From acme at astray.com Sat Aug 3 06:10:26 2002 From: acme at astray.com (Leon Brocard) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:51 2004 Subject: [hetr@manning.com: Extending and Embedding Perl - New Free Book for Perl Mongers Groups] Message-ID: <20020803111026.GA6854@ns0> ----- Forwarded message from Helen Trimes ----- From: Helen Trimes Subject: Extending and Embedding Perl - New Free Book for Perl Mongers Groups To: Leon Brocard Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 16:34:47 -0400 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Attention Bath.pm Members --- Manning Publications announces the release of: Extending and Embedding Perl By Tim Jenness and Simon Cozens To learn more about this book and find out how to get a free review copy for your group, please read on ... Greenwich, Connecticut, August 2002 - Extending and Embedding Perl explains how to expand the functionality and usefulness of the Perl programming language and how to use Perl from C programs. It is the only book available with in-depth coverage of interfacing Perl and C. What's Inside - * C for the Perl programmer * Basic and advanced XS * Embedding Perl in C programs * Perl internals * An API reference for the internal C interface to Perl * A reference on the typemap system * Embedding Perl into the mutt mail reader About the Authors - A Perl developer for 7 years, Tim Jenness has ten modules on CPAN including two that are distributed as part of the core Perl distribution (File::Temp and Pod::LateX). He lives in Hilo, Hawaii. Simon Cozens, the author of Beginning Perl, was the release manager for the first four releases of the Perl 6 runtime engine, Parrot, and resides in Oxon, UK. About Manning Publications Co. - For each of its books Manning makes available to its readers an online discussion forum where they can pose questions to the author. To get access to the authors of Extending and Embedding Perl, go to www.manning.com/jenness. Here you will also find the book's table of contents, sample chapters, source code and other content. Extending and Embedding Perl will be available in retail stores in August 2002. Extending and Embedding Perl joins other notable Perl titles from Manning including Object Oriented Perl, Data Munging with Perl, Web Development with Apache and Perl, Graphics Programming with Perl, and Elements of Programming with Perl. Extending and Embedding Perl By Tim Jenness and Simon Cozens ISBN 1930110-820 July 2002, Softbound, 384 pages, $44.95 Available in bookstores August 2002. Ebook Edition 2 Mb, PDF, $13.50. Available only from the publisher at www.manning.com/jenness. Manning's User Group Program -- Manning supports the grassroots efforts of the User Group community. A goal of Manning's User Group Program is to foster relationships with technical communities that--in addition to meeting regularly--troubleshoot, write book reviews, and share knowledge through newsletters or Web sites. 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Useless invention no. 404: Breathable space suit From acme at astray.com Mon Aug 5 03:27:29 2002 From: acme at astray.com (Leon Brocard) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: [hetr@manning.com: Extending and Embedding Perl - New Free Book for Perl Mongers Groups] In-Reply-To: References: <20020803111026.GA6854@ns0> Message-ID: <20020805082729.GA4329@ns0> Andrew McGregor sent the following bits through the ether: > I'm interested in reviewing the book. Where do I sign? Magnus should send mail to Helen Trimes . Leon -- Leon Brocard.............................http://www.astray.com/ scribot.................................http://www.scribot.com/ ... I made it foolproof. They are making better fools! From magnus at huckvale.net Mon Aug 5 03:30:27 2002 From: magnus at huckvale.net (Magnus Huckvale) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: [hetr@manning.com: Extending and Embedding Perl - New Free Book for Perl Mongers Groups] References: <20020803111026.GA6854@ns0> <20020805082729.GA4329@ns0> Message-ID: <005d01c23c5a$59da30f0$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> > Andrew McGregor sent the following bits through the ether: > > > I'm interested in reviewing the book. Where do I sign? > > Magnus should send mail to Helen Trimes . True leaders often delegate. Andrew, feel free to email Helen on behalf of Bath.pm Magnus From Andrew.McGregor at amtrak.co.uk Mon Aug 5 06:45:50 2002 From: Andrew.McGregor at amtrak.co.uk (Andrew McGregor) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: [hetr@manning.com: Extending and Embedding Perl - New Free Book for Perl Mongers Groups] In-Reply-To: <005d01c23c5a$59da30f0$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> Message-ID: > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-bath-pm-list@pm.org [mailto:owner-bath-pm-list@pm.org]On > > > Andrew McGregor sent the following bits through the ether: > > > > > I'm interested in reviewing the book. Where do I sign? > > > > Magnus should send mail to Helen Trimes . > > True leaders often delegate. Andrew, feel free to email Helen on > behalf of > Bath.pm > > Magnus > Fair deal! BTW being the start of the month is there a pub.pm? Is it still at the Bell or can anyone think of a pub *further* from the train station ;) From mark at profero.com Wed Aug 7 06:19:42 2002 From: mark at profero.com (Mark Fowler) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: [hetr@manning.com: Extending and Embedding Perl - New Free Book for Perl Mongers Groups] In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Andrew McGregor wrote: > BTW being the start of the month is there a pub.pm? Is it still at the Bell > or can anyone think of a pub *further* from the train station ;) The FILO? Mark. -- Mark Fowler Technology Developer http://www.indicosoftware.com/ From jon at phuq.co.uk Wed Aug 7 06:21:27 2002 From: jon at phuq.co.uk (Jon Wilson) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: [hetr@manning.com: Extending and Embedding Perl - New Free Book for Perl Mongers Groups] In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20020807121645.B73089-100000@brains.phuq.co.uk> On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Mark Fowler wrote: > On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Andrew McGregor wrote: > > > BTW being the start of the month is there a pub.pm? Is it still at the Bell > > or can anyone think of a pub *further* from the train station ;) > > The FILO? The George at Bathampton? The Old Crown in Weston village? It's a 5 minutes walk from the Bell to the station, dammit man! ;-) BTW, we are on thrid tuesday now, not first, see you on the 20th. -- Jon Wilson http://www.phuq.co.uk Bath, UK Tel. (07776) 137939 Aleph-null bottles of beer on the wall, Aleph-null bottles of beer Take one down, pass it around, Aleph-null bottles of beer on the wall From magnus at huckvale.net Sat Aug 17 09:18:25 2002 From: magnus at huckvale.net (Magnus Huckvale) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: Bath.pm: Tuesday 20 August References: <20020509152850.25b98576.bath.pm@amias.org.uk> Message-ID: <236d01c245f8$f39f3b20$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> It's that time of the month again! Get down to The Bell for 6:30pm on Tuesday 20 August. (that's the third tuesday of the month, dudes) Message ends. From bjg at zerowork.co.uk Mon Aug 19 13:13:54 2002 From: bjg at zerowork.co.uk (Brian Gough) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: [fwd] job at sift Message-ID: <15713.13666.578249.73109@debian> http://www.sift.co.uk/about/vacancies.html Current Vacancies Web Developer 19-Aug-2002 - Web developer with experience of Perl, mod_perl, Database, Apache. You will work on large scale web projects from design/conceptualisation to build implementation and post-project review. From aaron.trevena at droogs.org Mon Aug 19 13:55:03 2002 From: aaron.trevena at droogs.org (Aaron Trevena) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: [fwd] job at sift In-Reply-To: <15713.13666.578249.73109@debian> Message-ID: On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Brian Gough wrote: > http://www.sift.co.uk/about/vacancies.html > > Current Vacancies > > Web Developer > > 19-Aug-2002 - Web developer with experience of Perl, mod_perl, > Database, Apache. You will work on large scale web projects from > design/conceptualisation to build implementation and post-project > review. er.. why would I want to register just to see the details of a job - are sift really that desperate for registered users ? A. me? bitter? -- Aaron J Trevena - Perl Hacker, Kung Fu Geek, Internet Consultant AutoDia --- Automatic UML and HTML Specifications from Perl, C++ and Any Datasource with a Handler. http://droogs.org/autodia From bjg at zerowork.co.uk Mon Aug 19 14:15:21 2002 From: bjg at zerowork.co.uk (Brian Gough) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: [fwd] job at sift In-Reply-To: References: <15713.13666.578249.73109@debian> Message-ID: <15713.17353.817436.171573@debian> > On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Brian Gough wrote: > > http://www.sift.co.uk/about/vacancies.html > > > > Current Vacancies > > > > Web Developer > > > > 19-Aug-2002 - Web developer with experience of Perl, mod_perl, > > Database, Apache. You will work on large scale web projects from > > design/conceptualisation to build implementation and post-project > > review. no registration required: http://www.under-score.org.uk/pipermail/underscore/2002-August/008153.html From magnus