From notbot at gmail.com  Wed Sep  5 19:22:19 2012
From: notbot at gmail.com (Michael Bunsen)
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 10:22:19 -0700
Subject: [portland] Django/Python work
Message-ID: <CAKRz5EizzXqioTdF7cvu_iqSbuJGzEphX_KjgYR1CbOVNb5+KA@mail.gmail.com>

We're looking for someone with a good amount of Django experience to join
our creative team at the Ace Hotel. We're open to junior developers if you
are a quick learner. Our needs cover a lot of bases and flexibility is
often more helpful then deep knowledge of one framework or language. It's a
great group of people to get involved with. We work out of offices in
Downtown Portland and New York.

People email me for more information:

Michael Bunsen <michael.bunsen at acehotel.com>

Thank you to the Portland Python community!

Michael
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From keturn at keturn.net  Wed Sep 12 07:18:41 2012
From: keturn at keturn.net (Kevin Turner)
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:18:41 -0700
Subject: [portland] Klein links
Message-ID: <1347427121.28063.140661126777281.4A2F0E4B@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Hi pdxpython,

I wanted to follow up with few notes about the presentation.  One thing
I neglected to mention is that those who attended the meetup this
evening were the test audience for the new mustache; this was the first
time I've demo'd it outside the office.  Please fill out the attached
facial hair feedback form.

Here are the links that were on that last slide:

Klein: https://github.com/twisted/klein
Twisted Web in 60 seconds:
http://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/web/howto/web-in-60/
The live demo: http://kleindemo.herokuapp.com
The code for it: https://github.com/keturn/kleindemo

The protocol I was using for the updates is called "Server Sent Events",
with "EventSource" being the javascript client API for consuming that
protocol.  As Chris mentioned, there are some useful things about it on
html5rocks.com.  

As I was working on the demo, I took a few notes of the things that
surprised me along the way:
https://github.com/keturn/kleindemo/blob/master/lessons.txt

Another thing I forgot to mention is that, inspired by our sponsor this
month, I did attempt to get New Relic reporting with Klein, but it
didn't seem to work and from a quick skim of the documentation I didn't
see anything about how it's supposed to work if you're *not* using WSGI.
 Maybe that's something we can figure out at the next hack night.

Cheers,

 - Kevin



-- 
Facial hair questionnaire:

Please rate, on a scale of -3 to 3, how you feel this presenter's facial
hair contributed to the following factors:

A) Authoritativeness
B) Awesomeness
C) Approachability
-- 
  Kevin Turner
  keturn at divmod.com


From andrew.lorente at gmail.com  Wed Sep 12 07:26:47 2012
From: andrew.lorente at gmail.com (Andrew Lorente)
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:26:47 -0700
Subject: [portland] Klein links
In-Reply-To: <1347427121.28063.140661126777281.4A2F0E4B@webmail.messagingengine.com>
References: <1347427121.28063.140661126777281.4A2F0E4B@webmail.messagingengine.com>
Message-ID: <3F62D521-C6D1-424D-90D4-375ECE47B76B@gmail.com>

3/3/3

Andrew 

On Sep 11, 2012, at 10:18 PM, Kevin Turner <keturn at keturn.net> wrote:

> Hi pdxpython,
> 
> I wanted to follow up with few notes about the presentation.  One thing
> I neglected to mention is that those who attended the meetup this
> evening were the test audience for the new mustache; this was the first
> time I've demo'd it outside the office.  Please fill out the attached
> facial hair feedback form.
> 
> Here are the links that were on that last slide:
> 
> Klein: https://github.com/twisted/klein
> Twisted Web in 60 seconds:
> http://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/web/howto/web-in-60/
> The live demo: http://kleindemo.herokuapp.com
> The code for it: https://github.com/keturn/kleindemo
> 
> The protocol I was using for the updates is called "Server Sent Events",
> with "EventSource" being the javascript client API for consuming that
> protocol.  As Chris mentioned, there are some useful things about it on
> html5rocks.com.  
> 
> As I was working on the demo, I took a few notes of the things that
> surprised me along the way:
> https://github.com/keturn/kleindemo/blob/master/lessons.txt
> 
> Another thing I forgot to mention is that, inspired by our sponsor this
> month, I did attempt to get New Relic reporting with Klein, but it
> didn't seem to work and from a quick skim of the documentation I didn't
> see anything about how it's supposed to work if you're *not* using WSGI.
> Maybe that's something we can figure out at the next hack night.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> - Kevin
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Facial hair questionnaire:
> 
> Please rate, on a scale of -3 to 3, how you feel this presenter's facial
> hair contributed to the following factors:
> 
> A) Authoritativeness
> B) Awesomeness
> C) Approachability
> -- 
>  Kevin Turner
>  keturn at divmod.com
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Portland mailing list
> Portland at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/portland

