant
  731 Grant Ave.
  San Francisco, CA 94108
  Parking:  http://www.portsmouthsquaregarage.com/

  RSVP at balug.org - Not required, but much appreciated!

James Burgett's talk is loosely titled: 

  "Free Software, The Environment, Social Welfare, and the Digital Divide"


About the Alameda County Computer Resource Center:
 
  The Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC) is an electronics
  recycling & redistribution center.  The ACCRC recycles unwanted    
  electronics and computer equipment from the public with little or no  
  recycling fees.  The computer hardware is then refurbished, installed
with  
  GNU/Linux and distributed to schools, non-profit organizations and  
  economically and/or physically disadvantaged individuals. 

Cost:

  The meeting is free, but dinner is $13

About BALUG:

  BALUG is lively gathering of Linux users & free software enthusiasts
that   
  combines great food, community & intimate access to featured speakers.
We  
  meet in the bar of the Four Seas Restaurant from 6:30pm.  At 7pm, we
share 
  a family-style Chinese dinner, which is followed by our guest speaker.


----------------------------------------
Andrew Fife
Untangle - Open Source Security Gateway
download.untangle.com

650.425.3327 (O)
415.806.6028 (C)
afife at untangle.com 



From quinn at fairpath.com  Tue Nov 13 18:18:28 2007
From: quinn at fairpath.com (Quinn Weaver)
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:18:28 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Start your engines
Message-ID: <20071114021828.GA27139@fu.funkspiel.org>

... lightning talks are in just three weeks.

Speakers, I strongly encourage you to get slides up on the web before
the actual talk.  (This lets us avoid switching laptops, for talks
that don't need demos.)  To practice what I preach, I aim to get my
slides up on fairpath.com sometime next week. :)

Confirmed speakers are

David Fetter
Fred Moyer
Joe Brenner
Tatsuhiko Miyagawa
Quinn Weaver

It's not too late to join as a speaker.  Drop me (or the list) a line.

Thanks,

-- 
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http://fairpath.com/quinn/resume/     |  http://sf.pm.org/
510-520-5217

From quinn at fairpath.com  Wed Nov 14 12:21:32 2007
From: quinn at fairpath.com (Quinn Weaver)
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:21:32 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Start your engines
In-Reply-To: <20071114021828.GA27139@fu.funkspiel.org>
References: <20071114021828.GA27139@fu.funkspiel.org>
Message-ID: <20071114202132.GC35952@fu.funkspiel.org>

On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 06:18:28PM -0800, Quinn Weaver wrote:
> ... lightning talks are in just three weeks.

To be more explicit, this is November 27--the fourth Tuesday in November.

Thanks,

-- 
Quinn Weaver, independent contractor  |  President, San Francisco Perl Mongers
http://fairpath.com/quinn/resume/     |  http://sf.pm.org/
510-520-5217

From rdm at cfcl.com  Wed Nov 14 19:33:19 2007
From: rdm at cfcl.com (Rich Morin)
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:33:19 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] unusual job opportunity in Redwood City
Message-ID: <p0623091cc3616da97cc8@[192.168.1.205]>

My company (Reactrix; http://www.reactrix.com) provides and
supports interactive advertising devices which are located
in large public venues (e.g., shopping malls, theaters):

   http://www.reactrix.com
   http://www.reactrix.com/index.php

Because these devices are interactive, creating a spot takes
a combination of artistic and programming skills.  An artist
generates the images and works up a storyboard; a programmer
specifies the interactions, physical model, etc.

This is a bit like game programming, but:

   *  The typical development cycle is only a couple of weeks.

   *  The programming uses XML and (if need be) Perl.

   *  The API is closely tied to the underlying technology.

If you think this sounds interesting, please get in touch.  I
can pass your resume in to the appropriate folks and (if I've
had a chance to chat with you) comment on your application.

