From andrew at sweger.net Sun Mar 2 12:08:30 2008 From: andrew at sweger.net (Andrew Sweger) Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 12:08:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: SPUG: Google Summer of Code -- volunteers needed Message-ID: Forwarding to SPUG on behalf of Eric Wilhelm : The Perl Foundation needs volunteers to make summer of code happen this year. It sounds like the administrators got stretched too thin in 2005 and 2006, and we really didn't have ourselves together in 2007. So, I'm proposing a departmental structure under a TPF umbrella, which will localize the cat-herding effects within various large projects (so far, parrot and Catalyst appear to be on board with this.) I would like to demonstrate that we have our act together this year, so we need to get a solid pool of administrative volunteers and mentors together before the 8th. Administrative needs: (Contact ewilhelm at cpan.org or join #soc on irc.perl.org.) * backup administrator (reduce the bus number) * Department heads for p5p, "modules", etc * Suggestions about department structure Mentors and project ideas needed: We need to get these pages populated before March 8th or it is quite likely to be a no-go. Potential mentors, please add yourselves and your project ideas here: http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008_mentors http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008_projects If you hate wikis as much as I do, please visit this handy form and I will batch the wiki edits on your behalf. http://scratchcomputing.com/loveperlhatewiki.html Thanks, Eric From cmeyer at helvella.org Tue Mar 4 09:09:03 2008 From: cmeyer at helvella.org (Colin Meyer) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:09:03 -0800 Subject: SPUG: Meeting Announcement -- 18 March 2008 Message-ID: <20080304170902.GJ1680@infula.helvella.org> March 2008 Seattle Perl Users Group (SPUG) Meeting ==================================================== Topic: I am not a 40 year old virgin Speaker: Andrew Sweger Meeting Date: Tuesday, 18 March 2008 Meeting Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Terrace Room at The Harbor Steps Cost: Admission is free and open to the public Info: http://seattleperl.org/ ==================================================== Tuesday, March 18th, is the next meeting of the THE SEATTLE PERL USERS GROUP. A big thanks to Andrew Sweger for stepping up to give a talk in March! Description: I used to toss and turn at night worrying that I would turn 40 before uploading a module to CPAN. I didn't want it to be just any module. I wanted my first time to be special. And now I want to share the sordid details. Come see how listening to yet another presentation on DBI lead to an idea to subclass the DBI to provide universal named parameter bindings. And I will show you how I finally put a notch on my CPAN post. ================ Thanks again to all the SPUG members that show up at meetings or participate on the list to make the group worthwhile in the first place, and all the JAPHs out there for just being. Meeting Location ================ March's meeting space is provided by Bryan Lhuillier of shiftboard.com. Terrace Room at The Harbor Steps: - The Harbor Steps is located at 1st & University Ave in Seattle. - Parking available on the street or in Western Ave lots. - The Terrace Room is located on the 6th Floor of the S.W. Building. - Enter the SW Building directly at 1200 Western Ave or use the Main Entrance (SE Building) located on 1st Avenue (next to Ipanema Grill) across from SAM. - We will post signs and/or people at both entrances, and you can also ask the concierge (or anybody else) for spot directions to the Terrace Room. - If you get lost, you can call Bryan's mobile phone - 206 427 6436 See you there! From MichaelRWolf at att.net Wed Mar 12 15:00:51 2008 From: MichaelRWolf at att.net (Michael R. Wolf) Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:00:51 -0700 Subject: SPUG: Framework talks into video files Message-ID: <02c601c8848c$8d0f09c0$640010ac@mlaptop> A long time ago, I taped 3 hours of framework talks. I promised to get the data back to this list. I even got some volunteers to help. I've got the camera owner and her disc burner poised to go. In the mean time, I have a few questions. 1. What format would be best after extraction from the mini-DV tapes? - AVI - MPEG2 2. How can the 3 hours be blocked into reasonable (for some to-be-determined definition of reasonable) chunks? 3. Is any other post-processing necessary? 4. Where can the files be hosted? 