at huckvale.net Tue Aug 20 08:11:47 2002 From: magnus at huckvale.net (Magnus Huckvale) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: Bath.pm: Tuesday 20 August References: <20020509152850.25b98576.bath.pm@amias.org.uk> <236d01c245f8$f39f3b20$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> Message-ID: <00e001c2484b$23e62e70$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> > Get down to The Bell for 6:30pm on Tuesday 20 August. > (that's the third tuesday of the month, dudes) See you all tonight then, you can help me optimise my Broadband demand graph script: http://www.broadbandleague.org/graphs/ Magnus From magnus at huckvale.net Tue Aug 20 08:52:30 2002 From: magnus at huckvale.net (Magnus Huckvale) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: Bath.pm: Tuesday 20 August References: <20020509152850.25b98576.bath.pm@amias.org.uk> <236d01c245f8$f39f3b20$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> <00e001c2484b$23e62e70$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> Message-ID: <099c01c24850$d3d488e0$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> Dave will apparently be there from 6pm if anyone else can join him. Also on the agenda, organising of a Sunday afternoon hack-a-thon. - where can we have this? a pub with wireless/ADSL would be ideal - what projects are we to work on? Magnus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Magnus Huckvale" To: "bath.pm" Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 2:11 PM Subject: Re: Bath.pm: Tuesday 20 August > > > Get down to The Bell for 6:30pm on Tuesday 20 August. > > (that's the third tuesday of the month, dudes) > > See you all tonight then, you can help me optimise my Broadband demand graph > script: > http://www.broadbandleague.org/graphs/ > > Magnus > > > From daveh at davehodgkinson.com Tue Aug 20 09:09:06 2002 From: daveh at davehodgkinson.com (Dave Hodgkinson) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: Bath.pm: Tuesday 20 August In-Reply-To: <099c01c24850$d3d488e0$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> References: <20020509152850.25b98576.bath.pm@amias.org.uk> <236d01c245f8$f39f3b20$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> <00e001c2484b$23e62e70$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> <099c01c24850$d3d488e0$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> Message-ID: "Magnus Huckvale" writes: > Dave will apparently be there from 6pm if anyone else can join him. > > Also on the agenda, organising of a Sunday afternoon hack-a-thon. > - where can we have this? a pub with wireless/ADSL would be ideal > - what projects are we to work on? I'd like someone with a wireless basestation and a laptop (i have the wireless card but until i get another battery for my laptop...) so we can do some serious range tests. Pringles cans optional. -- Dave Hodgkinson, Wizard for Hire http://www.davehodgkinson.com Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.thehighwaystar.com Interim Technical Director, Web Architecture Consultant for hire From daveh at davehodgkinson.com Tue Aug 20 09:22:14 2002 From: daveh at davehodgkinson.com (Dave Hodgkinson) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: Bath.pm: Tuesday 20 August In-Reply-To: References: <20020509152850.25b98576.bath.pm@amias.org.uk> <236d01c245f8$f39f3b20$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> <00e001c2484b$23e62e70$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> <099c01c24850$d3d488e0$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> Message-ID: Dave Hodgkinson writes: > Pringles cans optional. We'll get the olestra-based ones for Magnus. -- Dave Hodgkinson, Wizard for Hire http://www.davehodgkinson.com Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.thehighwaystar.com Interim Technical Director, Web Architecture Consultant for hire From magnus at huckvale.net Tue Aug 20 16:15:15 2002 From: magnus at huckvale.net (Magnus Huckvale) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: Bath.pm meeting minutes Message-ID: <000001c2488e$b1ab88c0$13fa883e@Ephemeros> Please join the list if you are not already on it, we should stop hijacking the BBLUG list. Present o Dr Jon Wilson, Netcraft o Magnus, Netcraft o Dave, Deep Purple Fansite o Andy, Openworld o Jason, Interragate o Amias, Channer-world o Richard, Linux Format o Andrew, Amtrak o Gary, JG Web Design o Mark, Sony o Further Openworld bods Minutes o Dave on the CTO recruitment scene o Wardriving - Can we rent a rickshaw to go round Bath - Airsnort - GPS: Organise a lead for Jason's Garmin, or a USB one? - Dave has a network card - We need to build an aerial - Digital Camera/Camcorder - Chalk - Power? Jon has a car battery and an inverter - Amias to explain the concept of wardriving to