From enobacon at gmail.com  Thu Jan  3 15:38:56 2013
From: enobacon at gmail.com (Seven til Seven)
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 15:38:56 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] sqitch - January meeting next week
Message-ID: <201301031538.56609.enobacon@gmail.com>

  Thu. January 10th, 6:53pm at FreeGeek ? 1731 SE 10th Ave. 

speaker: David Wheeler

Sane Database Change Management with Sqitch

 SQL change management is hard. Most ?migration?-style implementations 
require opaque naming conventions, prefer DSLs that cover a fraction of 
SQL, and require duplication of code for simple changes to existing 
functions. Such does not have to be. And now it?s not

 Introducing Sqitch, simple SQL change management that doesn?t suck. 
Sqitch doesn?t care what programming language your app is written in. It 
has no opinions as to what database to use or what its schema should 
look like. And it doesn?t require sequentially-named migration scripts 
or the use of any DSL other than SQL. Sqitch lets you to write SQL 
migration scripts that target your database, and provides a simple, 
unintrusive interface for specifying dependencies, so that it can run 
things in the proper order.

 So come to this talk to learn all about Sqitch: How it works, where to 
get it, and how to get the most out of managing database deployments.

 David Wheeler is Senior Data Architect at iovation and an associate at 
PGExperts. He is responsible, among other things, for PGXN, pgTAP, 
DesignScene, and way too many CPAN modules. He lives in Portland unless 
he?s traveling with his family.

As usual, the meeting will be followed by social hour at the Lucky Lab.
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From keithl at gate.kl-ic.com  Tue Jan  8 20:58:31 2013
From: keithl at gate.kl-ic.com (Keith Lofstrom)
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 20:58:31 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
Message-ID: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>

Via my ISP:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/extremely-crtical-ruby-on-rails-bug-threatens-more-than-200000-sites/
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/61bkgvnSGTQ/discussion

I don't run Rails, but a lot of sites do.  I wonder if my bank does?

Keith

-- 
Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com         Voice (503)-520-1993

From melissa at fastanimals.com  Wed Jan  9 09:10:48 2013
From: melissa at fastanimals.com (Melissa Hollingsworth)
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:10:48 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
In-Reply-To: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
References: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
Message-ID: <op.wqnl0ahkoen9tq@noire.663260116436>

On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:58:31 -0800, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at gate.kl-ic.com>  
wrote:

> Via my ISP:
>
> http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/extremely-crtical-ruby-on-rails-bug-threatens-more-than-200000-sites/
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/61bkgvnSGTQ/discussion
>
> I don't run Rails, but a lot of sites do.  I wonder if my bank does?

This alert has been all over the place.  The fix is simple:
upgrade to the latest Rails. :)  The problem is only potentially
widespread because so many people never bothered to do that.


-- 
Melissa Hollingsworth
melissa at fastanimals.com
+1 512 619 1237

From ronabop at gmail.com  Wed Jan  9 03:02:23 2013
From: ronabop at gmail.com (Ronald Chmara)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 03:02:23 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
In-Reply-To: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
References: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
Message-ID: <CAFWS2+GghWX7pVohNK_4H8YHXigcOhT7A+ijAb9xDmq4AAqoYA@mail.gmail.com>

There is raw code. That's usually C. Then there are macro pseudo-language
extensions, like C++ and Java, built upon that code. On top of that, there
are scripting things, like Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, etc. Stacked on top of
that are things like "frameworks" and "MVC" and other useless crap like
Rails and Node.js, which are to programming like an "oil-change technician"
is to a "internal combustion engine engineer".

</rant>

-Bop


On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at gate.kl-ic.com>wrote:

> Via my ISP:
>
>
> http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/extremely-crtical-ruby-on-rails-bug-threatens-more-than-200000-sites/
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/61bkgvnSGTQ/discussion
>
> I don't run Rails, but a lot of sites do.  I wonder if my bank does?
>
> Keith
>
> --
> Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com         Voice (503)-520-1993
> _______________________________________________
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From joshua at keroes.com  Wed Jan  9 09:56:54 2013
From: joshua at keroes.com (Joshua Keroes)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 09:56:54 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
In-Reply-To: <CAFWS2+GghWX7pVohNK_4H8YHXigcOhT7A+ijAb9xDmq4AAqoYA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
	<CAFWS2+GghWX7pVohNK_4H8YHXigcOhT7A+ijAb9xDmq4AAqoYA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAGPaCZhfA_xJpxR56zibJ5Ht3SKf2_CEaNhwXH+55kbdfcty-g@mail.gmail.com>

Ronald,

I think you forgot to append a </troll> tag there.