-r
-- 
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Technical editing and writing, programming, and web development

From quinn at fairpath.com  Thu Nov 15 16:03:44 2007
From: quinn at fairpath.com (Quinn Weaver)
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:03:44 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] [job] Perlish/PHP web job, salaried
Message-ID: <20071116000344.GA49032@fu.funkspiel.org>

This job posting was sent in by a recruiter.  Please contact her, not me, if
you're interested; her info is at the bottom.

Also, note that this is mostly a PHP gig.  I'm letting it through this
time, but in the future I'll clarify our policy to allow only jobs
where Perl is a primary skill.

Thanks,
 - Q

			*	*	*

Sr. Web Developer
San Francisco, CA 

This company is currently seeking a Web Developer with a passion for social
networking to develop next generation features. This is an exciting
opportunity to join a small innovative team that will influence and define
online community. 

Required Experience
Minimum B.S. in CS or related field, equivalent experience 
5+ years experience on a consumer website development team 
Proven track record of developing, deploying and supporting software
releases in a LAMP environment that provides high availability under heavy
traffic. 
Experience with PHP, HTML, Javascript and XML/XSL must be demonstrated as
have a good understanding of web services. Additional experience in Perl,
C++ or Java a plus. 
Experience with UNIX systems is required; Linux is preferred. 
Relational database experience - SQL, query optimization, and schema design.
MySQL preferred. 
Entrepreneurial drive and ability to deliver in a fast-paced, bi-weekly
release environment. 
Keeps up with current Internet trends and technology

------------------------------------
expanXion
Brianna Rooney
Senior Technical Recruiter
brianna at expanxion.net
3182 Campus Drive #227
San Mateo, CA 94403
tel: 650-261-0211
------------------------------------

From rdm at cfcl.com  Thu Nov 15 21:40:45 2007
From: rdm at cfcl.com (Rich Morin)
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:40:45 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] (Git) PeepCode & Pizza, Tuesday 12/4
Message-ID: <p06230924c362c438c754@[192.168.1.205]>


       Free Food!  Free Movies!  Free Software!

Come watch the newly released PeepCode screencast on Git,
Linus Torvalds' distributed source-code management system.

The plan is to munch on pizza, then watch a PeepCode video,
with occasional pauses for questions, etc.  Reactrix uses
Git extensively, so we can answer _some_ questions.  We're
also hoping that some helpful wizards may show up...

This inaugural PeepCode & Pizza gathering is made possible
by the generosity of PeepCode and Reactrix Systems.  The
meeting will be held at the Reactrix offices in Redwood City
from 6-9 pm on Tuesday, December 4.


About Git

Git is a distributed source-code management system, written
by Linus Torvalds and used since 2005 on the Linux kernel.
In his fun, opinionated Tech Talk, Linus explains why fast,
reliable, and (most of all) distributed SCM systems rock:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8

Additional information on Git can be found at:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software)
  http://git.or.cz/


About PeepCode and Reactrix Systems

PeepCode (http://peepcode.com) produces economical, well-
produced screencasts on technical topics (e.g., Capistrano,
Git, httperf, Prototype.js, Rails, RJS, rSpec, TextMate).

Reactrix develops and supports video-based interactive
advertising devices.  Generally, these are placed in malls,
theaters, etc.  We use a variety of Open Source technologies,
including C++, Capistrano, Git, Linux, OpenGL, Perl, Rails,
and Ruby.  Yes, we're hiring!

    http://www.reactrix.com/
    http://www.reactrix.com/index.php
    http://www.reactrix.com/careers.php


When:

  Tuesday, December 4, 2007

  6p - 7p   chat, munch pizza, etc.
            Reactrix demo machines will be available.

  7p - 9p   watch a PeepCode screencast, with pauses
            for questions, discussion, etc.

  9p - ??   retire (perhaps) to a local pub


NOTE:  RSVPs (rdm at cfcl.com) are greatly appreciated; help
       us to know how much pizza (and what kind) to order!


