From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Mon Oct 10 17:20:59 2016
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 16:20:59 -0500
Subject: [omaha] January 2017
In-Reply-To: <D40EADD0.12231%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
References: <D40EADD0.12231%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
Message-ID: <CAFGSzzh-UGrTiNt75w2wqQGO0y-csXT6nQ7ZE4tbgiVFE_Oj=g@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Becky,

I think that would be great.  The normal December meeting is on the 21st,
which is the Wednesday before Christmas.  I would suggest either we plan
for December, and move the date up one week, to the 14th. Traditionally
very few people make the meeting the week of Christmas.

If that does not work for you, let's plan for the January meeting, 1/18/17.


Steve



On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Brusky, Becky via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
wrote:

> Steve,
>
> Bob Haffner mentioned that you are looking for presenters.
>
> I could do a linear programming with Python and Gurobi presentation.  I'm
> teaching a Mon/Wed class fall quarter, so was thinking December or January
> could work.
>
> Becky Brusky
> Operation Research Developer
> Cell: 402.312.8612
> Email: becky_brusky at unigroup.com
>
>
>
>
> ########################################################################
> The information contained in this message, and any attachments thereto,
> is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
> dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
> prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
> and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
> ########################################################################
>
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From beckybrusky at yahoo.com  Mon Oct 10 18:40:26 2016
From: beckybrusky at yahoo.com (Becky Brusky)
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:40:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [omaha] January 2017
In-Reply-To: <CAFGSzzh-UGrTiNt75w2wqQGO0y-csXT6nQ7ZE4tbgiVFE_Oj=g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <D40EADD0.12231%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
 <CAFGSzzh-UGrTiNt75w2wqQGO0y-csXT6nQ7ZE4tbgiVFE_Oj=g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1293503196.1581675.1476139226628@mail.yahoo.com>

Steve,
I think January would be the best for me.? December just gets too busy.

Thanks,Becky
      From: Steve Young via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
 To: Omaha Python Users Group <omaha at python.org> 
Cc: Steve Young <wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com>; "Brusky, Becky" <Becky_Brusky at unigroup.com>
 Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 4:20 PM
 Subject: Re: [omaha] January 2017
   
Hello Becky,

I think that would be great.? The normal December meeting is on the 21st,
which is the Wednesday before Christmas.? I would suggest either we plan
for December, and move the date up one week, to the 14th. Traditionally
very few people make the meeting the week of Christmas.

If that does not work for you, let's plan for the January meeting, 1/18/17.


Steve



On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Brusky, Becky via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
wrote:

> Steve,
>
> Bob Haffner mentioned that you are looking for presenters.
>
> I could do a linear programming with Python and Gurobi presentation.? I'm
> teaching a Mon/Wed class fall quarter, so was thinking December or January
> could work.
>
> Becky Brusky
> Operation Research Developer
> Cell: 402.312.8612
> Email: becky_brusky at unigroup.com
>
>
>
>
> ########################################################################
> The information contained in this message, and any attachments thereto,
> is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
> dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
> prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
> and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
> ########################################################################
>
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>
_______________________________________________
Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
Omaha at python.org
https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
http://www.OmahaPython.org


   

From wes.turner at gmail.com  Tue Oct 11 00:46:53 2016
From: wes.turner at gmail.com (Wes Turner)
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 23:46:53 -0500
Subject: [omaha] January 2017
In-Reply-To: <CAOQmnQHx3eYHRthy=KQgyucwf1OsePhMr=2kVD=3EM7934+wEg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <D40EADD0.12231%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
 <CAOQmnQF3qQPYn9v+VbkutxPQh2wQmCn7kdhh88eO-D3xURadoA@mail.gmail.com>
 <D40EF2A9.12252%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
 <CAOQmnQHx3eYHRthy=KQgyucwf1OsePhMr=2kVD=3EM7934+wEg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CACfEFw8btMEigda0Z=y-6Qu6ML+qJf6VZjTXFti-u=zR_yooQg@mail.gmail.com>

Additional linear algebra resources from/for
https://wrdrd.com/docs/consulting/data-science#linear-algebra :

Linear Algebra
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_algebra

* https://www.khanacademy.org/math/linear-algebra
* http://www.ulaff.net/
* https://github.com/ULAFF/notebooks/

 - these are Jupyter (numpy) notebooks from the 2014 ULAFF
schema.org/CourseInstance ; the latest version of the schema:Course is
now in Matlab (with a PDF textbook)

  - "Linear Algebra - Foundations to Frontiers"


- http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/routines.linalg.html
  - https://westurner.org/redditlog/#comment/chxusn9
 ,  - http://www.scipy-lectures.org/intro/numpy/operations.html#broadcasting
(seeAlso Theano Tensor broadcasting)

- http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/tutorial/linalg.html (numpy /
scipy)

- http://www.scipy-lectures.org/advanced/scipy_sparse/solvers.html

- http://docs.sympy.org/dev/modules/matrices/matrices.html (symbols)

-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SageMath#Software_packages_contained_in_SageMath
- https://wiki.sagemath.org/quickref
  - http://doc.sagemath.org/
    - http://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/reference/index.html#linear-algebra
  - https://cloud.sagemath.com now includes Jupyter Notebook


-
http://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/computational_performance.html#linear-algebra-libraries
  - BLAS
  - LAPACK
  - Intel MKL
    -
https://www.continuum.io/blog/developer-blog/anaconda-25-release-now-mkl-optimizations
(2016; Anaconda 2.5)

-
http://scikit-learn.org/stable/developers/utilities.html#efficient-linear-algebra-array-operations

- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor
  -
http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/tutorial/adding.html#adding-two-matrices
  -
http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/library/tensor/basic.html#libdoc-tensor-broadcastable
  -
https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-ipython-notebooks#theano-tutorials

  - https://github.com/jtoy/awesome-tensorflow
  -
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/tree/master/tensorflow/examples/skflow
  -
https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-ipython-notebooks#tensor-flow-tutorials


On Monday, September 26, 2016, Matt Payne via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
wrote:

> Thanks, I'll check it out.
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:54 PM Brusky, Becky <Becky_Brusky at unigroup.com
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > There is a free academic version that requires it to be downloaded while
> > logged into a university network.  There is also an evaluation license
> that
> > is free to start with.
> >
> >
> > http://www.gurobi.com/downloads/download-center?campaignid=193283256&
> adgroupid=8992998816&creative=49628571816&keyword=%2Bgurobi%
> 20%2Blicense&matchtype=b&gclid=CParu4_yrc8CFRAzaQode1YP4w
> >
> > Note:  If you are on a Mac, use Python 2.7.
> >
> > From: Matt Payne <Payne at mattpayne.org <javascript:;>>
> > Date: Monday, September 26, 2016 at 3:24 PM
> > To: Omaha Python Users Group <omaha at python.org <javascript:;>>
> > Cc: "Brusky, Becky" <Becky_Brusky at unigroup.com <javascript:;>>
> > Subject: Re: [omaha] January 2017
> >
> > Yes, please!  I would love to attend a presentation on linear
> > programming!  Does Gurobi have a free hobbyist edition?   thanks! --Matt
> > Payne
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:50 PM Brusky, Becky via Omaha <
> omaha at python.org <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Steve,
> >>
> >> Bob Haffner mentioned that you are looking for presenters.
> >>
> >> I could do a linear programming with Python and Gurobi presentation.
> I'm
> >> teaching a Mon/Wed class fall quarter, so was thinking December or
> January
> >> could work.
> >>
> >> Becky Brusky
> >> Operation Research Developer
> >> Cell: 402.312.8612
> >> Email: becky_brusky at unigroup.com <javascript:;>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ############################################################
> ############
> >> The information contained in this message, and any attachments thereto,
> >> is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
> >> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
> >> dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
> >> prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
> >> and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
> >> ############################################################
> ############
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> >> Omaha at python.org <javascript:;>
> >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> >> http://www.OmahaPython.org
> >>
> >
> > ########################################################################
> > The information contained in this message, and any attachments thereto,
> > is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
> > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
> > dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
> > prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
> > and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
> > ########################################################################
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org <javascript:;>
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From wes.turner at gmail.com  Tue Oct 11 00:50:56 2016
From: wes.turner at gmail.com (Wes Turner)
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 23:50:56 -0500
Subject: [omaha] January 2017
In-Reply-To: <CACfEFw8btMEigda0Z=y-6Qu6ML+qJf6VZjTXFti-u=zR_yooQg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <D40EADD0.12231%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
 <CAOQmnQF3qQPYn9v+VbkutxPQh2wQmCn7kdhh88eO-D3xURadoA@mail.gmail.com>
 <D40EF2A9.12252%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
 <CAOQmnQHx3eYHRthy=KQgyucwf1OsePhMr=2kVD=3EM7934+wEg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CACfEFw8btMEigda0Z=y-6Qu6ML+qJf6VZjTXFti-u=zR_yooQg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CACfEFw8GRvxQO+LiCPhAemhuU_e7UFkEk9PrgSMy74D0ZDs_xg@mail.gmail.com>

