From robert at interactive.co.uk Wed May 18 02:25:13 2005 From: robert at interactive.co.uk (Robert Inder) Date: 18 May 2005 10:25:13 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh Message-ID: I'm looking for individuals with Perl and Unix experience, in or around Edinburgh. This list would seem to be an obvious place to look, but the archive suggests it has died... Is there anybody out there? Robert. -- Robert Inder Tel: 0131 229 1052 Interactive Information Ltd, Dragon's Apprentice Mob: 07808 492 213 3, Lauriston Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 9HH Interactions speak louder than words SCOTLAND UK From ben.soares at ed.ac.uk Wed May 18 02:32:28 2005 From: ben.soares at ed.ac.uk (Ben Soares) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 10:32:28 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <200505181032.28945.ben.soares@ed.ac.uk> On Wed, 18 May, 2005 10:25, Robert Inder wrote: > I'm looking for individuals with Perl and Unix experience, > in or around Edinburgh. > > This list would seem to be an obvious place to look, but > the archive suggests it has died... > > Is there anybody out there? We're here... just very, very quiet Ben -- Ben Soares tel: +44 (0)131-651 1238 EDINA, Edinburgh University Data Library fax: +44 (0)131-650 3308 Main Library Building, George Square email: ben.soares at ed.ac.uk Edinburgh EH8 9LJ, Scotland, UK www: http://edina.ac.uk/ "Hmmm, that makes no sense to me... But then you are very small, perhaps you're right." -- Treebeard From nickwoolley at yahoo.co.uk Wed May 18 02:43:48 2005 From: nickwoolley at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Woolley) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 10:43:48 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <428B0E54.5090900@yahoo.co.uk> Crikey, an email on Edinburgh.pm? Robert Inder wrote: I'm looking for individuals with Perl and Unix experience, > in or around Edinburgh. I fit that description - > This list would seem to be an obvious place to look, but > the archive suggests it has died... That's what I thought too. Nick From dave at zerofive.co.uk Wed May 18 03:17:32 2005 From: dave at zerofive.co.uk (dave@zerofive.co.uk) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 11:17:32 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <200505181117.32799.dave@zerofive.co.uk> On Wednesday 18 May 2005 10:25, Robert Inder wrote: > I'm looking for individuals with Perl and Unix experience, > in or around Edinburgh. > > This list would seem to be an obvious place to look, but > the archive suggests it has died... > > Is there anybody out there? We must all be the strong silent type. What do you need? d. > > Robert. > > -- > Robert Inder Tel: 0131 229 1052 Interactive Information > Ltd, Dragon's Apprentice Mob: 07808 492 213 3, Lauriston > Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 9HH Interactions speak louder than words > SCOTLAND UK > > _______________________________________________ > Edinburgh-pm mailing list > Edinburgh-pm at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/edinburgh-pm From perl at minty.org Wed May 18 03:26:54 2005 From: perl at minty.org (Murray) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 11:26:54 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20050518102654.GB29870@panadol> waves from the back :) > I'm looking for individuals with Perl and Unix experience, yup > in or around Edinburgh. nope. down south, but occassionally in town visiting family... So, are there not many perl jobs around Edin, or just not many perl socials? Enquiring minds want to know ;) Next in town early July. I'd be up for re-discovering some drinking venues if anyone fancies a social? From perl at aaroncrane.co.uk Wed May 18 03:34:39 2005 From: perl at aaroncrane.co.uk (Aaron Crane) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 11:34:39 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: <428B0E54.5090900@yahoo.co.uk> References: <428B0E54.5090900@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: <20050518103439.GL7604@aaroncrane.co.uk> Nick Woolley writes: > Robert Inder wrote: > > This list would seem to be an obvious place to look, but the archive > > suggests it has died... > > That's what I thought too. There seem to be several people on here at the moment. Perhaps we should arrange a meeting soon. Some day from Wednesday 25th May would be good for me. Anyone else? -- Aaron Crane From nickwoolley at yahoo.co.uk Wed May 18 06:14:18 2005 From: nickwoolley at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Woolley) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 