From autarch at urth.org Wed May 2 14:01:00 2007 From: autarch at urth.org (Dave Rolsky) Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 16:01:00 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Mpls-pm] Meeting next week? Message-ID: I could give my Design Patterns in Perl talk (finally). It's only 20-30 minutes, though, so we'd probably want another speaker or three. -dave /*=================================================== VegGuide.Org www.BookIRead.com Your guide to all that's veg. My book blog ===================================================*/ From peter at peknet.com Thu May 3 08:41:45 2007 From: peter at peknet.com (Peter Karman) Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 10:41:45 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] Meeting next week? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <463A02B9.5090800@peknet.com> Dave Rolsky scribbled on 5/2/07 4:01 PM: > I could give my Design Patterns in Perl talk (finally). It's only 20-30 > minutes, though, so we'd probably want another speaker or three. > my [limited] experience suggests that a 20-30 minute talk easily becomes twice that. ;) how about we invite Karl Narveson to present the talk he didn't get to do in January, and he gets to go first? -- Peter Karman . http://peknet.com/ . peter at peknet.com From ian at indecorous.com Thu May 3 11:55:37 2007 From: ian at indecorous.com (Ian Malpass) Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 13:55:37 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] Meeting next week? In-Reply-To: <463A02B9.5090800@peknet.com> References: <463A02B9.5090800@peknet.com> Message-ID: <463A3029.6040905@indecorous.com> Peter Karman wrote: > > Dave Rolsky scribbled on 5/2/07 4:01 PM: >> I could give my Design Patterns in Perl talk (finally). It's only 20-30 >> minutes, though, so we'd probably want another speaker or three. >> > > my [limited] experience suggests that a 20-30 minute talk easily becomes twice > that. ;) > > how about we invite Karl Narveson to present the talk he didn't get to do in > January, and he gets to go first? I'm not sure if Karl's available next week, and I'm also not sure if Ehren's available so we may not have a venue. I've emailed him to ask, so I'll let you know. I think the two talks together would make for a reasonable meeting, if we add in the usual banter, so it just comes down to Karl and Ehren's availability. Ian From ian at indecorous.com Thu May 3 14:34:34 2007 From: ian at indecorous.com (Ian Malpass) Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 16:34:34 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] Meeting next week? In-Reply-To: <463A3029.6040905@indecorous.com> References: <463A02B9.5090800@peknet.com> <463A3029.6040905@indecorous.com> Message-ID: <463A556A.1080300@indecorous.com> Ian Malpass wrote: > it just comes down to Karl and Ehren's availability. Ehren's not available, so it looks like Espresso Royale. I confess to not being too sad, since I wouldn't have been able to make it and I'd like to hear both Dave and Karl's talks ;) Ian From matt at omega.org Thu May 3 15:06:00 2007 From: matt at omega.org (Matthew Johnson) Date: 03 May 2007 17:06:00 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] venue Message-ID: <3261056809.3969469@mail.messagingengine.com> Ardeshir, Does the downtown library have any rooms available for public (and free) use? I still have to come down and see your new digs. -Matt -- Sent from my mobile device. -- From matt at omega.org Tue May 8 07:19:13 2007 From: matt at omega.org (Matthew Johnson) Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 09:19:13 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] Meeting next week? In-Reply-To: <463A556A.1080300@indecorous.com> References: <463A02B9.5090800@peknet.com> <463A3029.6040905@indecorous.com> <463A556A.1080300@indecorous.com> Message-ID: <3EC08737-792F-47D3-982D-45070BF3B8B2@omega.org> Espresso Royale it is. I'm available tomorrow at 7pm, so I should be there. On May 3, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Ian Malpass wrote: > Ian Malpass wrote: >> it just comes down to Karl and Ehren's availability. > > Ehren's not available, so it looks like Espresso Royale. I confess to > not being too sad, since I wouldn't have been able to make it and I'd > like to hear both Dave and Karl's talks ;) > > Ian > _______________________________________________ > Mpls-pm mailing list > Mpls-pm at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/mpls-pm From cryptosaint at gmail.com Tue May 8 14:06:59 2007 From: cryptosaint at gmail.com (Ardeshir Sepahsalar) Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 16:06:59 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] coffee house talk... Message-ID: I'll be there, looking forward to seeing some familiar faces. -ardeshir -- "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi From autarch at urth.org Thu May 10 17:28:52 2007 From: autarch at