If tensors aren't the right fit, PyContracts does numpy array
constraint-checking at runtime:
https://andreacensi.github.io/contracts/

Unfortunately the typedefs in PyContracts are as of yet still different
from those in MyPy (new Python compile-time annotations) and
https://github.com/python/typeshed

On Monday, October 10, 2016, Wes Turner <wes.turner at gmail.com> wrote:

> Additional linear algebra resources from/for https://wrdrd.com/docs/consulting/data-science#linear-algebra :
>
> Linear Algebra
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_algebra
>
> * https://www.khanacademy.org/math/linear-algebra
> * http://www.ulaff.net/
> * https://github.com/ULAFF/notebooks/
>
>  - these are Jupyter (numpy) notebooks from the 2014 ULAFF schema.org/CourseInstance ; the latest version of the schema:Course is now in Matlab (with a PDF textbook)
>
>   - "Linear Algebra - Foundations to Frontiers"
>
>
> - http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/routines.linalg.html
>   - https://westurner.org/redditlog/#comment/chxusn9
>  ,  - http://www.scipy-lectures.org/intro/numpy/operations.
> html#broadcasting (seeAlso Theano Tensor broadcasting)
>
> - http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/tutorial/linalg.html (numpy /
> scipy)
>
> - http://www.scipy-lectures.org/advanced/scipy_sparse/solvers.html
>
> - http://docs.sympy.org/dev/modules/matrices/matrices.html (symbols)
>
> - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SageMath#Software_
> packages_contained_in_SageMath
> - https://wiki.sagemath.org/quickref
>   - http://doc.sagemath.org/
>     - http://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/reference/index.html#linear-algebra
>   - https://cloud.sagemath.com now includes Jupyter Notebook
>
>
> - http://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/computational_
> performance.html#linear-algebra-libraries
>   - BLAS
>   - LAPACK
>   - Intel MKL
>     - https://www.continuum.io/blog/developer-blog/anaconda-
> 25-release-now-mkl-optimizations (2016; Anaconda 2.5)
>
> - http://scikit-learn.org/stable/developers/utilities.
> html#efficient-linear-algebra-array-operations
>
> - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor
>   - http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/tutorial/
> adding.html#adding-two-matrices
>   - http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/library/
> tensor/basic.html#libdoc-tensor-broadcastable
>   - https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-ipython-notebooks#theano-
> tutorials
>
>   - https://github.com/jtoy/awesome-tensorflow
>   - https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/tree/
> master/tensorflow/examples/skflow
>   - https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-
> ipython-notebooks#tensor-flow-tutorials
>
>
> On Monday, September 26, 2016, Matt Payne via Omaha <omaha at python.org
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','omaha at python.org');>> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, I'll check it out.
>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:54 PM Brusky, Becky <Becky_Brusky at unigroup.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > There is a free academic version that requires it to be downloaded while
>> > logged into a university network.  There is also an evaluation license
>> that
>> > is free to start with.
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.gurobi.com/downloads/download-center?campaignid=
>> 193283256&adgroupid=8992998816&creative=49628571816&keyword=%2Bgurobi%20%
>> 2Blicense&matchtype=b&gclid=CParu4_yrc8CFRAzaQode1YP4w
>> >
>> > Note:  If you are on a Mac, use Python 2.7.
>> >
>> > From: Matt Payne <Payne at mattpayne.org>
>> > Date: Monday, September 26, 2016 at 3:24 PM
>> > To: Omaha Python Users Group <omaha at python.org>
>> > Cc: "Brusky, Becky" <Becky_Brusky at unigroup.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [omaha] January 2017
>> >
>> > Yes, please!  I would love to attend a presentation on linear
>> > programming!  Does Gurobi have a free hobbyist edition?   thanks! --Matt
>> > Payne
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:50 PM Brusky, Becky via Omaha <
>> omaha at python.org>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Steve,
>> >>
>> >> Bob Haffner mentioned that you are looking for presenters.
>> >>
>> >> I could do a linear programming with Python and Gurobi presentation.
>> I'm
>> >> teaching a Mon/Wed class fall quarter, so was thinking December or
>> January
>> >> could work.
>> >>
>> >> Becky Brusky
>> >> Operation Research Developer
>> >> Cell: 402.312.8612
>> >> Email: becky_brusky at unigroup.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ############################################################
>> ############
>> >> The information contained in this message, and any attachments thereto,
>> >> is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
>> >> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
>> >> dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
>> >> prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
>> >> and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
>> >> ############################################################
>> ############
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>> >> Omaha at python.org
>> >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>> >> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>> >>
>> >
>> > ############################################################
>> ############
>> > The information contained in this message, and any attachments thereto,
>> > is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
>> > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
>> > dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
>> > prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
>> > and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
>> > ############################################################
>> ############
>> >
>> >
>> _______________________________________________
>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>> Omaha at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>>
>

From naomi.see at seenaomi.net  Tue Oct 11 01:21:09 2016
From: naomi.see at seenaomi.net (Seenaomi)
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:21:09 -0500
Subject: [omaha] January 2017
In-Reply-To: <CACfEFw8btMEigda0Z=y-6Qu6ML+qJf6VZjTXFti-u=zR_yooQg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <D40EADD0.12231%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
 <CAOQmnQF3qQPYn9v+VbkutxPQh2wQmCn7kdhh88eO-D3xURadoA@mail.gmail.com>
 <D40EF2A9.12252%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
 <CAOQmnQHx3eYHRthy=KQgyucwf1OsePhMr=2kVD=3EM7934+wEg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CACfEFw8btMEigda0Z=y-6Qu6ML+qJf6VZjTXFti-u=zR_yooQg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <417D903E-B074-4E4D-A42C-99EC9BE75BAA@seenaomi.net>

Wow!! Thank you!

Naomi-


Thank you for your time!

> On Oct 10, 2016, at 11:46 PM, Wes Turner via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:
> 
> Additional linear algebra resources from/for
> https://wrdrd.com/docs/consulting/data-science#linear-algebra :
> 
> Linear Algebra
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_algebra
> 
> * https://www.khanacademy.org/math/linear-algebra
> * http://www.ulaff.net/
> * https://github.com/ULAFF/notebooks/
> 
> - these are Jupyter (numpy) notebooks from the 2014 ULAFF
> schema.org/CourseInstance ; the latest version of the schema:Course is
> now in Matlab (with a PDF textbook)
> 
>  - "Linear Algebra - Foundations to Frontiers"
> 
> 
> - http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/routines.linalg.html
>  - https://westurner.org/redditlog/#comment/chxusn9
> ,  - http://www.scipy-lectures.org/intro/numpy/operations.html#broadcasting
> (seeAlso Theano Tensor broadcasting)
> 
> - http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/tutorial/linalg.html (numpy /
> scipy)
> 
> - http://www.scipy-lectures.org/advanced/scipy_sparse/solvers.html
> 
> - http://docs.sympy.org/dev/modules/matrices/matrices.html (symbols)
> 
> -
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SageMath#Software_packages_contained_in_SageMath
> - https://wiki.sagemath.org/quickref
>  - http://doc.sagemath.org/
>    - http://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/reference/index.html#linear-algebra
>  - https://cloud.sagemath.com now includes Jupyter Notebook
> 
> 
> -
> http://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/computational_performance.html#linear-algebra-libraries
>  - BLAS
>  - LAPACK
>  - Intel MKL
>    -
> https://www.continuum.io/blog/developer-blog/anaconda-25-release-now-mkl-optimizations
> (2016; Anaconda 2.5)
> 
> -
> http://scikit-learn.org/stable/developers/utilities.html#efficient-linear-algebra-array-operations
> 
> - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor
>  -
> http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/tutorial/adding.html#adding-two-matrices
>  -
> http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/library/tensor/basic.html#libdoc-tensor-broadcastable
>  -
> https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-ipython-notebooks#theano-tutorials
> 
>  - https://github.com/jtoy/awesome-tensorflow
>  -
> https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/tree/master/tensorflow/examples/skflow
>  -
> https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-ipython-notebooks#tensor-flow-tutorials
> 
> 
> On Monday, September 26, 2016, Matt Payne via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks, I'll check it out.
>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:54 PM Brusky, Becky <Becky_Brusky at unigroup.com
>> <javascript:;>>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> There is a free academic version that requires it to be downloaded while
>>> logged into a university network.  There is also an evaluation license
>> that
>>> is free to start with.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://www.gurobi.com/downloads/download-center?campaignid=193283256&
>> adgroupid=8992998816&creative=49628571816&keyword=%2Bgurobi%
>> 20%2Blicense&matchtype=b&gclid=CParu4_yrc8CFRAzaQode1YP4w
>>> 
>>> Note:  If you are on a Mac, use Python 2.7.
>>> 
>>> From: Matt Payne <Payne at mattpayne.org <javascript:;>>
>>> Date: Monday, September 26, 2016 at 3:24 PM
>>> To: Omaha Python Users Group <omaha at python.org <javascript:;>>
>>> Cc: "Brusky, Becky" <Becky_Brusky at unigroup.com <javascript:;>>
>>> Subject: Re: [omaha] January 2017
>>> 
>>> Yes, please!  I would love to attend a presentation on linear
>>> programming!  Does Gurobi have a free hobbyist edition?   thanks! --Matt
>>> Payne
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:50 PM Brusky, Becky via Omaha <
>> omaha at python.org <javascript:;>>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Steve,
>>>> 
>>>> Bob Haffner mentioned that you are looking for presenters.
>>>> 
>>>> I could do a linear programming with Python and Gurobi presentation.
>> I'm
>>>> teaching a Mon/Wed class fall quarter, so was thinking December or
>> January
>>>> could work.
>>>> 
>>>> Becky Brusky
>>>> Operation Research Developer
>>>> Cell: 402.312.8612
>>>> Email: becky_brusky at unigroup.com <javascript:;>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ############################################################
>> ############
>>>> The information contained in this message, and any attachments thereto,
>>>> is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
>>>> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
>>>> dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
>>>> prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
>>>> and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
>>>> ############################################################
>> ############
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>>>> Omaha at python.org <javascript:;>
>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>>>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> ########################################################################
>>> The information contained in this message, and any attachments thereto,
>>> is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
>>> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
>>> dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
>>> prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
>>> and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
>>> ########################################################################
>>> 
>>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>> Omaha at python.org <javascript:;>
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>> 
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org