Happy to help, have a nice day!
Joshua


On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 3:02 AM, Ronald Chmara <ronabop at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is raw code. That's usually C. Then there are macro pseudo-language
> extensions, like C++ and Java, built upon that code. On top of that, there
> are scripting things, like Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, etc. Stacked on top of
> that are things like "frameworks" and "MVC" and other useless crap like
> Rails and Node.js, which are to programming like an "oil-change technician"
> is to a "internal combustion engine engineer".
>
> </rant>
>
> -Bop
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at gate.kl-ic.com>wrote:
>
>> Via my ISP:
>>
>>
>> http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/extremely-crtical-ruby-on-rails-bug-threatens-more-than-200000-sites/
>>
>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/61bkgvnSGTQ/discussion
>>
>> I don't run Rails, but a lot of sites do.  I wonder if my bank does?
>>
>> Keith
>>
>> --
>> Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com         Voice (503)-520-1993
>> _______________________________________________
>> Pdx-pm-list mailing list
>> Pdx-pm-list at pm.org
>> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/pdx-pm-list
>>
>
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From nathan at nathanewilliams.com  Wed Jan  9 12:02:13 2013
From: nathan at nathanewilliams.com (Nathan Williams)
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:02:13 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
In-Reply-To: <CAFWS2+GghWX7pVohNK_4H8YHXigcOhT7A+ijAb9xDmq4AAqoYA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
	<CAFWS2+GghWX7pVohNK_4H8YHXigcOhT7A+ijAb9xDmq4AAqoYA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <50EDCCC5.2060701@nathanewilliams.com>

I side with this perspective as well; overall, I tend to have a negative 
reaction to the "frameworks", as their use requires relying on someone 
else's determination concerning 'best practice'.

On the flip side, I see some advantage to communities using common 
components and working together to enhance them, whether that be 
security issues or new features... It's definitely something to give 
thorough consideration to before launching a project.

For most of the folks who settle on the frameworks, I think the motives 
tend to center around using a common code base that developers are 
familiar with (most developers these days tend to change projects ever 
year or so), and the ability to get running quickly, where most of the 
scaffolding is done for you, and your team can immediately get to work 
on the bits that make your project unique.

These are understandable motivations, but I think a lot of folks get 
caught by the consequences down the road when things go off the tracks 
and no-one knows why.

Node.js is a whole different beast, and I decline to comment on the 
intelligence of giving frontend engineers control over server-side 
processes.

-- Nathan W

On 01/09/2013 03:02 AM, Ronald Chmara wrote:
> There is raw code. That's usually C. Then there are macro 
> pseudo-language extensions, like C++ and Java, built upon that code. 
> On top of that, there are scripting things, like Perl, PHP, Python, 
> Ruby, etc. Stacked on top of that are things like "frameworks" and 
> "MVC" and other useless crap like Rails and Node.js, which are to 
> programming like an "oil-change technician" is to a "internal 
> combustion engine engineer".
>
> </rant>
>
> -Bop
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at gate.kl-ic.com 
> <mailto:keithl at gate.kl-ic.com>> wrote:
>
>     Via my ISP:
>
>     http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/extremely-crtical-ruby-on-rails-bug-threatens-more-than-200000-sites/
>     https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/61bkgvnSGTQ/discussion
>     <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/61bkgvnSGTQ/discussion>
>
>     I don't run Rails, but a lot of sites do.  I wonder if my bank does?
>
>     Keith
>
>     --
>     Keith Lofstrom keithl at keithl.com <mailto:keithl at keithl.com>      
>     Voice (503)-520-1993 <tel:%28503%29-520-1993>
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>
>
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From schwern at pobox.com  Wed Jan  9 13:32:33 2013
From: schwern at pobox.com (Michael G. Schwern)
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:32:33 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
In-Reply-To: <50EDCCC5.2060701@nathanewilliams.com>
References: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
	<CAFWS2+GghWX7pVohNK_4H8YHXigcOhT7A+ijAb9xDmq4AAqoYA@mail.gmail.com>
	<50EDCCC5.2060701@nathanewilliams.com>
Message-ID: <50EDE1F1.9000106@pobox.com>

On 1/9/13 12:02 PM, Nathan Williams wrote:
> For most of the folks who settle on the frameworks, I think the motives
> tend to center around using a common code base that developers are
> familiar with (most developers these days tend to change projects ever
> year or so), and the ability to get running quickly, where most of the
> scaffolding is done for you, and your team can immediately get to work
> on the bits that make your project unique.
>
> These are understandable motivations, but I think a lot of folks get
> caught by the consequences down the road when things go off the tracks
> and no-one knows why.