Where:

  Reactrix Systems, Inc.       650-980-2700
  301 Chesapeake Drive
  Redwood City, CA

  Map:         http://tinyurl.com/27b22y
  Directions:  http://www.reactrix.com/driving_directions.php

-- 
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Technical editing and writing, programming, and web development

From merlyn at stonehenge.com  Fri Nov 16 04:44:18 2007
From: merlyn at stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:44:18 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] (Git) PeepCode & Pizza, Tuesday 12/4
In-Reply-To: <p06230924c362c438c754@[192.168.1.205]> (Rich Morin's message of
	"Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:40:45 -0800")
References: <p06230924c362c438c754@[192.168.1.205]>
Message-ID: <86pryafjh9.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com>

>>>>> "Rich" == Rich Morin <rdm at cfcl.com> writes:

Rich>        Free Food!  Free Movies!  Free Software!

Rich> Come watch the newly released PeepCode screencast on Git,
Rich> Linus Torvalds' distributed source-code management system.

See also my presentation last month as a Google Tech Talk.
Search video.google.com for "randal schwartz git".

-- 
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<merlyn at stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/>
Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc.
See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!

From duane.obrien at gmail.com  Fri Nov 16 09:38:05 2007
From: duane.obrien at gmail.com (Duane Obrien)
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:38:05 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] (Git) PeepCode & Pizza, Tuesday 12/4
In-Reply-To: <86pryafjh9.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com>
References: <p06230924c362c438c754@192.168.1.205>
	<86pryafjh9.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com>
Message-ID: <d7127f0b0711160938n4d03f910y8c99e66ee930259a@mail.gmail.com>

> Search video.google.com for "randal schwartz git".

Am I the only one chuckling madly at that?

"Results 1 - 10 of about 15,600 for randal schwartz git."
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From sphink at gmail.com  Fri Nov 16 10:07:43 2007
From: sphink at gmail.com (Steve Fink)
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:07:43 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] (Git) PeepCode & Pizza, Tuesday 12/4
In-Reply-To: <p06230924c362c438c754@192.168.1.205>
References: <p06230924c362c438c754@192.168.1.205>
Message-ID: <7d7f2e8c0711161007s7e1f76h960b3364667af0a6@mail.gmail.com>

Is this just going to SF.pm, or are you inviting the other local
groups -- SVLUG, Silicon Valley Perl Mongers, etc.?

On Nov 15, 2007 9:40 PM, Rich Morin <rdm at cfcl.com> wrote:
>
>        Free Food!  Free Movies!  Free Software!
>
> Come watch the newly released PeepCode screencast on Git,
> Linus Torvalds' distributed source-code management system.
>
> The plan is to munch on pizza, then watch a PeepCode video,
> with occasional pauses for questions, etc.  Reactrix uses
> Git extensively, so we can answer _some_ questions.  We're
> also hoping that some helpful wizards may show up...
>
> This inaugural PeepCode & Pizza gathering is made possible
> by the generosity of PeepCode and Reactrix Systems.  The
> meeting will be held at the Reactrix offices in Redwood City
> from 6-9 pm on Tuesday, December 4.
>
>
> About Git
>
> Git is a distributed source-code management system, written
> by Linus Torvalds and used since 2005 on the Linux kernel.
> In his fun, opinionated Tech Talk, Linus explains why fast,
> reliable, and (most of all) distributed SCM systems rock:
>
>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8
>
> Additional information on Git can be found at:
>
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software)
>   http://git.or.cz/
>
>
> About PeepCode and Reactrix Systems
>
> PeepCode (http://peepcode.com) produces economical, well-
> produced screencasts on technical topics (e.g., Capistrano,
> Git, httperf, Prototype.js, Rails, RJS, rSpec, TextMate).
>
> Reactrix develops and supports video-based interactive
> advertising devices.  Generally, these are placed in malls,
> theaters, etc.  We use a variety of Open Source technologies,
> including C++, Capistrano, Git, Linux, OpenGL, Perl, Rails,
> and Ruby.  Yes, we're hiring!
>
>     http://www.reactrix.com/
>     http://www.reactrix.com/index.php
>     http://www.reactrix.com/careers.php
>
>
> When:
>
>   Tuesday, December 4, 2007
>
>   6p - 7p   chat, munch pizza, etc.
>             Reactrix demo machines will be available.
>
>   7p - 9p   watch a PeepCode screencast, with pauses
>             for questions, discussion, etc.
>
>   9p - ??   retire (perhaps) to a local pub
>
>
> NOTE:  RSVPs (rdm at cfcl.com) are greatly appreciated; help
>        us to know how much pizza (and what kind) to order!
>
>
> Where:
>
>   Reactrix Systems, Inc.       650-980-2700
>   301 Chesapeake Drive
>   Redwood City, CA
>
>   Map:         http://tinyurl.com/27b22y
>   Directions:  http://www.reactrix.com/driving_directions.php
>
> --
> http://www.cfcl.com/rdm            Rich Morin
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>
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From rdm at cfcl.com  Fri Nov 16 17:16:24 2007
From: rdm at cfcl.com (Rich Morin)
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:16:24 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] (Git) PeepCode & Pizza, Tuesday 12/4
In-Reply-To: <7d7f2e8c0711161007s7e1f76h960b3364667af0a6@mail.gmail.com>
References: <p06230924c362c438c754@192.168.1.205>
	<7d7f2e8c0711161007s7e1f76h960b3364667af0a6@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <p06230931c363f0e13fd2@[192.168.1.205]>