From wes.turner at gmail.com  Tue Oct 11 13:54:43 2016
From: wes.turner at gmail.com (Wes Turner)
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:54:43 -0500
Subject: [omaha] January 2017
In-Reply-To: <417D903E-B074-4E4D-A42C-99EC9BE75BAA@seenaomi.net>
References: <D40EADD0.12231%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
 <CAOQmnQF3qQPYn9v+VbkutxPQh2wQmCn7kdhh88eO-D3xURadoA@mail.gmail.com>
 <D40EF2A9.12252%tbjb6@unigroupinc.com>
 <CAOQmnQHx3eYHRthy=KQgyucwf1OsePhMr=2kVD=3EM7934+wEg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CACfEFw8btMEigda0Z=y-6Qu6ML+qJf6VZjTXFti-u=zR_yooQg@mail.gmail.com>
 <417D903E-B074-4E4D-A42C-99EC9BE75BAA@seenaomi.net>
Message-ID: <CACfEFw-WgKca7s=t20K39DOz1tjVQ85D4N-RRE8wMB13OuEvWw@mail.gmail.com>

You're welcome. Just thought I'd share

On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Seenaomi <naomi.see at seenaomi.net> wrote:

> Wow!! Thank you!
>
> Naomi-
>
>
> Thank you for your time!
>
> > On Oct 10, 2016, at 11:46 PM, Wes Turner via Omaha <omaha at python.org
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > Additional linear algebra resources from/for
> > https://wrdrd.com/docs/consulting/data-science#linear-algebra :
> >
> > Linear Algebra
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_algebra
> >
> > * https://www.khanacademy.org/math/linear-algebra
> > * http://www.ulaff.net/
> > * https://github.com/ULAFF/notebooks/
> >
> > - these are Jupyter (numpy) notebooks from the 2014 ULAFF
> > schema.org/CourseInstance ; the latest version of the schema:Course is
> > now in Matlab (with a PDF textbook)
> >
> >  - "Linear Algebra - Foundations to Frontiers"
> >
> >
> > - http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/routines.linalg.html
> >  - https://westurner.org/redditlog/#comment/chxusn9
> > ,  - http://www.scipy-lectures.org/intro/numpy/operations.html#
> broadcasting
> > (seeAlso Theano Tensor broadcasting)
> >
> > - http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/tutorial/linalg.html (numpy
> /
> > scipy)
> >
> > - http://www.scipy-lectures.org/advanced/scipy_sparse/solvers.html
> >
> > - http://docs.sympy.org/dev/modules/matrices/matrices.html (symbols)
> >
> > -
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SageMath#Software_packages_
> contained_in_SageMath
> > - https://wiki.sagemath.org/quickref
> >  - http://doc.sagemath.org/
> >    - http://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/reference/index.html#linear-algebra
> >  - https://cloud.sagemath.com now includes Jupyter Notebook
> >
> >
> > -
> > http://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/computational_
> performance.html#linear-algebra-libraries
> >  - BLAS
> >  - LAPACK
> >  - Intel MKL
> >    -
> > https://www.continuum.io/blog/developer-blog/anaconda-25-
> release-now-mkl-optimizations
> > (2016; Anaconda 2.5)
> >
> > -
> > http://scikit-learn.org/stable/developers/utilities.
> html#efficient-linear-algebra-array-operations
> >
> > - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor
> >  -
> > http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/tutorial/adding.html#adding-two-
> matrices
> >  -
> > http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/library/
> tensor/basic.html#libdoc-tensor-broadcastable
> >  -
> > https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-ipython-notebooks#theano-
> tutorials
> >
> >  - https://github.com/jtoy/awesome-tensorflow
> >  -
> > https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/tree/master/
> tensorflow/examples/skflow
> >  -
> > https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-
> ipython-notebooks#tensor-flow-tutorials
> >
> >
> > On Monday, September 26, 2016, Matt Payne via Omaha <omaha at python.org
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks, I'll check it out.
> >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:54 PM Brusky, Becky <
> Becky_Brusky at unigroup.com <javascript:;>
> >> <javascript:;>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> There is a free academic version that requires it to be downloaded
> while
> >>> logged into a university network.  There is also an evaluation license
> >> that
> >>> is free to start with.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> http://www.gurobi.com/downloads/download-center?campaignid=193283256&
> >> adgroupid=8992998816&creative=49628571816&keyword=%2Bgurobi%
> >> 20%2Blicense&matchtype=b&gclid=CParu4_yrc8CFRAzaQode1YP4w
> >>>
> >>> Note:  If you are on a Mac, use Python 2.7.
> >>>
> >>> From: Matt Payne <Payne at mattpayne.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;>>
> >>> Date: Monday, September 26, 2016 at 3:24 PM
> >>> To: Omaha Python Users Group <omaha at python.org <javascript:;>
> <javascript:;>>
> >>> Cc: "Brusky, Becky" <Becky_Brusky at unigroup.com <javascript:;>
> <javascript:;>>
> >>> Subject: Re: [omaha] January 2017
> >>>
> >>> Yes, please!  I would love to attend a presentation on linear
> >>> programming!  Does Gurobi have a free hobbyist edition?   thanks!
> --Matt
> >>> Payne
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:50 PM Brusky, Becky via Omaha <
> >> omaha at python.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Steve,
> >>>>
> >>>> Bob Haffner mentioned that you are looking for presenters.
> >>>>
> >>>> I could do a linear programming with Python and Gurobi presentation.
> >> I'm
> >>>> teaching a Mon/Wed class fall quarter, so was thinking December or
> >> January
> >>>> could work.
> >>>>
> >>>> Becky Brusky
> >>>> Operation Research Developer
> >>>> Cell: 402.312.8612
> >>>> Email: becky_brusky at unigroup.com <javascript:;> <javascript:;>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ############################################################
> >> ############
> >>>> The information contained in this message, and any attachments
> thereto,
> >>>> is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
> >>>> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
> >>>> dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
> >>>> prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
> >>>> and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
> >>>> ############################################################
> >> ############
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> >>>> Omaha at python.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;>
> >>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> >>>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> ############################################################
> ############
> >>> The information contained in this message, and any attachments thereto,
> >>> is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain
> >>> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
> >>> dissemination, copying, or other use of the transmitted information is
> >>> prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender
> >>> and delete the material from any computer. UNIGROUP.COM
> >>> ############################################################
> ############
> >>>
> >>>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> >> Omaha at python.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;>
> >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> >> http://www.OmahaPython.org
> >>
> > _______________________________________________
> > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > Omaha at python.org <javascript:;>
> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> > http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Thu Oct 13 10:49:53 2016
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:49:53 -0500
Subject: [omaha] October Meeting - next week
Message-ID: <CAFGSzzjMah7on7uHO4W2AcyoLrCsORE5n45hwU3EmZ=5u=R8nw@mail.gmail.com>

At last month's meeting we were not able to pin down a presenter for this
month - does anyone have a topic or project they are working on that you
would like to share?  November is available also if you want to fill that
one.

DoSpace was not available, but the larger conference room at Alley Poyner
is reserved.

Steve

From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Mon Oct 17 09:41:30 2016
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 08:41:30 -0500
Subject: [omaha] October Meeting - this week
In-Reply-To: <CAFGSzzgevWKC7Leai8J8f7j=5K5Y4NSAd8Vs831Eqx0X6=YBkg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFGSzzg9-ziNJEZVhRw8Nr5+o1w_pjaWNA_KioKzny-RXEunGQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzjJ3ZDhmToFexFjNaDD-rKZR1VLpgpjiwM+AiF+uK0VaQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzziM8T9nsaab-3qW0tzJ3=D3ynctfNeYPg-ZZx_2LV5b+w@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzgKEKP=7Ba57WL0SqVuLE=gh7HE67rs3fO11ScW3=x+vQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzgevWKC7Leai8J8f7j=5K5Y4NSAd8Vs831Eqx0X6=YBkg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFGSzzi3RhRZ=Fh2nhL4C3Om6=qTfAyg1Z9OCqwZkQmB1h4Q3w@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

So far we have no presenter for the meeting - still time to jump in!  Even
without a presenter I am happy to meet for a q&a / lightning talk session,
as long as 2 or more will confirm they plan on attending.