From amjith.r at gmail.com  Wed Sep 12 07:59:18 2012
From: amjith.r at gmail.com (Amjith Ramanujam)
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:59:18 -0700
Subject: [portland] Klein links
In-Reply-To: <1347427121.28063.140661126777281.4A2F0E4B@webmail.messagingengine.com>
References: <1347427121.28063.140661126777281.4A2F0E4B@webmail.messagingengine.com>
Message-ID: <CAHUL3doUNgLeqfq1b7nCTXqLP92GYLqMvN7SyiBF2kxqU27Xbg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Kevin,

I enjoyed your talk on Klein. The demo app was brilliant. It piqued my
interest to play around with Klein.

About NewRelic support for Klein, you're right we don't have
instrumentation for Async frameworks right out of the box. Although we have
some experimental support for Twisted.web, that can be enabled with some
secret settings in your .ini file. :)

I'll be happy to talk to you about how to enable the instrumentation. We
can try that out with Klein during the hack night.

It was great to meet a lot of new pythonistas.

Cheers!
Amjith.

On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Kevin Turner <keturn at keturn.net> wrote:

> Hi pdxpython,
>
> I wanted to follow up with few notes about the presentation.  One thing
> I neglected to mention is that those who attended the meetup this
> evening were the test audience for the new mustache; this was the first
> time I've demo'd it outside the office.  Please fill out the attached
> facial hair feedback form.
>
> Here are the links that were on that last slide:
>
> Klein: https://github.com/twisted/klein
> Twisted Web in 60 seconds:
> http://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/web/howto/web-in-60/
> The live demo: http://kleindemo.herokuapp.com
> The code for it: https://github.com/keturn/kleindemo
>
> The protocol I was using for the updates is called "Server Sent Events",
> with "EventSource" being the javascript client API for consuming that
> protocol.  As Chris mentioned, there are some useful things about it on
> html5rocks.com.
>
> As I was working on the demo, I took a few notes of the things that
> surprised me along the way:
> https://github.com/keturn/kleindemo/blob/master/lessons.txt
>
> Another thing I forgot to mention is that, inspired by our sponsor this
> month, I did attempt to get New Relic reporting with Klein, but it
> didn't seem to work and from a quick skim of the documentation I didn't
> see anything about how it's supposed to work if you're *not* using WSGI.
>  Maybe that's something we can figure out at the next hack night.
>
> Cheers,
>
>  - Kevin
>
>
>
> --
> Facial hair questionnaire:
>
> Please rate, on a scale of -3 to 3, how you feel this presenter's facial
> hair contributed to the following factors:
>
> A) Authoritativeness
> B) Awesomeness
> C) Approachability
> --
>   Kevin Turner
>   keturn at divmod.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> Portland mailing list
> Portland at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/portland
>
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From msg2mw at gmail.com  Sun Sep 16 17:52:45 2012
From: msg2mw at gmail.com (Mike Witt)
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:52:45 -0700
Subject: [portland] Quantum Mechanics/Computing in Python
Message-ID: <1347810765.10255.15@Vector>

I've been trying to put together some python code to do a simple finite  
difference
simulation of the 1d Schrodinger equation (used for simple quantum  
mechanics
problems) and also trying to get a handle on the the Sympy "quantum"  
libraries for
use in quantum computing problems. I'm curious if there is anybody in  
this group
working on similar things who might be interested in comparing notes,  
or giving
me some pointers (I'm relatively new to Python, and I'm in the process  
of learning
the physics.)