5. What format is best to host? Is that downloadable, streamable, or both? Reply to the group if you think it's generally interesting or deserving of an open discussion, else just to me. Thanks, Michael P.S. When I have the discs in hand, I'll make another announcement. -- Michael R. Wolf All mammals learn by playing! MichaelRWolf at att.net From cos at indeterminate.net Wed Mar 12 19:45:33 2008 From: cos at indeterminate.net (John Costello) Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:45:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: SPUG: Framework talks into video files In-Reply-To: <02c601c8848c$8d0f09c0$640010ac@mlaptop> Message-ID: On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Michael R. Wolf wrote: > A long time ago, I taped 3 hours of framework talks. I promised to get the > data back to this list. I even got some volunteers to help. I've got the > camera owner and her disc burner poised to go. > > In the mean time, I have a few questions. > > 1. What format would be best after extraction from the mini-DV tapes? > - AVI > - MPEG2 AVI, but for no good reason. > 2. How can the 3 hours be blocked into reasonable (for some to-be-determined > definition of reasonable) chunks? Break into related talks, or sequence of talks, or 3-4 talks. Aim for 50MB per download? > 3. Is any other post-processing necessary? > > 4. Where can the files be hosted? I'd suggest youtube, blip.tv, or some similar place, as they have the bandwidth and storage. This assumes that the people in the talks are ok with having them uploaded to those sites. (blip.tv comes to mind because Dave Cross' BBC teach-in slides were posted there; see which has a pile of perl videos.) > 5. What format is best to host? Is that downloadable, streamable, or both? Both would be nice. Even MP3 tied to a podcast would be nice. ---- KiBo: The Speed of HappyNet From jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org Thu Mar 13 15:42:10 2008 From: jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org (SPUG Jobs) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:42:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: SPUG: JOB: Senior Software Engineer (Perl), NeuroVista Corporation, Seattle Message-ID: You are unique, so are we. What we do is singular: there is no one in our industry who is pioneering technology for the management and treatment of epilepsy as we are. NeuroVista Corporation is a dynamic, early-stage medical device company dedicated to developing a life-changing seizure advisory system that could transform the lives of thousands of people with epilepsy. We are in the process of building a world-class team of professionals who are motivated by this opportunity to make a significant contribution to the health and well-being of others. As the first and lead Sr. Software Engineer on our high performance computing (HPC) team, you will help define, design and implement software applications associated with our state-of-the-art computational infrastructure and medical device products. Our HPC system is capable of quickly performing millions of experiments on our dataset of over 40 terabytes of intracranial recordings - the world's largest. This position requires in-depth knowledge of Perl. Your Responsibilities: - Contributing to the definition, design, test and review of software modules and applications supporting the Company's high-performance computing infrastructure. - Using expert-level Perl programming skills, aids in the development and modification of our Perl-based programming application for batch control and UI functions associated with the HPC system. - Documenting results of your design and development activities in a manner consistent with our project plans, policies and procedures. NeuroVista's Responsibilities: - We provide you with the tools you need to get your work done as efficiently and as effectively as possible. - We ensure you have great health care benefits for you and your significant others (be they spouses, mates and/or kids), so insurance coverage is the last thing in the world you need to think about. - We gather market data regularly to ensure you're paid fairly, and that your benefits are pretty near comparable to those offered by those large companies. - We also ensure you and your family have plenty of opportunities to play with the Vistian family - parties on the decks, parties on the beach. - Friday morning breakfasts prepared by your team members are a staple. - And of course, we provide you with a great work environment - we're in the shadow of the Space Needle at beautiful Fisher Plaza (Seattle, WA). In addition to unobstructed views of both the Olympics as well as the Cascades from our outdoor decks, the building is complete with a great workout facility, ample parking, easy access to bus routes, within walking distance of many terrific restaurants as well as the renowned Seattle Sculpture Park. Your Qualifications: - 3+ years in-depth Perl programming skills, preferably for PC applications. - 3+ years experience with database and UI programming. CGI, Tk programming optimal. - Expertise in some form of database programming such as MySql, Sql. - Experience with configuration management software, build systems and issue tracking software. - Exposure to software development in an FDA, or other regulated, environment preferred. - Small and/or early-stage company experience optimal. You Are... - able to demonstrate a sophisticated level of engineering understanding and you work exceptionally well with multi-disciplinary teams including mechanical, electrical and software engineering teams. - cognizant of business objectives when developing product quality and reliability improvements. - a person who has demonstrated a proven ability to sell concepts and build consensus among a diverse set of stakeholders. - extremely well organized with strong analytical and problem solving skills. - a strong, effective communicator with great interpersonal skills. - excited about working with a small, early-stage medical device company. - exceptionally team focused, self-motivating and passionate for innovation and quality. - the type of person who consistently demonstrates the highest ethical standards, actively promotes trust, respect and integrity in all dealings both inside and outside your workplace. NeuroVista Is... - a small, dynamic company where everyone matters, everyone has a voice, and everyone uses it. - a unique mix of creativity and brains. We have a passion for finding the right answers and a keen focus on collaboration and teamwork. - intent upon having quite a bit of fun along the way. If NeuroVista feels like your kind of place, we would like to get to know you. Please send us a cover letter and your resume to work at neurovista.com referencing Job Code 457923. And visit us virtually at www.neurovista.com to learn more about us and details of our comprehensive benefit package. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. From jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org Fri Mar 14 12:03:03 2008 From: jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org (SPUG Jobs) Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:03:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: SPUG: JOB: IMDb.com Sr Software Dev w/ Perl Expertise, Infrastructure Team Message-ID: IMDb is seeking a senior software developer with Perl expertise for our infrastructure team. We offer a small company environment with the benefits of working at a large company. IMDb is an Amazon.com company. We have a stable and successful business model. This position requires a minimum of a B.S. in computer science with three plus years of industry programming experience. Our primary development language is Perl in the Linux/Unix environment, so a solid base of skills in OO Perl,a working knowledge of database skills (SQL, basic MySQL/Postgres/db admin) and core Apache skills are required. Our infrastructure team is responsible for the backbone technologies of IMDb: website templating, build & deploy, image serving, performance management, metrics , caching & proxying, virtualization, logging, hierarchical storage management, etc. We are seeking a generalist with interests or skills in these areas to augment our team. While we are seeking the core skill sets above, a specialty area that complements our team will be a key hiring decision, so if you're a virtuoso in a some area that you think would interest IMDb, please let us know! Applicants only: recruiters must not submit on behalf of other people. Applications not submitted by candidates themselves are rejected. You may find other positions of interest to you at http://www.imdb.com/jobs. Please let your friends know! Important: Use the words 'Software Developer, Infrastructure' in the subject line of your email, or it will be rejected automatically by our spam filter. Send to careers at imdb.com. From jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org Fri Mar 14 12:02:54 2008 From: jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org (SPUG Jobs) Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:02:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: SPUG: JOB: IMDb.com Seeks Perl Expertise for our Consumer Site Message-ID: IMDb is seeking a senior software developer with Perl expertise for our consumer application team We offer a small company environment with the benefits of working at a large company. IMDb is an Amazon.com company. We have a stable and successful business model. This position requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science with three plus years of industry programming experience. Our primary development language is Perl in the Linux/Unix environment, so a solid base of skills in OO Perl,a working knowledge of database skills (SQL, basic MySQL/Postgres/db admin) and core Apache skills are required. Our consumer website team is responsible for the customer facing website associated with imdb.com. The consumer website is what pretty much everyone thinks of when we say "IMDb.com". Being on the consumer website team means that you enjoy and thrive in a jack-of-all-trades atmosphere - you may be called upon to work on video applications, templating, db tuning, DHTML, javascript - perhaps in the same week! While we are seeking the core skill sets above, a specialty area that complements our team will be a key hiring decision, so if you're a virtuoso in a some area that you think would interest IMDb, please let us know! Applicants only: recruiters must not submit on behalf of other people. Applications not submitted by candidates themselves are rejected. Important: Use the words 'Software Developer, Consumer Site' in the subject line of your email, or it will be rejected automatically by our spam filter. Send to careers at imdb.com From jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org Fri Mar 14 12:02:59 2008 From: jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org (SPUG Jobs) Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:02:59 -0700 (PDT) Subject: SPUG: JOB: IMDb.com Sr Software Dev w/ Perl Expertise, Paid Services Team Message-ID: IMDb is seeking a senior software developer with Perl expertise for our paid services team. We offer a small company environment with the benefits of working at a large company. IMDb is an Amazon.com company. We have a stable and successful business model. This position requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science with three plus