Please let me know.  I would like to make a decision by Tuesday afternoon.

Thanks.

Steve

On Oct 13, 2016 9:49 AM, "Steve Young" <wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com> wrote:

At last month's meeting we were not able to pin down a presenter for this
month - does anyone have a topic or project they are working on that you
would like to share?  November is available also if you want to fill that
one.

DoSpace was not available, but the larger conference room at Alley Poyner
is reserved.

Steve

From naomi.see at seenaomi.net  Mon Oct 17 09:50:09 2016
From: naomi.see at seenaomi.net (Seenaomi)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 08:50:09 -0500
Subject: [omaha] October Meeting - this week
In-Reply-To: <CAFGSzzi3RhRZ=Fh2nhL4C3Om6=qTfAyg1Z9OCqwZkQmB1h4Q3w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFGSzzg9-ziNJEZVhRw8Nr5+o1w_pjaWNA_KioKzny-RXEunGQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzjJ3ZDhmToFexFjNaDD-rKZR1VLpgpjiwM+AiF+uK0VaQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzziM8T9nsaab-3qW0tzJ3=D3ynctfNeYPg-ZZx_2LV5b+w@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzgKEKP=7Ba57WL0SqVuLE=gh7HE67rs3fO11ScW3=x+vQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzgevWKC7Leai8J8f7j=5K5Y4NSAd8Vs831Eqx0X6=YBkg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzi3RhRZ=Fh2nhL4C3Om6=qTfAyg1Z9OCqwZkQmB1h4Q3w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <27C61AF1-C892-4E2B-A7C9-14D8F6BA8265@seenaomi.net>

I plan to attend this will be my first if it occurs.

Naomi-


Thank you for your time!

> On Oct 17, 2016, at 8:41 AM, Steve Young via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> So far we have no presenter for the meeting - still time to jump in!  Even
> without a presenter I am happy to meet for a q&a / lightning talk session,
> as long as 2 or more will confirm they plan on attending.
> 
> Please let me know.  I would like to make a decision by Tuesday afternoon.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Oct 13, 2016 9:49 AM, "Steve Young" <wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> At last month's meeting we were not able to pin down a presenter for this
> month - does anyone have a topic or project they are working on that you
> would like to share?  November is available also if you want to fill that
> one.
> 
> DoSpace was not available, but the larger conference room at Alley Poyner
> is reserved.
> 
> Steve
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org

From hubert.hickman at gmail.com  Mon Oct 17 10:40:27 2016
From: hubert.hickman at gmail.com (Hubert Hickman)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 09:40:27 -0500
Subject: [omaha] November meeting
Message-ID: <CAJ8mGLpJa6Y289vdr8+d83miZ82gPL9QDM1WMOyZn+mAg2m=NA@mail.gmail.com>

I'll volunteer to fill the slot at the November meeting.

Building the Bricklayer IDE

Hubert Hickman
Victor Winter
Betty Love

Bricklayer programs produce virtual LEGO, Minecraft, and 3D-printable
artifacts.

http://www.bricklayer.org
> Bricklayer.org <http://bricklayer.org/> was created to teach and improve
> coding for people of all ages and backgrounds in a manner that is both
> engaging and effective. Our website provides an infrastructure, freely
> available to all, that gives special attention to people having no prior
> coding experience, and extra special attention to elementary school
> children. We believe that if you are old enough to use an iPad or type, you
> are old enough to learn how to code.



>
> In order to reach the broadest possible audience, the this web site
> provides (1) paper-and-pencil exercises, (2) interactive web apps, (3) a
> link to a YouTube channel containing instructional videos, (4) a
> programming environment, called Bricklayer, in which programs can be
> written that construct LEGO artifacts, (5) coding assignments, (6)
> educational content and (7) events.



>
> Bricklayer programs are written in the functional programming language
> SML, a state-of-the-art high-level language having an exceptionally clear
> syntax and semantics. We believe the programming language in which a
> person writes their first program can have significant long-term impact
> on the computational thinking skills they develop. This connection between
> thought and language has long been acknowledged, within the field of
> computer science (as well as in other disciplines).



>
> ??that the tools we are trying to use and the language or notation we are
> using to express or record our thoughts, are the major factors determining
> what we can think or express at all!?
> Edsger Dijkstra, ACM Turing Award Lecture 1972


The Python part of the project is the creation of an lightweight IDE for
Bricklayer programming on Mac OS X and Windows.  This IDE includes an
embedded SML interpreter along with the Bricklayer library code.   Features
include SML aware editing, error message indicators, and more.

The talk will include a general introduction to Bricklayer, the newly
developed IDE, and overall goals and experience of the Bricklayer team in
the use of the software in local school districts, homeschool groups, and
future directions.

Hubert

From luke.schollmeyer at gmail.com  Mon Oct 17 10:46:30 2016
From: luke.schollmeyer at gmail.com (Luke Schollmeyer)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 09:46:30 -0500
Subject: [omaha] November meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAJ8mGLpJa6Y289vdr8+d83miZ82gPL9QDM1WMOyZn+mAg2m=NA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ8mGLpJa6Y289vdr8+d83miZ82gPL9QDM1WMOyZn+mAg2m=NA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAMVMzYPdWgv=ntuo-UsV_zisTG5u227ns1BSjkjz7-y+KrngzA@mail.gmail.com>

I think I was going to do a walk through some Python-based geography
libraries, but if you have a burning desire to present this, I can defer.
No biggie for me.

Luke

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
wrote:

> I'll volunteer to fill the slot at the November meeting.
>
> Building the Bricklayer IDE
>
> Hubert Hickman
> Victor Winter
> Betty Love
>
> Bricklayer programs produce virtual LEGO, Minecraft, and 3D-printable
> artifacts.
>
> http://www.bricklayer.org
> > Bricklayer.org <http://bricklayer.org/> was created to teach and improve
> > coding for people of all ages and backgrounds in a manner that is both
> > engaging and effective. Our website provides an infrastructure, freely
> > available to all, that gives special attention to people having no prior
> > coding experience, and extra special attention to elementary school
> > children. We believe that if you are old enough to use an iPad or type,
> you
> > are old enough to learn how to code.
>
>
>
> >
> > In order to reach the broadest possible audience, the this web site
> > provides (1) paper-and-pencil exercises, (2) interactive web apps, (3) a
> > link to a YouTube channel containing instructional videos, (4) a
> > programming environment, called Bricklayer, in which programs can be
> > written that construct LEGO artifacts, (5) coding assignments, (6)
> > educational content and (7) events.
>
>
>
> >
> > Bricklayer programs are written in the functional programming language
> > SML, a state-of-the-art high-level language having an exceptionally clear
> > syntax and semantics. We believe the programming language in which a
> > person writes their first program can have significant long-term impact
> > on the computational thinking skills they develop. This connection
> between
> > thought and language has long been acknowledged, within the field of
> > computer science (as well as in other disciplines).
>
>
>
> >
> > ??that the tools we are trying to use and the language or notation we are
> > using to express or record our thoughts, are the major factors
> determining
> > what we can think or express at all!?
> > Edsger Dijkstra, ACM Turing Award Lecture 1972
>
>
> The Python part of the project is the creation of an lightweight IDE for
> Bricklayer programming on Mac OS X and Windows.  This IDE includes an
> embedded SML interpreter along with the Bricklayer library code.   Features
> include SML aware editing, error message indicators, and more.
>
> The talk will include a general introduction to Bricklayer, the newly
> developed IDE, and overall goals and experience of the Bricklayer team in
> the use of the software in local school districts, homeschool groups, and
> future directions.
>
> Hubert
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org

From hubert.hickman at gmail.com  Mon Oct 17 10:51:44 2016
From: hubert.hickman at gmail.com (Hubert Hickman)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 09:51:44 -0500
Subject: [omaha] November meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAMVMzYPdWgv=ntuo-UsV_zisTG5u227ns1BSjkjz7-y+KrngzA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ8mGLpJa6Y289vdr8+d83miZ82gPL9QDM1WMOyZn+mAg2m=NA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAMVMzYPdWgv=ntuo-UsV_zisTG5u227ns1BSjkjz7-y+KrngzA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <29E68DF6-7DE9-42F8-B03D-A0096D5AFDA1@gmail.com>

Ah, shoot - I did not know that.  You have first dibs if you have already scheduled it.  We can move or present in November.  