I'm sure C programmers were moaning the same refrain at Perl 25 years ago.

Could your average, or even above average, Perl programmer debug the
regex engine or write a meaningful C program?  Have they even looked at
the Perl source lately?  Do they pour over the code of every CPAN module
and all the modules they depend on?

Computing is made of layers. Stacking them up and trusting they're
reliable is what allows us to progress.  We're lucky if we understand
and give any attention to even one layer down.

Its short sighted and hypocritical to become righteous when
$num_layers_i_am_comfortable_with + 1 has a glitch.

From ben.prew at gmail.com  Wed Jan  9 13:39:11 2013
From: ben.prew at gmail.com (Ben Prew)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 13:39:11 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
In-Reply-To: <50EDE1F1.9000106@pobox.com>
References: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
	<CAFWS2+GghWX7pVohNK_4H8YHXigcOhT7A+ijAb9xDmq4AAqoYA@mail.gmail.com>
	<50EDCCC5.2060701@nathanewilliams.com> <50EDE1F1.9000106@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <CAE_6C3OQa62_GDHA6MFoj5UL=bC7jnNQGWvV=ci_2MC99wgWEA@mail.gmail.com>

http://xkcd.com/378/
--Ben


On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Michael G. Schwern <schwern at pobox.com> wrote:
> On 1/9/13 12:02 PM, Nathan Williams wrote:
>> For most of the folks who settle on the frameworks, I think the motives
>> tend to center around using a common code base that developers are
>> familiar with (most developers these days tend to change projects ever
>> year or so), and the ability to get running quickly, where most of the
>> scaffolding is done for you, and your team can immediately get to work
>> on the bits that make your project unique.
>>
>> These are understandable motivations, but I think a lot of folks get
>> caught by the consequences down the road when things go off the tracks
>> and no-one knows why.
>
> I'm sure C programmers were moaning the same refrain at Perl 25 years ago.
>
> Could your average, or even above average, Perl programmer debug the
> regex engine or write a meaningful C program?  Have they even looked at
> the Perl source lately?  Do they pour over the code of every CPAN module
> and all the modules they depend on?
>
> Computing is made of layers. Stacking them up and trusting they're
> reliable is what allows us to progress.  We're lucky if we understand
> and give any attention to even one layer down.
>
> Its short sighted and hypocritical to become righteous when
> $num_layers_i_am_comfortable_with + 1 has a glitch.
> _______________________________________________
> Pdx-pm-list mailing list
> Pdx-pm-list at pm.org
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From keithl at gate.kl-ic.com  Wed Jan  9 14:58:28 2013
From: keithl at gate.kl-ic.com (Keith Lofstrom)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 14:58:28 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
In-Reply-To: <CAE_6C3OQa62_GDHA6MFoj5UL=bC7jnNQGWvV=ci_2MC99wgWEA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
	<CAFWS2+GghWX7pVohNK_4H8YHXigcOhT7A+ijAb9xDmq4AAqoYA@mail.gmail.com>
	<50EDCCC5.2060701@nathanewilliams.com> <50EDE1F1.9000106@pobox.com>
	<CAE_6C3OQa62_GDHA6MFoj5UL=bC7jnNQGWvV=ci_2MC99wgWEA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20130109225828.GA3412@gate.kl-ic.com>

On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 01:39:11PM -0800, Ben Prew wrote:
> http://xkcd.com/378/
> --Ben

Real programmers use solder.  -- Steve Ciarcia

Mediated through butterflies. -- Randall Munroe?

BTW, I posted the original comment because the consequences 
could affect some people here, and others of us might be
able to help, not because RoR programmers are bad.

Keith

-- 
Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com         Voice (503)-520-1993

From enobacon at gmail.com  Wed Jan  9 18:16:52 2013
From: enobacon at gmail.com (Seven til Seven)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 18:16:52 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] tomorrow:  sqitch
Message-ID: <201301091816.52973.enobacon@gmail.com>

  Thu. January 10th, 6:53pm at FreeGeek ? 1731 SE 10th Ave.
  (if you don't get this until tomorrow, that's "tonight!")

speaker: David Wheeler

Sane Database Change Management with Sqitch

 SQL change management is hard. Most ?migration?-style implementations 
require opaque naming conventions, prefer DSLs that cover a fraction of 
SQL, and require duplication of code for simple changes to existing 
functions. Such does not have to be. And now it?s not

 Introducing Sqitch, simple SQL change management that doesn?t suck. 
Sqitch doesn?t care what programming language your app is written in. It 
has no opinions as to what database to use or what its schema should 
look like. And it doesn?t require sequentially-named migration scripts 
or the use of any DSL other than SQL. Sqitch lets you to write SQL 
migration scripts that target your database, and provides a simple, 
unintrusive interface for specifying dependencies, so that it can run 
things in the proper order.