years of industry programming experience. Our primary development language is Perl in the Linux/Unix environment, so a solid base of skills in OO Perl,a working knowledge of database skills (SQL, basic MySQL/Postgres/db admin) and core Apache skills are required. Our paid services team is responsible for a variety of successful and growing paid services including our subscription "http://pro.imdb.com" for industry professional, and a thriving resume and photo upload service. The work is constantly changing; you may be called upon to work on diverse areas such as metrics, payment systems, subscriptions, web services, db tuning, DHTML, javascript - perhaps in the same week! While we are seeking the core skill sets above, a specialty area that complements our team will be a key hiring decision, so if you're a virtuoso in a some area that you think would interest IMDb, please let us know! Applicants only: recruiters must not submit on behalf of other people. Applications not submitted by candidates themselves are rejected. Important: Use the words 'Software Developer, Paid Services' in the subject line of your email, or it will be rejected automatically by our spam filter. Send to careers at imdb.com From FedraY at parkerservices.com Fri Mar 14 16:51:01 2008 From: FedraY at parkerservices.com (Fedra Y. Yazdi) Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:51:01 -0700 Subject: SPUG: MOD_PERL and RUBY DEVs are GREAT Message-ID: Hello Happy Friday! I wanted to wish you all a great weekend, and let you know about an opportunity I have here in SEATTLE. I have the job description included in this email. Please feel free to call me and/or email me with questions . JOB DESCRIPTION Take your next step with a leader in its industry as a SOFTWARE DEVELOPER The right candidate will be working closely with a team of dedicated engineers focused on building outstanding software solutions. If so, we are looking for you. There's great career growth opportunity with us, and we can't wait to hear from you. A career at --------is about being excited every day about your role, your team and the company. At ------------------- you will interact with smart, passionate, committed people. We thrive on each other's energies and ideas, and challenge each other to make the "impossible" into "eminently feasible". We'd love to hear what you want to do. We're certain you want to be here while you are doing it! Qualifications * Thorough understanding of object-oriented methodology * Thorough understanding of MVC architectures * Experience with coding database-backed web applications * Expert knowledge in either mod_perl or Ruby on Rails * Intermediate knowledge of a mod_perl templating language * Intermediate CSS and Javascript skills * Willingness to work in an Agile development environment * Ability to clearly and concisely communicate technical ideas This is a long term contract position with a strong possibility of it going perm, with a competitive pay and benefits. 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URL: http://mail.pm.org/pipermail/spug-list/attachments/20080314/0391bd6c/attachment-0001.html From cmeyer at helvella.org Sat Mar 15 21:57:26 2008 From: cmeyer at helvella.org (Colin Meyer) Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:57:26 -0700 Subject: SPUG: Meeting Announcement -- 18 March 2008 In-Reply-To: <20080304170902.GJ1680@infula.helvella.org> References: <20080304170902.GJ1680@infula.helvella.org> Message-ID: <20080316045726.GA31586@infula.helvella.org> A reminder: the next SPUG meeting is on this coming Tuesday, the 18th of March. -Colin. On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 09:09:03AM -0800, Colin Meyer wrote: > > March 2008 Seattle Perl Users Group (SPUG) Meeting > ==================================================== > > Topic: I am not a 40 year old virgin > Speaker: Andrew Sweger > Meeting Date: Tuesday, 18 March 2008 > Meeting Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. > Location: Terrace Room at The Harbor Steps > > Cost: Admission is free and open to the public > Info: http://seattleperl.org/ > > ==================================================== > > Tuesday, March 18th, is the next meeting of the THE SEATTLE PERL > USERS GROUP. > > A big thanks to Andrew Sweger for stepping up to give a talk in March! > > Description: I used to toss and turn at night worrying that I would turn > 40 before uploading a module to CPAN. I didn't want it to be just any > module. I wanted my first time to be special. And now I want to share > the sordid details. Come see how listening to yet another presentation > on DBI lead to an idea to subclass the DBI to provide universal named > parameter bindings. And I will show you how I finally put a notch on my > CPAN post. From jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org Mon Mar 17 18:36:56 2008 From: jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org (SPUG Jobs) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:36:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: SPUG: JOB: Data Analyst/Developer Message-ID: I am currently hiring for a Data Analyst with Perl Development Experience! Please contact Portia Orner with Apex Systems @ 425-278-0083 or pcorner at apexsystemsinc.com. Thank you and I look forward to speaking with interested parties! DATA ANALYST (w/ Development Background) - 