urth.org (Dave Rolsky) Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 19:28:52 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Mpls-pm] MN Perl workshop? Message-ID: >From time to time, I've toyed with the idea of putting together a YAPC bid. I haven't pursued it because it's a crazy amount of work. However, I went to the Pittsburgh Perl Workshop last year, which was a one-day event with two tracks. It went really well, and it seemed like a manageable amount of work to organize. I'm sure I could get some info from the Pittsburgh folks, like budgets, timelines, etc. I was thinking of trying to organize a workshop in the winter, mostly because then we can call it Frozen Perl ;) The obvious first choice location would be the U of MN, but there might be other places that would work (MCTC? Macalester?). Is anyone interested in helping to plan this? Does anyone have any contacts at school comp sci departments or student groups? At the U, this gets us a huge discount on room rental fees (departments 50% off, student groups 75% off!). -dave /*=================================================== VegGuide.Org www.BookIRead.com Your guide to all that's veg. My book blog ===================================================*/ From chris at prather.org Thu May 10 18:38:17 2007 From: chris at prather.org (Chris Prather) Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:38:17 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] MN Perl workshop? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <23E43DB0-B828-403C-A56F-2D3570401A56@prather.org> On May 10, 2007, at 7:28 PM, Dave Rolsky wrote: >> From time to time, I've toyed with the idea of putting together a >> YAPC > bid. I haven't pursued it because it's a crazy amount of work. > However, I > went to the Pittsburgh Perl Workshop last year, which was a one-day > event > with two tracks. It went really well, and it seemed like a manageable > amount of work to organize. I'm sure I could get some info from the > Pittsburgh folks, like budgets, timelines, etc. > > I was thinking of trying to organize a workshop in the winter, mostly > because then we can call it Frozen Perl ;) > > The obvious first choice location would be the U of MN, but there > might be > other places that would work (MCTC? Macalester?). > > Is anyone interested in helping to plan this? Does anyone have any > contacts at school comp sci departments or student groups? At the > U, this > gets us a huge discount on room rental fees (departments 50% off, > student > groups 75% off!). > > > -dave I would love to help with this any way I can. Sadly I don't know anybody at the U. -Chris From peter at peknet.com Fri May 11 09:15:06 2007 From: peter at peknet.com (Peter Karman) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 11:15:06 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] MN Perl workshop? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4644968A.3010301@peknet.com> Dave Rolsky scribbled on 5/10/07 7:28 PM: > I was thinking of trying to organize a workshop in the winter, mostly > because then we can call it Frozen Perl ;) or around State Fair time, and we could call it Perl on a Stick. ;) > > The obvious first choice location would be the U of MN, but there might be > other places that would work (MCTC? Macalester?). > > Is anyone interested in helping to plan this? Does anyone have any > contacts at school comp sci departments or student groups? At the U, this > gets us a huge discount on room rental fees (departments 50% off, student > groups 75% off!). I'd be interested in helping to plan. Alas, I have no school contacts. -- Peter Karman . http://peknet.com/ . peter at peknet.com From andy at petdance.com Fri May 11 09:22:14 2007 From: andy at petdance.com (Andy Lester) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 11:22:14 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] MN Perl workshop? In-Reply-To: <4644968A.3010301@peknet.com> References: <4644968A.3010301@peknet.com> Message-ID: I would certainly drive up for a MN Perl Workshop. I suspect a handful of other Chicago folks would, too. -- Andy Lester => andy at petdance.com => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance From andy at petdance.com Fri May 11 09:22:14 2007 From: andy at petdance.com (Andy Lester) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 11:22:14 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] MN Perl workshop? In-Reply-To: <4644968A.3010301@peknet.com> References: <4644968A.3010301@peknet.com> Message-ID: I would certainly drive up for a MN Perl Workshop. I suspect a handful of other Chicago folks would, too. -- Andy Lester => andy at petdance.com => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance From jayjarvinen at gmail.com Fri May 11 12:05:08 2007 From: jayjarvinen at gmail.com (Jay Jarvinen) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 14:05:08 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] MN Perl workshop? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On 5/10/07, Dave Rolsky wrote: > Is anyone interested in helping to plan this? Does anyone have any > contacts at school comp sci departments or student groups? At the U, this > gets us a huge discount on room rental fees (departments 50% off, student > groups 75% off!). I *may* be able to assist. I was never a U of M student, but I happen to know two professors, personally. They're busy people though, may take some time to hear back. -Jay From autarch at urth.org Mon May 21 08:49:06 2007 From: autarch at urth.org (Dave Rolsky) Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 10:49:06 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Mpls-pm] [pm_groups] yapc-na early bird pricing ending (fwd) Message-ID: From: Jeremy Fluhmann Date: May 21, 2007 10:47 AM Subject: yapc-na early bird pricing ending To: yapc Early Bird pricing for YAPC::NA 2007 will be ending soon. Register before it's too late! Early Bird pricing ends midnight (CST) Tuesday, May 22nd. If you haven't registered yet, please do so by visiting http://conferences.mongueurs.net/yn2007/. If you already have a login, but haven't purchased your ticket yet, choose the 'Edit profile' from the left menu and follow the 'purchase your conference ticket' link. I apologize for the late notice. As someone mentioned, it's not much of an 'early' bird anymore ;-) Thanks, Jeremy From matt at omega.org Mon May 21 11:34:51 2007 From: matt at omega.org (Matthew Johnson) Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 13:34:51 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] [pm_groups] yapc-na early bird pricing ending (fwd) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <79388074-1E25-45AC-BD0C-A53AA691A111@omega.org> A mere 1,233 miles away. Route Map: http://urltea.com/lip On May 21, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Dave Rolsky wrote: > From: Jeremy Fluhmann > Date: May 21, 2007 10:47 AM > Subject: yapc-na early bird pricing ending > To: yapc > > Early Bird pricing for YAPC::NA 2007 will be ending soon. Register > before > it's too late! Early Bird pricing ends midnight (CST) Tuesday, May > 22nd. > If you haven't registered yet, please do so by visiting > http://conferences.mongueurs.net/yn2007/. If you already have a > login, but > haven't purchased your ticket yet, choose the 'Edit profile' from > the left > menu and follow the 'purchase your conference ticket' link. > > I apologize for the late notice. As someone mentioned, it's not > much of an > 'early' bird anymore ;-) > > Thanks, > Jeremy > _______________________________________________ > Mpls-pm mailing list > Mpls-pm at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/mpls-pm From sieglerc at comcast.net Fri May 25 01:00:49 2007 From: sieglerc at comcast.net (Chris Siegler) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 03:00:49 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] The Lambda Potato Message-ID: <20070525030049.6c230995.sieglerc@comcast.net> If you're interested in Haskell, check out http://www.realworldhaskell.org/blog/ They'll be publishing chapters as they're written and seeking feedback from readers as they go. Apparently the site had 10k hits in the first day. Didn't know functional languages were so popular. From matt at omega.org Fri May 25 11:56:43 2007 From: matt at omega.org (Matthew Johnson) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 13:56:43 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] The Lambda Potato In-Reply-To: <20070525030049.6c230995.sieglerc@comcast.net> References: <20070525030049.6c230995.sieglerc@comcast.net> Message-ID: On May 25, 2007, at 3:00 AM, Chris Siegler wrote: > If you're interested in Haskell, check out > http://www.realworldhaskell.org/blog/ > > They'll be publishing chapters as they're written and seeking > feedback from readers as they go. > > Apparently the site had 10k hits in the first day. Didn't know > functional languages were so popular. Hi Chris: Do you know Haskell? Is it OO? Is it for the internet? Will it solve all my problems and allow me to retire in 6 months? heh. From matt at omega.org Sat May 26 15:57:48 2007 From: matt at omega.org (Matthew Johnson) Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 17:57:48 -0500 Subject: [Mpls-pm] Haskell, and Re: The Lambda Potato In-Reply-To: <20070525030049.6c230995.sieglerc@comcast.net> References: <20070525030049.6c230995.sieglerc@comcast.net> Message-ID: ok, I poked around on the subject of Haskell and also found this: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Hitchhikers_guide_to_Haskell On May 25, 2007, at 3:00 AM, Chris Siegler wrote: > If you're interested in Haskell, check out > http://www.realworldhaskell.org/blog/ > > They'll be publishing chapters as they're written and seeking > feedback from readers as they go. > > Apparently the site had 10k hits in the first day. Didn't know > functional languages were so popular.