I'm not sure if my email is accessible to people reading this, but if  
not, it's
msg2mw (at) gmail (dot) com. Also, we're going to be discussing this  
programming
effort at the next get-together of the Portland Math & Science group on  
Thursday,
just in case anyone wants to drop by:

http://www.meetup.com/Relativity-Exploration-of-Portland/events/82493582/

If you do come Thursday, be aware that the meeting will move across the  
street
at some point, so that we can use a white-board there:

http://www.tinagilbertson.com/location.html

If you like, bring my cell number: 503.705.8394 -- to make sure you can  
find us.

-Mike

From smorrow at vtrIT.com  Tue Sep 18 16:42:31 2012
From: smorrow at vtrIT.com (Morrow, Sara S.)
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:42:31 -0700
Subject: [portland] Python telecommuting role open
Message-ID: <3E83EA9DEEC54849A38F47614D084DB90A76F949@CA100EX1.west.vis.com>

Love to work from home?  Currently, recruiting for a Python Developer to support a Python software sales and delivery application, please see job description below.  Starts at least 2-3 months. 

 

Any help distributing to an audience that would be interested is greatly appreciated.  Thank you in advance for your time, please contact me directly if you are interested.

 

Regards,

 

 

Sara Morrow

Senior Technical Recruiter

 

 

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A qualified individual will have at least five years work experience involving the development of web based business applications. Experience developing web-based delivery mechanisms for software products is preferred. Applicant will hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or similar degree. The position demands a broad range of software expertise including: Python, Apache, SQL, an in-depth understanding of Linux, and familiarity with Amazon EC2. Other technologies will be utilized including secure web services over XMLRPC and SOAP, Python TAL templates for web development, Amazon RDS, and Eclipse/p2, including repository management.

 

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From brian at python.org  Thu Sep 20 23:24:01 2012
From: brian at python.org (Brian Curtin)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:24:01 -0000
Subject: [portland] PyCon 2013 Ticket Sales Have Begun!
Message-ID: <mailman.3580.1348176241.27097.portland@python.org>

Hi Portland Python Users Group!

The PyCon organizers are happy to announce that ticket sales for the March 2013 conference have opened at https://us.pycon.org/2013/registration/ ! Early bird rates are available for the first 1000 purchases, which is a departure from previous time-based systems. With PyCon 2012 having been a quick sell out, we're expecting this one to be the same. Keep in mind that attendance is strictly limited to 2500.

PyCon 2013 is going back to Santa Clara, CA before heading up north for two years in Montreal, Quebec for 2014-15. The event starts with two days of tutorials on March 13, followed by three days of talks starting March 15, and ends with four days of sprints starting March 18.

Individual and corporate ticket prices remain the same as they have been for the last few years, with early bird rates of $300 and $450 respectively. The regular rates of $350 and $600 for individual and corporate are still an incredible deal.

For 2013 we've reduced the cost to students by 50%, bringing the early bird rate to $100 with a regular rate of $125. Providing a more affordable conference experience for students is a priority for the organizers and the Python Software Foundation, and we're hoping the decrease helps bring more of them out.

We've also increased our financial aid program, and hope to assist more attendees for PyCon 2013! You can apply for financial aid through the new consolidated form at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dGt4Z0dsY052VERJem4xUUFVQW9uQVE6MQ

We're still accepting proposals for talks and tutorials, with a deadline of September 28. Poster proposals are accepted through January 15, 2013. For more information, see https://us.pycon.org/2013/speaking/cfp/

If your company is interested in sponsorship, we need you. Sponsors are what make PyCon a possibility, and sponsorship offers some great values to the generous organizations who support the conference. Check out https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/whysponsor/ to find out what you get out of sponsorship, with a prospectus at https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/prospectus/. Contact Jesse Noller at jnoller at python.org with any sponsorship inquiries.