Rickshaw people - Can one be blagged? - How much would it cost? o Magnus's code review o Richard dishes out some sample Linux Formats - in the name of Market Research - Those who went away with copies, please send comments to - richard.smedley@futurenet.co.uk - Dave suggests ?6.50 is a high price o Apparently there are perl jokes - no-one knows any - can we find some - or make some up - probably not o Magnus declares the biggest Bath.pm ever - 15 present! o Ann Summers and other sex shops are discussed o Hackfest - Where can we have it? - The Bell - Other Broadbanded local establishment - Local Internet Caf?? - Jon's flat potentially - Someone's house - anyone? - Magnus' flat, when I get broadband - Amias to ask The Bell about Counter-culture synergy - Everyone can improve their code - Can we do a weekday afternoon/evening - Bring your own project - Amias and the Earl bot - www.broadbandleague.org - bath.pm.org website - The uber-content analysis website - Does anyone have a small, portable printer - We should test the network - Would be light on booze but we could promise to buy pizza o Does everyone prefer the Bell? - Is it too far from the station - Should we set up a walking bus? - The Third Tuesday is now our regular day o Everyone to pester Magnus to sort out the website/mailing list o Parcel Force are discussed - Richard suggests there are trees across the Clifton Suspension Bridge o Magnus and Richard launch into the 'GNU Linux is not usable' discussion Action o Amias to liase with the Bell o Magnus to sort out the website and mailing list o Dave to build an aerial for his network card o Magnus to source some chalk, research warchalk symbols o Magnus to install Airsnort From richard.smedley at futurenet.co.uk Wed Aug 21 03:08:38 2002 From: richard.smedley at futurenet.co.uk (Richard Smedley) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: Bath.pm meeting minutes References: <000001c2488e$b1ab88c0$13fa883e@Ephemeros> Message-ID: <3D634A87.A9243C6B@futurenet.co.uk> Magnus Huckvale wrote: > > Please join the list if you are not already on it, we should stop > hijacking the BBLUG list. I'd love to join but: 1. I'm already on too many lists 2. I'm not very keen on Perl :-/ Oh well, might as well anyway [deletia] > - Richard suggests there are trees across the Clifton Suspension > Bridge Sorbus wilmottiana and S. bristoliensis Plus a few very rare herbs (such as the Bristol onion). Google, if you want to know more - the Avon Wildlife Trust should have a page on them. > o Magnus and Richard launch into the 'GNU Linux is not usable' > discussion Hmm. To be continued, I think ;-) - Richard -- Richard Smedley Production Editor, Linux Format Telephone +44 (0) 1225 442244 ext 5038 "Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense" ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________ From bath.pm at amias.org.uk Tue Aug 27 10:47:08 2002 From: bath.pm at amias.org.uk (Amias Channer) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: New Logo Message-ID: <20020827164708.5cb55bce.bath.pm@amias.org.uk> Hello Y'all , the duck is passe. what should our new logo/image for the site be ? Toodle-pip Amias From greg at mccarroll.demon.co.uk Tue Aug 27 10:52:18 2002 From: greg at mccarroll.demon.co.uk (Greg McCarroll) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: New Logo In-Reply-To: <20020827164708.5cb55bce.bath.pm@amias.org.uk>; from bath.pm@amias.org.uk on Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 04:47:08PM +0100 References: <20020827164708.5cb55bce.bath.pm@amias.org.uk> Message-ID: <20020827165218.A4392@mccarroll.demon.co.uk> * Amias Channer (bath.pm@amias.org.uk) wrote: > Hello Y'all , > > the duck is passe. > what should our new logo/image for the site be ? > the duck is excellent, probably the best thing about bath.pm ;-) -- Greg McCarroll http://www.mccarroll.org.uk/~gem/ jabber://greg@jabber.mccarroll.org.uk msn://greg@mccarroll.demon.co.uk From magnus at huckvale.net Tue Aug 27 11:47:16 2002 From: magnus at huckvale.net (Magnus Huckvale) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: New Logo References: <20020827164708.5cb55bce.bath.pm@amias.org.uk> <20020827165218.A4392@mccarroll.demon.co.uk> Message-ID: <036601c24de9$6686e370$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> I like the duck. From jon at phuq.co.uk Tue Aug 27 12:29:29 2002 From: jon at phuq.co.uk (Jon Wilson) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:57:52 2004 Subject: New Logo In-Reply-To: <036601c24de9$6686e370$265f5cc3@netcraft.com> Message-ID: <20020827182842.V34060-100000@beta.netcraft.com> On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Magnus Huckvale wrote: > I like the duck. I like it too. It could do with some shades to look cooler though. -- Jon Wilson