Hubert

> On Oct 17, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Luke Schollmeyer <luke.schollmeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think I was going to do a walk through some Python-based geography libraries, but if you have a burning desire to present this, I can defer. No biggie for me. 
> 
> Luke
> 
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <omaha at python.org <mailto:omaha at python.org>> wrote:
> I'll volunteer to fill the slot at the November meeting.
> 
> Building the Bricklayer IDE
> 
> Hubert Hickman
> Victor Winter
> Betty Love
> 
> Bricklayer programs produce virtual LEGO, Minecraft, and 3D-printable
> artifacts.
> 
> http://www.bricklayer.org <http://www.bricklayer.org/>
> > Bricklayer.org <http://bricklayer.org/> <http://bricklayer.org/ <http://bricklayer.org/>> was created to teach and improve
> > coding for people of all ages and backgrounds in a manner that is both
> > engaging and effective. Our website provides an infrastructure, freely
> > available to all, that gives special attention to people having no prior
> > coding experience, and extra special attention to elementary school
> > children. We believe that if you are old enough to use an iPad or type, you
> > are old enough to learn how to code.
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > In order to reach the broadest possible audience, the this web site
> > provides (1) paper-and-pencil exercises, (2) interactive web apps, (3) a
> > link to a YouTube channel containing instructional videos, (4) a
> > programming environment, called Bricklayer, in which programs can be
> > written that construct LEGO artifacts, (5) coding assignments, (6)
> > educational content and (7) events.
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > Bricklayer programs are written in the functional programming language
> > SML, a state-of-the-art high-level language having an exceptionally clear
> > syntax and semantics. We believe the programming language in which a
> > person writes their first program can have significant long-term impact
> > on the computational thinking skills they develop. This connection between
> > thought and language has long been acknowledged, within the field of
> > computer science (as well as in other disciplines).
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > ??that the tools we are trying to use and the language or notation we are
> > using to express or record our thoughts, are the major factors determining
> > what we can think or express at all!?
> > Edsger Dijkstra, ACM Turing Award Lecture 1972
> 
> 
> The Python part of the project is the creation of an lightweight IDE for
> Bricklayer programming on Mac OS X and Windows.  This IDE includes an
> embedded SML interpreter along with the Bricklayer library code.   Features
> include SML aware editing, error message indicators, and more.
> 
> The talk will include a general introduction to Bricklayer, the newly
> developed IDE, and overall goals and experience of the Bricklayer team in
> the use of the software in local school districts, homeschool groups, and
> future directions.
> 
> Hubert
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org <mailto:Omaha at python.org>
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha>
> http://www.OmahaPython.org <http://www.omahapython.org/>

From keckbug at gmail.com  Mon Oct 17 10:56:18 2016
From: keckbug at gmail.com (Aaron Keck)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 09:56:18 -0500
Subject: [omaha] November meeting
In-Reply-To: <29E68DF6-7DE9-42F8-B03D-A0096D5AFDA1@gmail.com>
References: <CAJ8mGLpJa6Y289vdr8+d83miZ82gPL9QDM1WMOyZn+mAg2m=NA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAMVMzYPdWgv=ntuo-UsV_zisTG5u227ns1BSjkjz7-y+KrngzA@mail.gmail.com>
 <29E68DF6-7DE9-42F8-B03D-A0096D5AFDA1@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJFZ-V-+zr1HuzsR_0=L3XGL7YTpdFczsz1K4shnjMU1mOmiiw@mail.gmail.com>

Competition for presentation slots in OmahaPython!? Woohoo!

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
wrote:

> Ah, shoot - I did not know that.  You have first dibs if you have already
> scheduled it.  We can move or present in November.
>
>
> Hubert
>
> > On Oct 17, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Luke Schollmeyer <
> luke.schollmeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think I was going to do a walk through some Python-based geography
> libraries, but if you have a burning desire to present this, I can defer.
> No biggie for me.
> >
> > Luke
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <
> omaha at python.org <mailto:omaha at python.org>> wrote:
> > I'll volunteer to fill the slot at the November meeting.
> >
> > Building the Bricklayer IDE
> >
> > Hubert Hickman
> > Victor Winter
> > Betty Love
> >
> > Bricklayer programs produce virtual LEGO, Minecraft, and 3D-printable
> > artifacts.
> >
> > http://www.bricklayer.org <http://www.bricklayer.org/>
> > > Bricklayer.org <http://bricklayer.org/> <http://bricklayer.org/ <
> http://bricklayer.org/>> was created to teach and improve
> > > coding for people of all ages and backgrounds in a manner that is both
> > > engaging and effective. Our website provides an infrastructure, freely
> > > available to all, that gives special attention to people having no
> prior
> > > coding experience, and extra special attention to elementary school
> > > children. We believe that if you are old enough to use an iPad or
> type, you
> > > are old enough to learn how to code.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > In order to reach the broadest possible audience, the this web site
> > > provides (1) paper-and-pencil exercises, (2) interactive web apps, (3)
> a
> > > link to a YouTube channel containing instructional videos, (4) a
> > > programming environment, called Bricklayer, in which programs can be
> > > written that construct LEGO artifacts, (5) coding assignments, (6)
> > > educational content and (7) events.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Bricklayer programs are written in the functional programming language
> > > SML, a state-of-the-art high-level language having an exceptionally
> clear
> > > syntax and semantics. We believe the programming language in which a
> > > person writes their first program can have significant long-term impact
> > > on the computational thinking skills they develop. This connection
> between
> > > thought and language has long been acknowledged, within the field of
> > > computer science (as well as in other disciplines).
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > ??that the tools we are trying to use and the language or notation we
> are
> > > using to express or record our thoughts, are the major factors
> determining
> > > what we can think or express at all!?
> > > Edsger Dijkstra, ACM Turing Award Lecture 1972
> >
> >
> > The Python part of the project is the creation of an lightweight IDE for
> > Bricklayer programming on Mac OS X and Windows.  This IDE includes an
> > embedded SML interpreter along with the Bricklayer library code.
>  Features
> > include SML aware editing, error message indicators, and more.
> >
> > The talk will include a general introduction to Bricklayer, the newly
> > developed IDE, and overall goals and experience of the Bricklayer team in
> > the use of the software in local school districts, homeschool groups, and
> > future directions.
> >
> > Hubert
> > _______________________________________________
> > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > Omaha at python.org <mailto:Omaha at python.org>
> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha <https://mail.python.org/
> mailman/listinfo/omaha>
> > http://www.OmahaPython.org <http://www.omahapython.org/>
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From bob.haffner at gmail.com  Mon Oct 17 12:29:22 2016
From: bob.haffner at gmail.com (Bob Haffner)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:29:22 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Group Data Science Competition
Message-ID: <CAPC5U_kXmbovAujAevBk9krM1HrX1J=L8pZ1mDtjhscMgF=EAw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

A few months ago someone brought up the idea of doing a Kaggle data science
competition as a group.  Is there still interest in this?

Some thoughts.
 Not sure of the details, but Kaggle allows individuals to form groups.  We
could collaborate thru email (or perhaps something like Slack) and maybe
meet occasionally.  When it's all said and done, we could present at a
monthly meeting.

This one looks good.  Doesn't end till March 1st which gives us some time
and it doesn't look overly complicated.  No prize money, though :-)
https://www.kaggle.com/c/house-prices-advanced-regression-techniques

Forming groups
https://www.kaggle.com/wiki/FormingATeam

Would love to get some feedback on any of this

Thanks,
Bob

From naomi.see at seenaomi.net  Mon Oct 17 13:10:04 2016
From: naomi.see at seenaomi.net (Seenaomi)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:10:04 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Group Data Science Competition
In-Reply-To: <CAPC5U_kXmbovAujAevBk9krM1HrX1J=L8pZ1mDtjhscMgF=EAw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPC5U_kXmbovAujAevBk9krM1HrX1J=L8pZ1mDtjhscMgF=EAw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CBBB4A31-646E-474A-8F6B-326B763A273F@seenaomi.net>

I'm new to Python but would enjoy participating!

Naomi-


Thank you for your time!

> On Oct 17, 2016, at 11:29 AM, Bob Haffner via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> A few months ago someone brought up the idea of doing a Kaggle data science
> competition as a group.  Is there still interest in this?
> 
> Some thoughts.
> Not sure of the details, but Kaggle allows individuals to form groups.  We
> could collaborate thru email (or perhaps something like Slack) and maybe
> meet occasionally.  When it's all said and done, we could present at a
> monthly meeting.
> 
> This one looks good.  Doesn't end till March 1st which gives us some time
> and it doesn't look overly complicated.  No prize money, though :-)
> https://www.kaggle.com/c/house-prices-advanced-regression-techniques
> 
> Forming groups
> https://www.kaggle.com/wiki/FormingATeam
> 
> Would love to get some feedback on any of this
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org

From wes.turner at gmail.com  Mon Oct 17 16:05:36 2016
From: wes.turner at gmail.com (Wes Turner)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:05:36 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Group Data Science Competition
In-Reply-To: <CAPC5U_kXmbovAujAevBk9krM1HrX1J=L8pZ1mDtjhscMgF=EAw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPC5U_kXmbovAujAevBk9krM1HrX1J=L8pZ1mDtjhscMgF=EAw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CACfEFw8T6VG2sacfe_3eM7xigQfQ8OLAzpqEqoH--W7D1zB5tg@mail.gmail.com>

On Monday, October 17, 2016, Bob Haffner via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> A few months ago someone brought up the idea of doing a Kaggle data science
> competition as a group.  Is there still interest in this?
>
> Some thoughts.
>  Not sure of the details, but Kaggle allows individuals to form groups.  We
> could collaborate thru email (or perhaps something like Slack) and maybe
> meet occasionally.  When it's all said and done, we could present at a
> monthly meeting.