14:14:18 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: <20050518103439.GL7604@aaroncrane.co.uk> References: <428B0E54.5090900@yahoo.co.uk> <20050518103439.GL7604@aaroncrane.co.uk> Message-ID: <428B3FAA.7080604@yahoo.co.uk> Aaron Crane wrote: > Some day from Wednesday 25th May would be good for me. Anyone else? I'll be up a mountain from 27th - 30th May. Mondays and Tuesdays also less convenient. Otherwise- sure. From rory at employees.org Thu May 19 10:18:36 2005 From: rory at employees.org (Rory Macdonald) Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 18:18:36 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: <20050518103439.GL7604@aaroncrane.co.uk> References: <428B0E54.5090900@yahoo.co.uk> <20050518103439.GL7604@aaroncrane.co.uk> Message-ID: <1116523117.8190.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 11:34 +0100, Aaron Crane wrote: > Nick Woolley writes: > > Robert Inder wrote: > > > This list would seem to be an obvious place to look, but the archive > > > suggests it has died... > > > > That's what I thought too. Just (too) quiet. > There seem to be several people on here at the moment. Perhaps we > should arrange a meeting soon. > > Some day from Wednesday 25th May would be good for me. Anyone else? I'm in Ireland until the 1st of June, but would be up for a meet up. Been a while. And at the risk of dragging up an old chestnut, if anyone wants a perl book to review from O'Reilly or other publishers, then just let me know and I'll see about getting a copy to you. Standard rules apply - book is yours to keep so long as you write a review for it - which rather annoyingly has failed to happen the last few books. Oh - and if by 'looking for' you (Robert) mean you are offering employment, by all means fill me in. Rory -- Rory Macdonald From jules-turnbull at zetnet.co.uk Thu May 19 11:20:54 2005 From: jules-turnbull at zetnet.co.uk (Julian Turnbull) Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 19:20:54 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: <1116523117.8190.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <428B0E54.5090900@yahoo.co.uk> <20050518103439.GL7604@aaroncrane.co.uk> <1116523117.8190.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: <428CD906.6020107@zetnet.co.uk> Rory Macdonald wrote: >On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 11:34 +0100, Aaron Crane wrote: > > >>Nick Woolley writes: >> >> >>>Robert Inder wrote: >>> >>> >>>>This list would seem to be an obvious place to look, but the archive >>>>suggests it has died... >>>> >>>> >>>That's what I thought too. >>> >>> > >Just (too) quiet. > > > >>There seem to be several people on here at the moment. Perhaps we >>should arrange a meeting soon. >> >>Some day from Wednesday 25th May would be good for me. Anyone else? >> >> > >I'm in Ireland until the 1st of June, but would be up for a meet up. >Been a while. And at the risk of dragging up an old chestnut, if anyone >wants a perl book to review from O'Reilly or other publishers, then just >let me know and I'll see about getting a copy to you. > >Standard rules apply - book is yours to keep so long as you write a >review for it - which rather annoyingly has failed to happen the last >few books. > > > Look how many of us there are - almost enough to fill a quiet corner of some hostelry. Count me in for a meet (after 1st June), and for review of any new book that happens to be going. Julian. From dave at zerofive.co.uk Thu May 19 14:50:00 2005 From: dave at zerofive.co.uk (dave@zerofive.co.uk) Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 22:50:00 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: <1116523117.8190.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <20050518103439.GL7604@aaroncrane.co.uk> <1116523117.8190.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: <200505192250.01063.dave@zerofive.co.uk> On Thursday 19 May 2005 18:18, Rory Macdonald wrote: > I'm in Ireland until the 1st of June, but would be up for a meet up. It'd be nice to put a face to some names. > Been a while. And at the risk of dragging up an old chestnut, if anyone > wants a perl book to review from O'Reilly or other publishers, then just > let me know and I'll see about getting a copy to you. I've been meaning to get hold of Perl 6 Now (Scott Walters, Apress), if they'll dish out a copy I'll review it. d. From robert at interactive.co.uk Fri May 20 05:40:53 2005 From: robert at interactive.co.uk (Robert Inder) Date: 20 May 2005 13:40:53 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Perl Skills in Edinburgh