At 10:07 -0800 11/16/07, Steve Fink wrote:
> Is this just going to SF.pm, or are you inviting the other local
> groups -- SVLUG, Silicon Valley Perl Mongers, etc.?

I sent copies to BayPiggies, Squackers, SVLUG, the git list, and
several Ruby meetups.  Feel free to distribute further...

-r
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From bh1 at light42.com  Fri Nov 16 17:46:31 2007
From: bh1 at light42.com (Brian Hamlin)
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:46:31 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Fwd: [Gdal-dev] Changes in the Perl bindings API (should
	not break anything)
Message-ID: <EBF8D542-94AE-11DC-954B-000A277A733C@light42.com>

SF-PM:

   I have been chipping away at GDAL/OGR, a substantial C/C++ engine for 
geospatial data, for the last few months. There are Perl bindings 
provided through SWIG. Ari Jolma is a Professor in Finland who has 
taken on the maintenance tasks for Perl. Ari has been able to solve all 
of the major upgrade challenges in the last dev cycle, and now wants to 
continue with some additional features and syntactic sugar.

   Please forward as appropriate

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ari Jolma <ari.jolma at tkk.fi>
> Date: November 16, 2007 2:21:33 PM PST
> To: gdal-dev <gdal-dev at lists.maptools.org>
> Subject: [Gdal-dev] Changes in the Perl bindings API (should not break 
> anything)
>
> I've improved the Perl bindings API a bit. Mainly I've tried to remove 
> all needs to use the constants like $Geo::GDAL::Const::wkbPoint and 
> use strings instead. Nothing should have been broken, it's just a thin 
> new layer I've added.
>
> I've created some new constructors with the name of create. I'll use a 
> new name since I don't know how to feasibly replace the "new" 
> constructors Swig creates. For example, geometries can be created now 
> like this:
>
> $geom = Geo::OGR::Geometry->create('Point');
>
> I've also updated the documentation of the Perl bindings and marked as 
> "deprecated" those methods that I think shouldn't be used. The 
> documentation is written in Doxygen and it is a bit difficult to 
> produce, I've set up nightly (around 1 am Finnish time - the latest 
> should be there soon) production of them here: 
> http://map.hut.fi/doc/Geo-GDAL/html/index.html
>
> There's still much to do, for example add code to keep parent objects 
> live when their variables go out of scope and children still exist; 
> code that would ease the transfer of data from Perl to GDAL and vice 
> versa; documentation; etc. Comments and help are welcome.
>
> Ari
>
> -- 
> Prof. Ari Jolma
> Geoinformaatio- ja paikannustekniikka / Geoinformation and positioning
> Teknillinen Korkeakoulu / Helsinki University of Technology
> tel: +358 9 451 3886 address: POBox 1200, 02015 TKK, Finland
> Email: ari.jolma at tkk.fi URL: http://www.tkk.fi/~jolma
>
>
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> Gdal-dev at lists.maptools.org
> http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev


From rdm at cfcl.com  Sun Nov 18 09:25:42 2007
From: rdm at cfcl.com (Rich Morin)
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:25:42 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Start your engines
In-Reply-To: <20071114021828.GA27139@fu.funkspiel.org>
References: <20071114021828.GA27139@fu.funkspiel.org>
Message-ID: <p06230942c36621f1c133@[192.168.1.205]>

My plan is to do a handful of one-minute (more or less :-) talks
on "interesting technologies on which I am by no means an expert".
Quinn has consented to this, so my (current) set of slides is at:

  http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/Sparks


My topics include:

  Capistrano    application deployment system

  Erlang        parallel programming language

  Git           source code management system

  HAML          HTML templating system

  jQuery        JavaScript library / toolkit / DSL


A few of these (Capistrano, Git, jQuery) can used with Perl;
others are mostly here for mind-stretching, etc.

Anyway, I'd be pleased if some other folks would contribute
"sparks" (much too small to be called "lightning talks" :-).

-r
-- 
http://www.cfcl.com/rdm            Rich Morin
http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/resume     rdm at cfcl.com
http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/weblog     +1 650-873-7841

Technical editing and writing, programming, and web development

From rdm at cfcl.com  Sun Nov 25 07:41:16 2007
From: rdm at cfcl.com (Rich Morin)
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:41:16 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] BASS Meeting (SF), Wed. November 28
Message-ID: <p06230968c36f45851ee9@[192.168.1.205]>

Thanksgiving leftovers starting to get boring?  Join
us for some tasty Chinese food and scintillating talk...

The Beer and Scripting SIG rides again!  If you'd like to
eat good Chinese food, chat with other local scripters,
and possibly take a look at laptop-demoed scripting hacks,
this is the place to do it!

For your convenience, here are the critical details:

  Date:   Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (4th. Wed.)
  Time:   8:00 pm
  Place:  Wild Pepper
          3601 26th St. (near San Jose Ave.)
          San Francisco, CA, USA
          415/695-767[89]

See the BASS web page for more information:

  http://cfcl.com/rdm/bass/

-r


P.S.  Mark your calendar for the inaugural PeepCode & Pizza
      gathering (Tuesday, 12/4 in Redwood City).  We'll be
      watching and discussing the Git screencast; for more
      information, see http://ruby.meetup.com/123/
-- 
http://www.cfcl.com/rdm            Rich Morin
http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/resume     rdm at cfcl.com
http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/weblog     +1 650-873-7841

Technical editing and writing, programming, and web development

From bh1 at light42.com  Mon Nov 26 11:57:39 2007
From: bh1 at light42.com (Brian Hamlin)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:57:39 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Start your engines
In-Reply-To: <20071114202132.GC35952@fu.funkspiel.org>
References: <20071114021828.GA27139@fu.funkspiel.org>
	<20071114202132.GC35952@fu.funkspiel.org>
Message-ID: <D7A3199F-9C59-11DC-954B-000A277A733C@light42.com>

Hi Quinn-

   I just made a lightening talk candidate...

PostGIS, OGR, Google Maps and Perl
   a quick hack

tomorrow night, yes?

best regards
   -Brian

(415) 717-4462  (cell)


On Nov 14, 2007, at 12:21 PM, Quinn Weaver wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 06:18:28PM -0800, Quinn Weaver wrote:
>> ... lightning talks are in just three weeks.
>
> To be more explicit, this is November 27--the fourth Tuesday in 
> November.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- 
> Quinn Weaver, independent contractor  |  President, San Francisco Perl 
> Mongers
> http://fairpath.com/quinn/resume/     |  http://sf.pm.org/
> 510-520-5217
> _______________________________________________
> SanFrancisco-pm mailing list
> SanFrancisco-pm at pm.org
> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/sanfrancisco-pm


From miyagawa at gmail.com  Mon Nov 26 12:09:18 2007
From: miyagawa at gmail.com (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:09:18 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Start your engines
In-Reply-To: <20071114202132.GC35952@fu.funkspiel.org>
References: <20071114021828.GA27139@fu.funkspiel.org>
	<20071114202132.GC35952@fu.funkspiel.org>
Message-ID: <693254b90711261209t7eecceaapce864e8c92aef487@mail.gmail.com>

Is this up somewhere on sf.pm.org or places like use.perl or perlbuzz?
Or is SF.pm usually a closed event only to this mailing list
subscribers?