Keep an eye out for news on our blog at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/pycon

Jesse Noller, Chairman
jnoller at python.org

Brian Curtin, Publicity Coordinator
brian at python.org


From bkerensa at ubuntu.com  Thu Sep 20 23:35:36 2012
From: bkerensa at ubuntu.com (Benjamin Kerensa)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:35:36 -0700
Subject: [portland] PyCon 2013 Ticket Sales Have Begun!
In-Reply-To: <mailman.3580.1348176241.27097.portland@python.org>
References: <mailman.3580.1348176241.27097.portland@python.org>
Message-ID: <CAGOdq5m6pVb=BZGQTS7+pemxbiWTpBMh+LLird7=nfzHpyurrg@mail.gmail.com>

Pycon in Portland, OR FTW

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Brian Curtin <brian at python.org> wrote:

> Hi Portland Python Users Group!
>
> The PyCon organizers are happy to announce that ticket sales for the March
> 2013 conference have opened at https://us.pycon.org/2013/registration/ !
> Early bird rates are available for the first 1000 purchases, which is a
> departure from previous time-based systems. With PyCon 2012 having been a
> quick sell out, we're expecting this one to be the same. Keep in mind that
> attendance is strictly limited to 2500.
>
> PyCon 2013 is going back to Santa Clara, CA before heading up north for
> two years in Montreal, Quebec for 2014-15. The event starts with two days
> of tutorials on March 13, followed by three days of talks starting March
> 15, and ends with four days of sprints starting March 18.
>
> Individual and corporate ticket prices remain the same as they have been
> for the last few years, with early bird rates of $300 and $450
> respectively. The regular rates of $350 and $600 for individual and
> corporate are still an incredible deal.
>
> For 2013 we've reduced the cost to students by 50%, bringing the early
> bird rate to $100 with a regular rate of $125. Providing a more affordable
> conference experience for students is a priority for the organizers and the
> Python Software Foundation, and we're hoping the decrease helps bring more
> of them out.
>
> We've also increased our financial aid program, and hope to assist more
> attendees for PyCon 2013! You can apply for financial aid through the new
> consolidated form at
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dGt4Z0dsY052VERJem4xUUFVQW9uQVE6MQ
>
> We're still accepting proposals for talks and tutorials, with a deadline
> of September 28. Poster proposals are accepted through January 15, 2013.
> For more information, see https://us.pycon.org/2013/speaking/cfp/
>
> If your company is interested in sponsorship, we need you. Sponsors are
> what make PyCon a possibility, and sponsorship offers some great values to
> the generous organizations who support the conference. Check out
> https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/whysponsor/ to find out what you get
> out of sponsorship, with a prospectus at
> https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/prospectus/. Contact Jesse Noller at
> jnoller at python.org with any sponsorship inquiries.
>
> Keep an eye out for news on our blog at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ and
> follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/pycon
>
> Jesse Noller, Chairman
> jnoller at python.org
>
> Brian Curtin, Publicity Coordinator
> brian at python.org
>
> _______________________________________________
> Portland mailing list
> Portland at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/portland
>



-- 
*Benjamin Kerensa*
*http://benjaminkerensa.com*
*"I am what I am because of who we all are" - Ubuntu*
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From ethan at stoneleaf.us  Fri Sep 21 00:23:03 2012
From: ethan at stoneleaf.us (Ethan Furman)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:23:03 -0700
Subject: [portland] PyCon 2013 Ticket Sales Have Begun!
In-Reply-To: <CAGOdq5m6pVb=BZGQTS7+pemxbiWTpBMh+LLird7=nfzHpyurrg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <mailman.3580.1348176241.27097.portland@python.org>
	<CAGOdq5m6pVb=BZGQTS7+pemxbiWTpBMh+LLird7=nfzHpyurrg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <505B9747.2050509@stoneleaf.us>

Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
> Pycon in Portland, OR FTW
> 
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Brian Curtin <brian at python.org> wrote:
>> PyCon 2013 is going back to Santa Clara, CA before heading up north for
>> two years in Montreal, Quebec for 2014-15.

I know my geography is bad, but I don't think Portland OR and Santa 
Clara CA are the same place!  ;)

~Ethan~