A GitHub (repo, issues, and sphinx docs/ and/or GH wiki) could also be
useful:

- gh-pages branch built from docs/ and nb/
  - .ipynb in notebooks/ or nb/
- https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage/ has packaging and
ReadTheDocs config
-
https://github.com/jupyter/docker-stacks/blob/master/scipy-notebook/Dockerfile
includes conda



>
> This one looks good.  Doesn't end till March 1st which gives us some time
> and it doesn't look overly complicated.  No prize money, though :-)
> https://www.kaggle.com/c/house-prices-advanced-regression-techniques


- http://rhiever.github.io/tpot/examples/Boston_Example/

  - TPOT can utilize XGBoost (as mentioned in the Kaggle competition
description)



- https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-ipython-notebooks/


> Forming groups
> https://www.kaggle.com/wiki/FormingATeam
>
> Would love to get some feedback on any of this
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org <javascript:;>
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From Matthew.LeickMacari at hdrinc.com  Mon Oct 17 17:21:52 2016
From: Matthew.LeickMacari at hdrinc.com (Leick Macari, Matthew)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:21:52 +0000
Subject: [omaha] October Meeting - this week
In-Reply-To: <27C61AF1-C892-4E2B-A7C9-14D8F6BA8265@seenaomi.net>
References: <CAFGSzzg9-ziNJEZVhRw8Nr5+o1w_pjaWNA_KioKzny-RXEunGQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzjJ3ZDhmToFexFjNaDD-rKZR1VLpgpjiwM+AiF+uK0VaQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzziM8T9nsaab-3qW0tzJ3=D3ynctfNeYPg-ZZx_2LV5b+w@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzgKEKP=7Ba57WL0SqVuLE=gh7HE67rs3fO11ScW3=x+vQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzgevWKC7Leai8J8f7j=5K5Y4NSAd8Vs831Eqx0X6=YBkg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzi3RhRZ=Fh2nhL4C3Om6=qTfAyg1Z9OCqwZkQmB1h4Q3w@mail.gmail.com>,
 <27C61AF1-C892-4E2B-A7C9-14D8F6BA8265@seenaomi.net>
Message-ID: <03B41F36-3D9D-4D0C-B680-780FAD9E9FBB@hdrinc.com>

I am planning on attending.  First timer as well!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 17, 2016, at 9:00 AM, Seenaomi via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:
> 
> I plan to attend this will be my first if it occurs.
> 
> Naomi-
> 
> 
> Thank you for your time!
> 
>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 8:41 AM, Steve Young via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> So far we have no presenter for the meeting - still time to jump in!  Even
>> without a presenter I am happy to meet for a q&a / lightning talk session,
>> as long as 2 or more will confirm they plan on attending.
>> 
>> Please let me know.  I would like to make a decision by Tuesday afternoon.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>> On Oct 13, 2016 9:49 AM, "Steve Young" <wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> At last month's meeting we were not able to pin down a presenter for this
>> month - does anyone have a topic or project they are working on that you
>> would like to share?  November is available also if you want to fill that
>> one.
>> 
>> DoSpace was not available, but the larger conference room at Alley Poyner
>> is reserved.
>> 
>> Steve
>> _______________________________________________
>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>> Omaha at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org

From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Tue Oct 18 20:30:47 2016
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:30:47 -0500
Subject: [omaha] October Meeting Cancelled
Message-ID: <CAFGSzzj=+aH3B=n5NZ82+qQ+jZ5Q_HnH8BRc=QyMz6KY=+q0UA@mail.gmail.com>

Looks like we will forgo tomorrow's meeting.  I will be updating the
website and sending out details for the November meeting soon.

Steve

From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Tue Oct 18 20:43:39 2016
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:43:39 -0500
Subject: [omaha] November meeting
Message-ID: <CAFGSzzjHfzoRxwYrRhp1O3g6494qPNgyTom6fHw_G8DXsFBDyA@mail.gmail.com>

*Competition for presentation slots in OmahaPython!? Woohoo!*


I agree!

Luke - thanks for reminding us about your talk - I did not have that
written down.  So unless someone wants to trade talk dates, this is what I
have in the hopper:

October - Cancelled
November - Luke -  Python-based geography libraries
December - we usually take December off, but we could move it to the 2nd
Wednesday if we have a presenter.
January - Becky - linear programming with Python and Gurobi presentation

So Hubert - let me know what you prefer for your talk and we will get it
scheduled.  December or next year?

Thanks to everyone stepping up!

Steve




> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <
> omaha at python.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Ah, shoot - I did not know that.  You have first dibs if you have already
> > scheduled it.  We can move or present in November.
> >
> >
> > Hubert
> >
> > > On Oct 17, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Luke Schollmeyer <
> > luke.schollmeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I think I was going to do a walk through some Python-based geography
> > libraries, but if you have a burning desire to present this, I can defer.
> > No biggie for me.
> > >
> > > Luke
> > >
> > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <
> > omaha at python.org <mailto:omaha at python.org>> wrote:
> > > I'll volunteer to fill the slot at the November meeting.
> > >
> > > Building the Bricklayer IDE
> > >
> > > Hubert Hickman
> > > Victor Winter
> > > Betty Love
> > >
> > > Bricklayer programs produce virtual LEGO, Minecraft, and 3D-printable
> > > artifacts.
> > >
> > > http://www.bricklayer.org <http://www.bricklayer.org/>
> > > > Bricklayer.org <http://bricklayer.org/> <http://bricklayer.org/ <
> > http://bricklayer.org/>> was created to teach and improve
> > > > coding for people of all ages and backgrounds in a manner that is
> both
> > > > engaging and effective. Our website provides an infrastructure,
> freely
> > > > available to all, that gives special attention to people having no
> > prior
> > > > coding experience, and extra special attention to elementary school
> > > > children. We believe that if you are old enough to use an iPad or
> > type, you
> > > > are old enough to learn how to code.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > In order to reach the broadest possible audience, the this web site
> > > > provides (1) paper-and-pencil exercises, (2) interactive web apps,
> (3)
> > a
> > > > link to a YouTube channel containing instructional videos, (4) a
> > > > programming environment, called Bricklayer, in which programs can be
> > > > written that construct LEGO artifacts, (5) coding assignments, (6)
> > > > educational content and (7) events.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Bricklayer programs are written in the functional programming
> language
> > > > SML, a state-of-the-art high-level language having an exceptionally
> > clear
> > > > syntax and semantics. We believe the programming language in which a
> > > > person writes their first program can have significant long-term
> impact
> > > > on the computational thinking skills they develop. This connection
> > between
> > > > thought and language has long been acknowledged, within the field of
> > > > computer science (as well as in other disciplines).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > ??that the tools we are trying to use and the language or notation we
> > are
> > > > using to express or record our thoughts, are the major factors
> > determining
> > > > what we can think or express at all!?
> > > > Edsger Dijkstra, ACM Turing Award Lecture 1972
> > >
> > >
> > > The Python part of the project is the creation of an lightweight IDE
> for
> > > Bricklayer programming on Mac OS X and Windows.  This IDE includes an
> > > embedded SML interpreter along with the Bricklayer library code.
> >  Features
> > > include SML aware editing, error message indicators, and more.
> > >
> > > The talk will include a general introduction to Bricklayer, the newly
> > > developed IDE, and overall goals and experience of the Bricklayer team
> in
> > > the use of the software in local school districts, homeschool groups,
> and
> > > future directions.
> > >
> > > Hubert
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > > Omaha at python.org <mailto:Omaha at python.org>
> > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha <
> https://mail.python.org/
> > mailman/listinfo/omaha>
> > > http://www.OmahaPython.org <http://www.omahapython.org/>
> > _______________________________________________
> > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > Omaha at python.org
> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> > http://www.OmahaPython.org
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Tue Oct 18 21:13:02 2016
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:13:02 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Group Data Science Competition
In-Reply-To: <CACfEFw8T6VG2sacfe_3eM7xigQfQ8OLAzpqEqoH--W7D1zB5tg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPC5U_kXmbovAujAevBk9krM1HrX1J=L8pZ1mDtjhscMgF=EAw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CACfEFw8T6VG2sacfe_3eM7xigQfQ8OLAzpqEqoH--W7D1zB5tg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFGSzzi8R0gvXxnuh6LPN=3BJCFj2-eFiNpFPGvm9nhikrRhZw@mail.gmail.com>

I would enjoy participating, and learning what you data guys and gals do.
 (I am not a math guy)

If Hubert does not take December, maybe we could have a sprint that night?