 So come to this talk to learn all about Sqitch: How it works, where to 
get it, and how to get the most out of managing database deployments.

 David Wheeler is Senior Data Architect at iovation and an associate at 
PGExperts. He is responsible, among other things, for PGXN, pgTAP, 
DesignScene, and way too many CPAN modules. He lives in Portland unless 
he?s traveling with his family.

As usual, the meeting will be followed by social hour at the Lucky Lab.
-- 
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From enobacon at gmail.com  Wed Jan  9 18:31:00 2013
From: enobacon at gmail.com (Eric Wilhelm)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 18:31:00 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
In-Reply-To: <20130109225828.GA3412@gate.kl-ic.com>
References: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
	<CAE_6C3OQa62_GDHA6MFoj5UL=bC7jnNQGWvV=ci_2MC99wgWEA@mail.gmail.com>
	<20130109225828.GA3412@gate.kl-ic.com>
Message-ID: <201301091831.00775.enobacon@gmail.com>

# from Keith Lofstrom on Wednesday 09 January 2013:
>On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 01:39:11PM -0800, Ben Prew wrote:
>> http://xkcd.com/378/
>> --Ben
>
>Real programmers use solder.  -- Steve Ciarcia
>
>Mediated through butterflies. -- Randall Munroe?
>
>BTW, I posted the original comment because the consequences
>could affect some people here, and others of us might be
>able to help, not because RoR programmers are bad.

  http://xkcd.com/303/

Seriously though, 'include("http://example.com/root_me.php")' was never 
a good idea.  This one has a few more layers in it, but still: Take a 
standard household robot, attach an ethernet connection, assign a public 
IP, hand it the soldering iron, and walk away.  What do you expect?

--Eric
-- 
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From keithl at gate.kl-ic.com  Wed Jan  9 19:57:33 2013
From: keithl at gate.kl-ic.com (Keith Lofstrom)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 19:57:33 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Ruby on Rails exploit
In-Reply-To: <201301091831.00775.enobacon@gmail.com>
References: <20130109045831.GA32447@gate.kl-ic.com>
	<CAE_6C3OQa62_GDHA6MFoj5UL=bC7jnNQGWvV=ci_2MC99wgWEA@mail.gmail.com>
	<20130109225828.GA3412@gate.kl-ic.com>
	<201301091831.00775.enobacon@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20130110035733.GA3919@gate.kl-ic.com>

On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 01:39:11PM -0800, Ben Prew wrote:
> http://xkcd.com/378/

On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 06:31:00PM -0800, Eric Wilhelm wrote:
> http://xkcd.com/303/

Will this turn into a discussion of WWW::Comic::Plugin::XKCD ?
Sadly, that only returns the most recent comic. 

There should be a CPAN module that you can feed an array
of keywords, and it will return the /most appropriate/
xkcd cartoon.  This may be a solvable problem, as it
could datamine http://forums.xkcd.com/viewforum.php?f=7
and match against strings in that.

And may I suggest the creation of WWW::Exploit, which,
given a URL, returns an exploit for the site?  

Keith

-- 
Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com         Voice (503)-520-1993

From ben.hengst at gmail.com  Fri Jan 18 16:08:06 2013
From: ben.hengst at gmail.com (benh)
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:08:06 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Fwd: Code Today: Outsource Yourself, iPad Potty Seat,
 and Old Skool Pop Q
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References: <1358549682.10387.0.762688@post.oreilly.com>
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*Ntaskas*cites a "new, 4mm-thick 55-inch, OLED 3D HDTV that's thinner
than a
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the Windows platform."

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programmers in the company.

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Chinese company was outsourcing it back to an unemployed American
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From jonathan at leto.net  Thu Jan 31 13:37:27 2013
From: jonathan at leto.net (Jonathan "Duke" Leto)
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:37:27 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Let's play the blame game
Message-ID: <CABQG1aTBPZJGVcwBS_xHSrqD-7vpRaFvMztgd3a_sTLf-oyDwQ@mail.gmail.com>

Howdy folks,

Would anybody like to chime in about who is actually to blame for this
Github issue on Math::GSL ? :

https://github.com/leto/math--gsl/issues/43

This seems like the system Perl on Ubuntu 12.04 is not quite configured
correctly, but please (please!) tell me I am wrong.