6 Month-Perm - $35-45/hour, 70k - W-2 - Placement via Apex Systems - Location disclosed to identified candidates - No telecommuting - eCommerce The Four Most Important Qualifications: 1) SQL 2) PERL 3) Scripting 4) Relational Database Experience Responsibilities: - Navigate tables (approx 800) for inserts and modifications with Perl and SQL - Partner closely with team of Systems Administrators - Utilize TOAD to remedy failed orders - Thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment (Supporting 75+ customers with deployments every month) Portia Orner Technical Recruiter APEX Systems, Inc. 10500 NE 8th St. Bellevue, WA 98004 Office: 425.278.0083 Toll free: 877.335.5136 Fax: 425.278.0084 pcorner at apexsystemsinc.com www.apexsystemsinc.com Apex Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apex Systems, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal civil rights law. From andrew at sweger.net Tue Mar 18 08:36:52 2008 From: andrew at sweger.net (Andrew Sweger) Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:36:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: SPUG: Summer of Perl -- call for student proposals Message-ID: Forwarding to SPUG on behalf of Eric Wilhelm: The Perl Foundation is participating in Google's 2008 Summer of Code(tm) and we have a lot of capable, willing mentors looking forward to working with some talented, driven students. So, we would like you to help find those students (and quickly -- the students must apply before March 31st.) This is a rare opportunity for students to get a chance to get a paid summer of hacking on exciting projects like Parrot, Perl 6, Moose, Jifty, SVK, Catalyst, or their very own Perl modules or applications. It also brings new talent into the community and gives the student a hefty "real world" experience with a knowledgable mentor. Further, employers love to see this sort of demonstration of teamwork, handling deadlines, communication skills, resourcefulness and etc. We're looking for promising students who are interested in open source (or maybe you know someone who *should* be interested in open source.) Knowledge of Perl is optional if the project is Parrot-related. The student doesn't need to be an expert in the problem domain (after all, learning is part of the process), but should bring a big pile of creativity, problem-solving skills, and determination. Students should review the page of suggested projects, but are encouraged to bring their own proposals (those are often the best.) The most important first step is getting in touch with the community and discussing their project idea with potential mentors. http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008_projects Additional information and links can be found here. http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008 Google has posted some flyers if you happen to have a university bulletin board or hallway handy: http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocFlyers Additional info: http://code.google.com/soc/2008/ http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html (Note that google has particular requirements to do with the fact that they are paying the students. The student must be able to show their eligibility regarding enrollment and employability.) Remember, the Perl community draws talent from many fields, so if you came to Perl from a non-computer-science major and still have contacts in that department from your university, it is probably worth mentioning to them. Thanks, Eric From jerry.gay at gmail.com Tue Mar 18 15:45:25 2008 From: jerry.gay at gmail.com (jerry gay) Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:45:25 -0700 Subject: SPUG: Summer of Perl -- call for student proposals In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1d9a3f400803181545g5cbfa66ap70d76cb8211ad0f@mail.gmail.com> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Andrew Sweger wrote: > Forwarding to SPUG on behalf of Eric Wilhelm: > > The Perl Foundation is participating in Google's 2008 Summer of Code(tm) > and we have a lot of capable, willing mentors looking forward to working > with some talented, driven students. So, we would like you to help find > those students (and quickly -- the students must apply before March 31st.) > > This is a rare opportunity for students to get a chance to get a paid > summer of hacking on exciting projects like Parrot, Perl 6, Moose, Jifty, > SVK, Catalyst, or their very own Perl modules or applications. It also > brings new talent into the community and gives the student a hefty "real > world" experience with a knowledgable mentor. Further, employers love to > see this sort of demonstration of teamwork, handling deadlines, > communication skills, resourcefulness and etc. > > We're looking for promising students who are interested in open source (or > maybe you know someone who *should* be interested in open source.) > Knowledge of Perl is optional if the project is Parrot-related. The > student doesn't need to be an expert in the problem domain (after all, > learning is part of the process), but should bring a big pile of > creativity, problem-solving skills, and determination. > > Students should review the page of suggested projects, but are encouraged > to bring their own proposals (those are often the best.) The most > important first step is getting in