In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Well, I asked whether there was anybody out there: it seems there is! A few folk have asked what kind of project or employment I am offering. The short, and superficially surprising, answer is that I don't know yet. Those of you who read ed.general will know that Dr. Richard Caley died suddenly last month. Richard was the Technical Director of Interactive Information Ltd. As well as being a voluminous newsgroup poster, he was an phenomenally capable computer scientist, programmer and system developer. Richard had expertise at the highest level in Perl; Java; Javascript and LiveConnect. He also had a tremendous knowledge of "all things Internet and Unix", coupled with an enthusiasm and ability to learn to do whatever needed to be done. I'm not expecting to find one person to simply step in and do everything that he did. I think I'm really looking for between one and two "full time equivalents" who will be involved in designing, building and supporting systems on some kind of long-term basis, and who will help shape the development of the company. I really don't know how that will pan out in terms of employees vs. contract or self-employed; full- vs part-time people; cash vs. profit-share. There is definitely work to be done, but it is likely to be several weeks before I'll be in a position to offer anything concrete. I'm still clarifying what needs to be done, and only starting to explore what kinds of person or involvement might be possible. Hence "is there anybody out there?" But right now, I'd be glad to hear from or about people who have real expertise in Perl (plus Java and/or Javascript), and extensive knowledge/experience of computing. I'd invite anyone interested to send me a CV or similar, plus some words about WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR: not only the sort of work, but also the working arrangements, in terms of hours/week, flexibility, contract size/length, stability, control of your destiny, or whatever. Giving an idea of your minimum and target contract rate or salary expect would probably save a lot of time... Robert. -- Robert Inder Tel: 0131 229 1052 Interactive Information Ltd, Dragon's Apprentice Mob: 07808 492 213 3, Lauriston Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 9HH Interactions speak louder than words SCOTLAND UK From perl at aaroncrane.co.uk Mon May 23 11:18:33 2005 From: perl at aaroncrane.co.uk (Aaron Crane) Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 19:18:33 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Meeting soon (was: Re: Seeking Perl Skills in Edinburgh) In-Reply-To: <1116523117.8190.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <428B0E54.5090900@yahoo.co.uk> <20050518103439.GL7604@aaroncrane.co.uk> <1116523117.8190.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: <20050523181833.GC7510@aaroncrane.co.uk> Rory Macdonald writes: > On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 11:34 +0100, Aaron Crane wrote: > > Perhaps we should arrange a meeting soon. Some day from Wednesday > > 25th May would be good for me. Anyone else? > > I'm in Ireland until the 1st of June, but would be up for a meet up. Sorry about the delay in following up on this; I've been swamped for the last few days. I've now collated the responses to the list about dates. We had a couple of "after 1st of June", plus a "Mondays and Tuesdays less convenient" and a "Fridays for preference". I also note that there's a London.pm Large Social on Thursday 2nd, so that would be a good date to avoid even if I weren't planning to go to it. So, here's a concrete proposal: Friday June 10th, 7:30pm-ish. How does that sound? I gather recent meetings have been at the Guildford Arms on West Register Street: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=EH2+2AA&spn=0.007477,0.015029&hl=en Sounds good to me if everyone's happy with that. -- Aaron Crane From nickwoolley at yahoo.co.uk Wed May 25 04:29:36 2005 From: nickwoolley at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Woolley) Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 12:29:36 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Meeting soon In-Reply-To: <20050523181833.GC7510@aaroncrane.co.uk> References: <428B0E54.5090900@yahoo.co.uk> <20050518103439.GL7604@aaroncrane.co.uk> <1116523117.8190.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050523181833.GC7510@aaroncrane.co.uk> Message-ID: <429461A0.2060906@yahoo.co.uk> Aaron Crane wrote: > So, here's a concrete proposal: Friday June 10th, 7:30pm-ish. How does > that sound? Date and location are okay for me...