I'm from Shibuya.pm in Tokyo where we always have 100+ attendees so
just wanted to make sure.

On 11/14/07, Quinn Weaver <quinn at fairpath.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 06:18:28PM -0800, Quinn Weaver wrote:
> > ... lightning talks are in just three weeks.
>
> To be more explicit, this is November 27--the fourth Tuesday in November.
>
> Thanks,

-- 
Tatsuhiko Miyagawa

From quinn at fairpath.com  Mon Nov 26 14:01:34 2007
From: quinn at fairpath.com (Quinn Weaver)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:01:34 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Lightning talks tomorrow (Tuesday, November 27)
Message-ID: <20071126220134.GA72237@fu.funkspiel.org>

Hi, everyone

Our meeting is tomorrow, at the usual place:

** 7:00 pm. **

BGI
45 Fremont St.
San Francisco, CA

BGI is buying Little Star pizza.

I'm posting my slides today on fairpath.com.  I encourage other
speakers to use webified slides as well, so we can use a single
laptop.  The obvious exception is the case where you need your laptop to
run demo code.

Reminder:  your personal laptop can't have Internet access, due to
company policy.  Sorry. :(

-- 
Quinn Weaver, independent contractor  |  President, San Francisco Perl Mongers
http://fairpath.com/quinn/resume/     |  http://sf.pm.org/
510-520-5217

From quinn at fairpath.com  Mon Nov 26 15:22:43 2007
From: quinn at fairpath.com (Quinn Weaver)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:22:43 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Mac-to-VGA video adaptor for Tuesday?
Message-ID: <20071126232243.GB72708@fu.funkspiel.org>

Hi, everyone,

Brian just jumped in and offered to do a talk on a Google maps mashup.
Unfortunately, the demo is tied to his Mac laptop.

Does anyone have a Mac-to-VGA adaptor they can bring?  (Dave?)  Our
projector takes VGA-in only.

PS:  What is Mac video output called, anyway?

Thanks,

-- 
Quinn Weaver, independent contractor  |  President, San Francisco Perl Mongers
http://fairpath.com/quinn/resume/     |  http://sf.pm.org/
510-520-5217

From friedman at highwire.stanford.edu  Mon Nov 26 15:27:47 2007
From: friedman at highwire.stanford.edu (Michael Friedman)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:27:47 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Mac-to-VGA video adaptor for Tuesday?
In-Reply-To: <20071126232243.GB72708@fu.funkspiel.org>
References: <20071126232243.GB72708@fu.funkspiel.org>
Message-ID: <D09938E7-A43A-4FC0-B034-A4DEF50A484C@highwire.stanford.edu>

Eh? If it's a new MacBook/MacBook Pro it has a standard DVI output  
plug. It should have come with a DVI->VGA adapter as well, but  
assuming that's been lost you can buy one in lots of places.

I'd offer to bring mine, but unfortunately I will not be able to make  
the meeting. :-(

-- Mike


On Nov 26, 2007, at 3:22 PM, Quinn Weaver wrote:

> Hi, everyone,
>
> Brian just jumped in and offered to do a talk on a Google maps mashup.
> Unfortunately, the demo is tied to his Mac laptop.
>
> Does anyone have a Mac-to-VGA adaptor they can bring?  (Dave?)  Our
> projector takes VGA-in only.
>
> PS:  What is Mac video output called, anyway?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- 
> Quinn Weaver, independent contractor  |  President, San Francisco  
> Perl Mongers
> http://fairpath.com/quinn/resume/     |  http://sf.pm.org/
> 510-520-5217
> _______________________________________________
> SanFrancisco-pm mailing list
> SanFrancisco-pm at pm.org
> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/sanfrancisco-pm