touch with the community and discussing > their project idea with potential mentors. > > http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008_projects > > Additional information and links can be found here. > > http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008 > > Google has posted some flyers if you happen to have a university bulletin > board or hallway handy: > > http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocFlyers > > Additional info: > > http://code.google.com/soc/2008/ > http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html > > (Note that google has particular requirements to do with the fact that > they are paying the students. The student must be able to show their > eligibility regarding enrollment and employability.) > > Remember, the Perl community draws talent from many fields, so if you came > to Perl from a non-computer-science major and still have contacts in that > department from your university, it is probably worth mentioning to them. > > Thanks, > Eric > i won't be at the meeting tonight to announce it in person, but this list is probably a better vehicle because it reaches more people. i'm managing the google summer of code projects for parrot and rakudo (perl 6 on parrot), and i'll be a mentor for rakudo and parrot. if you are interested, or know somebody who might be, please know that it's possible for me to meet with local students face-to-face for mentoring sessions. feel free to contact me directly with any related questions or comments at jerry.gay+soc2008 at gmail.com. ~jerry From mark at foster.cc Thu Mar 20 15:02:52 2008 From: mark at foster.cc (Mark Foster) Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:02:52 -0700 Subject: SPUG: CPAN module remove? Message-ID: <47E2DF0C.9040609@foster.cc> What is the command to uninstall or remove a module using the CPAN shell? -- Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints... Mark D. Foster, CISSP http://mark.foster.cc/ From MichaelRWolf at att.net Mon Mar 24 17:44:05 2008 From: MichaelRWolf at att.net (Michael R. Wolf) Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:44:05 -0700 Subject: SPUG: Creative Commons License expertise wanted Message-ID: <00b501c88e11$581ddf00$640010ac@mlaptop> SPUG-sters, I've only heard the Creative Commons license in passing and scanned the web site, but am soon to get out of the stands and onto the court. If you've applied a Creative Commons license, and have some experiences that may not be obvious from the CreativeCommons.org site, I'd appreciate having a short chat to learn about them. Thanks, Michael P.S. The project is part of the "UnDriver Ballard" license project with Sustainable Ballard. It looks like a picture driver license, but SB is using it as a program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from car use. By increasing awareness of personal transportation choices and eliciting individualized car-trip-reduction pledges, Undriver Licensing playfully engages people to make more informed and empowered transportation choices. Play. Learn. Reduce. Live. See an example here: http://undriving.blogs.sustainableballard.org/undriving-at-sustainable-balla rd-festival-2007/ Full details here... http://undriving.blogs.sustainableballard.org/ -- Michael R. Wolf All mammals learn by playing! MichaelRWolf at att.net From jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org Tue Mar 25 14:31:15 2008 From: jobs-noreply at seattleperl.org (SPUG Jobs) Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:31:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: SPUG: JOB: mod_perl dev, e-commerce firm in Seattle Message-ID: - contract to perm - 12+ months on contract, can go perm within 3 months - incentive stock options for permanent - placement is through a recruiter - W-2 or 1099, no restrictions on 1099 - located in Seattle - *no* telecommuting - industry: e-commerce MOD-PERL Take your next step with a cutting edge company as a SOFTWARE DEVELOPER The right candidate will be working closely with a team of dedicated engineers. We are looking for an experience MOD_PERL developer to add to a talented, motivated team. Successful candidates must be able to write sustainable code quickly and accurately. You must have a passion for writing modular software systems capable of handling large loads and high-traffic patterns. There's great career growth opportunity, and we can't wait to hear from you. A career at -------- is about being excited every day about your role, your team and the company. At ------------------- you will interact with smart, passionate, committed people. We'd love to hear what you want to do. We're certain you want to be here while you are doing it! Qualifications - Thorough understanding of object-oriented methodology - Thorough understanding of MVC architectures - Experience with coding database-backed web applications - Expert knowledge in either mod_perl - Intermediate knowledge of a mod_perl templating language - Intermediate CSS and Javascript skills - Willingness to work in an Agile development environment - Ability to clearly and concisely communicate technical ideas This is a contract position with a strong possibility of it going perm, with a competitive pay and benefits. If you are interested in this opportunity please contact me: Fedra fedray at ParkerServices.com 206-652-1583 DIRECT