Steve

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Wes Turner via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
wrote:

> On Monday, October 17, 2016, Bob Haffner via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > A few months ago someone brought up the idea of doing a Kaggle data
> science
> > competition as a group.  Is there still interest in this?
> >
> > Some thoughts.
> >  Not sure of the details, but Kaggle allows individuals to form groups.
> We
> > could collaborate thru email (or perhaps something like Slack) and maybe
> > meet occasionally.  When it's all said and done, we could present at a
> > monthly meeting.
>
>
> A GitHub (repo, issues, and sphinx docs/ and/or GH wiki) could also be
> useful:
>
> - gh-pages branch built from docs/ and nb/
>   - .ipynb in notebooks/ or nb/
> - https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage/ has packaging and
> ReadTheDocs config
> -
> https://github.com/jupyter/docker-stacks/blob/master/
> scipy-notebook/Dockerfile
> includes conda
>
>
>
> >
> > This one looks good.  Doesn't end till March 1st which gives us some time
> > and it doesn't look overly complicated.  No prize money, though :-)
> > https://www.kaggle.com/c/house-prices-advanced-regression-techniques
>
>
> - http://rhiever.github.io/tpot/examples/Boston_Example/
>
>   - TPOT can utilize XGBoost (as mentioned in the Kaggle competition
> description)
>
>
>
> - https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-ipython-notebooks/
>
>
> > Forming groups
> > https://www.kaggle.com/wiki/FormingATeam
> >
> > Would love to get some feedback on any of this
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bob
> > _______________________________________________
> > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > Omaha at python.org <javascript:;>
> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> > http://www.OmahaPython.org
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From bob.haffner at gmail.com  Tue Oct 18 21:24:02 2016
From: bob.haffner at gmail.com (Bob Haffner)
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:24:02 -0500
Subject: [omaha] November meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAFGSzzjHfzoRxwYrRhp1O3g6494qPNgyTom6fHw_G8DXsFBDyA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFGSzzjHfzoRxwYrRhp1O3g6494qPNgyTom6fHw_G8DXsFBDyA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <D1DA3428-ABB9-4897-89AC-68CA458F00C2@gmail.com>

This is fantastic!  Thanks to Luke, Becky and Hubert for stepping up!

I can do something on flask micro services if that is of interest.  I'm flexible on timing 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 18, 2016, at 7:43 PM, Steve Young via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:
> 
> *Competition for presentation slots in OmahaPython!? Woohoo!*
> 
> 
> I agree!
> 
> Luke - thanks for reminding us about your talk - I did not have that
> written down.  So unless someone wants to trade talk dates, this is what I
> have in the hopper:
> 
> October - Cancelled
> November - Luke -  Python-based geography libraries
> December - we usually take December off, but we could move it to the 2nd
> Wednesday if we have a presenter.
> January - Becky - linear programming with Python and Gurobi presentation
> 
> So Hubert - let me know what you prefer for your talk and we will get it
> scheduled.  December or next year?
> 
> Thanks to everyone stepping up!
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <
>> omaha at python.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Ah, shoot - I did not know that.  You have first dibs if you have already
>>> scheduled it.  We can move or present in November.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hubert
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Luke Schollmeyer <
>>> luke.schollmeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I think I was going to do a walk through some Python-based geography
>>> libraries, but if you have a burning desire to present this, I can defer.
>>> No biggie for me.
>>>> 
>>>> Luke
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <
>>> omaha at python.org <mailto:omaha at python.org>> wrote:
>>>> I'll volunteer to fill the slot at the November meeting.
>>>> 
>>>> Building the Bricklayer IDE
>>>> 
>>>> Hubert Hickman
>>>> Victor Winter
>>>> Betty Love
>>>> 
>>>> Bricklayer programs produce virtual LEGO, Minecraft, and 3D-printable
>>>> artifacts.
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.bricklayer.org <http://www.bricklayer.org/>
>>>>> Bricklayer.org <http://bricklayer.org/> <http://bricklayer.org/ <
>>> http://bricklayer.org/>> was created to teach and improve
>>>>> coding for people of all ages and backgrounds in a manner that is
>> both
>>>>> engaging and effective. Our website provides an infrastructure,
>> freely
>>>>> available to all, that gives special attention to people having no
>>> prior
>>>>> coding experience, and extra special attention to elementary school
>>>>> children. We believe that if you are old enough to use an iPad or
>>> type, you
>>>>> are old enough to learn how to code.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> In order to reach the broadest possible audience, the this web site
>>>>> provides (1) paper-and-pencil exercises, (2) interactive web apps,
>> (3)
>>> a
>>>>> link to a YouTube channel containing instructional videos, (4) a
>>>>> programming environment, called Bricklayer, in which programs can be
>>>>> written that construct LEGO artifacts, (5) coding assignments, (6)
>>>>> educational content and (7) events.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bricklayer programs are written in the functional programming
>> language
>>>>> SML, a state-of-the-art high-level language having an exceptionally
>>> clear
>>>>> syntax and semantics. We believe the programming language in which a
>>>>> person writes their first program can have significant long-term
>> impact
>>>>> on the computational thinking skills they develop. This connection
>>> between
>>>>> thought and language has long been acknowledged, within the field of
>>>>> computer science (as well as in other disciplines).
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ??that the tools we are trying to use and the language or notation we
>>> are
>>>>> using to express or record our thoughts, are the major factors
>>> determining
>>>>> what we can think or express at all!?
>>>>> Edsger Dijkstra, ACM Turing Award Lecture 1972
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> The Python part of the project is the creation of an lightweight IDE
>> for
>>>> Bricklayer programming on Mac OS X and Windows.  This IDE includes an
>>>> embedded SML interpreter along with the Bricklayer library code.
>>> Features
>>>> include SML aware editing, error message indicators, and more.
>>>> 
>>>> The talk will include a general introduction to Bricklayer, the newly
>>>> developed IDE, and overall goals and experience of the Bricklayer team
>> in
>>>> the use of the software in local school districts, homeschool groups,
>> and
>>>> future directions.
>>>> 
>>>> Hubert
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>>>> Omaha at python.org <mailto:Omaha at python.org>
>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha <
>> https://mail.python.org/
>>> mailman/listinfo/omaha>
>>>> http://www.OmahaPython.org <http://www.omahapython.org/>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>>> Omaha at python.org
>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>> Omaha at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>> 
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org

From bob.haffner at gmail.com  Tue Oct 18 21:32:08 2016
From: bob.haffner at gmail.com (Bob Haffner)
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:32:08 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Group Data Science Competition
In-Reply-To: <CAFGSzzi8R0gvXxnuh6LPN=3BJCFj2-eFiNpFPGvm9nhikrRhZw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPC5U_kXmbovAujAevBk9krM1HrX1J=L8pZ1mDtjhscMgF=EAw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CACfEFw8T6VG2sacfe_3eM7xigQfQ8OLAzpqEqoH--W7D1zB5tg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFGSzzi8R0gvXxnuh6LPN=3BJCFj2-eFiNpFPGvm9nhikrRhZw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <98FDF8B2-6371-4C4A-BA84-DD18AA7DC3A0@gmail.com>

Good deal. That's 3 of us (Naomi, you and me) by my count.  Hopefully others will join in!!

 I would be game for a December meetup. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 18, 2016, at 8:13 PM, Steve Young via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:
> 
> I would enjoy participating, and learning what you data guys and gals do.
> (I am not a math guy)
> 
> If Hubert does not take December, maybe we could have a sprint that night?
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Wes Turner via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Monday, October 17, 2016, Bob Haffner via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> A few months ago someone brought up the idea of doing a Kaggle data
>> science
>>> competition as a group.  Is there still interest in this?
>>> 
>>> Some thoughts.
>>> Not sure of the details, but Kaggle allows individuals to form groups.
>> We
>>> could collaborate thru email (or perhaps something like Slack) and maybe
>>> meet occasionally.  When it's all said and done, we could present at a
>>> monthly meeting.
>> 
>> 
>> A GitHub (repo, issues, and sphinx docs/ and/or GH wiki) could also be
>> useful:
>> 
>> - gh-pages branch built from docs/ and nb/
>>  - .ipynb in notebooks/ or nb/
>> - https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage/ has packaging and
>> ReadTheDocs config
>> -
>> https://github.com/jupyter/docker-stacks/blob/master/
>> scipy-notebook/Dockerfile
>> includes conda
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> This one looks good.  Doesn't end till March 1st which gives us some time
>>> and it doesn't look overly complicated.  No prize money, though :-)
>>> https://www.kaggle.com/c/house-prices-advanced-regression-techniques
>> 
>> 
>> - http://rhiever.github.io/tpot/examples/Boston_Example/
>> 
>>  - TPOT can utilize XGBoost (as mentioned in the Kaggle competition
>> description)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> - https://github.com/donnemartin/data-science-ipython-notebooks/
>> 
>> 
>>> Forming groups
>>> https://www.kaggle.com/wiki/FormingATeam
>>> 
>>> Would love to get some feedback on any of this
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bob
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>>> Omaha at python.org <javascript:;>
>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>> Omaha at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>> 
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org

From rob.townley at gmail.com  Wed Oct 19 00:04:20 2016
From: rob.townley at gmail.com (Rob Townley)
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 23:04:20 -0500
Subject: [omaha] October Meeting Cancelled
In-Reply-To: <CAFGSzzj=+aH3B=n5NZ82+qQ+jZ5Q_HnH8BRc=QyMz6KY=+q0UA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFGSzzj=+aH3B=n5NZ82+qQ+jZ5Q_HnH8BRc=QyMz6KY=+q0UA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CA+VdTb-8x_z6THsuFQ9QjDveViwVVdFTW3cwHgMmXbHhVENLVA@mail.gmail.com>

Did the email list get split up?   Two presenters offered to present, what
happened?

