From grant at mclean.net.nz Mon Nov 5 12:35:23 2007 From: grant at mclean.net.nz (Grant McLean) Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:35:23 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Meeting Next Tuesday - Nov 13 Message-ID: <1194294924.32319.16.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> Hi Mongers The October meeting of Wellington Perl Mongers is next Tuesday (November 13th) at the usual place and time: 6:00pm Tuesday 13 November 2007 Level 2, The building formerly known as Eagle Technology House 150 Willis Street Wellington http://wellington.pm.org/ Continuing on from last month's multi-threading/processing theme, Srdjan Jankovic is going to tell us about his experiences using Perl threads and Lenz Gschwendtner is going to tell us about his experiences with the good and bad sides of forking. On a completely unrelated note, I thought I'd cover Perl's taint mode. For the uninitiated, this is a core feature of Perl for improving the security of your programs. ======================================================================== At the risk of being confusing, I'll also remind you that the Wellington Postgres User Group are meeting at 6:00 *tonight* at Catalyst. http://www.pgug.org.nz/ So that's Postgres this week and Perl next week. ======================================================================== See you there. Cheers Grant From grant at mclean.net.nz Thu Nov 8 11:41:30 2007 From: grant at mclean.net.nz (Grant McLean) Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:41:30 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] [Fwd: [pm_groups] Perl mongers around the world, unite!] Message-ID: <1194550891.32408.4.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Jos? Alves de Castro > To: pm_groups at pm.org > Subject: [pm_groups] Perl mongers around the world, unite! > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:05:26 +0000 > > At least on LinkedIn, for now. > > We just created a LinkedIn group for Perl Mongers. > > Enjoy and join the group at: > > http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/40830/4971AC40763D > > Cheers! > > jac > > PS: Please do pass the message on to your pm groups. > > > -- > Jose Castro > TPF Community Relations Leader > > From grant at mclean.net.nz Sun Nov 11 23:02:55 2007 From: grant at mclean.net.nz (Grant McLean) Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:02:55 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Meeting Next Tomorrow (Tuesday) Message-ID: <1194850975.3226.2.camel@localhost.localdomain> Just a quick reminder, Wellington.PM meeting is tomorrow evening. Or, if you're reading this on Tuesday, it's tonight! See you there Grant -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Grant McLean > Reply-To: Wellington Perl Mongers (Perl user group) > > To: Wellington Perl Mongers > Subject: [Wellington-pm] Meeting Next Tuesday - Nov 13 > Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:35:23 +1300 > > Hi Mongers > > The October meeting of Wellington Perl Mongers is next Tuesday (November > 13th) at the usual place and time: > > 6:00pm Tuesday 13 November 2007 > Level 2, The building formerly known as Eagle Technology House > 150 Willis Street > Wellington > http://wellington.pm.org/ > > Continuing on from last month's multi-threading/processing theme, Srdjan > Jankovic is going to tell us about his experiences using Perl threads > and Lenz Gschwendtner is going to tell us about his experiences with the > good and bad sides of forking. > > On a completely unrelated note, I thought I'd cover Perl's taint mode. > For the uninitiated, this is a core feature of Perl for improving the > security of your programs. From grant at mclean.net.nz Tue Nov 13 13:47:04 2007 From: grant at mclean.net.nz (Grant McLean) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:47:04 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Roundup of last night's meeting Message-ID: <1194990425.8210.11.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> Hi Mongers The large crowds who were disappointed to miss Srdjan's talk last month obviously decided they weren't going to fall for it two month's running. Which is a shame because he actually showed up this time :-) Thanks to our speakers and the faithful core mongers for the lively feedback. Slides are up on the web site now, including Lenz's broken PDF and my experimental (ie: brokenish) new theme: http://wellington.pm.org/archive/index.html See following email for discussion of plans for December. Cheers Grant From grant at mclean.net.nz Tue Nov 13 13:47:13 2007 From: grant at mclean.net.nz (Grant McLean) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:47:13 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Plans for December meeting Message-ID: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> Hi Mongers As I mentioned at last night's meeting, December is traditionally very busy so I propose a few options for Wellington.PM's meeting on Tuesday December 11th: a) Meet as normal (volunteers to talk please contact me) b) Have a social meet instead, eg: meet at a pub, followed by a meal c) Do nothing in December & January - reconvene in February Please discuss. Cheers Grant From srdjan at catalyst.net.nz Tue Nov 13 15:15:28 2007 From: srdjan at catalyst.net.nz (Srdjan) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:15:28 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Plans for December meeting In-Reply-To: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> References: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> Message-ID: <473A3010.4000405@catalyst.net.nz> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 My vote, STV style: a) 2 b) 1 c) not even contemplating... Grant McLean wrote: > Hi Mongers > > As I mentioned at last night's meeting, December is traditionally very > busy so I propose a few options for Wellington.PM's meeting on Tuesday > December 11th: > > a) Meet as normal (volunteers to talk please contact me) > > b) Have a social meet