From robotbill at gmail.com  Sun Apr  5 00:03:24 2015
From: robotbill at gmail.com (Joe Lewis)
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2015 15:03:24 -0700
Subject: [portland] Open Source Bridge 2015 Pass Raffle
Message-ID: <A62DCE66-FB88-480B-BC37-324CBBB504AB@gmail.com>

Hi Everyone,

The organizers of Open Source Bridge have generously given us a pass to raffle off. To be eligible to win the pass simply go to http://goo.gl/forms/7B8Da4jjkF <http://goo.gl/forms/7B8Da4jjkF> and enter your name and email address before Monday, April 20th. We will pseudo randomly select a winner and announce it at our April 23rd meeting.

In addition, they have provided us with a discount code that will allow you to purchase a pass for $100 off the regular registration rate. Go to http://opensourcebridge.org/attend <http://opensourcebridge.org/attend> and use the code ?osbugluv? to register.

Good luck!
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From robotbill at gmail.com  Sun Apr  5 00:09:43 2015
From: robotbill at gmail.com (Joe Lewis)
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2015 15:09:43 -0700
Subject: [portland] Open Source Bridge 2015 Pass Raffle
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Some more information about Open Source Bridge:

Open Source Bridge is a conference for those working with open source 
technologies. It will take place June 23?26, 2014, in Portland, Oregon, 
with five tracks connecting people across projects, languages and 
experience to explore how we do our work and why we participate in open 
source. The conference structure is designed to provide technologists 
with an opportunity to learn from people they might not connect with at 
other events. Attendees will learn and interact at three days of 
traditional conference presentations, a day of free-form unconference 
sessions, and our all-day Hacker Lounge. 

We?re also seeking presentation proposals through March 14th. Read our 
Call for Proposals at: http://opensourcebridge.org/call-for-proposals <http://opensourcebridge.org/call-for-proposals> 

As a user group member, you can use the coupon code ?osbugluv? to 
register for only $215 when you select Regular Registration. Learn more 
and register today at http://opensourcebridge.org/attend/ <http://opensourcebridge.org/attend/> 

The conference is run entirely by volunteers who believe in the need for 
an open source event that focuses on the culture of being an open source 
citizen, regardless of where in the stack you choose to work. If you?d 
like help out, take a look at: http://opensourcebridge.org/get-involved/ <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fopensourcebridge.org%2Fget-involved%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEGHlZl_3JcPamC59UN5Qog0s2CIA> 

Our event shares in-depth knowledge about using, creating, and 
contributing  to open source as citizens of a greater community. You?ll 
find relevant information whether you develop web apps for the cloud, 
tinker with operating system internals, create hardware, run a startup, 
write about technology, or build communities. 

Visit http://opensourcebridge.org/ <http://opensourcebridge.org/> to learn more about the conference, 
see our session proposals, and register to attend. 

Open Source Bridge is a Stumptown Syndicate event. To learn more about 
our non-profit organization, including our other events, visit 
http://stumptownsyndicate.org/ <http://stumptownsyndicate.org/>. 

> On Apr 4, 2015, at 3:03 PM, Joe Lewis <robotbill at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> The organizers of Open Source Bridge have generously given us a pass to raffle off. To be eligible to win the pass simply go to http://goo.gl/forms/7B8Da4jjkF <http://goo.gl/forms/7B8Da4jjkF> and enter your name and email address before Monday, April 20th. We will pseudo randomly select a winner and announce it at our April 23rd meeting.
> 
> In addition, they have provided us with a discount code that will allow you to purchase a pass for $100 off the regular registration rate. Go to http://opensourcebridge.org/attend <http://opensourcebridge.org/attend> and use the code ?osbugluv? to register.
> 
> Good luck!

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From jeffw at mbg.com  Tue Apr  7 23:01:41 2015
From: jeffw at mbg.com (Jeffrey Weintraub)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 21:01:41 +0000
Subject: [portland] [JOB] Python Software Engineer... Career Opportunity
Message-ID: <98E5FBA82B4FD84B910BEB7FC3B703356473BC64@MBX246.domain.local>

Good Afternoon!



My Portland, OR client has an immediate need for a Python Software Engineer



This is a unique opportunity with a successful, forward-thinking shop... passion for Python Development and an interest in IT automation (DevOps) please





Skill Set



2+ years of professional Python development experience



Experience with Flask or Django



Any exposure to Linux system administration and automated configuration management (Chef, Puppet, Ansible) is a nice to have



Any exposure to Agile, SCRUM, TDD and pairing is a nice to have





Please email your resume to jeffw at mbg.com<mailto:jeffw at mbg.com>, thank you!

Jeff Weintraub
Recruiting Manager
Mainz Brady Group

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From robotbill at gmail.com  Thu Apr 16 06:12:35 2015
From: robotbill at gmail.com (Joe Lewis)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:12:35 -0700
Subject: [portland] Presentation Night Thursday, April 23rd
Message-ID: <81D081BC-B4DC-4E99-A578-AD5D6E6664E3@gmail.com>

Hi Everyone,

Presentation Night this month, Thursday, April 23rd at 6:30pm at Urban Airship will feature ?The Well Tempered API? by K Lars Lohn. The abstract is follows:

And now for something completely different:

Centuries ago, a revolution in music enabled compositions to last for centuries with no bit rot. With compromises in tuning, a universal musician's API became possible: the piano keyboard.

In the world of software, we have business logic, implementations, and abstractions. The more loosely we couple these, the more flexible, resilient and long lasting our software becomes. However, it's not an easy task: our tools and inclinations don't lead us the right way. Just as in music, it may take a step away from purity for software to achieve the highest level of resiliency.

This multimedia presentation uses code examples in Python from Socorro, the Mozilla Firefox Crash Reporting System. This reveals some enlightening parallels between API abstractions and centuries old music. Employing abstractions that are slightly "out of tune", Socorro scales and flexes with remarkable ease.

And, by the way, this is likely the only conference talk you've ever encountered that features live music on an electric bassoon?

Please RSVP at meetup: http://www.meetup.com/pdxpython/events/221443682/ <http://www.meetup.com/pdxpython/events/221443682/>

Hope to you see you there!
Joe

P.S. Sorry that I haven?t been sending out these email announcements. I?ll try to be more consistent in the future.

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