Duke

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From enobacon at gmail.com  Thu Jan 31 18:17:21 2013
From: enobacon at gmail.com (Eric Wilhelm)
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:17:21 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Let's play the blame game
In-Reply-To: <CABQG1aTBPZJGVcwBS_xHSrqD-7vpRaFvMztgd3a_sTLf-oyDwQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABQG1aTBPZJGVcwBS_xHSrqD-7vpRaFvMztgd3a_sTLf-oyDwQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <201301311817.21623.enobacon@gmail.com>

# from Jonathan "Duke" Leto on Thursday 31 January 2013:
>Howdy folks,
>
>Would anybody like to chime in about who is actually to blame for this
>Github issue on Math::GSL ? :
>
>https://github.com/leto/math--gsl/issues/43
>
>This seems like the system Perl on Ubuntu 12.04 is not quite
>configured correctly, but please (please!) tell me I am wrong.

I had no problems building on mint 13 (ubuntu 12 upstream), though I had 
to install pkg-config and libgsl0-dev.

"EXTERN.h no such file" should be solved by -I/usr/lib/perl/5.14/CORE

My ExtUtils::Embed does not have that -I.  Your report does.  Go figure.

CBuilder problem?  (Mine is 0.280203 + tested 0.280205)  Is libperl-dev 
not installed?

BTW, `./Build clean` eats the lib dir (generated?) pm files.

xs/BLAS_wrap.c doesn't exist in 0.27.

--Eric
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From enobacon at gmail.com  Thu Jan 31 18:31:58 2013
From: enobacon at gmail.com (Seven til Seven)
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:31:58 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] February social meeting next week,
	and maybe also on the 21st
Message-ID: <201301311831.58623.enobacon@gmail.com>

Hey all,

Saint Valentine's birthday happens to be on the second Thursday and I 
hear that he'll shoot me with a diamond-tipped, chocolate-filled arrow 
if I schedule a meeting on his special day.

So, we are rescheduling to the Lucky Lab on the first and third 
Thursdays (7th and 21st) this month (and you are welcome to drink beer 
without me on the 14th even!)

We'll resume our regularly scheduled meetings in March with 7 rants 
about meta-object programming systems (Moe, Moose, Mo, Moo, Mouse, Zeus, 
and Seuss) sung in a round.

--Eric
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From dave.merrill at frontier.com  Thu Jan 31 17:25:41 2013
From: dave.merrill at frontier.com (David Merrill)
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:25:41 -0800
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Might be a job
Message-ID: <510B1995.7090607@frontier.com>

Hello, Perl Mongers,

I'm working with someone who wants a fairly straightforward database 
system to process web-based applications for people who aspire to put on 
their stage shows in his theatre festivals.

Here's the notice he posted on LinkedIn:


      Online database wanted

I produce theatre festivals in NYC. I use Constant Contact for E-blasts. 
I created an online application form using their survey tools, which is 
a step up from having people print and fill out a paper application 
form, which we then need to enter into a spreadsheet and share with our 
staff. I'm looking to make another step up. I need the following features:
* Share application form on Web site.
* Allow applicants to save their work and go back to it.
* Maintain applicants' privacy (from each other).
* Allow upload of supporting materials in PDF, DOC, JPEG, MP3, etc. format.
* Branching to different pages depending on input.
* Pay different application fees depending on plan chosen, preferably 
with PayPal interface.
* Save results, supporting materials, and payment records in manageable 
formats (spreadsheet, separate folders, master file, etc.).

Any and all suggestions welcome!
John Chatterton
Executive producer, Midtown International Theatre Festival, Midwinter 
Madness Short Play Festival, Short Play Lab



He also wants a kind of intranet access to the application data for his 
various staff, each of which may need to narrow their view to see a 
subset of the application fields.

While working with him to redesign his web site (midtownfestival.org), I 
proposed a Perl/mySQL solution, but he seems to have an aversion to 
Perl, preferring a more direct use of the SQL language. I frankly didn't 
understand what he was asking for, but he was quite specific and seems 
to have had Perl experience. So I'm passing this on to any of you who do 
understand.

It might seem odd that I would propose a specifically non-Perl job on 
this list, but I'm hoping some of you may have encountered an SQL 
alternative that can be used for this purpose. I certainly have not.

If you're interested, you can contact him at midtownfestival at gmail.com. 
If you have questions, I'll be glad to answer them.

-- 

*David Merrill, Clarient Solutions
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/"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn 
how to do it."
     -- Pablo Picasso/

/"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is 
noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which 
is the bitterest."
     -- Confucius/

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