instead, eg: meet at a pub, followed by a meal > > c) Do nothing in December & January - reconvene in February > > Please discuss. > > Cheers > Grant > > _______________________________________________ > Wellington-pm mailing list > Wellington-pm at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/wellington-pm > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHOjAQZtcHxCitRpgRAhX5AJ9uLzkzZQM3FD4F1r8X9aFfI2dccwCdFzM2 q3Ags+NwS2MyyT+dZpzjnH8= =bx2O -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From andychilton at gmail.com Tue Nov 13 16:30:21 2007 From: andychilton at gmail.com (Andrew Chilton) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:30:21 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Plans for December meeting In-Reply-To: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> References: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> Message-ID: On 14/11/2007, Grant McLean wrote: > b) Have a social meet instead, eg: meet at a pub, followed by a meal I'm up for a social. > c) Do nothing in December & January - reconvene in February Would the February meeting be lightening talks again? Andy -- contact: Andrew Chilton website: http://kapiti.geek.nz/ From hta.lists at gmail.com Tue Nov 13 18:00:27 2007 From: hta.lists at gmail.com (Donovan Jones) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:00:27 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Plans for December meeting In-Reply-To: References: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> Message-ID: <81bb842d0711131800u1dfbbea1hd2de56ad3b142d7e@mail.gmail.com> Social sounds good. Is there anything on the menu besides curry? Donovan From srdjan at catalyst.net.nz Tue Nov 13 18:13:19 2007 From: srdjan at catalyst.net.nz (Srdjan) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:13:19 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Plans for December meeting In-Reply-To: <81bb842d0711131800u1dfbbea1hd2de56ad3b142d7e@mail.gmail.com> References: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> <81bb842d0711131800u1dfbbea1hd2de56ad3b142d7e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <473A59BF.1000008@catalyst.net.nz> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Parrot rendang. Donovan Jones wrote: > Social sounds good. > > Is there anything on the menu besides curry? > > Donovan > _______________________________________________ > Wellington-pm mailing list > Wellington-pm at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/wellington-pm > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHOlm/ZtcHxCitRpgRAvehAJ9Ddf3LNFlQAsb9xqJdREDRfOBwswCcCf28 IoseDDxi/SSThxaaNUhf1Ys= =5QQe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From brenda at wallace.net.nz Thu Nov 15 18:25:54 2007 From: brenda at wallace.net.nz (Brenda Wallace) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:25:54 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Plans for December meeting In-Reply-To: References: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> Message-ID: <200711161525.55525.brenda@wallace.net.nz> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:30:21 Andrew Chilton wrote: > On 14/11/2007, Grant McLean wrote: > > b) Have a social meet instead, eg: meet at a pub, followed by a meal > > I'm up for a social. Social +1 > > > c) Do nothing in December & January - reconvene in February > > Would the February meeting be lightening talks again? > > Andy From brenda at wallace.net.nz Thu Nov 15 18:26:34 2007 From: brenda at wallace.net.nz (Brenda Wallace) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:26:34 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Plans for December meeting In-Reply-To: <81bb842d0711131800u1dfbbea1hd2de56ad3b142d7e@mail.gmail.com> References: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> <81bb842d0711131800u1dfbbea1hd2de56ad3b142d7e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <200711161526.34880.brenda@wallace.net.nz> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:00:27 Donovan Jones wrote: > Social sounds good. > > Is there anything on the menu besides curry? how about Great India? From jarich at perltraining.com.au Fri Nov 16 01:03:20 2007 From: jarich at perltraining.com.au (jarich at perltraining.com.au) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:03:20 +1100 (EST) Subject: [Wellington-pm] OSDC 2007's Fabulous Keynotes! Message-ID: <20071116090320.7919FA8F31@teddybear.perltraining.com.au> Dear Wellington PM members, Final reminder! Register now for the Open Source Developers' Conference 2007: http://www.osdc.com.au/registration/index.html Key information: 26th November - Tutorials 27th - 29th November - Technical programme 28th November - Google Conference Dinner Royal on the Park Hotel Cnr Alice & Albert Streets Brisbane CBD Queensland Each full registration ($325) includes one dinner ticket (until sold out). Single day tickets are also available for $150. Check out our tutorial program at http://www.cgpublisher.com/conferences/107/web/program-detail.html Keynote talks this year include: Rusty Russell: "C: A Humbling Language" ------------------------------------------------------------------ Some languages have beautiful constructs and elegant power. Others have novelty and fresh ideas. Surely C is a sometimes-necessary evil, and been around so long that there's nothing new to discover about it? So what kind of retarded masochist would select C as their language of choice? And why? Rasmus Lerdorf: "Exploring the Broken Web" ------------------------------------------------------------------ XSS and XSRF has been a thorn in the side of the web for years now. Rasmus will show some very common mistakes people make and tie it to the real world by showing a vulnerability in actual sites. Paul Fenwick: "An Illustrated History of Failure" ------------------------------------------------------------------ The average individual is given little scope for failure, at least not the type that really matters. The opportunity for catastrophic failure, that influences nations or continents, has been traditionally reserved for royalty, parliament, and others in a position of great leadership. However in recent times we have developed a profession who have the opportunity to fail like never before. A profession that can make mistakes that are so monumental, so wide-reaching, and so costly they can shake civilisation to its very core. This elite group, rarely seen by every day society, are the foundation upon which modern society depends. The few, the proud, the Software Developer. Join us for a voyage of discovery, as we travel back through history to some of the most monumental failures the world has ever seen. Jonathan Oxer: "Software Freedom: Pragmatic Idealism?" ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Free / Open Source Software (FOSS) community is incredibly diverse with a corresponding variety of reasons for participation. At one end of the scale is dreamy idealism, which aims to free all information for the good of mankind. At the other end is economic pragmatism, which sees Open Source as a powerful business opportunity and software development model. Is there common middle ground where both ends of the spectrum can meet? Can Free Software really can be Pragmatic Idealism? And what are we doing as a country in terms of building a sustainable local ICT industry? Be a part of this fantastic conference and help it be the best developers' conference this year! If your business would like to benefit from exposure to many of Australia's best open source developers then perhaps you should consider sponsorship. We have a wide range of sponsorship options, to find out more information please visit: http://www.osdc.com.au/sponsors/index.html Jacinta Richardson OSDC Publicity Officer From grant at mclean.net.nz Sun Nov 18 19:53:46 2007 From: grant at mclean.net.nz (Grant McLean) Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:53:46 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, November 16] Message-ID: <1195444426.2928.2.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Marsee Henon > Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, November 16 > Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:41:42 -0800 > > Hi there, > > I'd like to share Tim O'Reilly's post about his recent trip to > Beijing "China Foo Camp: On the Outside, Looking In." > > Tim writes about his experiences in China, the smog, > and the differences between the tech cultures in Shanghai and Beijing. > > As we start to think about the end of the year, I should point out > the incredible list of books we have coming out in December. 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Plus--a sneaky way to hook multiple speakers to a stock > Mac. > > > > For more articles, go to: > > > --------------------- > Blogs > ------------------- > ***My paperless office > > > ***Is Apple Losing To Microsoft On Python Integration? > > > ***If Social Networking Sites *Really* Wanted to Interoperate > > > ***Flash Killers ---Java FX, Silverlight, Groovy and Xoetrope > > > ***Skinny Languages and Fat Tools > > > ***OpenSocial: It's the data, stupid > > > For more blogs, go to: > > > Until next time-- > > Marsee Henon > > > ================================================================ > O'Reilly > 1005 Gravenstein Highway North > Sebastopol, CA 95472 > http://ug.oreilly.com/ http://ug.oreilly.com/creativemedia/ > ================================================================ From grant at mclean.net.nz Thu Nov 22 13:48:11 2007 From: grant at mclean.net.nz (Grant McLean) Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:48:11 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Plans for December meeting In-Reply-To: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> References: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> Message-ID: <1195768091.21594.17.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 10:47 +1300, Grant McLean wrote: > Hi Mongers > > As I mentioned at last night's meeting, December is traditionally very > busy so I propose a few options for Wellington.PM's meeting on Tuesday > December 11th: > > a) Meet as normal (volunteers to talk please contact me) > > b) Have a social meet instead, eg: meet at a pub, followed by a meal > > c) Do nothing in December & January - reconvene in February > > Please discuss. As I haven't been inundated with people volunteering for option 'a' and there has been a groundswell of support for option 'b' then I think we should proceed with devising a plan. Like Donovan, I also would give serious consideration to non-curry options for the eating phase. One easy option that occurred to me was Syn bar in Bond Street - beer and pizza in one handy location. Other suggestions are welcome. Andy was enquiring if the February meeting would be a lightning talk meeting as we've had in other years. I was holding off replying while I awaited confirmation of an alternative plan - which I've just received... Damian Conway is going to be in town for WebStock [1] and has also accepted an invitation to speak at Wellington.PM that week. He's not sure of his exact commitments but at this stage he's pencilled in for the Tuesday evening (Feb 12). So that gives everyone an extra month to prepare their lightning talks for the March meeting :-) Cheers Grant [1] http://www.webstock.org.nz/ From andychilton at gmail.com Thu Nov 22 17:32:18 2007 From: andychilton at gmail.com (Andrew Chilton) Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:32:18 +1300 Subject: [Wellington-pm] Plans for December meeting In-Reply-To: <1195768091.21594.17.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> References: <1194990434.8210.12.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> <1195768091.21594.17.camel@putnam.wgtn.cat-it.co.nz> Message-ID: Well done Grant. All of that sounds pretty awesome and seeing Damian Conway will definitely be a good evening. Syn bar sounds like a great idea, nice and easy. Andy -- contact: Andrew Chilton website: http://kapiti.geek.nz/