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Phone: 650-725-1974                  Stanford University
FAX:   270-721-8034                  <friedman at highwire.stanford.edu>
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From josh at agliodbs.com  Mon Nov 26 15:55:26 2007
From: josh at agliodbs.com (Josh Berkus)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:55:26 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Mac-to-VGA video adaptor for Tuesday?
In-Reply-To: <D09938E7-A43A-4FC0-B034-A4DEF50A484C@highwire.stanford.edu>
References: <20071126232243.GB72708@fu.funkspiel.org>
	<D09938E7-A43A-4FC0-B034-A4DEF50A484C@highwire.stanford.edu>
Message-ID: <200711261555.27064.josh@agliodbs.com>

Michael,

> Eh? If it's a new MacBook/MacBook Pro it has a standard DVI output
> plug. It should have come with a DVI->VGA adapter as well, but
> assuming that's been lost you can buy one in lots of places.

Actually, MacBook carries a proprietary connector.  I have one of those, 
and can bring it.  The iBook requires a different proprietary connector, 
which I do *not* have.

MB Pro does DVI, and any DVI-VGA converter will work (available at Radio 
Shack).  Heck, the projector might even have a DVI cable. 

-- 
--Josh

Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL @ Sun
San Francisco

From david at fetter.org  Mon Nov 26 16:23:23 2007
From: david at fetter.org (David Fetter)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:23:23 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Mac-to-VGA video adaptor for Tuesday?
In-Reply-To: <20071126232243.GB72708@fu.funkspiel.org>
References: <20071126232243.GB72708@fu.funkspiel.org>
Message-ID: <20071127002323.GC13668@fetter.org>

On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 03:22:43PM -0800, Quinn Weaver wrote:
> Hi, everyone,
> 
> Brian just jumped in and offered to do a talk on a Google maps
> mashup.  Unfortunately, the demo is tied to his Mac laptop.
> 
> Does anyone have a Mac-to-VGA adaptor they can bring?  (Dave?)  Our
> projector takes VGA-in only.

I have one for MacBookPro (DVI) to VGA.  There's a different
one--proprietary :P--for the MacBooks and iBooks.

> PS:  What is Mac video output called, anyway?

Something Chaucerian, no doubt ;)

Cheers,
David (still trying to figure out whether he can get to this one)
-- 
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Skype: davidfetter      XMPP: david.fetter at gmail.com

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From masri at nolex.com  Mon Nov 26 16:56:38 2007
From: masri at nolex.com (Adam Masri)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:56:38 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Mac-to-VGA video adaptor for Tuesday?
In-Reply-To: <20071126232243.GB72708@fu.funkspiel.org>
References: <20071126232243.GB72708@fu.funkspiel.org>
Message-ID: <42AEE9D4-56BD-4C5D-A5C7-B74B9F4A0433@nolex.com>

Apple has had a variety of proprietary video connectors over the  
years. They're usually some variation of power + video (ADC "Apple  
Display Connector" was power + VGA &/or DVI depending on flavor), or  
physically smaller connector version of a standard format like DVI or  
VGA, in order to 1) have fewer cables, or 2) save physical space on  
the side of the machine. They usually have a perfectly legitimate  
reason to sell you a $20-30 adapter. :)

My Titanium PowerBook has a DVI out on the back, and I have a DVI-VGA  
adapter for it. If he has an iBook, he might have a different physical  
connector on the side of the machine. It would help to know which  
model Mac he has, and its speed. You can look up which adapter is  
necessary on everymac.com.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/stats/ibook_g4_1.0_14.html

On Nov 26, 2007, at 3:22 PM, Quinn Weaver wrote:

> Does anyone have a Mac-to-VGA adaptor they can bring?  (Dave?)  Our
> projector takes VGA-in only.
>
> PS:  What is Mac video output called, anyway?