On Oct 18, 2016 7:34 PM, "Steve Young via Omaha" <omaha at python.org> wrote:

> Looks like we will forgo tomorrow's meeting.  I will be updating the
> website and sending out details for the November meeting soon.
>
> Steve
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From bob.haffner at gmail.com  Wed Oct 19 07:44:40 2016
From: bob.haffner at gmail.com (Bob Haffner)
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 06:44:40 -0500
Subject: [omaha] October Meeting Cancelled
In-Reply-To: <CA+VdTb-8x_z6THsuFQ9QjDveViwVVdFTW3cwHgMmXbHhVENLVA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFGSzzj=+aH3B=n5NZ82+qQ+jZ5Q_HnH8BRc=QyMz6KY=+q0UA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CA+VdTb-8x_z6THsuFQ9QjDveViwVVdFTW3cwHgMmXbHhVENLVA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <655ED78E-E27D-4640-B28A-17E3C483C75F@gmail.com>

Rob, the two volunteers we had were for November 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 18, 2016, at 11:04 PM, Rob Townley via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:
> 
> Did the email list get split up?   Two presenters offered to present, what
> happened?
> 
>> On Oct 18, 2016 7:34 PM, "Steve Young via Omaha" <omaha at python.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Looks like we will forgo tomorrow's meeting.  I will be updating the
>> website and sending out details for the November meeting soon.
>> 
>> Steve
>> _______________________________________________
>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>> Omaha at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>> 
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org

From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Sat Oct 22 14:05:40 2016
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:05:40 -0500
Subject: [omaha] November Meeting Set
Message-ID: <CAFGSzzhpxQQfzAbkzh+DQGa6iUPBz22ApoPmwOmP_dXM75pK+g@mail.gmail.com>

Luke is presenting, meeting at DoSpace.

http://www.omahapython.org/blog/calendar

Hope to see you there.

Steve

From hubert.hickman at gmail.com  Mon Oct 24 20:30:45 2016
From: hubert.hickman at gmail.com (Hubert Hickman)
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 19:30:45 -0500
Subject: [omaha] November meeting
In-Reply-To: <D1DA3428-ABB9-4897-89AC-68CA458F00C2@gmail.com>
References: <CAFGSzzjHfzoRxwYrRhp1O3g6494qPNgyTom6fHw_G8DXsFBDyA@mail.gmail.com>
 <D1DA3428-ABB9-4897-89AC-68CA458F00C2@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJ8mGLrz3yRZKtSn2csibQBnz=PwiGEV=B5jOgUMegwK8A4WQw@mail.gmail.com>

I've put the November meeting on the Tech Omaha calendar.

Hubert


On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 8:24 PM, Bob Haffner via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
wrote:

> This is fantastic!  Thanks to Luke, Becky and Hubert for stepping up!
>
> I can do something on flask micro services if that is of interest.  I'm
> flexible on timing
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 18, 2016, at 7:43 PM, Steve Young via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > *Competition for presentation slots in OmahaPython!? Woohoo!*
> >
> >
> > I agree!
> >
> > Luke - thanks for reminding us about your talk - I did not have that
> > written down.  So unless someone wants to trade talk dates, this is what
> I
> > have in the hopper:
> >
> > October - Cancelled
> > November - Luke -  Python-based geography libraries
> > December - we usually take December off, but we could move it to the 2nd
> > Wednesday if we have a presenter.
> > January - Becky - linear programming with Python and Gurobi presentation
> >
> > So Hubert - let me know what you prefer for your talk and we will get it
> > scheduled.  December or next year?
> >
> > Thanks to everyone stepping up!
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <
> >> omaha at python.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Ah, shoot - I did not know that.  You have first dibs if you have
> already
> >>> scheduled it.  We can move or present in November.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hubert
> >>>
> >>>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Luke Schollmeyer <
> >>> luke.schollmeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I think I was going to do a walk through some Python-based geography
> >>> libraries, but if you have a burning desire to present this, I can
> defer.
> >>> No biggie for me.
> >>>>
> >>>> Luke
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <
> >>> omaha at python.org <mailto:omaha at python.org>> wrote:
> >>>> I'll volunteer to fill the slot at the November meeting.
> >>>>
> >>>> Building the Bricklayer IDE
> >>>>
> >>>> Hubert Hickman
> >>>> Victor Winter
> >>>> Betty Love
> >>>>
> >>>> Bricklayer programs produce virtual LEGO, Minecraft, and 3D-printable
> >>>> artifacts.
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.bricklayer.org <http://www.bricklayer.org/>
> >>>>> Bricklayer.org <http://bricklayer.org/> <http://bricklayer.org/ <
> >>> http://bricklayer.org/>> was created to teach and improve
> >>>>> coding for people of all ages and backgrounds in a manner that is
> >> both
> >>>>> engaging and effective. Our website provides an infrastructure,
> >> freely
> >>>>> available to all, that gives special attention to people having no
> >>> prior
> >>>>> coding experience, and extra special attention to elementary school
> >>>>> children. We believe that if you are old enough to use an iPad or
> >>> type, you
> >>>>> are old enough to learn how to code.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> In order to reach the broadest possible audience, the this web site
> >>>>> provides (1) paper-and-pencil exercises, (2) interactive web apps,
> >> (3)
> >>> a
> >>>>> link to a YouTube channel containing instructional videos, (4) a
> >>>>> programming environment, called Bricklayer, in which programs can be
> >>>>> written that construct LEGO artifacts, (5) coding assignments, (6)
> >>>>> educational content and (7) events.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bricklayer programs are written in the functional programming
> >> language
> >>>>> SML, a state-of-the-art high-level language having an exceptionally
> >>> clear
> >>>>> syntax and semantics. We believe the programming language in which a
> >>>>> person writes their first program can have significant long-term
> >> impact
> >>>>> on the computational thinking skills they develop. This connection
> >>> between
> >>>>> thought and language has long been acknowledged, within the field of
> >>>>> computer science (as well as in other disciplines).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ??that the tools we are trying to use and the language or notation we
> >>> are
> >>>>> using to express or record our thoughts, are the major factors
> >>> determining
> >>>>> what we can think or express at all!?
> >>>>> Edsger Dijkstra, ACM Turing Award Lecture 1972
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The Python part of the project is the creation of an lightweight IDE
> >> for
> >>>> Bricklayer programming on Mac OS X and Windows.  This IDE includes an
> >>>> embedded SML interpreter along with the Bricklayer library code.
> >>> Features
> >>>> include SML aware editing, error message indicators, and more.
> >>>>
> >>>> The talk will include a general introduction to Bricklayer, the newly
> >>>> developed IDE, and overall goals and experience of the Bricklayer team
> >> in
> >>>> the use of the software in local school districts, homeschool groups,
> >> and
> >>>> future directions.
> >>>>
> >>>> Hubert
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> >>>> Omaha at python.org <mailto:Omaha at python.org>
> >>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha <
> >> https://mail.python.org/
> >>> mailman/listinfo/omaha>
> >>>> http://www.OmahaPython.org <http://www.omahapython.org/>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> >>> Omaha at python.org
> >>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> >>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
> >>>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> >> Omaha at python.org
> >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> >> http://www.OmahaPython.org
> >>
> > _______________________________________________
> > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > Omaha at python.org
> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> > http://www.OmahaPython.org
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Mon Oct 24 20:30:23 2016
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 19:30:23 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Future Meetings Set
Message-ID: <CAFGSzzgbXk+mD7a+XYWDU85FqdFtB9+MCbqseT62nhso3syrng@mail.gmail.com>

We have the next three meeting presenters scheduled, you can see more
details on the website <http://www.omahapython.org/blog/calendar>.

Nov 16 - Python-Based Geography Libraries - Luke Schollmeyer

Dec 14 (2nd Wednesday) - Building the Bricklayer IDE - Hubert Hickman,
Victor Winter, Betty Love

Jan 18 - Linear Programming with Python and Gurobi - Becky Brusky

We also are putting together a Kaggle data science competition, possibly
this one
<https://www.kaggle.com/c/house-prices-advanced-regression-techniques>.
Reply to the list if you want to participate, or attend the November
meeting for details.

Steve