Adam Masri     masri at nolex.com
President      www.nolex.com
Nolex


From quinn at fairpath.com  Mon Nov 26 19:10:31 2007
From: quinn at fairpath.com (Quinn Weaver)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:10:31 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] Mac-to-VGA video adaptor for Tuesday?
In-Reply-To: <42AEE9D4-56BD-4C5D-A5C7-B74B9F4A0433@nolex.com>
References: <20071126232243.GB72708@fu.funkspiel.org>
	<42AEE9D4-56BD-4C5D-A5C7-B74B9F4A0433@nolex.com>
Message-ID: <20071127031031.GA73430@fu.funkspiel.org>

Brian says his wife has a cable he can borrow.  That seems like the easiest
thing overall.  So, problem solved.

Thanks to everyone who offered cables, and explanations about Mac video
output. :)

-- 
Quinn Weaver, independent contractor  |  President, San Francisco Perl Mongers
http://fairpath.com/quinn/resume/     |  http://sf.pm.org/
510-520-5217

From doom at kzsu.stanford.edu  Wed Nov 28 00:06:53 2007
From: doom at kzsu.stanford.edu (Joe Brenner)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:06:53 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] "Slides" for lightning talk: "Using Perl to Test
	Everything"
Message-ID: <200711280806.lAS86rvh089526@kzsu.stanford.edu>


Here are my slides for my lightning talk: "Using Perl to Test Everything"

  http://obsidianrook.com/devnotes/talks/test_everything/

The code under discussion is all linked to from that page.


From miyagawa at gmail.com  Wed Nov 28 00:16:48 2007
From: miyagawa at gmail.com (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:16:48 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] "Slides" for lightning talk: "Using Perl to Test
	Everything"
In-Reply-To: <200711280806.lAS86rvh089526@kzsu.stanford.edu>
References: <200711280806.lAS86rvh089526@kzsu.stanford.edu>
Message-ID: <693254b90711280016v490e23e6i556ef8ed0d4856c8@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

I just made a post on use Perl joural that contains links to my slides
and photos on Flickr. http://use.perl.org/~miyagawa/journal/34992

On 11/28/07, Joe Brenner <doom at kzsu.stanford.edu> wrote:
>
> Here are my slides for my lightning talk: "Using Perl to Test Everything"
>
>  http://obsidianrook.com/devnotes/talks/test_everything/
>
> The code under discussion is all linked to from that page.
>

-- 
Tatsuhiko Miyagawa

From bh1 at light42.com  Wed Nov 28 19:50:51 2007
From: bh1 at light42.com (Brian Hamlin)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:50:51 -0800
Subject: [sf-perl] "Slides" for lightning talk: "Using Perl to Test
	Everything"
In-Reply-To: <200711280806.lAS86rvh089526@kzsu.stanford.edu>
References: <200711280806.lAS86rvh089526@kzsu.stanford.edu>
Message-ID: <478553D8-9E2E-11DC-8B19-000A277A733C@light42.com>

My slides are up...

http://kml.light42.com/sfPmDemo/





From lavendula6654 at yahoo.com  Thu Nov 29 23:17:29 2007
From: lavendula6654 at yahoo.com (Elaine)
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:17:29 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [sf-perl] Ruby on Rails course at Foothill College
Message-ID: <690342.14517.qm@web31706.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

If you would like to get an introduction to web
application development with Ruby on Rails, Foothill
College in Los Altos Hills, CA  is offering a course
starting Tues. evening, January 8th, 2008, at 6pm. The
course is designed for students who are already
familiar with web application development using tools
such as Perl or PHP. Here is the course description:

COIN 67	RUBY ON RAILS - WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	5
Units

Introduction to web application development with Ruby
on Rails. Students learn how to create database-driven
web applications using the Ruby language and the Rails
framework.

Fours hours lecture, four hours laboratory.
Advisories: Prior programming experience and CIS 52A
or database experience.

Please preregister for Winter quarter by going to:
http://www.foothill.fhda.edu/reg/index.php





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